
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 | 114 | Founded | 2 years ago |
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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
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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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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Optometrists Building Empires launched 2 years ago and published 114 episodes to date. You can find more information about this podcast including rankings, audience demographics and engagement in our podcast database.
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Recent guests on Optometrists Building Empires include:
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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