The Founderz Lounge

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...

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...

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...

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...

The Founderz Lounge Episode #101 with Don Varady and Steve Bon. What would you do if you had $500,000 to fix a struggling franchise? Don gives Steve a hypothetical 30-unit restaurant brand called “Taters” and forces him...

The Founderz Lounge Episode #100 with Don Varady and Steve Bon. For the 100th episode of The Founderz Lounge, Don and Steve look back at the founder truths, business lessons, mistakes, and hard-earned realities that...

The Founderz Lounge Episode #99 with Don Varady and Steve Bon. In this Business & Bullsh*t episode, Don and Steve break down the weird, funny, and surprisingly useful business lessons hiding in marketing, consumer...

The Founderz Lounge Episode #98 with Don Varady and Steve Bon. In this Business & Bullsh*t episode, Don and Steve break down the strange, funny, and surprisingly useful business lessons hiding inside modern marketing...

The Founderz Lounge Episode #97 with Don Varady and Steve Bon. In this Business & Bullsh*t episode, Don and Steve are back with founder hot takes on weird products, smart brands, bad marketing ideas, and the business...

The Founderz Lounge Episode #96 with Bill Praschak. In this episode, Steve holds down the lounge solo while Don is out handling some HVAC chaos, and sits down with Bill Praschak, founder of Fully Loaded Defense, to talk...

The Founderz Lounge Episode #95 with Eric Chesser. In this episode, Don and Steve sit down with Eric Chesser of HUSH to talk about how hunting content turned into a real brand. Eric shares how a deep obsession with...

The Founderz Lounge Episode #94 with Don Varady and Steve Bon. In this episode of Business & Bullsh*t, Don and Steve break down why growth exposes the founder before it exposes the business. They start with a wild...

The Founderz Lounge Episode #93 with Brad Dunn. In this episode, Don and Steve sit down with Brad Dunn of Reliant Fitness to talk about why so many men lose themselves in their 30s and 40s, and what it really takes to...

The Founderz Lounge Episode #92 with Don Varady and Steve Bon. In this episode of Business & Bullsh*t, Don and Steve break down the rise of the super franchisee and what it means for the future of franchising. They get...

The Founderz Lounge Episode #91 with Jeff Washington. In this episode, Don and Steve sit down with Jeff Washington of Mission Fit to talk about what it really takes to build a gym people actually believe in. Jeff shares...