The Veterinary Leadership Success Show

In today’s episode of the veterinary business success show, Brendan Howard interviews veterinary practice owner, Dr. Kathryn Primm. Kathryn graduated from Mississippi State University where she completed a degree in Biological Sciences as well as her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine in 1996. After wanting to become a veterinarian since the age of 5! Not long after graduating, Dr. Kathryn founded A...

In this episode, host Brendan Howard interviews veterinary consultant Josh Vaisman. Josh Vaisman has been a member of the veterinary community since 1995 and in 2009 became the practice manager and owner of two small-animals veterinary practices. Running the two practices, Josh found himself burnt out and made the decision to step away from practice management. Since then he has been on a mission...

In today’s episode of The Veterinary Business Success Show, host Brendan Howard interviews Dr. Lindsay Ruland. Dr. Lindsay graduated from Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2009. After working in two different clinics with polar cultures, Dr. Lindsay took the brave step to start her own practice and harness the culture she wanted. As the owner and chief of medicine at the...

In today’s episode of The Veterinary Business Success Show, Brendan Howard interviews Ryane Englar. Ryane Englar graduated from Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2008, and now works as a director of veterinary skills and associate professor at University of Arizona. In Ryane’s latest job she creates advanced educational tools, new course materials and philosophies for veterinary...

Today’s episode of The Veterinary Business Success Show is brought to you by our brand new host Brendan Howard. Brendan Howard has experience working for Veterinary Economics and DVM360 (the authority of veterinary business, news, team, medicine, and is the portal site) for more than 10 years. At DVM360, Brendan oversees veterinary business, practice management and life-balance content for both dv...

Welcome to the veterinary Business Success show with me, Dr. Dave Nicol. In each episode, we explore ideas and subjects that can be used to better manage your veterinary practice. On today’s show, I discuss four things a leader should be doing and why it is so hard for vets to do this. If you are in a leadership role, this episode is for you. As a leader, you have important things you need to do w...

Welcome to the veterinary Business Success show with me, Dr Dave Nicol. In each episode, we explore ideas and subjects that can be used to better manage your veterinary practice. On today’s show, I’m joined by Shawn Wilkie to provide an entrepreneur’s perspective on the current state and future trends in technologies he thinks will impact the veterinary medicine space. In particular, we dive into...

On today’s show, I’m joined by data devotee and self-identified software nerd, Paolo Lencioni! Paolo is a bit of a unicorn, part veterinarian, former practice owner, part accountant and more recently software developer. He built Neo PMS which was acquire by Idexx. He is also one of the directors of Valuvet, Australia's leading valuation service for veterinary businesses. But it’s his latest softwa...

Welcome to the Veterinary Business Success Show with me Dr Dave Nicol. In each episode we’ll be exploring ideas and subjects that can be used to manage your veterinary practice better. On today’s show, I’m joined by Dr Thom Jenkins, CEO, and founder of PetsApp. In this episode, we talk about the interface between technology and people, how generational expectations impact the way we deliver pet he...

It can be easy to point the finger at others when things go wrong - but what if the problem isn't them, but you? Anti-leadership is what happens when leaders don't have the skills to manage their teams effectively. Many anti-leaders are oblivious to their affliction, and inadvertently become the antagonist of their own stories, causing management mayhem for those around them. But how do you know i...

Welcome to the Veterinary Business Success Show with me Dr Dave Nicol. In each episode we’ll be exploring ideas and subjects that can be used to manage your veterinary practice better. On today’s episode, I’m joined by co-author of the e-myth veterinarian Dr Peter Weinstein. Peter is one of the most respected leaders in the profession. He’s a veterinarian, a former practice owner and is the execut...

In today’s episode, I’m joined by Dr. Ivan Zak. Ivan began his career as an ER veterinarian in Canada where over many years he made two very important observations. First, that vet clinics are awash with unpredictable problems that cause chaos, and second, he hated having a boss. Thus the perfect conditions for innovation arose and the entrepreneur inside was unleashed. Ivan is the creator of Smar...

On today’s episode I’m joined by serial entrepreneur and data rockstar Mel Stephenson. Mel is the MD at Interworks Europe a business helping clients find actionable insight in the mountains of data they generate each day, helping them make better decisions and run more effective companies. His impressive client list includes complex healthcare providers like the NHS. But he also works with smaller...

Welcome to the Veterinary Business Success Show with Dr Dave Nicol. In this brand new podcast, we’ll be exploring ideas and subjects that can be used to manage your veterinary practice better with experts in their field. In today’s episode, we're joined by ‘Nipped in the Bud, Not in the Butt’ author, litigator-turned-mediator Debra Hamilton who shares why mediation is often a more cost-effective,...