The 20/20 Podcast

By just about anyone's standards, Chris Turcotte had a challenging upbringing. From having an abusive, alcoholic father who died ON Chris' 16th birthday to losing his mother in his early twenties. Yet today, Chris is running two national brands in finance and property management and he has built huge momentum on social media with his personal brand and positive messaging.

I was humbled and grateful that Chris offered to share his story with me in this episode. I think its the type of conversation that will provide that shot in the arm for anyone who is looking for some motivation.

Connect with Chris:

Instagram.com/christurcotte_

Dr. James Rynerson is the founder and CEO of BlephEx, the well-known treatment device for blepharitis and dry eye.

As an optometrist and an entrepreneurial type myself, it was a pleasure listening to and learning from someone who immense experience in the medical field and has taken a very successful leap into entrepreneurship.

Aside from creating his own treatment (BlephEx) Dr. Rynerson also developed a new theory, which hypothesized the cause of dry eye disease,. He calls it Dry Eye Blepharitis Syndrome (DEBS).

Whether you're the type of person who likes to learn about mechanisms behind disease states, the entrepreneurial type, or a business-minded individual, I'm sure you'll find value in Dr. Rynerson's insights.

Connect with Dr. Rynerson: [email protected]

Watch the full episode at youtube.com/harbirsianod

During his interview process prior to being selected as the current President of the New England College of Optometry, Dr. Howard Purcell was referred to as a round peg trying to fit into a square hole.

And since being selected for this position, Dr. Purcell has lived up to this description. Bringing his immense wealth of knowledge from his experience working within two of the largest corporations in the eye care industry, Dr. Purcell is working to prepare optometry students for the disruption and evolution our industry will be navigating in the coming years.

During our discussion, I had the opportunity to ask Dr. Purcell a variety of questions including thoughts about some of Essilor's previous mergers and acquisitions, recent regulatory changes in the industry, and where he sees the eye care industry going in the future. I hope you learn from and enjoy this episode as much as I did!

Connect with Dr. Purcell:

• Instagram.com/necoprez

A few weeks ago, the FTC introduced some regulatory changes with regards to contact lens prescriptions for optometrists in the US. There were also some additional comments made by the FTC Commissioner, which sounded a lot like the comments made by the Health Minister 10 years ago when contact lens sales were completely deregulated.

In this conversation with Dr. Jennifer Lyerly of Defocus Media, I share our experiences here in BC since the deregulation as well as why it is so important for ODs in the US to rally against these types of changes.

Connect with Defocus Media at defocusmedia.com and instagram.com/defocusmedia and Dr. Lyerly at instagram.com/eye.dolatry.

Kendall Waston is pro soccer player in the MLS. He is captain of FC Cincinnati, he is an MLS All Star, and has carried the Costa Rican National Team to a place in the 2018 World Cup tournament in Russia.

I had a pleasure chatting with Kendall about life as a pro athlete, what it takes to achieve success at such a high level, and valuable lessons he has learned.

Connect with Kendall on Instagram instagram.com/kendallwaston

You can all watch the full IG Live conversation on YouTube at youtube.com/harbirsianod

In this episode, I had the pleasure of chatting with Dr. Darryl Glover and Dr. Adam Ramsey about the death of George Floyd, their experiences with injustice as black men in America, and how they are working on changing the conversation in the eyecare industry with Black Eyecare Perspective. You can also watch the full video from this podcast at YouTube.com/HarbirSianOD

Connect with my guests:

Instagram.com/drdarrylglover

Instagram.com/dradamramsey.

10 years ago today, I walked across the stage, grabbed my diploma, and officially became Dr. Harbir Sian. The person announcing my name pronounced in incorrectly…

It was the perfect way to start my professional career and it prepared me to get used to a whole bunch of stuff that wasn’t going to go the way I had planned. But that’s just one of the many (many many many) lessons I have learned in the last 10 years.

In this podcast, I highlight 10 of the most imporant lessons have learned… and continue to learn since starting my career as an optometrist.

Kevin Wilhelm is the co-founder of Marketing4ECPs, which is a digital marketing agency that specializes in helping eye care providers maximize their presence online. Kevin has a wealth of experience in digital marketing and he was not shy about sharing many incredible insights that will be valuable for professionals in any industry.

Connect with Kevin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/connect-with-kevin/

Kat Elizabeth is the found of The Personal Branding Project and host of her podcast with the same name. In this episode, Kat share so many amazing insights into the how and why of building a personal brand. Connect with Kat on IG: Instagram.com/iamkatelizabeth

Dr. Richard Maharaj is well known in optometry as being one of the leading names in specialty dry eye care. He is a co-founder of the Dry Eye Summit, which is a highly regarded conference targeting dry eye diagnosis and treatment. In this interview, we discuss how Dr. Maharaj became a big name in the dry eye space, recommendations he has for those of us getting started, and where he sees the profession heading. But, perhaps more importantly, Dr. Maharaj shared incredible insights into the psychology around productivity and how our need to be productive may be leading to anxiety during this time of self-isolation. Connect with Dr. Richard Maharaj on Instagram: instagram.com/dry.eye.jedi