Dr. Chris Wolfe sat down to talk with Dr. Tommy Pinkston, a fellow F3 participant and optometrist out of North Carolina. F3 is a network of free, peer-led workouts for men in the United States with an estimated 40,000+ active participants. Besides being able to connect on F3 during the show, these docs also talked about the importance of having a purpose within yourself and for your practice. Show Sponsors: CooperVision MacuHealth Get the exact code every time and protect against and audits with AutoCoder at https://eyecodeeducation.com/pages/autocoder Connect with Dr. Tommy Pinkston here on LinkedIN

Show Sponsors: CooperVision MacuHealth Get the exact code every time and protect against and audits with AutoCoder at https://eyecodeeducation.com/pages/autocoder Dr. Ryan Powell, O.D. is a graduate of the University of Missouri-Columbia.  He received his Doctor of Optometry with cum laude honors from the Southern College of Optometry in Memphis, TN.  Dr. Powell is the owner of Vision Source Eyecare and The Eye Doctor Shop. http://TheEyeDoctorShop.com Dr. Powell is member of the Gold Key Optometric Honor Society and the Beta Sigma Kappa Honor Society.  He was the 2010 President of the Missouri Optometric Association and he was recognized as the Missouri Young Optometrist of the Year in 2008.  Dr. Powell has served in many leadership positions in Optometry, including service on the Southern College of Optometry Board of Trustees, American Optometric Association Committees, Transitions ProForum, and as Past President of the North Central States Optometric Association.  Dr. Powell also serves on a number of industry advisory and speaker panels.   Ryan and his wife, Amy, have three children, Andie, Landyn, and Jake.  They live in Kansas City North and are active supporters of Ian’s Rainbow Flu Foundation, Synergy Services and many other charitable organizations. To watch the Tripp and Tyler “A Conference Call in Real Life” go to their YouTube page at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC310aJFjr6Gn9mGZjMZ2VTQ.  It’s, “Guaranteed to make you laugh or not laugh at least twice.  Guaranteed.”

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Show Sponsors: CooperVision MacuHealth Get the exact code every time and protect against and audits with AutoCoder at https://eyecodeeducation.com/pages/autocoder It will not take you long to see that Haley Perry loves people.  If you look up “Extrovert” in the dictionary, there is her picture.  This translates to the way she sets up her day, practice and the way she cares for her guests.  She is an expert on the enneagram, knows how to get things done in the face of adversity and does so with humility that draws others to her.  If you’d like to see an incredible way to have your guests know more about you, plagiarize her bio from her website @ https://visionsource-eliteeye.com/about-us/doctors-staff/dr-haley-perry/.

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Show Sponsors: CooperVision MacuHealth Get the exact code every time and protect against and audits with AutoCoder at https://eyecodeeducation.com/pages/autocoder Dr. Kristin O’Brien grew up in Midland, Michigan where, from an early age, she had her eye set on a future in optometry. Dr. O’Brien attended Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Michigan where she earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Biology with a Vision Science concentration. She went on to complete her Doctor of Optometry (OD) degree at the Michigan College of Optometry (MCO) and graduated in 2013. Dr. O’Brien has additional training in the areas of low vision, pediatrics, specialty contact lenses and working with patients who have a mental or physical handicap. She particularly enjoys getting to know her patients and takes pride in providing exceptional eye care. While in school Dr. O’Brien founded the Michigan Optometric Student Private Practice Association (MOSPPA) and was influential in beginning the Student Optometric Leadership Network (SOLutioN) of which she has served as President, followed by the Executive Director and is now on the Alumni Board. She also spends time on the lecture circuit, speaking about private practice and the business aspects of the profession with Optometric Insights to inspire success in future generations of optometrists. She currently leads the Vision Source NEXT Student Program with the goal of providing resources to students most interested in private practice optometry. Dr. O’Brien has earned multiple honors as an optometrist; early in her career with the Marchon Practice Management Award and the William Feinbloom Low Vision Award and later was named the 2016 International Vision Council Next Generation Innovator. Most notably, Dr. O’Brien was awarded the 2017 Colorado Optometric Association Young OD of the Year. Dr. O’Brien moved from Michigan to Colorado in 2013 and opened a cold start private practice with two business partners and the help of many mentors who have guided her along the way. In 2019, Dr. O’Brien moved to Huntersville, NC, traded mountain views for life on Lake Norman, and opened Denver Eye Care & Eyewear Gallery April 1, 2021. From Denver, CO to Denver, NC, Dr. O’Brien finally feels at home and is looking forward to caring for the Denver, NC community at Denver Eye Care & Eyewear Gallery!

Show Sponsors: CooperVision MacuHealth Get the exact code every time and protect against and audits with AutoCoder at https://eyecodeeducation.com/pages/autocoder An Oran, Missouri, native, Dr. Wood received a pre-med associate’s degree from Three Rivers Community College, Bachelor’s in Biology from Missouri State University. He worked as a clinical technician at Leet Eyecare in 2007 and went on to attend optometry school at the University of Missouri –St. Louis (UMSL) where he graduated with his Doctor of Optometry in 2011. Getting the opportunity to help patients really drives Dr. Wood. He says he enjoys “interacting with people and helping them improve their quality of life through their visual needs. Whether it’s a child’s first pair of glasses or management of an advanced ocular disease.” Outside his duties at Leet Eyecare, Dr. Wood is a member of the Cape Girardeau Jaycees and both the Cape Girardeau and Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce. For fun, he enjoys golfing and hunting with his #1 pup Snoop Dogg. His wife is an animal rescuer and together they have a total of 6 dogs which keep things interesting!

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Show Sponsor: CooperVision Get the exact code every time and protect against and audits with AutoCoder at https://eyecodeeducation.com/pages/autocoder A native of Arkansas, Chris received his Bachelor of Science from the University of Arkansas and his Doctor of Optometry from the Southern College of Optometry in Memphis, TN.  Chris gives great insight in what it was like to grow up the son of an Optometrist, but not having that to be his career choice until he’d begun undergraduate studies.  He also discussed the importance of advocacy in Optometry and how that shapes not only our profession but us as individuals and leaders of the practices we work in.    In an email Chris wrote me after the interview, he said, “As always I think too much about what I said and didn’t say. Two things I wish I had said was a shout out to our Arkansas leadership during our legislative battle, my partner Belinda Starkey and her committee, co-chair Matt Jones and our exec Vicki Farmer, [all] rock stars in our effort!  And a huge shout out to OD’s around the country, particularly the AOA and VS colleagues, who stepped up to support our fight financially. We believed that our success in Arkansas would be critical to future state victories.”

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Show Sponsor: CooperVision Get the exact code every time and protect against and audits with AutoCoder at https://eyecodeeducation.com/pages/autocoder Dr. Brimer is a graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill and Southern College of Optometry, and a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry. She has been in Wilmington, NC, for 17 years, where she owns a private boutique practice and Dry Eye Center. Though it doubles as a clinical investigation site, the practice is primarily dedicated to treating dry eye differently. Dr. Brimer is devoted to the development of equipment and protocols that help doctors differentiate the underlying causes of ocular surface disease and create successful outcomes. Recently, she co-developed the Vision Source Dry Eye Protocol, and was integral in designing the software update for the OCULUS Keratograph® 5M, and the Crystal Tear Report assessment and treatment tool. Dr. Brimer enjoys publishing articles as well as the extensive travel, both nationally and internationally, to lecture and consult within the field. In her down time, she enjoys NC life on the water and being a member of the US Coast Guard Auxiliary. 

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Dr. Max Raynor has served the people of Sampson, Johnston and surrounding counties for almost thirty years. He opened the Roseboro office in 1986, the Benson practice in 1998, and more recently expanded to Clinton in 2003. Dr. Raynor is committed to providing the ultimate in preventative primary eye care. His offices provide state of the art diagnostic testing for diabetic eye disease, cataracts, macular degeneration, dry eye disorders, glaucoma and other diseases of the eye. He and Dr. Faircloth bring almost 50 years of experience in the management and treatment of all aspects of primary eye care. Dr. Raynor served as the 2007 president of the North Carolina State Optometric Society and remains an active member. He serves on the Board of Directors of Four Oaks Bank & Trust. He is currently a Commissioner for the Town of Benson. He was a medical reviewer for the North Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles for almost ten years. He was also North Carolina’s trustee for the Southern Council of Optometry and become President of SECO in 2019. He also serves on the boards of the Benson Area Ministerial Association’s board (Food Pantry) and Not Just Another Community Center. Dr. Raynor lives in Benson with his wife, Teresa. He has four children. His oldest son, John, played professional baseball and was in the major leagues with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2010. His oldest daughter, Anna, was an All-American in the javelin and was a member of the United States track team (Team USA) in 2007. His youngest daughter, Mary Beth, is an accomplished equestrian and joined his practice in 2020 after graduation from the Kentucky College of Optometry. His youngest son, Will, is at NC State University.

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Show Sponsor: CooperVision Get the exact code every time and protect against and audits with AutoCoder at https://eyecodeeducation.com/pages/autocoder Ever since Danielle Brooks can remember, her parents had always been the best example of hard work in all areas of their life.  While growing up, she saw my mom and dad devote their time to their corporate jobs, their network marketing companies, and their small businesses - all at the same time! She wanted to be just like them.  While in college, she had the opportunity to work for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in Washington D.C. starting in the summer of her sophomore year and any subsequent winter or summer break. While she enjoyed the opportunity and the work she was doing, she knew that was not the place for me long term. One of the many things that she learned while working for the CIA was the fact that she enjoyed working with people. She knew her future career was going to involve helping people in some capacity. Upon graduation, she made the career move to ExxonMobil, as they were looking for engineers that enjoyed sales and working with people.  Danielle accepted the role to be an Automotive Sales Engineer. In the three years that she worked for ExxonMobil, she learned a lot about business, people and life! When she left the company, her territory was #1 in the nation for the highest percentage of national account customers buying on our program. No matter how successful she was in corporate America, she couldn’t help but to think: “Who is helping the small business owner?” That became her rallying cry. To connect with Danielle go to:   https://pearlbusinessconsulting.com/ Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/daniellebrooks_cfo/ Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/daniellebrookscfo

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Show Sponsor: CooperVision Get the exact code every time and protect against and audits with AutoCoder at https://eyecodeeducation.com/pages/autocoder Catherine McCann and Darryl Hunt are a husband-and-wife team that owns the Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy in Comox, British Columbia Canada. They serve a community-based geriatric population, working to keep these seniors healthy so they can continue to enjoy an excellent quality of life. Catherine has previously worked in community hospitals, for regulatory authorities, and as a business consultant. Darryl is an electronics technologist with experience in installing and servicing electronics. He has also worked extensively in sales.  We had a great discussion dispelling beliefs I had on the Canadian Health System, scaling the business to other areas of expertise and, most importantly, knowing how to identify who your ideal customer is and how to care for them.

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Show Sponsor: CooperVision Get the exact code every time and protect against and audits with AutoCoder at https://eyecode-education.thinkific.com/pages/autocoder Roberto “Bobby” Saenz, OD graduated summa cum laude from both Abilene Christian University and the University of Houston College of Optometry. He completed a residency in refractive surgery and ocular disease at Houston’s prestigious Eye Center of Texas. Dr. Saenz is passionate about service and has participated in many medical mission trips to underserved countries including Panama, Mexico, and Costa Rica. Dr. Saenz grew up five minutes down the road from Parkhurst NuVision, and is excited to serve the community he grew up in. He and his wife serve the youth of their church and are HUGE Spurs fans.

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Show Sponsor: CooperVision Get the exact code every time and protect against and audits with AutoCoder at https://eyecodeeducation.com/pages/autocoder Dr. Amir Khoshnevis is a recognized optometric leader and a passionate advocate for excellence in patient care and experience. Dr. Khoshnevis received his Doctor of Optometry at Pennsylvania College of Optometry and his B.S. in Biology at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He has held appointments and positions with numerous national health care entities. He is the recipient of several awards including 2011 Philanthropist of the Year by Optometry Giving Sight. Amir is the founder of Vision Source Studio 20/20 with two locations in Charlotte, NC. Amir has been a Vision Source Administrator since 2003 and has served as an Advisory Board member and Senior Advisor to the company. In 2018, Dr. Khoshnevis joined the Vision Source leadership team, first as Executive Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer, and recently, he was elevated to the role of Chief Medical Officer. He works to advance the practice of optometry and to ensure that the voice and vision of the private practice optometrist continue to guide the network. Vision Source is a family of over 3,300 locally owned optometric practices collaborating to provide quality professional eye care while maintaining the personal relationship between patients and their family eye doctor. Amir is married to Brandee and has three children, Royaa, Reza and Lila. His primary passion is being a father but in his spare time, Amir is a world Thai boxing instructor (Kru) and is a recognized influencer in the automotive industry, working with prestigious companies such as Michelin.

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Show Sponsor: CooperVision Get the exact code every time and protect against and audits with AutoCoder at https://eyecode-education.thinkific.com/pages/autocoder Stormy Bradley is a business owner, wife and a proud mother of two young sons.  She lives in Big Spring, TX where she is CEO of Metal Solutions, a steel building builder, and started a second business in February, 2021, Bulldog Steel, where she is President.  She overcame a tough childhood, put herself through nursing school, all while being a business owner since her teens.   She serves her community as a member of the school board and a member of the local aviation museum board.  And, if all that was not enough, she announced her bid for the TX State Senate on July 15, 2021.    https://www.stormybradley.com/ https://www.metalsolutionstx.com/ https://www.bulldogsteeltx.com/

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Show Sponsor: CooperVision Lisa Marker Robbins is an entrepreneur in Cincinnati, Ohio. Her passion and purpose throughout her career has been to serve high school students and young adults on launching into their future. With that greater purpose, she has been a classroom teacher, 23 years ago started her company LEAP a test prep, tutoring and independent college counseling organization that has helped thousands, and in 2021 has started her new brand Flourish Coaching to guide students and young adults through her 5-part framework towards getting career clarity for what comes after graduation.   Contact:   https://flourishcoachingco.com/   Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/launchcareerclarity   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/flourishcoachingco   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flourishcoachingco/

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Show Sponsor: CooperVision Dr. Rob Pate was born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama. A four-year starter in football, basketball, and baseball, and the winner of the Class 5-A Bryant-Jordan Achievement Scholarship, he accepted an athletic scholarship to play football for the Auburn Tigers. As a four-year starter for the Tigers, he was a member of many All-Conference teams, a two-time Academic All-America All-District selection, a four-time SEC Honor Roll recipient, and the Pat Dye Leadership Award winner. He lives in Auburn, Alabama, with his wife of 22 years, Dana, and their five children. Rob practices in Auburn and serves as the Team Eye Doctor along with his partners at Basden Eyecare. Pate was named the 2013 Alabama Young Optometrist of the Year, the 2014 American Optometric Association Young Optometrist of the Year, and the 2015 Young Optometrist of the South. Rob served the Alabama Optometric Association as President in 2018 and currently serves as Trustee for Alabama to the SECO International Board of Trustees.  As an Author, he has written two books, The Way of an Athlete (Skyhorse Publishing, 2015 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0140EFE1Q/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0Pate is a columnist at AuburnUndercover.com.) and A Tigers Walk:  Memoirs of an Auburn Football Player (Sports Publishing, 2014 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HQLZVV4/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i1).

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