Smarter Vet Financial Podcast

Send us Fan Mail We are ALL told to save money. It’s easy for some but others tend to struggle with getting a good handle on what is holding them back from becoming a World Class Saver. Since there are demands and desires that we all have in life, many of us can get caught up with the day to day putting out fires without understanding the reasons why saving is so difficult. In this episode we have...

Send us Fan Mail It’s hard to stay focused on what’s important with the day to day of managing a family, working a full time job, managing relationships…life is exhausting and it’s hard to stay in front of the fires that are constantly popping up. Today we are going to go through some personal tricks that we’ve been able to use in order to stay focused in our business and our personal lives. Watch...

Send us Fan Mail Karen Felsted, President at Felsted Veterinary Consulting, Inc., is a true #vetmed data guru and someone who has the knowledge to predict upcoming trends and happenings in our industry. Connect with Karen on LinkedIn Email Karen:  karen@pantherat.com  We are Tom and CJ with Florida Veterinary Advisors, and we help reduce stress for veterinarians by giving the next step in their fi...

Send us Fan Mail Life is full of surprises and we often react to things in front of us because we are preoccupied with well… Life. We make decisions with little information and expect good things to happen at the end. There are three types of saving and we all want the ability to feel secure and free. In this episode, we want to share with you the last type of savings and to give you hope that one...

Send us Fan Mail When it comes to knowing how to save and where to save most people we talk to are all over the place. They have heard things on Facebook, Tik Tok, friends and family on all of the different ideas and approaches on how much you have in different accounts. This episode is going to go through what we’ve seen to be most effective for the majority of people we’ve met with when planning...

Send us Fan Mail Tom Seeko, co-owner and co-founder of Florida Veterinary Advisors , spends time speaking with Dr. Peter Weinstein who has spent his entire career within veterinary medicine being an advocate for the profession. Listen in to learn about the challenges that Peter experienced, his successes, and the opportunities that he took advantage of throughout this phenomenal career. Watch the...

Send us Fan Mail We all know that we should save money but most people struggle with knowing the purpose for their savings. Are you saving to purchase a home? Build up an emergency fund? Looking to become financially independent in the future where you do not have to rely on a paycheck any longer? The purpose of savings for each of these has a significant difference. Join us while we talk about th...

Send us Fan Mail During our day to day we avoid unprofessional and unproductive language that could hurt our reputation and our relationships. Today we are going to go through a 4 letter word that is commonly used every day and is holding people back from living intentional and rewarding lives. Watch the no cost 5 part video course to review your finances and see where you could be doing better in...

Send us Fan Mail Tom Seeko, co-founder and co-owner of Florida Veterinary Advisors , meets with Dr. Mia Cary, founder of Cary Consulting , to talk about how her company is changing the veterinary community by increasing leadership skills, communication, and how to bring everyone together. In this conversation, Mia talks about where the industry is going and shares great insights on actionable step...

Send us Fan Mail We are often asked to share more about ourselves. And one of the many questions that come up is about the experience clients have when working with us. In this episode, we’re going to walk through what people usually are thinking and feeling, and what you could expect when you first meet with us. Trust us, it’s not as scary as you might think. Watch the no cost 5 part video course...

Send us Fan Mail We are watching more and more veterinarians become part of the Smarter Vet community every day. Between the people that are contacting us on our website, the text messages, the phone calls, client meetings, we are literally seeing the largest wave of people in the 8 years we’ve been focused on working with the veterinary community and we are working on more projects, speaking at m...

Send us Fan Mail Tom Seeko, cofounder and coowner of Florida Veterinary Advisors , meets with Andrea Crabtree, founder of Fur Paws Consulting , to talk about what challenges veterinary practices experience. Andrea is amazing at the work she does to help engage teams and make the practice more efficient. Get in contact with Andrea Crabtree https://www.furpawsconsulting.com/ Watch the no cost 5 part...

Send us Fan Mail Tom Seeko, cofounder of Florida Veterinary Advisors and cohost of Smarter Vet Financial Podcast, talks about the 401(k) and how often people can confuse it as their retirement plan. There are times that money should be saved into a 401(k) and there are times that you should probably wait. Watch the no cost 5 part video course to review your finances and see where you could be doin...

Send us Fan Mail Tom Seeko, cofounder of Florida Veterinary Advisors and cohost of the Smarter Vet Financial Podcast, talks about the ever confusing acronym EBITDA. When you're a business owner, this number is often discussed but few people actually understand its significance other than is it positive or negative. Watch the no cost 5 part video course to review your finances and see where yo...

Send us Fan Mail Tom Seeko, coowner and cofounder of Florida Veterinary Advisors , meets with Rhonda Bell, owner and founder of Dog Days Consulting . Rhonda started as a practice manager and then became a social media guru. She works closely with veterinary practices to help them improve their online presence and drive more clients to their practice through social media. Connect with Rhonda Bell h...

Send us Fan Mail  CJ Burnett, cofounder of Florida Veterinary Advisors , talks through a question brought up about how several veterinarians can feel like they are living paycheck to paycheck. During this brief FAQ, he discusses how to get out of that paycheck to paycheck feeling and really create purpose behind your spending. Watch the no cost 5 part video course to review your finances and see w...

Send us Fan Mail The term financial advisor gets tossed around with regards to people who provide financial advice but it can mean different things depending on their licensing. CJ Burnett, coowner and cofounder of Florida Veterinary Advisors, takes a few minutes to discuss this myth and what you should pay attention to when you consider working with someone on your finances. Watch the no cost 5 p...

Send us Fan Mail Tom Seeko, co-founder and co-owner of Florida Veterinary Advisors , talks with Dr. Jenifer Chatfield (aka Dr. Jen the vet ) about her personal financial triumphs, challenges, and strategies that she has used to become financially independent. Learn more about Dr. Jen the vet https://drjenthevet.com/podcasts/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/drjenthevet/ Watch the no cost 5 part video c...

Send us Fan Mail There is so much to learn when you become a business owner. Most will have minimal knowledge before starting the business and have a STEEP learning curve to overcome. Imagine doing this with another person who has different opinions and thoughts on what they want to accomplish from the business. Sometimes a business partner can help make everything better but other times not so mu...

Send us Fan Mail How does becoming a veterinary practice owner sound to you? Does it stress you out or get you excited? Maybe a little bit of both? We’ve worked with practice owners for years in understanding how to get their mindset right before they actually take the plunge in starting a business. Today we are going through a few pieces of advice that we’ve been given and things that we’ve notic...

Send us Fan Mail Tom Seeko, cofounder of Florida Veterinary Advisors, meets with Dr. Aaron Rainer who is the past president of the Texas Veterinary Medical Association and cofounder of Gig Veterinary Staffing . Veterinary practices are always looking to find great talent to work in their practices and veterinarians are constantly searching for a great environment to work in. Dr. Rainer helped clos...

Send us Fan Mail Have you heard about our success trifecta? Our world does a great job getting us to buy into the next best thing that can earn us millions of dollars. Fads come and go but those who have a high level of success have found a formula that is repeatable where you have the most control. We’re going to share our success trifecta with you and how it can completely change the way that yo...

Send us Fan Mail We have SO MANY conversations with clients and people that we meet where there is an assumption that the more risk they take in their investments they should receive a higher reward. It’s important to take risks for returns but we want to make sure we take calculated risks and not add more risk to our lives when there isn’t a matched potential in the reward we will receive. Watch...

Send us Fan Mail Tom Seeko , cofounder of Florida Veterinary Advisors , spends time with Dr. Cindy Barnes to discuss what motivated her to start Shepherd Veterinary Software and share her financial journey throughout life. Listen to some incredibly helpful tips and raw conversations from another veterinarian who wanted to be more than just a veterinarian. You might be able to pick up a few things...

Send us Fan Mail So you’re saving money. Maybe there is money that you’re saving to spend soon for a house or a trip. But what about the money that you’re saving for the plan to not have to work forever? Most people default to putting money into retirement accounts and they are unaware of how this can impact them during their working career and when taking money out in retirement. Today we’re goin...