Tag: cold-start practice
Sweet Design Inspired by Ice Cream Shop
Katelyn Steen, OD, will never forget the experience she had shadowing an optometrist during her undergraduate schooling. She had already realized the huge impact...
Turning a Challenge into Opportunity
When Kelly Cooper, OD, graduated from Nova Southeastern University College of Optometry in 2020, the ceremony was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr....
Partnership Proves to be Perfect
Mary Ferris, OD, and Angela Loeb, OD, crossed paths at the Indiana University School of Optometry (graduating in 2007 and 2010, respectively) and were...
From Pancakes to Practice Ownership
Who knew that pancakes could lead to private practice ownership? That was the case for Jennifer Kim, OD, who says that when her daughter...
New Construction to New Practice
In the summer of 2021, OluFunso Ibrahim, OD, returned from maternity leave with her second child to her work as a contractor with a...
Practice Ownership Timeline Accelerated
Randa Djabri, OD, says that while practice ownership was always a goal, she imagined herself there closer to 20 years after graduation. Yet just...
Fulfilling a Need for Vision Therapy in Hometown
Liza Stremick, OD, spent her first month after opening Eyes on Burdick spreading the word about the vision therapy (VT) services she was now...
OD Tackles Inspection Hurdles and COVID Delays to Open Private Practice
Celesta Ferreira, OD, was raised by hardworking, entrepreneurial parents, who taught her at a young age about management quirks and realities. Not surprisingly, her...
From Zero to One
Azzrah Thobani, OD, worked in a variety of environments from an OD/MD office to a LensCrafters location in New York. Her experience in a...
Seizing the Right Opportunity
Jocelyn Leung, OD, envisioned opening her own practice when she was a student at the University of Waterloo. When she was ready to go...
