Employee Spotlight

Meet Ryan Pizzo
Employee Spotlight May 2026

May 23, 2008, just over 18 years ago, Ryan Pizzo hired in at Neiman’s Family Market in St. Clair as a part time deli clerk. That year he also worked in bulk food and learned to do daily computer work, by 2009 he was working in the meat department and in 2010 he was named Meat Manger. In 2017 we opened our store in Clarkston and Ryan joined the team there as Assistant Store Director, becoming Store Director in 2024. Now we are so excited for Ryan to lead the team in Mayville as their Store Director, sharing what he enjoys and knows so well about Neiman’s, customer and employee interactions, as well as making a difference in the communities we serve. Ryan will also demonstrate his best advice to new hires and all employees, which is to “WOW a customer everyday with your customer service.”

Ryan married his wife Kelly in 2009, together they are raising 3 beautiful children, Rylee 15, Colton 13 and Beckett 8. Life is busy with school, sports and all the activities of a young family, but Ryan makes time to enjoy playing wiffle ball with the kids, it’s a favorite for them all. Growing up in Marine City and known as “Ry-Bread”, Ryan enjoyed hockey and baseball cards more than toys and wanted to be a Zamboni driver for the Red Wings. That might be why the weirdest thing he has ever eaten is Octopus, you Wings fans of a certain age will understand why that fits. If he could eat one food every day forever it would be, smoked BBQ platter but Ryan does not like pasta, and does NOT eat cereal of ANY kind. What, no cereal?!

Tommy Boy is Ryan’s favorite movie and “Totally redeemed yourself” from Dumb and Dumber is his favorite movie line, his first concert was The Monkeys, his favorite sport, soccer but he also enjoys golf, fishing. St. John & St. Thomas are the best places Ryan has traveled, he enjoys the beaches and weather there. A trip to Europe, seeing multiple countries and enjoying their amazing foods is his dream vacation. If he won the lottery Ryan’s big purchase would be a trip somewhere beautiful, we will have to wait to he wins to find out if that beautiful place is back to the Caribbean or off to Europe!

Next time you are in our Mayville store, say “HI” to Ryan, maybe ask him if he has time for a game of wiffle ball! Thanks to Ryan and all the great staff we have in Mayville and all our stores, who interact and make WOW moments, as Ryan says, with our customer’s every day!!