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Entrepreneurs on Fire · 2025-05-20 · 21 min · 3,672 words

The Devil is in the Details: How Torchys Tacos Founder Built His Empire with Mike Rypka

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Boom! Shake the room, Fire Nation. JLD here and welcome to Entrepreneurs on Fire, the only daily show interviewing the world's top entrepreneurs seven days a week. To drop these value bombs, I brought Mike Ripka into EOFire Studios. Mike is the CEO and owner and co-founder of Torchies Tacos and has been in and around the food business for almost 20 years with 130 stores across 16 states.

He is still focused on creating innovative food across the country. In today, Foundation will talk about passion and persistence, innovation and authenticity, risk and reward, brand and culture, and oh so much more. And a big thank you for sponsoring today's episode goes to Mike and our sponsors. Is now the time to grow a successful business? Attend the world's highest rated business growth workshop taught personally by Clay Clark.

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