The Veterinary Optimist

Let's look about at some of the stories our guest share about growth in their careers. In this episode I highlight some of the stories that stood out to me.

Let's look about at some of the stories our guest share about over coming adversities. In this episode I highlight some of the stories that stood out to me.

Tune in for the Season One Finale where my favorite human, Penelope Rose, interviews me about how The Veterinary Optimist started, how I feel like season one went, and what to look forward to on Season Two. I might be biased but she does an incredible job of turning the tables on me. *During the three week break there with be Optimistic Insights released weekly, featuring highlights from my amazin...

Listen in as I chat with Ashley Kalinauskas, CEO of Torigen. We discuss her journey from college to leading innovation for animal cancer treatments. We talk about turning down jobs to follow her dreams, moving back in with her roommate (Dad) after college, and not giving up on what she knew was possible. Now she is thriving as the CEO of her own company and focused on saving pets. Ashley is the fo...

Join Dr. Earl and I as we talk about his culture first practice. We discuss topics like the importance of knowing your team's "Why", implementing Key Production Driver meetings and why we consider this profession a human business.

Join us for part 2 with Denise where we dig into skilling up to create more opportunities for the bad 5 minutes to not ruin a whole day. We talk about boundaries with clients, super tech syndrome and words becoming reality.

Join us as we discuss Dr. Jill Clarks journey from DVM to CEO. We dig into her time in the film industry, her love for horses, her learning to say "no" more often in practice, and her starting her own company (IGNITE) to help serve the veterinary community through education and training. Dr. Jill Clark founded IGNITE in 2016 with the singular goal of elevating the knowledge of veterinary teams to...

Join Lisa Matthews and I as we discuss what KPI and P&L mean and what we can do to improve them. We dive into topics like missed invoice items, financial transparency and setting team goals. This is a great starter conversation for those that are new or aspire to be management in a clinic setting.

Join us as we dive deep in the purr-fect career of Dr. Gary Norsworthy. As one of the leading feline doctors in the country we talk about overcoming obstacles in school, being the one of the first to help identify major diseases in cats and important qualities for a great leader!

Join us on the Molar Express as we take a journey down the career of Vanessa Huizar LVT, VTS Dentistry. We touch base on the "celling effect" with techs in practice, finding an area in the clinic to champion and feeling empowered to speak up.

How often would you say you have a bad day as in vet med? It’s very possible "bad" things actually happen a lot less than you think, but most people allow multiple things to build up and make it a "bad day". Join Denise and I as we discuss what this could look like in practice.

Dr. Hilliard is a small animal veterinarian with 15 years of experience in specialty medicine, corporate and private practice, industry, and hospital leadership. Her history of severe burnout and compassion fatigue early in her career has motivated her to focus the next chapter of her professional journey on advocating for breaking the stigma around mental health in the veterinary profession and s...

Join us and we dive into Riane's journey from VA to LVT to DVM. We discuss things like "the ceiling effect" for technicians, imposter syndrome and over coming adversities. Riane's story is an inspiration to all and our profession is lucky to have her.

Last month I made the leap to turn back towards the "in clinic" experience and commit myself to doing what I can to make a massive impact for a profession I love so much. I plan to do that by utilizing one of my most powerful tools, my optimism. One of the ways I am making progress as a servant leader to vet med is by doing short interviews with everyday heroes. The ones doing the work. Please tak...