The Founderz Lounge

By Don Varady & Stephen Bon

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. Ev... more

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May 12, 2025 Episode 31: The Table
In this week's episode Don lays out his table analogy for four non-negotiable leadership practices that he uses daily in all of the brands he is involved in.
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26min
November 21, 2024 Missy Blacker
On this episode of Founderz Lounge, Don sat down with Clean Eatz Franchise Partner Missy Blacker. Missy and her husband Eric own the Dayton Ohio territory. She also works for the largest franchisee in the Great Clips brand with over 85 locations. Her experience and background with brands was an interesting conversation. Missy understands the dynamic relationship between franchisee/franchisor and what that means to be successful.
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47min
October 31, 2024 The Power of Quitting
Welcome to the first Quick Fire Episode of Founderz Lounge. In this episode Don talks about the power of quitting things that do not serve you in order to open doors for things that do.
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8min
August 08, 2024 Humble Beginnings with Danielle Saintard Valiente
In this episode I sat down with "DSV". Danielle is a close personal friend of Evonne and I's. She is an incredible human with a ton of passion and a big heart. Danielle is a Founder of multiple businesses, An accomplished author, A public speaker, A small business consultant and if she didn't have anything else to do, she's a real estate investor. Her story is incredible and very inspiring. Her passion and purpose is helping others. I am very grateful to witness this first hand through our friendship and I hope her story inspires you to find your own passion and purpose in whatever your calling is in life.
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45min
August 01, 2024 Ep 27: Foz & Michaela
In today's Episode we sit down with two awesome radio personalities and Entrepreneurs FOZ & Michaela. These two are very well known in South East North Carolina for their work on the radio. But many folks don't know they are also founders and entrepreneurs themselves. We got into a lot. From honing in on great public speaking skills. As well as their businesses and how they got started. This episode was a blast to record. It will keep you laughing from beginning to end.
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47min
July 25, 2024 Episode 26: Hot Takes Volume 2
Back for another round of Hot Takes, Don & Evonne give their perspective on hot takes like AI & Robotics, Instant Gratification, and pessimism. This is a quick "on the way to work" listen with great insights from two people who have seen, heard and learned a lot over the ten years of building a nationwide brand.
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23min
July 18, 2024 Episode 25: Michelle Rios
Don sat down with Performance Coach Michelle Rios. Michelle is a world renown Performance coach to CEO's and Executives all over the world. Dubbed "The CEO Whisperer" she gives great insight on how to live an extraordinary life. She has a top 2% Global Podcast and is launching a new book in the fall of 24. www.michelleriosofficial.com
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55min
July 11, 2024 Episode 24: 10 Years of Marital Bliss
Don & Evonne just celebrated their 10 year wedding anniversary. They shared some funny and humorous insights as Evonne surprised Don with some funny questions about their ten years of marriage. It's a funny insight to how they have made it through ten years of marriage without wanting to kill each other.
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18min
June 20, 2024 The Founderz Lounge Episode 23: Rudi Riekstins
In this episode we sat down with our good friend Rudi Riekstins. Rudi is one of the top performance coaches in the country with tons of experience in personal development. It was an honor to have him on the show and discuss ways to push through your boundaries of what you think you're capable of.
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55min
June 13, 2024 The Founderz Lounge Episode 22: Hot Takes
Never done before, Don & Evonne give their opinions on a few Hot Take topics happening in society today.
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29min

FAQs about The Founderz Lounge:

How many episodes does The Founderz Lounge have?

The podcast currently has 157 episodes available.