Tag: practice owner
There’s More Than One Path to Practice Ownership
From the moment she started practicing in her space next to Walmart, Priya Kaura, OD, found a place where clinical care and leadership could...
A Vision Pursued: From Scribe to Hometown Practice Owner
Kassidy Nelson, OD, has long envisioned practicing optometry in Manhattan, Kansas. In April 2025, just months after welcoming her second child, she brought that...
From Pancakes to Prescriptions: OD Turns Landmark Building Into a Boutique...
About two years ago, Summer Williamson, OD, set a goal: to work for herself. After five years with the U.S. Air Force, Major Williamson...
Designing and Expanding a Homey Haven
When Marla Hayden, OD, purchased her practice, Heinsight Eyecare, in Milford, Michigan, in 2015, she knew the space had charm, but it needed a...
Mother-Daughter Team Say Starting With a Great Refraction Is Key to...
Ashley Warstler, OD, grew up witnessing her mother, Linda Rhodes, OD, FAAO, transform eye care in Houston, Texas, where she was a partner in...
Advice on Finding Balance
As Sarah Talbott, OD, approached her first-year anniversary of her practice, Sparrow Eyecare in North Richland Hills, Texas, she shared a few pointers that...
Do You Have the Right Liability Insurance?
By Natalie Hayes Schmook, MBA, CFP, CVA
I work with a lot of optometrists these days who are exiting their practices by either selling or...
The Business of Inspiration
While growing up in Richmond, Virginia, Mesheca Bunyon, OD, visited a pediatric optometrist who was unlike any other.
