Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
In just a few years, MOTO Pizza has gone from a two-person operation to the highest-grossing food operator at T-Mobile Park, home to the Seattle Mariners. Lee Kindell, co-founder of MOTO Pizza, is back on The Hot Slice podcast to share how MOTO Pizza went from a standalone house in Seattle to what will be a 13-unit operation by the end of 2026.
Kindell breaks down:
· The P&L discipline that unlocked his growth.
· Creating custom “iPhone” pans and a color-coded pizza box system that employees and customers appreciate.
· How a chance meeting at the original MOTO location got him into a professional sporting stadium.
· Why he launched his own robotics company and why robots and AI do not replace human connection.
· Expanding from Washington state into California.
· What it felt like to win the Shawn Randazzo Best Detroit-style Pizza Award at Pizza Expo and how he's preparing to come back even stronger.
Learn about Kindell’s plans for an end-to-end pizza-making robot and how systems and efficiency are key to scaling your pizza business.
In just a few years, MOTO Pizza has gone from a two-person operation to the highest-grossing food operator at T-Mobile Park, home to the Seattle Mariners. Lee Kindell, co-founder of MOTO Pizza, is back on The Hot Slice podcast to share how MOTO Pizza went from a standalone house in Seattle to what will be a 13-unit operation by the end of 2026.
Kindell breaks down:
· The P&L discipline that unlocked his growth.
· Creating custom “iPhone” pans and a color-coded pizza box system that employees and customers appreciate.
· How a chance meeting at the original MOTO location got him into a professional sporting stadium.
· Why he launched his own robotics company and why robots and AI do not replace human connection.
· Expanding from Washington state into California.
· What it felt like to win the Shawn Randazzo Best Detroit-style Pizza Award at Pizza Expo and how he's preparing to come back even stronger.
Learn about Kindell’s plans for an end-to-end pizza-making robot and how systems and efficiency are key to scaling your pizza business.
