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5 Tips to Save Your Sanity As A New Vet Grad
Congrats! You made it through four years of undergrad, four years of vet school, and you are now a legit dog-tor! Now what? What is it about entering “the real world” that is so terrifying even after years and years of rigorous schooling? You graduated, and maybe you...
Why You Need to be Texting Your Hospital’s Clients
How’s the saying go? Don’t call me about something that could have been a text? I’m going to guess you fall into one of two categories: You actually use your phone to make phone calls regularly. OR You’re normal and text about 90% of the time. If we communicate with...
How to Get Things Done
When you are a solo practice owner, you're used to just doing it all. We've talked about this before, so say it with me: You can't fucking do everything. You just can't. So, you’ve got to wrap your head around this. What needs to get done? What I have found is that in...
Handling Negative Online Reviews
Let’s talk about handling negative online reviews. Yay! Aren't they everybody's favorite?!?! I am here to tell you: DON’T worry about them that much. Of course it’s human nature to cringe a little bit when you see a not-so-nice review about your hospital. It’s...
How To Staff Your Hospital
Today we are talking about the correct ratio of support staff to DVM. I’ve gotten a few DMs here and there about this topic, and I see it talked about a lot in social media groups. So, it’s something somebody out there needs to know, right? And the answer is, "Boy,...
5 Things EVERY Veterinary Practice Should Be Tracking
You can define success in a bazillion different ways. But let’s stick to the tried-and-true money dollars here. Now, the revenue you bring in every day/week/month is obviously important. I mean, without that you’ve got exactly diddly squat. But there’s more to the...
How I Found My Practice
You guys nailed it with the amazing questions I received as feedback in my Instagram stories. "How did you find a location to purchase?" You can do this a million different ways. For me, I just kind of weirdly lucked into it. I had looked online for some loan...
5 Traits of Successful Veterinary Practice Owners
It’s January of 2021! A fresh and clean new year. I know everybody's pretty excited about getting 2020 behind us. Here’s my hot take: We learned a lot. I think there's going to be a lot of good shit that comes out of all the bad shit that we went through that year. So...