Andrew Dana
Co-Owner
Timber Pizza & Call Your Mother Deli
Education
College of Charleston
B.A., Political Science
2008Fordham University - Graduate School of Business Administration
M.B.A., Marketing
2012Podcasts
0:38:30386: What It’s Like to Start a Pizza Restaurant & Kosher Deli w/ Andrew Dana, Timber Pizza [Main T4C episode]
Andrew Dana is the co-owner of Timber Pizza, an award winning pizza restaurant, and Call Your Mother, a Jewish deli in Washington, D.C. A few years back at a local tech company, Andrew and his partner, Chris Brady met and became buddies who shared two primary passions in life: pizza..
Career Path
Interview Highlights
“In this industry, I think a lot of people from the outside think it’s super romantic and you’re walking around and shaking hands of customers, but you are going to do stuff you’ve never dreamed about doing.”
Best Career Advice
“You should be the last person to leave and the first person here.”
Career Challenge
“When I graduated grad school, I was still clueless of what I wanted to do. And I came back to D.C., and I got a job with Douglas Development for 10 days. It was insane, and there was really no direction. I didn’t even get a computer or a job description. It was just chaos. I tried as hard as I could, and I made this newsletter and then I got fired pretty ruthlessly.”
Skills
Marketing, Market Research, Sponsorship, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Marketing Strategy, Online Advertising, Event Planning, Salesforce.com, SPSS, Microsoft Office, Facebook, Marketing Communications
Professional Interests
University of Cape Town, College of Charleston, EVERFI, College of Charleston Alumni Association, Union Kitchen Members, Financial Services Regulation, Fordham Gabelli School of Business
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