Timecodes: 00:00 - Intro 00:36 - How to Create Teams That Believe in the Mission 14:42 - Closing Thought: Privilege One of the biggest leadership lessons I’ve learned is that having a vision isn’t enough—your team has to believe it too. In this episode, I’m sharing what I took away…
Timecodes: 00:49 - The Identity Crisis Every Growing Practice Owner Faces 19:48 - Closing Thought: Risk Not, Have Not As my practice continues to grow, I’ve realized the hardest part isn’t adding another doctor—it’s letting go of the identity that got me here in the first place. In this episode,…
Timecodes: 00:00 - Intro 01:11 - The CEO's Greatest ROI: Their Thoughts 24:59 - Closing Thought: The story of two monks One of the biggest lessons I’ve learned as a practice owner is realizing that my value isn’t measured by how many patients I see—it’s measured by the quality of…
Timecodes: 00:00 - Intro 00:54 - What the Best Mentors Taught Me About Leadership and Life 21:27 - Closing Thought: What we're praised for in public, we pay for in private Training a new associate has reminded me just how much of who I am today came from the mentors,…
Timecodes: 00:00 - Intro 00:58 - The First Thing I Teach A New Associate (And It’s Not Clinical) 15:21 - Closing Thought: What Only Time Can Teach When I’m training a new associate, I’m not starting with dry eye, myopia, or advanced disease management—I’m starting with communication, connection, and the…
Timecodes: 00:00 - Intro 00:56 - Excellence vs Success: The Mindset Shift That Changes Everything 21:30 - Closing Thought: Preparing for a Future As practice owners, it’s easy to get obsessed with revenue goals, new technology, and the next big opportunity—but I’ve learned that real growth comes from mastering the…
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…