Thrive with Confidence

Tune in as Rick Guinotte chats with Phaedra Chernoff, Corporate Account Director, and Julia Clarke, Key Accounts Sales Manager, with L'Amy America!  During the episode, you will learn about the wonderful collections that L'Amy America offers like Nicole Miller, Ann Taylor, Champion, and Sperry to name a few. L'Amy recognizes teens need more to choose from than kids or adult styles,...

Join the conversation as Rick Guinotte chats with Brandon Dirkschneider, CEO of Insurance Design Management.  You do not want to miss this episode! Rick and Brandon discuss the ever important topics of Employee Retention and Succession Planning. Brandon gives insight on how employers can provide additional benefits, such as Non-Qualified Plans, to those key employees to ensure they stay with your...

Join Tim Merrigan as he chats with Ray Hyman, Founder, and Michael Hyman, Vice President of Sales, with Visual Eyes Eyewear!  Listen in on this fun conversation about how a frame company started from a Garage (literally!) to now occupying a 30,000 square foot space and doing business with practices all over the country! During the episode, Ray and Michael tell us about many of their popular collec...

Join us as Tim Merrigan chats with Joe Zewe, Owner of Eyenavision!  They discuss the products that Eyenavision offers to practices including Chemistre Clips, Chemistrie Color, and North Point Eyewear. Chemistre Clips and Chemistrie Color allows practices to differentiate themselves and provide solutions for patients' lifestyle needs. North Point Eyewear is manufactured in the U.S. and great f...

Listen in as Rick Guinotte speaks with Zac Bidwell, Regional Manager with Etnia Barcelona!  Etnia Barcelona has created the Etnia Eyewear Culture Group and it encompasses three new brands for practices to add to their optical!  Zac discusses the newest collections, Lool, ALLPOETS, and The Readers, with Rick throughout this episode and how they can help diversify what Etnia Barcelona offers to prac...

Listen in as Rick Guinotte talks with Ron Vinceslio, founder of Optical Vantage!  Rick and Ron discuss the advantages of utilizing Optical Vantage. They have partnered with Vision Web so they can  integrate with your practice management system to provide convenience when placing job orders. Ron and his team understand changing labs can be difficult, he provides insight on how they can help make th...

Listen in as Tim Merrigan chats with the Founder and CEO of Review Wave, Matt Prados!  Nowadays, reviews and being able to communicate with your patient base is vital to a practice's success. Tim and Matt discuss how Review Wave can help improve that communication with automated texting, patients can schedule appointments outside business hours, and easily prompting patients to write reviews....

Join the conversation as Tim Merrigan chats with Bassem El-Hajal, the Vice President of Sales with Optikam.  During this episode you will learn about the incredible technology that Optikam can provide to your practice and help improve the optical experience for your patients. With Optikam's technology, Opticians can take precise measurements, show patients different lens and lens enhancement...

Join Tim Merrigan as he chats with Jim Schneider, Co-Founder and President of Eyes of Faith Optical!  They discuss the incredible story of how Eyes of Faith was founded and a one-of-a-kind story of how it was launched! Jim also shares how they assist Missionary work and how Eyes of Faith frames are unique from others with an addition to each frame.  There is a surprise that Eyes of Faith will have...

Listen in as Scott Cline,  Advisor, chats with Rick Guinotte, CEO and Advisor, and Tim Merrigan, Vice President and Advisor, on how Acquios Advisors can assist a doctor when opening a new practice.  They discuss when is it a great time to start consulting an advisor, when should a doctor start looking for lending options and leases, and the question on everyone's mind "can you open a pra...

Listen in as Rick Guinotte talks with Dr. Debby Feinberg, Founder and Lead Clinician of NeuroVisual Medicine Institute, and Matt Rosner, Director or Growth and Development.  Dr. Debby  and Matt provide insight on how life changing the care that NeuroVisual Medicine Institute teaches can be to Binocular Vision Dysfunction  (BVD) patients. If you are a doctor that is looking to differentiate your pr...

Listen in as we have Robert Stensland, Founder and Principal Architect with Optometric Architects, join us again to emphasize how important it is to have an Architect on your project team!  Scott Cline and Robert discuss how an architect is not just there to design a floor plan, but they assist a doctor in creating the experience in the practice. When Optometric Architects designs a space, they lo...

Please join us as Rick Guinotte sits down with Wes Stoody, Founder and CEO of Article One Eyewear!  Wes shares with Rick how Article One Eyewear's collections are a great addition to a practice that is looking for timeless, quality pieces. They are designed with the goal to become heirlooms and last decades. The values of Article One Eyewear are shown at every stage of the frame production pr...

Join our hosts, Rick Guinotte, Tim Merrigan, and Scott Cline, as they discuss when and how an owner should prepare for retirement and passing the legacy of their practice to the next person.    They touch on topics for not only a single doctor practice, but a multi-doctor practice as well. Topics that are covered include, when should one start planning, who should they have them help with their su...

Join the conversation as Rick Guinotte talks with Matthew Wess, Director of Vision Technology Solutions with Carl Zeiss Vision!  They discuss some of the fantastic equipment that Zeiss offers like the VisuFit 1000, iProfiler, and Visu360. They go in depth how these instruments can set your office apart from others and improve the experience your patients receive in the practice. Learn how Zeiss ha...

Please listen in as our very own Scott Cline sits down with Todd Maple, The CEO and Director of Business Development with Greenleaf Payment Services. They discuss how Greenleaf provides a unique approach by working closely to customize the payment processing system for your needs. They work with Certified Protected Services so you can be assured that when patients use your system, their informatio...

Listen in to the conversation between our very own Tim Merrigan and Brian Kessler, National Sales Manager with OptiSource.  They discuss how OptiSource can provide thousands of products for your whole practice and not just for the optical. They offer monthly specials, exclusive products,  bundle packages for start up practices, and a great deal for Acquios Alliance Members. OptiSource can help you...

Join the conversation as Tim Merrigan sits down with Artur Pilat, Founder and President, and Matthew Gatlin, Vice President of Sales, with OVVO Optics. They discuss how this groundbreaking frame company was founded, how they changed the game with their temples and screws, their eye-catching displays, and the various collections they offer. They also highlight their valuable kids' line that ca...

Tim Merrigan sits down with Patrick McCarthy Vice President of Hoya Vision Care. " Hoya is dedicated to helping you achieve the practice you envision – every step of the way. Whether it is a patient who needs your care or a customer who looks to you for advice, we are here to help you shape the best customer experience. You can also count on us to help you run and expand your business. With e...

Tim Merrigan sits down with Jason Blue, Chief Sales Officer of Arbor Eyewear and Forall Frameworks. Tim and Jason discuss Forall Frameworks, the newest frame line made and manufactured in the United States.   Forall Frameworks designs, creates, and manufactures their frames from start to finish in Lubbock, Texas. ​They are committed to the highest-quality craftsmanship utilizing modern technology...

Tim Merrigan sits down to chat with Robert Nunziato, Head of Inside Sales and Operations with Sunbit. Robert and Tim discuss what makes Sunbit different from the "other guys" and why having their services is a no brainer for your practice. "Sunbit is a buy now, pay over time service that allows your patients to make larger purchases in your office by spreading out the payments.&quot...

Join the conversation as Rick Guinotte sits down in person with Jesse Fisher, CEO, and John Nyberg, COO, with Binovia. They chat about how crucial it is to make sure your server is working properly and monitor your IT systems on a regular basis so you don't "set it and forget it". Jesse and John discuss Binovia can help your practice. They can set up IT systems, monitor, and assist...

Rick Guinotte sits down with President of Marketing,  Andrew Hyncik with ZEISS Optics. The two discuss the huge milestone of Zeiss' 175th birthday. The newest ZEISS Vision Care headquarters as well as the innovative Virtual ZEISS Experience Center.  Listen in as Rick and Andrew have what is promised to be an episode full of information you will not want to miss.  Tour the new ZEISS Vision Car...

This week Tim sits down to talk with CARR Realty's National Director, Ken Jorgenson. Ken and Tim chat about the current state of the realty market and what CARR Realty can do for you and your practice as an exclusive Vendor Partner of Acquios Alliance. We are excited to have Ken back on to discuss the market and what the industry looks like since we last spoke to him. For questions about CARR...

Tim Merrigan is joined by Jill Harder, Strategic Account Manager with 4Patient Care.  Jill and Tim discuss the importance of easy, convenient patient scheduling within your practice. 4Patient Care is  the only patient engagement and appointment scheduling solution focused exclusively on the eye care industry, they are uniquely positioned to equip your practice for sustained success. Their friendly...