The Optometry Money Podcast

Questions? Thoughts? Send a Text to The Optometry Money Podcast! We'll answer your question on the show. Dr. Ryan Gustus - co-owner of Eyecare Associates and LensQuote - joins Evon to talk about his experience buying into an optometry practice and what he's learned about practice ownership. They dive into how he learned to become an owner and about leadership, what he'd look for in a...

Questions? Thoughts? Send a Text to The Optometry Money Podcast! We'll answer your question on the show. What actions should optometrists take when stock markets are declining? Evon walks through some historical context around declines and bear markets, the importance of staying invested for the long term, and touches on a few actions you can think about taking with your investments during dec...

Questions? Thoughts? Send a Text to The Optometry Money Podcast! We'll answer your question on the show. What's the process to get financing for your cold-start? How do you get funding to buy into a practice? David Tessier with Wells Fargo Practice Financing joins Evon to talk all about practice financing. They dive into what goes into cold-start financing, what the loan terms look like,...

Questions? Thoughts? Send a Text to The Optometry Money Podcast! We'll answer your question on the show. Evon joins Dr. Nick Lillie as a guest on his podcast, The Ultimate OD Podcast to talk all about their experience growing their businesses. He invited Evon on to talk about his experience taking the leap and cold-starting a business from scratch, why he serves only optometrists, tips for pra...

Questions? Thoughts? Send a Text to The Optometry Money Podcast! We'll answer your question on the show. It's time for a mid-year financial health checkup on your optometry practice! Yuri Kapilovich, CPA and managing partner of his firm, Kapilovich and Associates, talks with Evon all about how to check the health of your practice from a financial and tax planning standpoint. They go over...

Questions? Thoughts? Send a Text to The Optometry Money Podcast! We'll answer your question on the show. How should you navigate mortgage decisions in a crazy housing AND mortgage market? Troy Root, Mortgage Advisor in Central California, joined me on today's episode to talk all about how to navigate mortgage decisions, alternatives to the conventional 30-year mortgage, what's involv...

Questions? Thoughts? Send a Text to The Optometry Money Podcast! We'll answer your question on the show. How do you build an optometry practice to multiple locations? How do you establish a great culture? Dr. Andy Yaryan, owner of Yaryan Eye Care Center, joins Evon to talk about how he took on a practice right out of college, grew it to three locations, and how he reviews the health of the pra...

Questions? Thoughts? Send a Text to The Optometry Money Podcast! We'll answer your question on the show. Dr. Nick Lillie joins Evon to talk about all the lessons he's learned from 10 years of practice ownership. Dr. Lillie owns Family Vision Optical in Allendale, Michigan, and hosts the Optometry: The Ultimate OD Podcast. He talks about lessons learned from cold-starting an optometry prac...

Questions? Thoughts? Send a Text to The Optometry Money Podcast! We'll answer your question on the show. Is it possible to build a specialty-focused cold-start optometry practice? Do you need to take insurance or have an optical? Dr. Miki Lyn Zilnicki and Dr. Jessica Licausi join Evon to talk about how they built their cold-start optometry practice, Twin Forks Optometry. What's fascinatin...

Questions? Thoughts? Send a Text to The Optometry Money Podcast! We'll answer your question on the show. What is disability insurance? Why is it important for optometrists? How does it work? May is Disability Insurance Awareness Month! David Bennis, Income Protection Consultant at Truluma, joins Evon to have a deep-dive conversation on how to protect your income from disability. After all, you...

Questions? Thoughts? Send a Text to The Optometry Money Podcast! We'll answer your question on the show. How should associate optometrists prepare to become practice owners? When should practice owners bring on associates and co-owners into their optometry practice? How do you evaluate a potential partner? Dr. Chad Fleming, OD, FAAO joins Evon on the show to talk about those questions and more...

Questions? Thoughts? Send a Text to The Optometry Money Podcast! We'll answer your question on the show. Where are the bottlenecks in your optometry practice? How do you uncork them? On the latest episode of The Optometry Money Podcast, Perry Brill talks about this and much more. Perry has several years of experience managing the operations of a successful private optometry practice, to go alo...

Questions? Thoughts? Send a Text to The Optometry Money Podcast! We'll answer your question on the show. What are the steps to launch a successful optometry cold-start practice?    Erich Mattei, President and Chief Vision Officer of Akrinos, joins Evon to dive into that question and more. Erich shares whether there are still opportunities for optometry cold-starts in today's environments,...

Questions? Thoughts? Send a Text to The Optometry Money Podcast! We'll answer your question on the show. Cold-starting an optometry practice can be one of the most rewarding and challenging experiences for an optometrist. What does it take to be successful from the beginning? Evon dives into 3 factors that can make or break your cold-start before it even begins. Have questions on anything disc...

Questions? Thoughts? Send a Text to The Optometry Money Podcast! We'll answer your question on the show. What do you need to plan for if you're a 1099 independent contractor optometrist? Evon dives into some of the financial and tax planning considerations for 1099 independent contractor ODs. Taxes, benefits, retirement plans, and more! There are definitely some differences from tradition...

Questions? Thoughts? Send a Text to The Optometry Money Podcast! We'll answer your question on the show. Welcome to the first episode of The Optometry Money Show, a podcast dedicated to helping optometrists nationwide make better and better decisions around their money, careers, and practices! Evon gives a short intro to the show, talks about what to expect, the topics he'll cover, his fo...