65% of veterinarians decided before the age of 13 that vet med was the career path they wanted to pursue. (1) 93% of veterinarians say that shadowing was important in helping them in their decision to become a veterinarian and get into vet school.  About the Guest: Dr. Chris Carpenter knew he wanted to be a veterinarian from a young age and graduated from veterinary school at Auburn University in 1989. Starting his career in the military, he also got his MBA and later went to work for Pfizer (later became Zoetis) in 1998 leading marketing initiatives. In 2001, he entered human pharma in ..read more

Today on Vet Life Reimagined, host, Megan Sprinkle, DVM talks to guest, Phil Richmond, DVM about his veterinary career journey and his journey through burnout and substance abuse. We discuss how to identify and help ourselves and others through burnout and how to overcome the stigma around substance abuse. Resources: Phil Richmond on LinkedIn ProQOL Professional Quality of Life Assessment Phil Richmond's website for Flourishing Phoenix Veterinary Consultants LLC About the Guest: Phil is a practicing vet and the founder, chief consultant of Flourishing Phoenix Veterinary Consultants, LLC. He ..read more

Vet Life Reimagined brings guest, veterinary oncologist, Dr. Craig Clifford. About the guest: Dr. Craig Clifford graduated from Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine and received an MS degree in Animal Science/Virology from the University of Delaware. In 2003, he became a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Oncology). He is a medical oncologist and director of Clinical Studies at Blue Pearl Malvern in Pennsylvania. He is active in clinical research within a referral setting and serves as an advisory board member with both industry and non-p ..read more

About our guest on Vet Life Reimagined: Rob Best is a certified expert in Neuroleadership, the science-based field centered around emotional intelligence. His work focuses on increasing the emotional and psychological safety within professional environments to help attract, retain, and develop talent.  He has been a world explorer, trekking six of the seven continents and is the CEO of a global nonprofit supporting teenage entrepreneurs in over 30 countries.  Rob holds two bachelor's degrees: Bussiness and Organizational Communication. He earned his CVvPM and is a licensed expert i ..read more

This episode on Vet Life Reimagined is with guest, Registered Veterinary Technician Brian Goleman who has found a niche in veterinary bandaging. He went from zoo keeper to emergency technician to the surgery service where he became a bandaging expert, but he noticed that there was no great continuing education on bandaging, so he started his own called Brian’s Bandages. We talk about something really special that you can do with bandaging that will  make the veterinary staff more engaged,  wow your clients, and  increase client compliance.  Resources: Brian's Bandages we ..read more

If you are close to the veterinary industry at all, you are aware of the transition of veterinary business models to veterinary consolidation. What’s going on with veterinary consolidators, and are they all the same? What about independent practices is special and needs to be preserved? What could be improved?  To answer these questions, Vet Life Reimagined invites, Dr. Bill Wagner. Bill graduated from Tufts Veterinary School in 2016 and already early in his veterinary career has experienced quite a few different paths in veterinary medicine. He started a veterinary company called Doc Wag ..read more

Have you ever had trouble finding where you fit in? Or maybe found it difficult to be yourself? I have and so has our guest today. Our guest is Dr. Bill Tancredi. We met at VMX this year as we were both invited to a small dinner that Instinct Science put together. And we’ve become really good friends. If you know of Bill’s writing in his SubStack called Doc’s FIRE, you may find him a little ... direct in his writing style.  But Bill and I get along so well because we love to learn, love the veterinary profession, and both strive to do things that matter in this world.  No matter the ..read more

Today on Vet Life Reimagined, your host, Dr. Megan Sprinkle talks to Aaron Massecar.  Aaron Massecar is the Executive Director of the Veterinary Innovation Council (VIC). His career started in philosophy with a Ph.D. and was a professor for 5 years. Married to a veterinarian, he found veterinary professionals with a big dream for the future of veterinary medicine. With diverse backgrounds aligned, they created some of the most forward-thinking initiatives and programs to create the future collaboratively.  The VIC hosts the Veterinary Innovation Summit, where big thinkers in animal ..read more

Today on Vet Life Reimagined, your host, Dr. Megan Sprinkle talks to Aaron Massacre.  Aaron Massacre is the Executive Director of the Veterinary Innovation Council (VIC). His career started in philosophy with a Ph.D. and was a professor for 5 years. Married to a veterinarian, he found veterinary professionals with a big dream for the future of veterinary medicine. With diverse backgrounds aligned, they created some of the most forward-thinking initiatives and programs to create the future collaboratively.  The VIC hosts the Veterinary Innovation Summit, where big thinkers in animal ..read more

Josh Vaisman, MAPPCP (PgD) has a fascinating veterinary career. He started as a PetSmart associate. He became a veterinary assistant and then a veterinary practice owner, multiple times.  After some hard realizations, he got a Master's of applied positive psychology and coaching psychology. So, in 2018 he founded Flourish Veterinary Consulting which translates the science of human thriving to empower veterinary organizations in cultivating workplaces where professionals can thrive. He also recently worked with AAHA to publish the book Lead to Thrive: The Science of Crafting a Positive Vet ..read more