The Optometry Success Podcast

Being booked out for weeks might feel like proof that you need another doctor—but it could be giving you the wrong answer. In this episode of The Optometry Success Podcast, we continue our conversation around associate...

The wrong CPA may file your tax return perfectly—and still be the wrong CPA for your practice. This week on The Optometry Success Podcast , we're answering a listener question from a new 50% practice owner whose...

Getting rid of your front desk sounds great in theory—but what does it actually look like on Monday morning? In a recent episode of The Optometry Success Podcast , "Why do you still have a front desk?", we challenged...

As a practice owner, it's possible to manipulate your financials in ways that make the business appear healthier than it really is, often without realizing you're doing it. On this episode, my co-host, Dr. Chad Fleming...

In this episode of The Optometry Success Podcast, we challenge practice owners to reconsider whether they still need a traditional front desk. Chad shares how his practices use self-service check-in kiosks to address...

What if one of the biggest opportunities to improve your practice's profitability isn't seeing more patients—but simply questioning the technology bills you've accepted as "just the cost of doing business"? In this...

In this episode, Chad and I build on our previous conversation about lab rebates by focusing on the next step: auditing the true cost of the optical jobs for which your practice pays the bill. We explain why comparing...

In this episode, Chad and I continue our conversation about whether optometry practices should finish jobs in-house or send them to a lab. This time, we focus on the role managed vision care plans play in that decision...

Should your practice finish jobs in-house, or send them out to a lab? In this episode of The Optometry Success Podcast , we dig into a deceptively simple question that can have a major impact on profitability...

In this episode, we talk through how optometric practice owners can think about debt more responsibly and avoid letting borrowed money quietly eat away at practice cash flow. Adam explains why a healthy P&L does not...

In this episode, we respond to a listener question from a doctor preparing to open a cold start practice. The listener asks whether there is value in buying patient charts from a nearby retiring doctor, especially if...

In this episode, we kick off a broader series on how optometry practice owners can make more intentional, profitable decisions in the optical. Adam and Chad start with cost of goods, discussing why "average" benchmarks...

In this episode, we talk about why core values and core behaviors matter far beyond simply putting words on a wall. We discuss how clearly defined values can guide decisions around growth, team alignment, burnout...

<p >In this episode, we tackle a listener question that comes up often in multi owner practices: how to fairly split pay when ownership, production, and management responsibilities are not equal.</p> <p> </p> <p>Chad...

<p >In this episode recorded live at Vision Expo, we dive into a thoughtful question from a listener considering a move from the VA into private practice with the long term goal of buying in, and we walk through why the...