Over the past 18 months, I have had the opportunity to chat with experts in the field, test a variety of devices, and implement strategies/technologies in our clinics that have helped us jumpstart the dry eye side of our practice.

In this solo episode, I share what I call my 5 Step Plan to implementing a dry eye practice for someone in the early stages of their journey.

Give me a shout at instagram.com/harbirsian.od to let me know what you think!

Let's start 2021 with a little re-introduction!

I had the pleasure of being a guest on The YVR Business Den podcast with Vishal Gill and Harvir Mann.

We dive into all sorts of details from undergrad, to optometry, business, and launching my own eyewear brand.

The unofficial theme of the interview was the power of taking action.

Hope you enjoy it!

Shannon Mann and Harp Sohal started Pink Orchid Studio as a way to use their passion for beauty and fashion into a one-stop service to help brides look and feel their best on their biggest day.

Before long, they had both won numerous industry awards and turned their hair and makeup company into a globally recognized brand that include its own line of beauty products and the largest South Asian bridal academy in Canada.

In this episode, Harp and Shannon share amazing insights into how they thoughtfully and deliberately crafted their empire.

Connect with Harp and Shannon:

instagram.com/harpsohal

instagram.com/shannonmannofficial

Dr. Birinder Narang is a family physician and clinical instructor at the University of British Columbia who has spent the last 9 months working on the front lines during the pandemic.

He has been a great resource and an advocate for health and safety regulations that are in place to help us stop the spread of the virus.

He also just got his COVID vaccine today!

In this episode, we discuss what these past 9 months have been like and what to expect with the vaccine.

Connect with Dr. Narang on Twitter and Instagram: @drbirindersingh

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

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

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