
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!
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 104 | Founded | 2 years ago |
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A solo episode pulled from the iCareGrow series conversations. EBITDA gets thrown at practice owners every time a buyer makes an offer or a bank sizes a loan, and most owners nod along without knowing what it really measures. Ankit breaks it down in ... more
Dr. Nick Lillie cold-started Family Vision Optical in Allendale, Michigan right out of school in 2011. For years everything ran through him, until he faced the truth that changed everything: he was the bottleneck. In this episode, Nick and Ankit dig ... more
Kevin Whaley Stefany is a master optician and one of the few non-OD CEOs in optometry. He co-founded The Eye Doctors, which scaled into True Eye Experts, an award-winning multi-location group in the Tampa Bay area, and led it as CEO for more than 14 ... more
Dr. Gina Wesley cold-started Complete Eye Care of Medina in 2008 and built the practice around a clear point of view: design the care experience instead of copying the default. In this episode, she talks with Ankit about early daily disposable contac... more
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A show focused on building and leading optometry practices, featuring practice owners, leaders, and industry thinkers who share practical playbooks for empire-building in eye care. Episodes typically cover growth strategies, leadership development, staffing, marketing, reimbursement dynamics, and patient experience, with many guests recounting real-world journeys from single-location startups to multi-site enterprises. Notable themes include culture-first leadership, scalable systems, mentorship, and leveraging technology to differentiate independent practices. Listeners get actionable insights on acquisitions, private-pay transitions, branding, and sustainable profitability, with a clear emphasis on community impact and long-term successio... more
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Recent guests on Optometrists Building Empires include:
1. Gina Wesley
2. Mike Herrera
3. Bethany Fishbein
4. Rupe Hantzera
5. Patrick Curran
6. Jeni Kohn
7. Andy Yaryan
8. Rupe Hansra
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