The Optical Journal Podcast

Daniel talks retail optometry with  E. Dean Butler from March of 2021.

Daniel speaks with Caron Kraitt the designer and creative force behind  Caron Eyewear back in May of 2021.

Daniel speaks with Giovanni Vitaloni, the President of MIDO, the largest optical show in Europe, coming back live to Milan, Italy, on February 12 th , 13 th , and 14th.  https://www.mido.com/

Daniel speaks with Nancy Gries and Julie Hawkins, the ladies behind the eyewear and accessory brand featured on Dragons Den, Coti Vision.     https://www.cotivision.com/

Daniel speaks with Nathan Garnett, the Director of 100% Optical from London about the upcoming 2022 show taking place January 22-24, 2022 at ExCeL London. https://www.100percentoptical.com/

Daniel speaks with Jim McGrann, the Chairman and CEO of Healthy Eyes Advantage/PECAA from his office in New York City. 

Daniel speaks with Bettina Reiter, the Exhibition Director of opti, the first optical trade show of 2022, taking place January 14-16 in Munich, Germany.     https://www.opti.de/

Daniel speaks with the newly installed president of The Optical Women's Association, Luxottica's own Deb Bulken.   https://www.opticalwomen.com/

Daniel speaks with Tyler Horsley, the CEO of Nuclear Networking about SEO facts and SEO BS.       https://www.nuclearnetworking.com/

Daniel speaks with Maarten Weidema, the publisher and Editor in Chief of The Eyewear Forum, and a friend of The Optical Journal from his home just outside Amsterdam Netherlands about the new fall fashion trends in eyewear.

Daniel speaks with Dr. Sandi Eveleth, Optometrist, Optical shop owner, Author, Marketer, Web Designer, Video Editor, and Optical consultant.    https://www.drsandieveleth.com/ https://becauseofsamthemovie.com/  

Daniel speaks with Nancey Harris and Tracy Green of Vontélle Eyewear from their studios in Brooklyn, New York.

Daniel speaks with Frank Giammanco, a long-time optical media presence about his book, Making a Difference - How a little upstart eyewear company changed the optical industry.

Daniel speaks with best-selling author and international speaker Marcus Sheridan in 2020 about marketing.

Daniel speaks with Ami LeFevre and Raymond Castro about how they will be getting ready for Vision Expo West.

Daniel speaks with Blaz Oberc and Leo Zupan, of Laibach & York eyewear from Ljubljana, Slovenia, and Toronto, Canada.

Ashley Mills, the CEO of The Vision Council, returns to update us on this year's show running from the 22nd to the 25th of September. 

Daniel speaks with Dave Barton and Wes Goddard of Optify.     https://optifyonline.com/

Daniel speaks with the President of Bevel Eyewear, Blake Kuwahara, and more importantly, the Founder of The Loft Eyewear Show, Richard Mewha about The Loft San Francisco, taking place September 18 & 19 th at Fort Mason Center for Arts and Culture.

Daniel speaks with Marie Wilkinson, the Brand Ambassador and former Design Director at Cutler and Gross from her studio in London.

Daniel speaks with Louise and Teiger Sceats, the mother-son duo behind The Elusive Miss Lou Eyewear.        https://theelusivemisslou.com/

Daniel speaks with Eric Lenoir, the Show Director, of everyone's favorite reason to visit Paris, SIMO Paris.

Daniel speaks with the one, the only, the glamourous queen of optical, Anna-Karin Karlsson, from her studio in Stockholm, Sweden.

Daniel speaks with the brother-sister team of Valentina and Gabriel Hernandez the founders and creative forces behind PORTRAIT Eyewear from their studios in Bassano del Grappa, Italy.

Daniel speaks with one of the busiest women in optical; Optician, Instructor, Consultant, Saleswoman, Editor-in-Chief, Volunteer, and more, Shan Khan.