The Veterinarian Success Podcast Isaiah Douglass

In this episode, I'm joined by Jake Jensen, DVM, cVMA, cVSMT. Jake is a co-owner of Janssen Veterinary Clinic (JVC). JVC provides Equine & Small Animal preventative health care, lameness, reproductive, internal medicine, dentistry, and surgical appointments. Jake is local to Central Indiana and someone I've been fortunate enough to get to know personally over the years. Jake shared some great thoughts with me over coffee and wanted to ensure we recorded an episode about it.
Jake's veterinary journey and career path. Moving into veterinary practice ownership and lessons learned.His take on using the term "Pet Parents" A deep dive on the impact of the term "pet parents" Why veterinary medicine should consider the language used. How he reframes or handles the term in his clinic.
Guest Links
Jake's LinkedIn
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In this episode, I'm joined by Meghan Bingham, CVPM. She worked in all areas of vet med, from Kennel to Technician to Receptionist, and eventually settled in as Practice Manager where she developed the business from just one vet to a 12-doctor practice. Then she transitioned to a Senior Operations Manager position where she helped 25 Emergency, Urgent, and General Practices to make then as efficient and effective as possible. She has served on the VHMA Board of Directors since 2021 and is currently the Vice President of the Houston Veterinary Practice Managers Alliance. Today, she is a Veterinary Consultant at Granite Peak Associates. We chat on the following:
The one or two things from her story that she shares that helps explain her career in veterinary medicine best.What she thinks happens when veterinary clinics grow that’s most misunderstood?What is/are/was your favorite tool for training teams to keep the knowledge of the team consistent?Her role at Granite Peak and what has her excited about it.Her non-consensus view she holds about veterinary medicine.Her thoughts on what private practice veterinary owners need to know for success over the coming years.The soccer connection and interest shared.Her question for me and so much more!
Guest Links
Granite Peak Associates Meghan's LinkedIn
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In this radio show, I discuss failure and use myself as a great example of how many shortcomings can set the stage for opportunities and "success." I call it a therapeutic session of a show. Let me know your thoughts!
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In this episode, I’m joined by Emmitt Nantz. Emmitt’s been in veterinary medicine for almost 20 years, solving problems and building innovative solutions. Co-founder and visionary leader at Inventory Ally, a cutting-edge inventory management software solution designed specifically for veterinary hospitals. We’ll chat about this and a lot more.
His background: how did you get to where he is today?How are they helping solve that with Inventory Ally?Can it help a de novo practice?What do the savings look like for a clinic?The issues with ONLY focuses on priceHow does Inventory Ally make money? How are you compensated?What’s most misunderstood about inventory?What’s a non-consensus view in veterinary medicine you hold - that others may disagree with?
Guest Links
Emmitt's LinkedInInventoryAlly WebsiteBook Recommendation - Theory of Constraints
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In this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Kurt Phillips. Kurt and I recently connected in person at WVC. Kurt owned City Way Animal Clinics until 2021 he sold the five practices. He’s also an entrepreneurial veterinarian and business owner outside of veterinary medicine. He’s always a Hoosier Native, although he calls Bend, Oregon home now. This was a great conversation about the entrepreneurial journey within veterinary medicine and the success and challenges of growing a team.
Takeaways from WVC 2024.Dr. Kurt's early clinical experience & early practice ownership challenges. His first big mistake as a business owner.How confidence and independence helped mold him to be an owner. Early growth and the fracturing of his business partner relationship. How joining VMG and implementing EOS turned his practice growth up to 10.Building out the organizational leadership and processes. How he stayed connected to ALL the team as he grew to five practices. What he thinks is stopping veterinarians from wanting to own. And so much MORE!
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Dr. Kurt Phillips LinkedIn
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In this radio show, I discuss my recent LinkedIn post that got a lot of traction.
#veterinarymedicine - I want to see more private practice ownership and extremely bullish on folksbuilding this future in a variety of ways._________________ is stopping veterinarians from wanting to own their own clinic?What's your answer?It’s a hot topic - I’ve pounded the table on the topic since 2019 - it’s not easy, it’s not rainbows and butterflies - but darn, it’s worth it, and the amount of $ in the space more can go to veterinarians if there is a thriving private practice environment.
I’ll have some guests on the show later via a roundtable discussion - that being said I wanted to discuss it on a radio show as I just got back from WVC, and I can tell you I’m extremely optimistic about private practice ownership and the models, offerings, and people doing cool stuff here. Some have been on the podcast others are future guests.
Link to the LinkedIn Post
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