In 1993 Dan was lucky enough to marry Jennifer Krogen and made Fargo their home. Dan and Jennifer started their entrepreneurial career in 1994 opening an Italian quick service restaurant The Spaghetti Shop which later was renamed Pazzo’s Pasta and Pizza. Dan and Jennifer worked together to run the day to day operations for over 10 years. In 1995 Dan added 3 Subway restaurants to their portfolio. After running the 7 day a week operations for over a decade Dan and Jennifer decided a career change was in order to spend more time with their children Lauren and Dane.