“When do you ever see a fist fight break out in a quality pizza joint? Pizza brings peace and joy.”

Scott Mobley, COO Stoner’s Pizza Joint

“When do you ever see a fist fight break out in a quality pizza joint? Pizza brings peace and joy.”

Scott Mobley, COO Stoner’s Pizza Joint

Meet the team

John Stetson

Chief Executive Officer
John has served as our Chief Executive Officer since June 2020 and was our largest franchisee, opening nine stores in two years. John has been the Managing Member of Sunset Bay Capital, LLC, a private equity firm based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, since September 2018 and comes with a long private equity background.

Scott Mobley

Chief Operating Officer

Scott has served as Chief Operating Officer since January 2020. Prior to joining us, from July 2017 to November 2019, Scott served as Director of Franchising for Wings Over, Inc. in New York, New York. Prior to that, Scott was in operations with franchise system Zaxby’s.

William Jud Carlisi

Vice President of Purchasing and Franchise Sales

William has served as our VP of Purchasing and Franchise Sales since September 2021. Prior to his position with us, from September 2013 to September 2021, he served as District Sales Manager for Performance Foodservice Florence, a broadline distributor in Florence, South Carolina.

Training and Support

Stoner’s Pizza Joint offers franchisees deep domain expertise in both pizza and restaurant operations. Support includes:

Pre-opening Support

  • Franchise support personnel
  • Local community marketing support
  • Supply chain and product  support
  • Business operations & best practices knowledge
  • Profitability Coaching
  • Online ordering and technical support
  • Digital marketing and social media support

Post-opening Support

  • Franchise support personnel
  • Local community marketing support
  • Supply chain and product  support
  • Business operations & best practices knowledge
  • Profitability Coaching
  • Online ordering and technical support
  • Digital marketing and social media support

Ideal franchise candidate

Stoner’s Pizza Joint is looking for franchise candidates who can meet the following requirements:
  • Have $100K to invest
  • Credit of 660 or better
  • Are both customer service and community oriented
  • Understand restaurant operations
  • Are fun and easy to work with.  Pizza is supposed to be fun.

Ideal franchise candidate

Stoner’s Pizza Joint is looking for franchise candidates who can meet the following requirements:

  • Have $100K to invest
  • Credit of 660 or better
  • Are both customer service and community oriented
  • Understand restaurant operations
  • Are fun and easy to work with.  Pizza is supposed to be fun.