Smarter Vet Financial Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Kevin is the founder of a life-saving device that can be used within veterinary practices to measure ongoing vitals and to make a huge impact on the overall care of animals. Tom Seeko, the cofounder of Florida Veterinary Advisors, sits down with Kevin Maher, the founder of VetMeasure, to talk about how his company is simplifying care for the veterinary community along with making...

Send us Fan Mail Tom Seeko, one of the founders of Florida Veterinary Advisors , recently spoke at the NAVC VMX 2023 conference where he discussed with the audience how to eliminate the #1 stressor for employees. During this episode, you will get a snippet of the actual presentation along with some helpful tips to start the conversation with employees and work towards eliminating the stress they f...

Send us Fan Mail Managing finances on our own is easier due to no one else needing to be involved in our decision-making process. When there is another person's opinion that we respect along with trying to build a future with them, making financial decisions can be more complicated. We all have different priorities in our lives and sometimes we want to spend money on what is important to us i...

Send us Fan Mail We are often asked about saving money for a child's education. There are many options to choose from but at the end of the day, we need to understand WHY we are doing it in the first place. It's easy to start doing something because everyone else saves a specific way but the best thing to do is finding the plans that best work for your family to create the most flexibili...

Send us Fan Mail Today we provide the thought from the book  Ego Free Leadership  on our desired image versus our dreaded image. We all tend to react (not respond) based on how we experienced things in the past. This can limit our growth and tarnish the relationships we build with people and those that we might lead. Watch the no cost 5 part video course to review your finances and see where you c...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Jeff Rothstein is the founder of Mission Veterinary Partners and a frequent presenter at veterinary conferences and veterinary schools.  Website: https://missionvetpartners.com/ Contact: jeff.rothstein@mvetpartners.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-rothstein-97227347/ Watch the no-cost 5-part video course to review your finances and see where you could be doing be...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever made excuses for why you didn’t do something? We’ve all had moments in life where we fell short somewhere and made excuses for how it happened. Sometimes those excuses are real and are part of a reality that we’ve faced and sometimes those excuses are deflections of our responsibilities onto things outside of our control. Today we are taking a deeper dive to understa...

Send us Fan Mail We are told that most veterinarians struggle with finances. The fascinating thing is, most people struggle with their finances. Information today is abundant to where we can feel a sense of overwhelm and people are constantly sharing their opinions. Since our beginning in vet med, we have had the vision to become a predominant financial voice to help others look at finances more o...

Send us Fan Mail We have options in life. Every day there is a choice to do something and to not do something. The way that we prioritize the things that matter to us and taking the next step to do them is what makes the difference. Have you ever considered the ways that you can BUY time? We’re going to give you thoughts and simple things that you can do today to recapture the one resource that we...

Send us Fan Mail Guest Links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/williamsmurray Bill Murray is the National Sales Manager for Bank of America Practice Solution’s Veterinary division covering all of the Business Development Officers in the continental United States. Bank of America has a deep history working with private practice Veterinary hospitals for all their financing needs. Bill has held credit, sa...

Send us Fan Mail Everyone has a choice each day: to do something or do nothing. We can easily get absorbed in the things that ALWAYS seem urgent and make excuses for why we didn’t do the things that were actually important. CJ and I created the habit where we spend time reflecting and thinking about the things that really matter to us. And each quarter we review, modify, delete, and add what we wa...

Send us Fan Mail Depending on who you are, goal setting could be a nightmare or one of the things that excites you the most….Or somewhere in between. We believe that it’s unnecessary to set goals in order to live with contentment, but setting goals is necessary to avoid regrets later down the road. When we have something to look forward to, it brings us a sense of hope and desire for the future. T...

Send us Fan Mail Join us as we chat with Coleen Ellis, author, mentor, international speaker, and founder of Pet Angel Memorial Center. Her passion for helping pet parents memorialize and celebrate their pets' lives while providing caring experiences at the end of their lives is deeply impactful.  We are Tom and CJ with Florida Veterinary Advisors, and we help reduce stress for veterinarians...

Send us Fan Mail Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. This is the perfect time of the year to give yourself a break and consider if this year you did all the right things to increase your net worth. Since most people are going from one thing to another and there is the feeling that we do not have enough time, this is the moment for you to take the time to check if you’re living the financial life t...

Send us Fan Mail Buying a home is exciting but can also be scary. There is always a danger to making a decision that you’ll later regret. This episode we are going to go through a few of the potential pitfalls that exist when buying a home & taking on a mortgage that can end up being one of the longest commitments of your life. Watch the no cost 5 part video course to review your finances and...

Send us Fan Mail Tom Seeko, founder and owner of Florida Veterinary Advisors , spends time speaking with Stacy Pursell, founder of The Vet Recruiter , about the current state of finding quality talent for a veterinary practice and ways to work through the challenges when there is a shortage of potential hires. There are helpful tips and eye-opening thoughts on what you can do next to avoid any cat...

Send us Fan Mail Did you talk about finances much when you were a child? Today so many people avoid the topic because it’s not something openly discussed. We often like to call this “ostrich syndrome” because the easiest thing to do is stick your head in the sand. If you’re someone who is avoiding their finances this episode will open your eyes on how to take that next step in your finances. Watch...

Send us Fan Mail Every day we are bombarded with advertisements. Every day there is a sale here, and a sale there. Social media is doing a fantastic job to get us to buy things that we never thought about buying before or keeping those things in front of us when they are “on sale.” We can easily get caught up thinking something is needed but really find out it was an impulse buy. Since the holiday...

Send us Fan Mail Join us while Tom Seeko, co-owner, and co-founder of Florida Veterinary Advisors, meets with Dr. Dani McVety, Co-Founder of Lap of Love. She started off practicing as a veterinarian, but her ambitions got the best of her. Quickly out of school, she started Lap of Love with a friend, which has exploded into a thriving veterinary hospice business. Dani shares her story from when she...

Send us Fan Mail Many veterinarians suffer from an uneasiness regarding their student loan balance and their payments. In a lot of cases this causes them to lose sight of the bigger picture within their finances. Today we are going to go through how your student loans may feel big, but they may not be as big of a deal as you think they are. In fact, we see a lot of people who are able to do the th...

Send us Fan Mail There are many people who have accidentally fallen into business ownership and there are a select few who were laser focused on why they were starting a business. At the end of the day, there are many crucial steps that we need to take and planning should not be reacting to your circumstances but preparing in advance. The thought about hiring a CExP comes when someone reached thei...

Send us Fan Mail We are so excited for this week's episode. We are chatting with none other than Alyssa Mages from Empowering Veterinary Teams. She talks with us about what brings light bulb moments to veterinary teams. It's not just the soft skills it's balancing it with the hard skills that creates an empowered team. Join us as we chat with Alyssa. Show us some love, like, follow,...

Send us Fan Mail Financial statements are exciting because they tell the story behind the numbers. Business owners don’t realize just how much their financials can tell them about their business and about how their own personal stories are unfolding over time. Today we talk about how to look at financial statements, not as the black and white numbers on a page, this makes me want to cry type of ex...

Send us Fan Mail Each day we are presented with new opportunities. And there are days where we feel invincible and others that we wish were over. We all have these experiences and there are some people who have found ways to cope with them better than others. Since life is ever changing we want to spend time to talk about our personal experiences and ways that we have learned to work through those...

Send us Fan Mail Eric Rooker, DVM, always wanted to be a large animal veterinarian. He made his childhood dream come true but has also taken steps to help other vets in their personal growth and empowerment so they can live their best lives. Dr. Rooker founded Operators to Owners with the intention of assisting vets improve autonomy, planning for growth and developing positive psychology. Here is...