Florida Veterinary Advisors
Smarter Vet Financial Podcast
Want to feel more confident and in control of your finances? The Smarter Vet Financial Podcast is your go-to resource for fresh, energizing perspectives on money—created just for veterinarians. Hosts Tom Seeko and CJ Burnett, founders of Florida Veterinary Advisors, break down personal and business financial topics in a way that’s easy to understand and fun to explore. With inspiring interviews and practical advice, you’ll gain the clarity you need to stress less and enjoy more of what you love in life and work.
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Florida Veterinary Advisors
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Jul 10, 2026
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Episodes
Episode 98 - How to Balance Your Finances for the Most Control 15.09.2023 9:10
Send us Fan Mail We oftentimes are reacting towards life. We should be responding to life based on what we need to accomplish our short, mid, and long term goals. You might find yourself looking for more control or better clarity on your finances. We designed a CE course that will provide you with 5 actionable steps that you can take to look at your finances from a bigger picture to get more contr...
Interview with Mary Schwartz, Senior Advisor for Petvisor 08.09.2023 23:13
Send us Fan Mail Tom Seeko, Co-CEO and Co-Founder of Florida Veterinary Advisors , meets with Mary Schwartz, Senior Sales Advisor with Petvisor , to discuss employee burnout and ineffectiveness. Petvisor and their team are helping streamline the first impression through website management all the way to alleviating team stress from menial tasks that must be done for the long term success of the ve...
Episode 97 - Introduction to 5 Steps to Protect, Grow and Exit Your Veterinary Practice 01.09.2023 9:36
Send us Fan Mail We actively have conversations with aspiring veterinary practice owners and the varying stages of ownership. Most owners get sucked into the daily whirlwind and lack clarity on what they truly want to accomplish from their veterinary practice and how they will eventually transition ownership in 5, 10, 15, or more years. In this brief episode, we introduce the 5 steps that have hel...
Episode 96 - NERD ALERT: How Increasing Interest Rates Effect the Investment Market 25.08.2023 12:55
Send us Fan Mail I was asked a question by a client a few weeks ago “why does it seem like the investment markets respond so negatively to when the Federal Reserve increases their interest rate?” not everyone responds negatively… ---------- Smarter Vet Podcast- https://flveterinaryadvisors.com/smarter-vet-financial-podcast/ Watch the no cost 5 part video course to review your finances and see wh...
Interview - Matt Salois, President of Veterinary Management Group 18.08.2023 25:23
Send us Fan Mail Today, we chat with Matt Salois, the previous chief economist of AVMA, and current president of the Veterinary management Group. He takes us through his journey from uncertainty down career paths, all the way to the success he faces today. It was an honor getting to chat with such an icon in the veterinary industry. ---------- Smarter Vet Podcast- https://flveterinaryadvisors.com/...
Episode 95 - 5 Questions No One is Asking You 11.08.2023 21:40
Send us Fan Mail When we meet with veterinarians there are a few questions we ask that few of them know the answers to. We find that somewhat funny because they are basic things people should know to become financially successful. So today we are going to present you with these common questions that once you’re able to answer for yourself, we believe you’ll have a lot more clarity on what is cruci...
Episode 94 - EXCLUSIVE - Balancing Taxes In Retirement (Live from AVMA 2023) 04.08.2023 11:55
Send us Fan Mail Ready to craft your financial plan of action? Schedule a time for your no obligation consultation: https://flveterinaryadvisors.com/contact-us Smarter Vet Podcast- https://flveterinaryadvisors.com/smarter-vet-financial-podcast/ Watch the no cost 5 part video course to review your finances and see where you could be doing better in your finances. 5 Foundational Steps to Financial B...
Interview - Dr. Tannetje Crocker, Practice Owner & Social Media Personality 28.07.2023 30:08
Send us Fan Mail Today, we have the honor of chatting with Dr. Tannetje Crocker, who wears many hats. She is a veterinarian, practice owner, and social media personality. We took some time to chat with Dr. Crocker and her husband about the hurdles it took to get to where they are today. You'll hear a little about what it was like graduating college as a new veterinarian, how she came to have...
Episode 93 - Behind The Scenes: How Our Relationship With Money Has Changed 21.07.2023 17:50
Send us Fan Mail Just like our relationships with friends, family, coworkers, and the like change over time. And just like how your views, beliefs and values change over time. Your relationship and your decisions on how you handle money should change over time as you increase your income and as your wealth grows. Today we are going to review a few different ways of how our own relationships with m...
Episode 92 - Lessons From A Car Accident 14.07.2023 13:07
Send us Fan Mail We meet with a lot of people that don’t know what the parts of their auto insurance policies are for. Many have never even heard of an umbrella policy. Today we are going to spend some time on a lesson that one of our clients learned recently and how by us just simply showing her one small thing it made a MASSIVE difference in the outcome of an auto accident she was in and how it...
EXCLUSIVE - How Intentions Can Shape Success Within Your Practice (Oklahoma Vet Conference) 07.07.2023 11:10
Send us Fan Mail Today, we bring you to OKVC to hear CJ speak live about how changing your mindset might be what you need to see better results within your practice, or veterinary work. -------------------- Smarter Vet Podcast- https://flveterinaryadvisors.com/smarter-vet-financial-podcast/ Watch the no cost 5 part video course to review your finances and see where you could be doing better in you...
Episode 91 - The Mindset Behind College Savings for Children 30.06.2023 13:46
Send us Fan Mail One of the first thoughts that people have when they have a child is to start putting away money for their college. There are so many people who will put saving for their children’s future ahead of their own without taking a step back to understand what the impacts of their decisions will have on their own personal financial plan. We often want to do everything at once but few peo...
Episode 90 - Behind the Scenes: Reasons People Procrastinate 23.06.2023 21:08
Send us Fan Mail We have had many conversations over the years about procrastination. Clients tell us what they experience before meeting with us and a lot of the hurdles that hold people from finding a financial advisor that works for them. We hope to give you an epiphany to find out what financial freedom means to you and the courage to take the next step past any procrastination that you might...
Interview - Mike Rubio, Founder of Blue Frog Construction 16.06.2023 19:27
Send us Fan Mail Tom Seeko, cofounder of Florida Veterinary Advisors , meets with Mike Rubio, founder of Blue Frog Construction to talk about the challenges when deciding to own a veterinary practice, whether you're looking to build a new space or take over an existing one, and the mistakes he's seen over eager veterinarians make throughout the years without consulting a construction com...
EXCLUSIVE - What are the 3 different savings buckets? (Oklahoma Vet Conference) 09.06.2023 9:21
Send us Fan Mail Tom Seeko, cofounder of Florida Veterinary Advisors , spoke at the 2023 Oklahoma Veterinary Conference about the 3 different savings buckets and how to be more intentional about where you are putting money. Listen now to this exclusive presentation from the conference on how to balance out your security, flex, and freedom money. Watch the no cost 5 part video course to review your...
Episode 89 - 5 Highly Missed Questions People Should Ask Themselves 02.06.2023 12:00
Send us Fan Mail Today we want to go through 5 questions we believe most people miss when considering the way they are going about their finances. Our hope is that today you’d be able to take these and get more curious about all things finance and get closer to becoming independent of any paycheck. Watch the no cost 5 part video course to review your finances and see where you could be doing bette...
Interview with Rod Finnegan, Making Sure Vet Hospitals Are Protected Properly 26.05.2023 23:33
Send us Fan Mail Tom Seeko, cohost and cofounder of Florida Veterinary Advisors , talks with Rod Finnegan, the founder and owner of Vetinsure . Rod works with veterinary hospitals across the United States to help them become better protected along with knowing the risks that they are covering or not covering within their practice insurance. Listen into learn about what are the most common mistakes...
Episode 88 - Why Protection Should Be Your First Priority 19.05.2023 8:24
Send us Fan Mail People's financial plans can go in two directions: by accident or by purpose. Most people are busy and wrapped up in life that the easiest thing that we all can do is to not make decisions. There are certain priorities that we should take when approaching our finances and the worst thing we can do is respond to everything in front of us without taking the necessary steps to c...
Episode 87 - How Our Brain Forgets Things 12.05.2023 16:48
Send us Fan Mail Whenever we try to learn new subjects, especially ones that we find to be complicated or of little interest to us, we can easily forget the key important points. When we are in school there is a cadence that we create because of deadlines created by others. As we get into the real world and the responsibility falls onto our shoulders it’s easier to not do something. Finances is no...
Episode 86 - Are Credit Cards Useful or Dangerous? 05.05.2023 22:14
Send us Fan Mail With the amount of credit cards being offered to us it’s crazy to imagine the world existing without them. But the world did in fact rotate around the sun and societies were able to function for hundreds of years without them! Today we are going to talk about credit cards and whether or not they are tools to leverage for our benefit OR destructive modern creations that we should a...
Episode 85 - Decision Fatigue 28.04.2023 7:09
Send us Fan Mail We all have good intentions each day with how we want our lives to unfold during the day. We often are confronted with decisions and choices that need to be made where we can quickly make them without considering the overall consequences. In this short episode, Tom Seeko with Florida Veterinary Advisors talks about how we all have choices and now is the time that we can slow down...
Episode 84 - VMX 2023 Snippet: Tips To Prepare Your Vet Practice for Sale 21.04.2023 10:14
Send us Fan Mail Tom Seeko, co-owner of Florida Veterinary Advisors , spoke at VMX in January 2023 on a topic about the Top Tips to Prepare Your Veterinary Practice for Sale . In this snippet, Tom provides insightful thoughts on what to consider when looking to sell your veterinary practice along with the three main approaches on how to sell the practice. Watch the no cost 5 part video course to...
Episode 83 - Behind the Scenes: Updates & Projects within FVA 14.04.2023 15:11
Send us Fan Mail We started working within vet med in 2014 and our vision was to simplify finances. Our business continues to grow and evolve and the people within the community are often curious to know more. Since the last time we released a behind the scenes episode, there has been A LOT of updates and projects. Today we’re going to give you a sneak peak into what has happened and what we are p...
Episode 82 - What should I do with the cash in my bank account? 07.04.2023 20:25
Send us Fan Mail We speak to a lot of veterinarians who are trying to figure out the best place to put the cash that accumulates in their checking and savings accounts. With so many options available to them between investing and debt prepayments, a lot of them are confused to what would be the very best place for them to put it. This episode will cover how we approach doing this in a safe and con...
Interview - Attorney Peter Tanella about Associate Buy-Ins 31.03.2023 20:31
Send us Fan Mail Tom Seeko, cofounder of Florida Veterinary Advisors , meets with Peter Tanella , chair of the veterinary law division at Mandelbaum Barrett, to talk about the challenges when providing partial ownership to another person and things to really consider before taking that step. If you're looking to provide ownership for the sake of retaining and motivating employees, you might w...
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