HeyJaredThe Founderz Lounge
Don Varady, Co-Founder of Clean Eatz, and Stephen (Steve) Bon, Co-Founder of Bon's Eye Marketing, met years ago on the franchising scene. Kick back, as they hit on all things business and bullshit.
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What Bodybuilding Taught Him About Business w/ IFBB Pro John Rivas (EP #106) (opens the original)
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The Founderz Lounge Episode #106 with IFBB Pro John Rivas. What does bodybuilding teach you about business? In this episode, John Rivas joins Don and Steve to talk about the mindset, discipline, risk, and obsession behind both high-level bodybuilding and entrepreneurship. John shares how strength training gave him a direct connection between effort and results, what it took to chase bodybuilding at a professional level, and why hitting a major goal can still leave you asking, “What do I do now?”
Business & Bullsh*t: Franchisor With 100+ Units Starts A Franchise From Scratch (EP #105) (opens the original)
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The Founderz Lounge Episode #105 with Don Varady and Steve Bon. What would a franchisor with 100+ units do if he had to start a franchise from scratch today? In this episode, Steve puts Don through a full reset of Clean Eatz and asks what he would keep, what he would change, and what he would never do again after more than a decade of building and scaling a franchise brand. Don breaks down why he would invest in operations earlier, why product still comes before identity and team, why communicat
Business & Bullsh*t: Founder Bottleneck Warning Signs (EP #104) (opens the original)
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The Founderz Lounge Episode #104 with Don Varady and Steve Bon. When does the founder become the bottleneck holding the business back? In this episode, Don and Steve break down the warning signs that show up when founder leadership turns into control, micromanagement, and too many decisions running through one person. They get into why every important decision needing your approval is a red flag, how “nobody can do it like I can” slows growth, and why founders have to learn the difference betwee
Business & Bullsh*t: Do I Really Need a CEO? Founders Discuss Executive Leadership (EP #103) (opens the original)
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The Founderz Lounge Episode #103 with Don Varady and Steve Bon. Do you really need a CEO, or are you hiring the title because it feels like the next step? In this episode, Don and Steve break down executive leadership through the lens of founders who have actually made the hires, gotten some right, and learned from the ones that did not work. Don shares why Clean Eatz hired a CMO before the brand was ready, what went wrong with a later CEO hire, and why experience on paper does not automatically
Business & Bullsh*t: When to Build a Marketing Team or Hire an Agency (EP #102) (opens the original)
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The Founderz Lounge Episode #102 with Don Varady and Steve Bon. When should you build an in-house marketing team, and when does it make more sense to hire an agency? Don and Steve break down the real tradeoffs between internal marketing and outsourced marketing, including cost, brand knowledge, creative quality, speed, accountability, and what changes as a business grows. Don shares how Clean Eatz used Bon’s Eye Marketing before the brand could afford a full internal marketing department, then g
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