Timecodes: 00:00 - Intro 00:40 - The “Monster” Mindset: Raising Your Standards in Private Practice 22:29 - Closing Thought: Be Consistent I’ve realized one of the fastest ways to level up your optometry practice is to put yourself in rooms where you’re no longer the best in the room. In…
Timecodes: 00:00 - Intro 00:48 - Why Growing Your Optometry Practice Feels So Hard (Even When You’re Winning) 21:00 - Closing Thought: The Cost of Winning Growing a private practice rarely feels smooth. It feels like constant fires, repeated conversations, and wondering if any of the work is actually paying…
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Timecodes: 00:00 - Intro 00:45 - You're Not Losing Motivation, You're Losing Chaos: How to Survive the Messy Middle of Practice Growth 19:52 - Closing Thought: 3 Characteristics of Great CEOs I used to think feeling bored in my practice meant I was losing my edge, but I’ve realized it’s…
Timecodes: 00:00 - Intro 01:05 - Conviction vs. Push Back: The CEO Test 31:11 - Closing Thought: Which kid are you going to feed? In this week's episode, we're talking about what it actually looks like to lead in private practice—especially when you start doing things differently and get hit…
Timecodes: 00:00 - Intro 01:03 - Your Baby Is Ugly: Why Brutally Honest Feedback is a Necessity for Growth 25:29 - Closing Thought: Love where you are If I’m being honest, some of my biggest growth hasn’t come from new ideas—it’s come from having the right people tell me when…
Timecodes: 00:00 - Intro 00:45 - Strategic Discomfort vs. Boredom Discomfort: Making the Pain Productive 21:48 - Closing Thought: Conquering the World In this episode, I’m working through something that’s been hitting me hard lately—are we actually building something scalable, or just chasing the feeling of growth? There's a difference…
Timecodes: 00:00 - Intro 00:58 - Sprint vs. Sustain: How Smart ODs Scale Without Burning Out 25:35 - Closing Thought: The courage of leadership In this episode, I challenge you to take a hard look at where you’re at as a practice owner—are you truly progressing, or just coasting and…
Timecodes: 00:00 - Intro 00:50 - Private Practice Growth: Turning a Specialty Into a Revenue Driver 25:55 - Closing Thought: Learning to Swim (25:55) I’ve been on this journey of focusing purely on clinical care to really thinking like a CEO, and in this episode I break down how that…
Timecodes: 00:00 - Intro 00:50 - The Secret to Growing Your Optometry Practice: Empower Your Team 20:44 - Closing Thought: 5 Magnetic Affirmations In this week's episode, we're diving into the real shift that has to happen if you want to go from being a great clinician to an extraordinary…
Timecodes: 00:00 - Intro 1:00 - Amazing vs. Extraordinary Doctors: The Mindset That Builds a Thriving Practice 21:34 - Closing Thought: The life you want In this week's episode, we dive into the difference between being an amazing doctor and becoming an extraordinary one. Early in my career, I thought…
Timecodes: 00:00 - Intro 00:37 - Stop Being the Hero Doctor: Build a Practice That Runs Without You 23:09 - Closing Thought: When the medicine shows up In this episode, I’m sharing the mindset shift that’s pushing me from being the hero doctor in my practice to becoming the CEO…
Timecodes: 00:00 - Intro 00:53 - Why Talent Isn’t Enough: The CEO Mentality That Builds Profitable Eye Care Practices 30:11 - Closing Thought: If Today Were Your Last Day... In this week's episode, we are walking through my journey from being a talent-driven optometrist to thinking like a true CEO…
Timecodes: 00:00 - Intro 00:46 - How to Differentiate Your Optometry Practice in a Crowded Market 24:04 - Closing Thought: Living in the Present In this episode, I dive deeper into why your elevator pitch matters and how clarity in your vision is the key to building a scalable, successful…
Timecodes: 00:00 - Intro 00:38 - The Power of the Elevator Pitch 28:48 - Closing Thought: Calm during the storm In this episode, we are breaking down why every private practice owner needs a clear CEO elevator pitch if they truly want to grow and scale their practice. I share…
Timecodes: 00:00 - Intro 01:01 - Failure, Fear, and Growth: A New Way to Think About Running Your Practice 21:50 - Closing Thought: 4 Life Lessons In this week's episode, I dive into why most “failure” in optometry isn’t financially the way you'd think and how the identity you choose…
Timecodes: 00:00 - Intro 01:01 - Rest Isn’t a Reward: The Secret to Sustainable Practice Growth 21:20 - Closing Thought: Embracing Everything In this episode, I share the mindset shift that completely changed how I run my practice—from being stuck in the exam room out of guilt to finally stepping…
Timecodes: 00:00 - Intro 00:46 - Spotlight vs Floodlight: Mastering Focus as an Optometry Practice Owner Closing Thought: The Blind Man's Stick (26:57) In this week's episode, we are breaking down why your attention is the most valuable resource you have as a practice owner and how learning to control…
Timecodes: 00:00 - Intro 01:09 - Specialty Clinics in Optometry: Lessons from Building a Successful Dry Eye Practice 24:40 - Closing Thought: Multi-Practice Insights from The Power Hour If you’re thinking about starting a specialty clinic, this episode is my honest, no-fluff take on what I’d do differently knowing what…
Timecodes: 00:00 - Intro 00:53 - Operator vs CEO: The Mindset Shift Every Practice Owner Must Make 24:06 - Closing Thought: Intentionality When I started my practice as a cold start, I was the business and for a long time I stayed stuck in that operator mindset without realizing it.…
Timecodes: 00:00 - Intro 00:38 - Your Goals Are Garbage: A CEO-Level Strategy for Private Practice Optometry 27:59 - Closing Thought: The problem with hard workers In this week's episode, I’m calling it like it is: your goals for 2026 are probably garbage. And it’s not because goals are bad,…
Timecodes: 00:00 - Intro 00:50 - The Power of Specialization in Optometry: Stop Doing More to Grow Faster 28:25 - Closing Thought: The Hawthorne Effect (28:25) In this week's episode, I’m talking straight to private practice owners about why simplifying your practice is actually the hardest—and most profitable—thing you’ll ever…
Timecodes: 00:00 - Intro 01:03 - What “Scaling” Really Means for Private Practice Optometrists 22:37 - Closing Thought: Being the "BEST" vs. Being "BETTER" In this week's episode I’m breaking down what scaling really means for private practice owners—and why it doesn’t have to mean more locations or a bigger…
Timecodes: 00:00 - Intro 00:54 - The 2026 CEO Mindset: Vision, Systems, and Strategy for Optometrists 31:07 - Closing Thought: Keeping Your Conviction In this episode, we are diving into what it really means to step into the CEO role of your practice and why this mindset shift has completely…