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Optometrists Building Empires

Ankit Patel
Optometry
Myopia Management
Staffing
Leadership
Private Practice
Dry Eye
Entrepreneurship
Burnout
IDOC
Private Practice Ownership
Vision Plans
EBITDA
Artificial Intelligence
Healthcare Administration
Akrinos
Dr. Fred Cho
American Optometric Association
My Business Care Team
Low Vision
Warm Start

Welcome to Optometrists Building Empires! Each week, host Ankit Patel, explores the journey of practice ownership and leadership in optometry with some of the top minds in his field. This show is sponsored by My Business Care Team: We help increase revenue, reduce costs, and reduce staffing headaches. Let's build your empire together!

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Dr. Thanh Mai of Insight Vision Center Optometry (Costa Mesa, Irvine, Las Vegas) returns for a tactical second conversation. We get specific about what it takes to turn an underperforming practice around: why the effort from zero to one location matc... more

Every practice owner has an instant answer for why their best person quit: money, a better offer, kids these days. The data and the owners who fixed it say something else. Healthcare front-line tenure averages 18 months. Some practices keep their peo... more

Dr. Alex Martin: Curiosity, Grit, and the Future of Eye Care

Dr. Alex Martin joins Ankit Patel to discuss access to eye care, remote diagnostic technology, and the role clinicians should play in shaping new tools. He shares his perspective that remo... more

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Dr. Nadia Afkhami: Start Before You Feel Ready

Dr. Nadia Afkhami started sharing her experience online as an optometry student. Those connections later helped her find mentors, meet her podcast co-hosts and connect with an associate for her practice... more

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Recent Guests

Alex Martin
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Nadia Afkhami
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Episode: Dr. Nadia Afkhami: Start Before You Feel Ready
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Harbir Sian
Award-winning optometrist, TEDx speaker, host of The 2020 Podcast
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Episode: From the Catalog: Avoiding Stagnation with Harbir Sian
Bethany Fishbein
Dr. Bethany Fishbein, runs Power Practice Consultancy
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Episode: The No-Show Math: The Leak You Can See vs the Patient Who Never Books
Mike Guelcher
Co-founder and managing partner at Prism Consulting Partners; former Allergan leader; private equity executive
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Episode: Mike Guelcher: Building a Practice That Is Profitable AND Sellable on Your Own Terms
Dr. Fred Cho
Travel optometrist; speaker on burnout; author and podcaster
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Owner and founder of Family Vision Optical and Rejuvenation Dry Eye Center; host of Optometry, The Ultimate OD
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Episode: Getting Out of Your Own Way: How Dr. Nick Lillie Doubled His Practice
Kevin Whaley Stefany
Founder of Autograph Eye; former CEO of The Eye Doctors / True Eye Experts
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Episode: Scaling True Eye Experts as a Non-OD CEO with Kevin Whaley Stefany

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Ankit Patel
Host of Optometrists Building Empires

Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars from 8 ratings
  • Love the new podcast!

    Super helpful content! Hearing the journeys of these docs is inspiring.

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• Practical, actionable advice comes through clearly.
• Clear emphasis on systems and leadership makes planning easier.
• Guests bring credible, real-world experience in ownership.
• Insightful journeys of practicing docs are inspiring.
• Fresh perspectives on practice growth feel realistic and helpful.

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Dr. Alex Martin: Curiosity, Grit, and the Future of Eye Care
Q: What has been the most important thing that helped you grow your empire?
Adapting to a fast-changing landscape by building a small, nimble team and iterating on a product that serves both patients and doctors, while staying open to opportunities and maintaining an empathetic approach to care.
Dr. Nadia Afkhami: Start Before You Feel Ready
Q: What was the most important thing that helped you build your empire?
Nadia emphasizes the decisive role of early social media use to create a supportive community and brand, which opened doors to opportunities like being a Transitions Academy ambassador and later expanding into podcasting and TEDx speaking.
The No-Show Math: The Leak You Can See vs the Patient Who Never Books
Q: Across this country, out of every 10 patients who book an eye exam, how many actually show up and sit in the chair?
The host discusses a range of benchmarks and ultimately emphasizes that there is no single universal rate; the key is to measure your own systemically and improve the follow-up and recall processes to push show rates well below historical, variable estimates.
Mike Guelcher: Building a Practice That Is Profitable AND Sellable on Your Own Terms
Q: What practical steps maximize value in the road to exit, and how do you tailor advice for different career stages?
Start with fundamentals: keep books clean, manage expenses prudently, avoid unnecessary discretionary costs, and build leadership so you can step back from daily operations; tailor strategies by career stage—from startup to mid-career to nearing retirement—focusing on governance, delegation, and aligned goals.
Mike Guelcher: Building a Practice That Is Profitable AND Sellable on Your Own Terms
Q: When should a doctor think about selling, especially mid‑career?
The short answer is not soon enough; selling is a process, not a single event, and early mindset shifts toward preparing for ownership transition over years yield better outcomes.

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This show focuses on building and scaling optometry practices, with episodes that explore ownership, leadership, staffing, marketing, and exit strategies. Guests range from practice founders to executives and consultants who share actionable frameworks for growth, systemization, patient access, and financial health. Noteworthy is the consistent emphasis on practical, data-driven tactics, long-term planning, and the human side of leading teams across multiple locations. Listeners are likely aspiring or current practice owners and leaders who want tangible playbooks, real-world case studies, and guidance on turning a vision into a sustainable empire in eyecare.

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1. Alex Martin
2. Nadia Afkhami
3. Carlos Grandela
4. Harbir Sian
5. Bethany Fishbein
6. Mike Guelcher
7. Dr. Fred Cho
8. Nick Lillie

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