But I can also apply my business skills by working to develop a media presence, networking with lawyers, potential investors and the press, ensuring that I keep good pizza accounts and strategizing to support charities. Here’s the story: When Ben came to Wharton in 2019 to pursue his MBA the former travel consultant, who almost always lived off his bag, began embracing his love of the kitchen and inviting his friends to his apartment in downtown Philadelphia for homemade pizza. Ben: I’ve been playing around with a lot of fun toppings lately – sopressata and hot honey, shredded pork and mango, apple and bacon and red onion – but my favorite is a simple pizza with cheese and some fresh basil. Good pizza started out as a way to make people smile during a tough year. “I just wanted to make people smile during a year that was really bad for a lot of people, and pizza was my way of doing that,” says Ben, who worked for charities during college and after graduation. What unique skills, platforms, interests and commitments can I bring to the table? Right now, pizza is the way to do it well, and it’s a lot of fun. To date, Good Pizza has raised about $28,000 in donations through Instagram, pizza customers and local businesses. But none of these commercial experiences are likely to match Ben’s latest entry into LinkedIn, the leading innovator and mass shooter behind Good Pizza in Philadelphia. “Pizza is my go-to machine for good things right now, and it’s a lot of fun. The first was last week when Tobias Harris and Mattis Thibull of the Philadelphia 76 came to try my pizza and donate $5,000 to our business. Over the past few weeks I’ve been inundated with incredibly friendly and generous offers from people I’ve never met and probably never will see: donations to the cause, kind words of support, and even local restaurants offering to use their ovens. The other story is actually a series of moments: People standing on the street when they see me throw a pizza out the window and ask what’s going on. Ben Berman, in his apartment in downtown Philadelphia, looking at his latest pizza. Ben’s favorite pizza in Good Pizza’s oven has found new optimism about foreigners’ willingness to support charity.