In 1991, Dr. Jim Wachter and I graduated from the Illinois College of Optometry and our careers took very different paths. He did a residency and found a practice partner who he joined to build a tremendous group private practice in the greater St. Louis area. Then in 2015 their group, called Clarkson Eyecare, was purchased by a private equity group and became EyeCare Partners.
Today Dr. Wachter is their Chief Professional Officer of EyeCare Partners, working with a team to help operate over 400 locations. This Sandbox Story gives some unique perspectives and business advice that can be of value to any OD.
(My apologies for a slightly grainy recording of Dr. Wachter... my bad!)
The Stories within the Story include:
1:26 The Interest in Optometry Story
2:37 The Residency Story
5:08 The Private Practice Story
7:42 The Private Equity-Backed Practice Story
12:24 The Call Center Value Story
14:48 The PE Criteria Story
15:33 The Reduction of Practicing Story
17:41 The Commitment to Advocacy Story
19:38 The New Doctors Story
20:28 The Future of Consolidation Story
21:56 The Vertical Integration Story
24:52 The Future of Optometry Story
Runtime: 30 min 30 sec
Access the content via:
YouTube: https://youtu.be/3DL_fHARkRk
Streaming Audio Podcast -- search for SANDBOX STORIES on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Music/Audible, Pandora, TuneIn, & PodBean
Downloadable MP3: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/q4m4fn/Sandbox_Interview_-_Wachter_AUDIO8gaon.mp3
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