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I (Ted) first met Mike at a GOA meeting in Hilton Head, SC (GA seldom ever meets in GA for the summer meeting because our beaches are….subpar).  He was a 4th-year optometry student and I was barely out of school for a few years.  Fast forward a few years and our paths crossed again.  This time it was on a trip to Miami Beach for a Vision Source meeting when VS was still very small.  Fast forward even more years and Mike has had his practice catch on fire (both because it is awesome and because an electrical wire literally set the roof on fire), had an SUV go through the wall where his conference room in the office was, buy a lake house at Lake Martin AL (where he, I and the rest of the Lakehouse boys would convene yearly for lots of mischief and reflection), sell his practice to his partner, begin a career in industry with an EHR firm, leave that part of his life to go into teaching optometry students why private practice is the best way to practice optometry, start another private practice, and all the while maintain a great leadership organization LeadershipOD.com.  He has continued to be one of my best friends and one of the bravest people I know, because he is willing to reinvent himself to achieve higher levels of excellence in doing so.  If this episode doesn’t give you at least one good belly laugh, well go back and listen again for the great lessons instead.  Ladies and gentlemen, I give you my dear friend and idol, Mike Rothschild, a great American. (To my sixth grade English teacher, I apologize for the run-on sentence in the fifth sentence.)

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Dr. Cheryl Chapman is a graduate of the University of Houston College of Optometry and has an undergraduate degree from Creighton University.  She is a Diplomate with the American Board of Optometry, achieving extensive Board Certification and completing more than 50 hours of continuing education (above and beyond the normal state requirement, which is 22 hours per year).  She is also a Fellow in the American Academy of Optometry. Dr. Chapman is proud to bring this extra level of ongoing education to her patients.  

Dr. Chapman has instituted a full-scope myopia management clinic within her practice and works tirelessly to spread myopia management knowledge.  In addition to working one-on-one with doctors to implement practice protocols, she lectures within the optometric community as well as to local pediatricians and ophthalmologists.  Serving as an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of the Incarnate Word Rosenberg School of Optometry, Dr. Chapman enjoys working closely in training 4th year extern students.

Other areas of specialty include managing eye diseases such as:  severe dry eye, keratoconus, and computer vision syndrome. Dr. Chapman is a specialist in the fitting of specialty contact lenses such as orthokeratology, scleral lenses and hybrid lenses.  

In 2010, Dr. Chapman was awarded the Dr. Charles Seeger Memorial Award from the Nebraska Optometric Association for Young Optometrist of the Year.  

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Adam Cmejla is a Certified Financial Planner at Integrated Planning and Wealth Management (https://integratedpwm.com) specializing in financial advice to Optometrists for both their business and their personal needs.  He and I met at the West Virginia Optometric Physicians Association State meeting in October 2020.  I saw a microphone on the table of his exhibit space and found out he was the host of the 20/20 Money Podcast (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/20-20-money/id1438352481).  I think you will find this podcast will change your view of your money, how you make it and what you do with it after you get it. 

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Dr. Russo is an Associate Professor of Optometry in the Department of Primary Care at New England College of Optometry (NECO) where she is Instructor of Record for the following courses: Introduction to Public Health, Public Health and Clinical Practice, Patient Care II a & b, and Patient Care III a, b, & c. Dr. Russo is also an Attending Optometrist at Codman Square Health Center where she precepts second, third, and fourth year students.  

Dr. Russo received her BS from Quinnipiac University in 2006 and matriculated from SUNY State College of Optometry in 2010. After graduation, she completed a residency in Primary Care and Low Vision at the West Haven VA Medical Center. She most recently completed her MPH degree from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in 2017. In 2019 she received the Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry (ASCO) Rising Star Award and in 2010 she was named one of Vision Monday’s Most Influential Women in Optical.

Dr. Russo has been a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry since 2012 and a Diplomate for the Public Health and Environmental Vision Section. She is also an active member of the American Optometric Association, Massachusetts Society of Optometrists, and American Public Health Association, serving on the Health Promotions Committee, the Legislative Action Committee, and Section Councilor of the Vision Care Section, respectively. Her research interests include access to eye care for vulnerable populations, vision insurance utilization, and optometric education. 

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One of the questions I stole from someone once was, “What would you do if you were brave?”  With Laurie Sorrenson, you will hear that well before I got the chance to ask the question in this podcast.  Laurie is one of the most productive, vigilant and fearless people I have met.  She is continually poking the box to experiment in the realm of “What if….?”

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A Nashville resident of 13 years, Blake Stratton is a Sales Associate. Blake first developed his love for sales and marketing while working in the music industry as a musician and songwriter. Before joining Michael Hyatt & Co., he was consulting with small businesses as a marketing writer and strategist. He’s driven by his connection with Jesus, fascinated by his beautiful wife Alaina, and excited to be welcoming their first child to the family this summer. If you want great coffee recommendations or strong opinions on the Chicago Bears, Blake has you covered.

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