235. Our Young Entrepreneur of the Year at PizzaCon @PizzaTodayMagazine
235. Our Young Entrepreneur of the Year at PizzaCon  @PizzaTodayMagazine
Uploaded December 2024 | Updated September 2026, 9 hours ago
We caught up with this year’s Young Entrepreneur of the Year Weather Preston with her mom and business partner, Donna Grainger, at PizzaCon in Philadelphia. They, along with Jim Grainger, own the quirky and fun family-run pizzeria, Cross Eyed Cow Pizza sits on the iconic Route 66 in Oro, Grande, California.

Weather has taken the reins to lead the pizzeria into the future. She was honored at PizzaCon as the recipient of the 2024 Young Entrepreneur of Year in the PIE Awards. More on the PIE Awards at pizzatoday.com/pie-awards/. We talk about the business and where she is taking it.

We also talk creativity in Cross Eyed Cow Pizza and how it helps the business succeed. Weather explains her creative process and the focus on repurposing.

The podcast interview took place during PizzaCon in Philadelphia, PA on November 7. Check out a recap of the event: Inaugural PizzaCon a Hit in Philadelphia pizzatoday.com/topics/industry-news/inaugural-pizzacon-a-hit-in-philadelphia/.
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