Jon Snyder got the inside scoop on running a small business from an early age; he got a taste for the entrepreneur's life working at his grandfather's Carvel ice cream stand, and he founded his first gelato business at the young age of 19.
When he sold that first operation to finish school, he never imagined he would be back in the ice cream business ever again. As an unconventional student with real-world business experience, he quickly rose through the ranks and found success in the corporate world.
But the allure of sweet dairy treats and the adventures of entrepreneurialism proved too strong to ignore.
In this season 2 episode of Back of the Napkin, Snyder, now the owner of il laboratorio del gelato, shares his life-long entrepreneurial ice cream journey, parses the lessons he learned along the way, and answers the timeless question – what’s the difference between ice cream and gelato?