I started practicing as a podiatrist 21 years ago. The practice had been doing well, but the management aspect of employee hiring and retention was becoming more cumbersome as the…
Four years after graduating from optometry school, I bought my own practice from a retiring optometrist. The opportunity allowed me to be independent and in charge of my own success….
After leasing space next to Pearle Vision and Vista Optical stores for three years, I opened my first office in 1995. I bought a second the following year. But the…
I have been an optometrist for 11 years. Shortly after I got out of school, I started working for another doctor. After nine months as an employee, I bought the…
After several years of running my own optometry practice, I felt like walking away—I was done. We had grown quickly but I didn’t know how to tackle the growth on…
Before I was introduced to Sterling, the stress of the business side of our profession was taking over, badly affecting my peace of mind and family life. It wasn’t fun….
In 2007, I was working as an associate at The Vision Centers when I became a partner and was asked to manage the staff. With three locations and rapid growth,…
After 11 years of running my own optometric practice, I was at my wits’ end. The office was chaotic with the staff running the show instead of me running the…
After five years of working as an associate, my wife and I opened a predominantly small-animal practice in Zachary, Louisiana, a town of 11,000 just north of Baton Rouge. Although…


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