Smarter Vet Financial Podcast

Practice owners get to an age when they begin to consider how they will sell and exit their practice. What we commonly hear is that I plan to exit within "5 to 7 years" but the time passes without any definitive action. Listen to learn how to avoid...

We spend quality time with Dr. Katie Ford from the UK to talk about where her journey when she started practicing veterinary medicine as an associate and then wanting more flexibility in her life to further pursue her passions. She now focuses on...

Noooo. Your biggest asset is not your car. It’s not the value of your business. It’s not even your home (or your future home)! A lot of people are surprised that their greatest asset isn’t a thing they own BUT it still requires your attention in...

We spend time speaking with Dr. Julie Cappel on how she works with veterinarians and others in the veterinary community to do life better. Listen to learn a few tips and tricks that Julie provides on how to get a better handle on life and ways to...

Did you talk about finances much when you were a child? Today so many people avoid the topic because it’s not something openly discussed. We often like to call this “ostrich syndrome” because the easiest thing to do is stick your head in the sand....

Renee Machel is one-half of Get MotiVETed, a community focused on veterinary wellbeing. She's spent most of her life working within veterinary practices and has dedicated her life to improving others' lives. Take a listen to this impactful episode...

As we wrap up the 3 R's to employee culture and compensation, the last one that is commonly misunderstood is how to retain employees. There are certain programs that can be viewed as retention like a 401(k) and health insurance benefits but those...

Dr. Melanie Bowden is changing the way veterinarians think. She started with practicing medicine and stepped up to be a voice for the rest of the veterinary community by speaking on TEDx. She is now an author of What The F**K: Is This Really...

Spoiler alert. We’re all human. And it’s hard to change when we’re so used to doing things a certain way for a long time. The easiest thing we can do is do nothing. Keep the job we don’t like. Keep the same advisor even though they haven’t talked...