Vet Life Reimagined

Send us Fan Mail Veterinary consulting, animal health innovation, and career pivots beyond clinical practice — Dr. Lindsey Kock, founder of Deep Dive DVM, shares how following her curiosity transformed her veterinary career in ways she never planned. A second-generation veterinarian who started as a mixed animal practitioner in rural Iowa, Dr. Kock went on to work in DNA testing, veterinary educat...

Send us Fan Mail What if the future of veterinary medicine isn't choosing between in-person care and telemedicine — but learning how they work together? In this episode of Vet Life Reimagined, Dr. Megan Sprinkle sits down with Dr. Kate Elden, Chief Medical Officer at Dutch, to explore how veterinary telemedicine is expanding access to care for pets and creating new possibilities for veterinar...

Send us Fan Mail Addressing the core challenges in veterinary medicine facing practitioners today. This reflection from a veterinarian and economist, Dr. James Lloyd's keynote session from ACVIM 2026, to spark actionable strategies for professional growth. This highlight from the ACVIM Internal Medicine Forum shows data on the systemic hurdles currently impacting the field. By examining the c...

Send us Fan Mail Veterinary innovation, startups, and the future of pet health — Dr. Natalie Marks joins Vet Life Reimagined live at AVMA Podcast Day, July 12 in Anaheim. Here's your preview before we take the stage. Dr. Natalie Marks has spent over twenty years building one of the most diverse careers in veterinary medicine — associate veterinarian, medical director, co-owner of the largest...

Send us Fan Mail A career in veterinary medicine has challenges. But there are skills for thriving. Andi Davison, BA, BS, LVT, CAPP, APPC is a licensed veterinary technician, and she knows the highs and the hard days of this profession from the inside out. And when burnout hit harder than she expected, she didn't just find a way to care again — she found a way to help the entire profession do...

Send us Fan Mail The journey of Dr. Mark de Wolde shows what a veterinary career can look like when you take a risk and let go of the branch.  Dr. Mark is a distinguished veterinarian in Canada with over three decades of experience. He built five veterinary practices from scratch — then sold them all in 2020. Since then, he has built multiple veterinary companies spanning veterinary practice, fina...

Send us Fan Mail What does veterinary life really look like beyond the clinic walls? In this episode of Vet Life Reimagined , host Megan Sprinkle talks with Patti Eddington, a journalist and longtime spouse of a veterinarian. Patti shares the humor, heart, and real-life chaos of being married to a vet, along with stories from her book, Don’t Look in the Freezer . This conversation highlights the h...

Send us Fan Mail Nobody teaches you how to have this conversation in veterinary school.  Dr. Christina Guttuso has spent 23 years doing exclusively in-home euthanasia — showing up for families in their hardest moments, in their homes across Arizona. After over two decades of experience and a recent survey of over 300 pet owners about their end-of-life experiences, what she found is reshaping how v...

Send us Fan Mail What if the future of veterinary medicine looked less like putting out fires — and more like helping pets thrive before they ever get sick? Dr. Lily Chen is an integrative veterinarian in California who has built a practice around exactly that. After years in high-pressure emergency and general practice, a patient named Lucy changed everything — sending Lily deep into acupuncture,...

Send us Fan Mail Longevity medicine is one of the fastest-growing conversations in veterinary medicine — and it's moving beyond research labs and drug development into general practice. But what does it actually look like for the pets in your waiting room today? Dr. Kevin Toman is a companion animal veterinarian with 40+ years of experience and eight practices built from the ground up. Now th...

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Send us Fan Mail What does it look like to evolve your veterinary career with purpose and creativity? Dr. Teresa Woolard joins Vet Life Reimagined to share her journey from general practice to creating a marketing business to writing books to optimizing AI for veterinary practices to helping others find fulfilling paths. In this episode, we explore: The turning point that made Teresa rethink her c...

Send us Fan Mail Podcast guest, Dr. Jon Geller, graduated from Colorado State's College of Veterinary Medicine at age 44. From a mobile mixed animal practice to Jon building and leading emergency hospitals, to a non-profit founder. An inspiring keynote talk about doing all things in love, soon followed by an encounter with a homeless man and his pit bull, led Jon to change his path again. Jon...

Send us Fan Mail In this inspiring episode, Dr. Rustin Moore, equine surgeon, Dean of The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine, and author of a series of books on the Human Animal Bond, joins us to reflect on the personal and professional experiences that shaped his path. He discusses what it means to train the next generation of veterinarians, the science and stories behind the hu...

Send us Fan Mail What if the most valuable perspective in veterinary medicine came from someone who is not just an 'out-of-the-box' thinker, but an entirely different box? Christopher Martin isn't a veterinarian — but he co-owns and operates a veterinary practice in Oklahoma alongside his wife, Dr. Rebecca Martin. And what he brought to vet med from 25+ years in human medicine might...

Send us Fan Mail How to start a business and practice clinical veterinary medicine at the same time What does it look like to graduate from veterinary school and immediately start solving the profession's biggest problems? Dr. Jason Szumski is doing exactly that — practicing full-time at a 24/7 ER-GP hybrid clinic while co-founding VetSOAP, a veterinarian-owned AI scribe platform used by thou...

Send us Fan Mail How does a boy from New Orleans go from trapping frogs in his backyard to becoming a veterinary ophthalmologist who is now reshaping how general practitioners across the country get access to specialist support? This week's guest is Dr. Kenneth Pierce, board-certified veterinary ophthalmologist, founder of Veterinary Vision Center in Shreveport, Louisiana, and creator of Vesp...

Send us Fan Mail Veterinary career paths aren’t one-size-fits-all. In this episode, Vet Life Reimagined guest, Dr. Shannon Bass, shares how she’s navigated general practice, ER, acupuncture, recruiting, and leadership by staying true to her values of connection and curiosity. Now VP of Medical Leadership at Vets Pets, Shannon offers practical advice on job interviews, leadership, and building a ca...

Send us Fan Mail The Certificate in Veterinary Workplace Wellbeing meets Women's History Month.  The certificate is hosted by Dr. Phil Richmond and the Florida VMA. Check out the FVMA's Inspire program.  Looking for an inspiring veterinary career story? These are the episodes referenced in the episode: Dr. Linda Rhodes , Breaking Barnyard Barriers Launched their own clinics (like Dr. Eva...

Send us Fan Mail About the Guest: Mindy Dutka is a dog documentary photographer, advocate, and storyteller whose business, Dogs I Meet, is built on the belief that every dog has a tale worth telling. With a lifelong love for dogs, she has traveled the globe providing brands and animal welfare organizations with story-driven content that gives voice to the voiceless. Her work spans documenting the...

Send us Fan Mail From barnyard to boardroom: Dr. Linda Rhodes shares her exciting career path from despite the many 'no's, becoming Utah's first large animal veterinarian taking care of cows in world-class daires to the many adventures that followed. Dr. Linda continued to get a PhD, to lead teams in the pharmaceutical industry, to starting her own consulting firm, to starting the f...

Send us Fan Mail About the guest:  Alexandre Contreras, VT, CCMT is a veterinary technician trained in canine physical therapy and is now an innovator and entrepreneur. He has built a service business called DogApy, a product business called KlipTrio, and a non-profit that brings together community and empowers students interested in careers in animal health. Alexandre is driven by passion and pur...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Dr. David Haworth joins Megan Sprinkle to share his nonlinear veterinary career journey, a path that took him from a two-doctor clinic in Spokane, WA to leading major organizations like Pfizer Animal Health, PetSmart Charities, and the Morris Animal Foundation.  David reflects on the power of asking the right questions, the "evil" of cancer, and why the...

Send us Fan Mail What happens when thousands of veterinary professionals gather at the start of a new year to talk about leadership, innovation, and the future of vet med? In this special solo episode, Dr. Megan Sprinkle shares her top takeaways from two major events — the AVMA Veterinary Leadership Conference (VLC) and VMX. From generational dynamics and “gentelligence” to the rapid evolution of...

Send us Fan Mail Veterinary medicine is evolving — fast. In this episode of Vet Life Reimagined , Dr. Mike Mossop shares his journey from clinical practice to current Chief Veterinary Officer of CoVet and why he’s passionate about driving change at the intersection of innovation and relationship-centered veterinary care. We discuss AI trends, the emotional toll of practice, and how reimagining sys...