On this live recorded episode of the Growing with Purpose podcast, host Paul Spiegelman speaks with David Friedfeld, president of ClearVision Optical, one of the largest family-owned eye distributors in North America. 

The ClearVision story starts with David’s father, a Navy veteran who was looking for his next chapter in life and found it in a six-week optometry program. After becoming licensed and working for someone else for several years, he began his own business, looping family in along the way. Now the company is celebrating its 75th anniversary, and with David and his brother Peter at the helm, it remains a family affair.

While working with family naturally comes with its tough moments, ClearVision is a testament to how a family can come together to create a successful, healthy, and welcoming business that positively impacts a community far larger than their own family tree.

Tune in to this episode to hear Paul and David bond over being failed-attorneys-turned-entrepreneurs, the highs and lows of scaling culture alongside a growing business, and David’s fragrant race routine from his track days. 

Show Notes:

• 4:08 - A culture that's 75 years strong
• 16:35 - Getting the real family stories
• 27:53 - Scaling culture

Book that Inspired David:
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin

Listen to David's story below: