The Veterinary Optimist

Join us for part 2 with Denise where we dig into skilling up to create more opportunities for the bad 5 minutes to not ruin a whole day. We talk about boundaries with clients, super tech syndrome and words becoming reality.

Join us as we discuss Dr. Jill Clarks journey from DVM to CEO. We dig into her time in the film industry, her love for horses, her learning to say "no" more often in practice, and her starting her own company (IGNITE) to help serve the veterinary community through education and training.

Dr. Jill Clark founded IGNITE in 2016 with the singular goal of elevating the knowledge of veterinary teams to enhance their well being as well as the wellbeing of the patients and clients they serve. Her nearly 30 year career in veterinary medicine has been dedicated to the constant improvement of veterinary outcomes and operations and has created many opportunities for the personal and professional growth of the incredible people who make up the profession. After graduating from Oklahoma State University with her DVM, Jill practiced medicine 10 years before taking on VP of Operations for an 80-hospital group. Next up she served 12 years with VCA Animal Hospitals, both in operations and as Vice President of Professional Relations and Knowledge Development. She was responsible for creating VCA’s award-winning corporate university, WOOF-U, which helped train and develop over 24,000 veterinary learners. This initiative was part of the reason she followed her dream to start IGNITE, which is the culmination of all that she learned about how veterinary teams learn best over the course of her career. Her passion for animals is without limits. In her free time, Dr. Clark shows quarter horses and enjoys spending time with the love of her life, Dr. Bob Murtaugh, and their seven dogs, six horses, two cats, two goats, and two mini-Belted Galloway cows.

Join Lisa Matthews and I as we discuss what KPI and P&L mean and what we can do to improve them. We dive into topics like missed invoice items, financial transparency and setting team goals. This is a great starter conversation for those that are new or aspire to be management in a clinic setting.

Join us on the Molar Express as we take a journey down the career of Vanessa Huizar LVT, VTS Dentistry. We touch base on the "celling effect" with techs in practice, finding an area in the clinic to champion and feeling empowered to speak up.

Join us and we dive into Riane's journey from VA to LVT to DVM. We discuss things like "the ceiling effect" for technicians, imposter syndrome and over coming adversities. Riane's story is an inspiration to all and our profession is lucky to have her.

Last month I made the leap to turn back towards the "in clinic" experience and commit myself to doing what I can to make a massive impact for a profession I love so much. I plan to do that by utilizing one of my most powerful tools, my optimism. One of the ways I am making progress as a servant leader to vet med is by doing short interviews with everyday heroes. The ones doing the work. Please take a few minutes to hear from a leading veterinarian in Central/South Texas on his advice for starting your own practice.Seth Jones is a powerhouse who has been in practice for 21 years. He has built startups, ran a 16 doctor group over the span of 3 locations and served as a speaker/expert on vet med leadership for leading animal care companies. He is also a personal friend who I greatly admire.Join us as we cover important topics like, finding a way to say yes, being the plow mule (not afraid to lead by example) and being light on your feet.I would love to hear your thoughts on our conversation in the comments below!Thanks Seth, you are a good dude.