The 20/20 Podcast

Suzanne Sendel is the founder of the Suzanne Sendel Agency, which is a distributor for multiple high end eye wear brands. She is also the creator of an intriguing new product called The Original FTG.

In this episode, Suzanne and I chat about what it has taken for her to build two successful businesses within the eye care industry and her fascinating journey into the eye wear world.

Connect with Suzanne:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suzanne-sendel-83151a2a/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theoriginalftg/

You can also catch the full episode on YouTube: youtube.com/harbirsianod

Red Light Therapy (RLT) has been shown to have a variety of health benefits from better mental health, to quicker healing, to even improved ocular health.

In this episode, I had the pleasure of chatting with co-founder of The Above Club, which is company that ultimately aims to help elevate the greater consciousness of humanity, starting by creating products that help those with high aspirations attain the success they wish to achieve.

Learn how red light can improve our ability to think, learn, heal, and see from a cellular level.

Connect with The Above Club:

instagram.com/theaboveclub

aboveclub.co

Dr. Sherman Tung is a former president of the BC Doctors of Optometry and 2019 BCDO Optometrist of the Year. He has completed a residency in ocular disease and a fellowship in myopia management and now runs a pediatric specialty optometry clinic where he specializes myopia management.

So, it's safe to say, he is a great source for information on how to get started in myopia management and what treatment options to recommend to your patients.

I had the pleasure of picking Dr. Tung's brain about how he got started in myopia management and how we can all benefit from including this specialty in our practices.

You can also watch the full episode at YouTube.com/HarbirSianOD

Connect with Sherman:

helloeyelab.ca

instagram.com/helloeyelab

The incumbents within any given industry will most often view disruption of a negative thing. But is it?

In this episode of The 20/20 Podcast, I had the pleasure of chatting with Sanaz Bissonnette (founder of Lensbox - a new platform providing digital solutions to ECPs) and Dr. Pavan Avinashi about what disruption in eye care means to them and should mean to ECPs.

You can also watch the full episode at YouTube.com/HarbirSianOD.

If you are a customer/patient looking to learn more about how you can order your eye care products online, go to SHOPLENSBOX.COM

If you are an ECP looking to sign up/learn more, go to LENSBOXPRO.COM

As a goalie for the Canadian Women’s Hockey team, Sami Jo Small won 3 Olympic medals, 5 World Championships, and was twice named MVP of the Women’s World Hockey Championship.

 She is also the author of a new book named, The Role I Played: Canada’s Greatest Olympic Hockey Team.

 In this special first anniversary episode of The 20/20 Podcast, I had the incredible pleasure of chatting with Sami about her journey as an athlete, parallels between sports and medical professions (her grandfather, father, brother, and sister-in-law are all optometrists!), and what it means to play your role with the greater good in mind.

 Connect with Sami:

instagram.com/samijosmall

linkedin.com/in/sami-jo-small-csp-oly-b387945/

In this new normal world filled with webinars, virtual presentations, and Zoom calls, we have all had to learn the appropriate techniques and etiquette to make sure we are getting our message across loud and clear.

I had the pleasure of chatting with Asma Ahmed, found of Soapbox Presentations, who specializes in prepping people to present their best selves.

Asma shares how she trains her clients to inform, influence, and impress with every presentation. She also gives us her top 5 recommendations for success... you might be surprised by what is on her list!

Connect with Asma:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/asma-ahmed-soapbox-presentations/

I had the pleasure of chatting with two amazing docs about how they each created successful practices with strong dry eye specialties.

Dr. Richard Maharaj, owner of eyeLABS optometry in Ontario, went well against the grain almost a decade ago to create a medical optometric practice focusing on dry eye. Dr. Trevor Miranda is co-owner of 4 optometric practices on Vancouver Island with all the latest tech in dry eye treatment. Both docs are also co-creators of the highly regarded Canadian Dry Eye Summit.

Listen to learn how you can win a free registration for full access to all the COPE approved talks at the Summit. You can also enter Dr. Maharaj's Instagram contest by following instagram.com/dryeyesummit and posting a picture using his "bald" filter and tagging #imajedi2.

Follow:

Dr. Richard Maharaj instagram.com/dry.eye.jedi

Dr. Trevor Miranda https://www.linkedin.com/in/trevor-miranda-463003aa/?originalSubdomain=ca

Amy Gallant Sullivan is the co-creator of the Tear Film and Ocular Surface Society (TFOS) and founder of the new ocular health conscious beauty brand, Eyes Are The Story.

I had an absolute blast chatting with Amy about how she helped turn TFOS into the ultimate resource for ocular surface and dry eye across the world, how she approaches gender bias in the business world, and how she launched her new company during a global pandemic.

Connect with Amy:

EyesAreTheStory.com

Instagram.com/tamingamy

Linkedin.com/in/amygallantsullivan/

Dr. Rachael Wruble is an award-winning, multi-practice-owning, successful optometrist who also happens to be the President of the North Carolina Optometric Society.

Rachael shares incredible insights into financial security, practice management, and how she handles everything she has on her plate.

Connect with Rachael: instagram.com/dr.eyegotthis

Dr. Jackie Garlich is the creator of 20/20 Glance, weekly newsletter that helps keep optometrists up to date on what's happening in the industry.

In this episode, Jackie and I chat about her entrepreneurial streak, tips as a content creator, and her unlikely path to becoming a business owner.

Connect with Jackie: instagram.com/2020glance