The Optical Journal Podcast

Daniel speaks with eyewear designer and optical business enthusiast Selin Olmsted about her 2028 Trend Report.

https://www.selinolmsted.com/store

Daniel speaks with Chad Sobodash, optician and frame maker and the founder of the Guild of American Spectacle Makers.

https://guild.vision/

Daniel speaks with Kevin Count, owner of Corner Optical and arguably the father of the American custom-made eyewear renaissance.

Daniel speaks with Travis LeFevre, co-owner of Krystal Vision and founder of LFVR Eyewear.

Daniel speaks with Harry Chilinguerian, master optician and founder of Optscureal

https://optscureal.com/

Daniel speaks with Leo Zupan of Laibach & York and Kayla Ashlee of Spexy about the Southern Independent Optical Show (SIOS), why independent eyecare professionals should attend, and what visitors can expect when the show comes to the Dallas/Fort Worth area on 11-12 September.

https://siopticalshow.com/

Daniel speaks with Amélie Morel Martin, SILMO's President, and Eric Lenoir, SILMO's Exhibition Director, about SILMO Paris 2026.

https://www.silmoparis.com/en

Daniel speaks with John Bruening, the CEO of Geauga Vision Group.

https://www.geaugavisiongroup.com/

Daniel speaks with David King Dunaway, professor at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque and the author of A Four-Eyed World: How Glasses Changed the Way We See.

https://afoureyedworld.com/

Daniel speaks with Wayne, Weston, and Matt McGee, the family behind The McGee Group.

https://mcgeegroup.com/