4.5 - Getting Smash'd
From Growing Grapevine by Grapevine Economic Development
April 1, 2026 · 23 min · Season 4 · Episode 5
About this episode
Conner Gildenblatt shares his journey of launching Sauce'd and introducing a smashburger to his menu during challenging times.
Conner Gildenblatt doesn't do anything the easy way. He got a 30-day crash course in pizzeria operations before launching Sauce'd in downtown Grapevine, then had to run his business on a lean staff during the COVID-19 pandemic. A few years later, he did something even more wild: introduced a smashburger to his streamlined pizza menu. Now, it's their best-selling item.
People in this episode
Guest: Conner Gildenblatt
Topics covered
- pizzeria operations
- COVID-19
- smashburger
- business challenges
- entrepreneurship
Keywords
- pizzeria
- smashburger
- COVID-19
- Grapevine
- entrepreneurship
- business operations
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Sauce'd
Places: Grapevine, downtown Grapevine
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