In this episode of the Veterinary Innovation Podcast, Shawn Wilkie and Dr. Ivan Zak interview Dr. Jason Balara, a veterinary surgeon and co-founder of Lark Capital Group. Dr. Balara shares insights into his journey from veterinary surgery to real estate ownership, highlighting the parallels between being a vet and a real estate investor and emphasizing the importance of creating alternative streams of income.

Learn more about Lark Capital Group at larkcapital.com.

Dr. Balara recommends "Who Not How" by Dan Sullivan and Benjamin Hardy.

This week, Dr. Ivan Zak and Shawn Wilkie speak with Coleen Ellis, founder of Two Hearts Pet Loss Center. Coleen discusses her journey and passion for providing meaningful end-of-life care for pets. She highlights the importance of educating professionals and pet owners on end-of-life care.

Learn more about The International Association for Animal Hospice and Palliative Care at iaahpc.org.

Coleen recommends From Strength to Strength by Arthur Brooks.

This week, Joey Campagna from CUBEX joined Dr. Ivan Zak and Shawn Wilkie to discuss CUBEX's role in transforming inventory management in veterinary clinics, and its recent innovations, including its involvement in the Safe Handling framework, which sets new standards for managing dangerous drugs.

Learn more about CUBEX's solutions at cubex.com.

This week, Shawn Wilkie and Dr. Ivan Zak interview Dr. Sharon French about the creation of VetAvailability.com, its role in helping people find veterinary care, and its impact on expediting patient care.

Learn more about VetAvailability.com.

In this episode of the Veterinary Innovation Podcast, Shawn Wilkie and Dr. Ivan Zak talk with Ashley Koll, CEO of Lemon Collaborative, about influencer marketing in the veterinary industry, and how they help both creators and businesses.

Learn more about Lemon Collaborative at lemoncollaborative.com.

Ashley recommends watching CNN Hero of the Year, Dr.Kwane's speech.

This week, Shawn Wilkie and Dr. Ivan Zak chat with Dr. Sarah Machell of PetPath about the advantages of using digital care management tools in clinics and their positive impact on client experience, team workload, and financial performance.

Learn more about PetPath at mypetpath.com.

Dr. Machell recommends the TED Talk - Clay Christensen: The Jobs to be Done Theory.

In this episode of the Veterinary Innovation Podcast, Shawn Wilkie and Dr. Ivan Zak speak to Dr. Kenneth Pierce from VESPECON about bridging the gap between specialty vet consultants and general veterinary practices and improving patient outcomes.

Learn more about VESPECON at vespecon.com.

Dr. Pierce recommends Failing Forward by John Maxwell.

This week, Shawn Wilkie and Dr. Ivan Zak welcome Matt Russell from Petszel, to discuss how their platform streamlines the post-adoption workflow by connecting animal shelters, new pet parents, and pet/vet services.

Learn more about Petszel at petszel.com.

Mr. Russell recommends WSJ Podcast - OpenAI, Sam Altman & Mira Murati (10/20/23).

Emmitt Nantz, co-founder of Inventory Ally, discusses how veterinary hospitals can reduce costs and take control of their inventory management on the Veterinary Innovation Podcast with Shawn Wilkie and Dr. Ivan Zak.

Learn more about Inventory Ally at inventoryally.com. Emmitt recommends ‘The Goal’ by Eliyahu Goldratt.

This week, Shawn and Ivan interview Dr. Caleb Frankel, the CEO of Instinct, discussing the Instinct’s recent acquisition of VetMedux and their vision for integrating their software products to optimize veterinary practice management.

Dr. Frankel recommends founder biographies by Walter Isaacson.