Josh Abelson - Las Vegas Has Better Pizza Than New York? This Festival Founder Says YES. | DSH #1693

Las Vegas has Strip nightlife, billion-dollar casinos, and world-class entertainment — but who would’ve guessed it also has one of the highest-level pizza scenes in America?

In this episode, Josh Abelson breaks down how he built The Industrial Event Space from an empty warehouse into a venue trusted by Microsoft, Ferrari, the NFL… and even President Biden.

📚 WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

🍕 How Vegas quietly became a top-tier pizza city

🏭 How to build an event space from nothing — literally

🚁 Wild event stories: helicopters, fireworks & 2,500-person food festivals

📉 How to survive an industry collapse (COVID edition)

🛂 What it’s like to host a sitting U.S. President

🏎️ The real impact of F1 on Vegas locals & business owners

🎙️ Why live podcasts are the next big thing in event programming

🔥 How to market events in a city where everything competes for attention

🧠 Wellness habits: sauna, cold plunge, peptides & biohacking routines

🍽️ Why food trucks + local chefs = untapped gold for Vegas

CHAPTERS

0:00 – How the Las Vegas Pizza Festival began

0:38 – Meeting Josh: Vegas entrepreneur & Industrial founder

1:45 – Moving from Chicago & California to Vegas

2:26 – Building an event space with zero infrastructure

3:30 – How COVID nearly shut everything down

3:54 – Hosting massive events: NFL, Microsoft, Ferrari & Biden

5:01 – How Vegas locals feel about F1

6:05 – Why Vegas is becoming a global event hub

8:30 – Inside the Pizza Festival & Vegas’ world-class chefs

21:52– Live podcasts, Shaq x Mike Tyson & future of events

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