
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 | 109 | Founded | 2 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | CareersBusiness | |||

From the Optometrists Building Empires catalog. This is the Harbir Sian conversation on avoiding stagnation, first published as episode 34.
Are you ready to scale your optometry practice and embrace bold career moves? On this week’s episode of Optom... more
It is 7:42. Marcus is packing two lunches. Fourteen months ago he paid in full and said see you next year. The recall text is good. He glances at it over the milk and swipes for soccer. At 9:40 your lane is empty. That hole is real, and it is the sma... more
Mike Guelcher is one of the few people in eye care who has seen the business from every angle: senior leadership at Allergan, eight years leading acquisition efforts for one of the largest private equity-backed optometry platforms in the country, and... more
It is 2:15 on a Tuesday. A patient sits in her car with 15 minutes before her next meeting, contacts running low, finally ready to book the exam she has been putting off since April. The phone rings four times, five times, and about 30 seconds later ... 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:
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2. Dr. Fred Cho
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