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Jan 291 min read
Sandbox Story - Interview of Scott Harris Shapiro
Scott Harris Shapiro is a leader in the US optical business, as owner and CEO of Europa Eyewear. His parents started the business, which...
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Dec 17, 20241 min read
Sandbox Story - Interview of Dr. Sherrol Reynolds
Dr. Sherrol Reynolds is full professor at NOVA Southeastern University College of Optometry. She was in one of the early Doctor of...
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Aug 27, 20242 min read
Sandbox Story - Interview of Dr. Dori Carlson
Dr. Dori Carlson’s accomplishments in Optometry are stupendous, including a decade-plus of service to the American Optometric...
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Aug 5, 20242 min read
Sandbox Story - Interview of Dr. Steven Lee
Dr. Steven Lee grew up in Toronto - his dad worked a multitude of jobs including in the auto industry, his mom was a highly supportive...
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Jul 8, 20242 min read
Sandbox Stories - Interview of Dr. Linda Casser
Dr. Linda Casser has had a career of service — to three Colleges of Optometry, the National Board of Examiners in Optometry, the American...
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Jul 8, 20242 min read
Sandbox Stories - Interview of Dr. Alan Glazier
A 1993 graduate of NECO, Dr. Alan Glazier has spent a career in Optometry as an entrepreneur. He worked in his dad’s practice in his...
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Mar 6, 20241 min read
Sandbox Stories - Interview of Ed Buffington
Ed Buffington is the 2024 Prevent Blindness "Person of Vision." This distinguished award is given to someone who has positively...
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Jan 26, 20241 min read
Sandbox Story - Interview of Dr. Ann Hoscheit
Dr. Ann Hoscheit is owner of EyeBridge Consulting Associates, after a long career in which she built two separate iconic eye care...
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Oct 10, 20232 min read
Sandbox Story - Interview of Dr. Rick Weisbarth
Dr. Rick Weisbarth became an internationally respected Doctor of Optometry who supported the profession through his role in professional...
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Aug 15, 20231 min read
Sandbox Story Perspective - Building a Life Well-Lived
In the Broadway play (and the Disney+ movie about it) "Hamilton," the dramatic conclusion includes lyrics that speak about "who tells...
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Jul 10, 20232 min read
Sandbox Story - Interview of Dr. John Potter
Dr. John Potter is a true treasure to the profession. A graduate of the Indiana University School of Optometry, he has been at the...
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May 31, 20231 min read
Sandbox Story - Interview of Dr. Vince Brandys
A lifelong Chicagoan, Dr. Brandys shares stories about his upbringing there, including working at his family’s gas service station in the...
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Mar 27, 20231 min read
Sandbox Story - Perspective from Building a Spec Home
Optometry manages patient relationships in a fairly conventional, time-proven manner that is typical in the medical model. Optometry...
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Feb 11, 20231 min read
Sandbox Story - Interview of Dr. Araba Otoo
Dr. Araba Otoo is a 2022 graduate of The Ohio State University College of Optometry and is currently doing a residency in the VA system. ...
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Sep 6, 20222 min read
Sandbox Story - Interview of Jay Binkowitz
Jay Binkowitz and I met in our days when we each led software businesses that served the eye doctor community. Our connection...
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Aug 8, 20221 min read
Sandbox Story - Interview of Lynn Lawrence
Lynn Lawrence is a career Optometric Technician, starting that role as part of a thirty-plus year career in the Air Force, which included...
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Jun 6, 20221 min read
Sandbox Story - Interview of Dr. Bob Layman
Dr. Bob Layman has been the American Optometric Association President from June 2021 through June 2022. From his upbringing in Toledo OH...
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May 9, 20221 min read
Sandbox Story - Interview of Dr. Nate Lighthizer
There are times when you meet someone within your profession and you immediately feel that everyone should also know them. From the...
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Mar 16, 20222 min read
Sandbox Story - Interview of Lex Hendrix
Simply put, Lex Hendrix is a deeply caring human being. I've never met anyone, young or old, who is as able to connect with others as...
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Feb 14, 20221 min read
Sandbox Story - Interview of Dr. Sue Cotter
Dr. Sue Cotter is the guest on this interview episode of Sandbox Stories. I was fortunate to be her student at ICO, when she was...
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