Thrive with Confidence

Tune in as Rick Guinotte chats with Phaedra Chernoff, Corporate Account Director, and Julia Clarke, Key Accounts Sales Manager, with L'Amy America! 

During the episode, you will learn about the wonderful collections that L'Amy America offers like Nicole Miller, Ann Taylor, Champion, and Sperry to name a few. L'Amy recognizes teens need more to choose from than kids or adult styles, they offer styles that are perfect for young adults! Phaedra also fills us in on the recent partnership with Two Blind Brothers and how you can help support their efforts to find a cure for blindness! 

To learn more check out lamyamerica.com or reach out to us at [email protected]! 

Join the conversation as Rick Guinotte chats with Brandon Dirkschneider, CEO of Insurance Design Management. 

You do not want to miss this episode! Rick and Brandon discuss the ever important topics of Employee Retention and Succession Planning. Brandon gives insight on how employers can provide additional benefits, such as Non-Qualified Plans, to those key employees to ensure they stay with your practice long term. Insurance Design Management has Certified Financial Planners than can help you as you start to create a succession plan and what the future looks like for you personally and for the practice! 

Check out all the products and services Insurance Design Management can provide at insdm.com or on LinkedIn! If  would like to connect with Insurance Design Management, please reach out to us at [email protected]! 

Join Tim Merrigan as he chats with Ray Hyman, Founder, and Michael Hyman, Vice President of Sales, with Visual Eyes Eyewear! 

Listen in on this fun conversation about how a frame company started from a Garage (literally!) to now occupying a 30,000 square foot space and doing business with practices all over the country! During the episode, Ray and Michael tell us about many of their popular collections like Chic, Denali, Wide Guyz, and Katelyn Laurene to name a few.  They also highlight two special collections  that are collaborations, Peace Love and Stand Up 2 Cancer, and the special story behind both of them. The collections are affordable, have no minimum buy in, and offer a quick turnaround for receiving an order. Visual Eyes Eyewear offers fantastic collections that can be a staple in any Optical. 

Reach out to Visual Eyes Eyewear at veeyewear.com or email us at [email protected]! 

**Prices mentioned in today's episode are as of February 1, 2023 and may be subject to change. Please speak with a Visual Eyes Eyewear Rep for current pricing. 

Join us as Tim Merrigan chats with Joe Zewe, Owner of Eyenavision! 

They discuss the products that Eyenavision offers to practices including Chemistre Clips, Chemistrie Color, and North Point Eyewear. Chemistre Clips and Chemistrie Color allows practices to differentiate themselves and provide solutions for patients' lifestyle needs. North Point Eyewear is manufactured in the U.S. and great for practices looking for an independent and unique collection! 

Check them out at Eyenavision.com and Northpointeyewear.com! You can also learn more by reaching out to us at [email protected]. 

Listen in as Rick Guinotte speaks with Zac Bidwell, Regional Manager with Etnia Barcelona! 

Etnia Barcelona has created the Etnia Eyewear Culture Group and it encompasses three new brands for practices to add to their optical! 

Zac discusses the newest collections, Lool, ALLPOETS, and The Readers, with Rick throughout this episode and how they can help diversify what Etnia Barcelona offers to practices. Each of these brands target a different demographic and are available now to order from your local Etnia Barcelona representative! 

To learn more, contact us at [email protected]! 

Listen in as Rick Guinotte talks with Ron Vinceslio, founder of Optical Vantage! 

Rick and Ron discuss the advantages of utilizing Optical Vantage. They have partnered with Vision Web so they can  integrate with your practice management system to provide convenience when placing job orders. Ron and his team understand changing labs can be difficult, he provides insight on how they can help make the switch easier.  You will also learn information about their Digital Lens and how they can ensure a quick turn around time. 

For more information, please reach out to us at [email protected]! 

Listen in as Tim Merrigan chats with the Founder and CEO of Review Wave, Matt Prados! 

Nowadays, reviews and being able to communicate with your patient base is vital to a practice's success. Tim and Matt discuss how Review Wave can help improve that communication with automated texting, patients can schedule appointments outside business hours, and easily prompting patients to write reviews. Review Wave even utilizes the practice's phone number when sending texts so there is no confusion for the patient. Sign up for a Demo today at ReviewWave.com! 

***Now through December 31, 2022, Acquios Alliance members will receive a special offer from Review Wave! Listen here to find out about the special or contact us at [email protected]!***

Join the conversation as Tim Merrigan chats with Bassem El-Hajal, the Vice President of Sales with Optikam. 

During this episode you will learn about the incredible technology that Optikam can provide to your practice and help improve the optical experience for your patients. With Optikam's technology, Opticians can take precise measurements, show patients different lens and lens enhancement options, and assist with frame styling! Tim and Bassem discuss how Optikam can be a game changer for practices and even help when discussing multiple pairs with patients! 

To learn more please visit Optikam.com, call their toll free line at 888-356-3311, or reach out to us at [email protected]. 

Listen in as Rick Guinotte chats with Ben Collier, Founder and CEO of Independent Optical Lab! 

Independent Optical Lab is here for independent practices and their philosophy aligns perfectly with the Acquios Alliance. Rick and Ben discuss how Independent Optical Lab is different from larger labs, the benefits of working with a lab that focuses on private pay orders, and how they are taking a different approach to the Good, Better, Best model! 

This is an must-listen episode! 

To learn more reach out to us at [email protected]! 

Join Tim Merrigan as he chats with Jim Schneider, Co-Founder and President of Eyes of Faith Optical! 

They discuss the incredible story of how Eyes of Faith was founded and a one-of-a-kind story of how it was launched! Jim also shares how they assist Missionary work and how Eyes of Faith frames are unique from others with an addition to each frame. 

There is a surprise that Eyes of Faith will have at Vison Expo West this year, listen to check out what it is! 

To learn more, reach out to us at [email protected]!