The Optical Journal Podcast

Daniel speaks with eyewear designer and optical business enthusiast Selin Olmsted about her 2028 Trend Report.        https://www.selinolmsted.com/store

Daniel speaks with Chad Sobodash, optician and frame maker and the founder of the Guild of American Spectacle Makers.       https://guild.vision/

Daniel speaks with Kevin Count, owner of Corner Optical and arguably the father of the American custom-made eyewear renaissance.

Daniel speaks with Travis LeFevre, co-owner of Krystal Vision and founder of LFVR Eyewear. 

Daniel speaks with Harry Chilinguerian, master optician and founder of Optscureal     https://optscureal.com/    

Daniel speaks with Leo Zupan of Laibach & York and Kayla Ashlee of Spexy about the Southern Independent Optical Show (SIOS), why independent eyecare professionals should attend, and what visitors can expect when the show comes to the Dallas/Fort Worth area on 11-12 September.   https://siopticalshow.com/

Daniel speaks with Amélie Morel Martin, SILMO's President, and Eric Lenoir, SILMO's Exhibition Director, about SILMO Paris 2026.     https://www.silmoparis.com/en

Daniel speaks with John Bruening, the CEO of Geauga Vision Group.   https://www.geaugavisiongroup.com/

Daniel speaks with David King Dunaway, professor at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque and the author of A Four-Eyed World: How Glasses Changed the Way We See.   https://afoureyedworld.com/

Daniel speaks with Wayne, Weston, and Matt McGee, the family behind The McGee Group.   https://mcgeegroup.com/    

Daniel speaks with two generations of the Erkers family, the makers of Erkers1879, NW77th, and The Neighbors.     https://www.studiooptyx.com/

Daniel speaks with Tarrence Lackran, the founder of the EYECON SHOW, coming back to New York, March 6-8th.     https://www.eyecon.show/

  Daniel speaks with Francesca Chapman about the UK's luxury independent eyewear fashion show, THE LONDONi, taking place on March 1st and 2nd.     https://thelondoni.co.uk/

Daniel speaks with Brett and Lauren Cates about The Eyeball, taking place February 19-22 at the Ace Hotel in Palm Springs.    https://eyeballpalmsprings.com/    

Daniel speaks with Alexis Perron-Corriveau and Mika Matikainen, the founders of Paloceras Eyewear.        https://paloceras.com/?ref=TOJ  

Daniel speaks with Lorraine Berton, the President of ANFAO, about MIDO 2026. https://www.mido.com/en/?ref=OJ

Daniel speaks with Cathleen Kabashi, the Exhibition Director of opti.     https://www.opti.de/en?ref=OJ

Daniel speaks with Robert William Morris, founder of William Morris Eyewear and now the creative force behind Wright & Bailey London, his new eyewear venture.   https://wrightandbaileylondon.com/

Daniel speaks with Neil Handley, the Curator of the British Optical Association Museum at The College of Optometrists in London.     https://www.college-optometrists.org/the-british-optical-association-museum  

Daniel sits down with Ana Hernandez Thallas to discuss Vision After Violence, the organization she created to honor the memory of her daughter, who was tragically murdered.

Daniel speaks with Zeynep Var, the co-founder of Root & Steel Eyewear.     https://www.rootandsteel.com/

Daniel speaks with Banu Baran Seven, Gokhan Sahinler, and Selin Olmsted about SILMO Istanbul 2025.      https://www.silmoistanbul.com/en

Daniel speaks with Lars Malmsten and Jan Vana, two of the founders of Vasuma Eyewear. https://vasuma.com/

Daniel speaks with the CEO of The Vision Council, Ashley Mills, about the final Vision Expo West, taking  place in Las Vegas, September 17-20, 2025.      https://west.visionexpo.com/  

Daniel speaks with Lars Flyvholm, the CEO of Design Eyewear Group.   https://designeyeweargroup.com/