Tag: cold start
New Town, New Optometry Practice
When Neha Dada, OD, moved to North Carolina in 2022, she was a stranger in town. But in a community filled with transplants, she...
Building the Guild Eyewear Studio Experience
Guild Eyewear Studio in East Aurora, New York, is in its growth-phase era. Owner Ashley Szalkowski, OD, is committed to putting in the work...
Franklin Vision Care Focuses on Frame Features and Family Roots
Annedrea Morreale, OD, always envisioned herself owning a private practice. After graduating from Southern College of Optometry in 2019 and having her daughter Evelyn in...
Blink Boutique Eyecare + Eyewear: A Female Power Pair
Kimberly Pham, OD, and Alyssa Garza, OD, started out as full-time ODs working for the same owner. They had met in passing and each...
Ownership Opportunity At The Right Time
Tammy Richert, OD, practiced in Hawaii, Missouri, Illinois, Georgia and Belgium during her husband’s active US Air Force career. When he retired in 2011,...
The GRT Summit: 4 Days in Rocky Mountains with CE, Sunrise...
When you’re approaching the site of a continuing education and professional networking conference, you expect traffic and stoplights. What you don’t expect is a...
Morfoot Family Eye Care: Building a Community-Focused Practice
In March 2023, Charlene Morfoot, OD, opened Morfoot Family Eye Care in Huntley, Illinois. After earning her degree from the Illinois College of Optometry...
Practice Finds New Home—Upstairs
Caitlin Morrison, OD, FAAO, FSLS, opened In Focus: Specialty Contact Lens & Vision Solutions in Scottsdale, Arizona, five years ago as a specialty lens-only...
Kuzo Eye Care and Dry Eye Center: From the Ground Up
When Melissa Kuzo, OD, decided to open a private practice, she set out to create a space that blended her expertise in dry eye...
Cold Start Brings Boutique Eye Care Experience to Mountain Town
For Hallina Portner, OD, the mountains have always been home. She was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, at 6,000 feet above sea level and...
