Podcasts about ecps

In a rapidly evolving healthcare landscape, eye care professionals (ECPs) face both unprecedented opportunities and mounting challenges. From artificial intelligence (AI) transforming diagnostic workflows to the growing demand for retail sophistication, and a profession grappling with its identity, the time for clarity and action is now.Pierre Bourre—an optician by trade with over 30 years of […]

In this episode, we sit down with GTM strategist and best-selling author Maja Voje to dive deep into the concept of the Early Customer Profile (ECP) - and why it's more important than ever in the AI era. Maja explains what defines an ECP, where to find them, how to speak their language, and how to avoid the most common mistakes when launching new (especially AI-driven) products. We explore how to validate willingness to pay, protect yourself from underpricing, and structure a GTM team for success. This episode is a must-listen for anyone launching new products or features - whether you're an early-stage startup or an established company entering new territory. Here are some of the questions we addressed with Maja: What is an Early Customer Profile (ECP) and how does it differ from an Ideal Customer Profile (ICP)? Where and how can you find your ECPs - especially in AI-related markets? How should you message and sell to early adopters who are skeptical or risk-sensitive? How do you validate willingness to pay before fully launching a product? What pricing models work best in early-stage AI product launches - and how do you avoid underpricing? What are the most common GTM pitfalls when launching new products or features? Who should be on your internal "launch squad" to successfully bring a new AI product to market? Tune in and find out how you can successfully launch your new AI feature set.

QUAY Australia was started in the music festival scene, as brand to bring art, music, and eyewear together. In its first decade, QUAY grew to become a popular, global brand that could be seen on the faces of countless celebrities around the world.While QUAY initially began as direct to consumer sun brand, the company is now re-launching as an optical brand that wholesales a full line of ophthalmic and sun frames to ECPs.In this episode, QUAY CEO, Katherine Cousins share the origins of the brand and how they have approached this new chapter in the brand's journey. In addition, Katherine shares thoughts on the pros and cons of what she sees happening in the optical industry from a CEO's perspective. As well as some sage advice for other CEOs and business owners out there.Learn more about QUAY Optical:Website - https://www.quay.com/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/quayaustralia/?hl=enTikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@quayWholesale - wholesale@quay.comLove the show? Subscribe, rate, review & share! http://www.aboutmyeyes.com/podcast/

When the Eastern Connecticut Paranormal Society pulled up in front of a tiny cabin filled with bizarre claims of paranormal activity, they had no idea that this mini location would be home to a massive mystery. What the team thought would be a quick and easy investigation turned out to be a wild collision between the past and the present. Join us as David, co-founder of ECPS, shares with us the story behind one of the team's most iconic investigations. 

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The optical industry is experiencing a transformative era defined by innovation, technology, and a heightened focus on patient-centric care. From smart eyewear to advancements in artificial intelligence (AI), the possibilities for enhancing patient experiences and operational efficiency are endless. This article explores key trends and strategies for eye care professionals (ECPs) to remain competitive, provide […]

Caroline Gray is the ECPS employee services coordinator with the TPG Cultural Exchange. Johndel Aduka is one of the TPG charter members at O.J. Semmes. They share the behind the scenes of what it takes to qualify for the program, the interview process, cultural comparisons and Johndel's motivation for teaching in the US.Guests: Caroline Gray & Johndel Aduka https://www.tpgculturalexchange.com/ Want to interact with the resources and guests featured here in real life?! Join us at the 2nd annual FREE Podcastapalooza! There will be a live animal presentation by animal tales and food trucks like BAM snowballs, Kip's Hotdogs & MELT Pensacola.One lucky guest will win a $250 Amazon gift card! Mark your calendar for Saturday, February 1, 2025 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Booker T Washington High School. Learn more about Escambia County School District: https://www.escambiaschools.org/Find additional links: https://www.voicesunitedineducation.com/podcast-episodesHost: Meredith Hackwith Edwards

Joe Sabel started his career in the optical industry as a sales rep for Essilor. But his career took a quick turn (ultimately for the better) thanks to some blunt feedback he received from a client early on. From that moment, Joe decided he was going to become more than a salesperson, he wanted to become a resource from everyone he dealt with in the industry.Since then, Joe has become more and more heavily involved in optical industry all the way to point of becoming the owner of a well-known optical supply company, Western Optical Supply.In this conversation, in addition to Joe's entrepreneurial journey, we discuss some of the lessons he has learned through his 20 years of optical experience and advice that he can share of ECPs to elevate their businesses.Connect with Joe:WesternOptical.comJoe@westernoptical.comlinkedin.com/in/joe-sabel-8712558/Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review & share! http://www.aboutmyeyes.com/podcast/

Pierre Bourre is an eyecare industry expert with over 30 years experience. From working as an licensed optician to overseeing the entire national sales team at Essilor Canada, Pierre has seen the industry from many different angles through many different periods.In this episode, we discuss how the industry is changing, what are some opportunities for ECPs to take advantage of advances in technology, and where we all need to be vigilant so we don't let control of the industry slip into the wrong hands.Connect with Pierre:https://www.linkedin.com/in/pierrebourre/pierrebourre@lumiereadvisorsinc.comBig thanks to the Dry Eye Summit team for giving us the space to record this episode.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review & share! http://www.aboutmyeyes.com/podcast/

Ortho-K has been around for decades. It can changes patient's lives. It's great for business. Yet, very few ECPs offer this magical solution. Why?Jason Carruthers, who is a registered optician who is an Ortho-K specialist, was wondering the same thing. Over the years he has developed a strategy for success in his contact lens practice.In this episode, we discuss Jason's journey to building a booming Ortho-K practice.1 new Ortho-K fit per week equals an additional $100,000 per year in revenue. Jason managed to get to 16 new fits per week.Whether you are someone who is sitting on the sidelines interested in starting Ortho-K, just dabbling, or deep into it... there will be something in this interview that will help you succeed!Learn more about Jason's Ortho-K program:OrthoKLaunch.comConnect with Jason:Instagram.com/opticianjasonLove the show? Subscribe, rate, review & share! http://www.aboutmyeyes.com/podcast/

In this must-watch episode of Power Hour, host Eugene Shatsman sits down with Jim McGrann, former CEO of VSP Vision and current CEO of Advancing Eyecare, to address the pressing concerns of eye care professionals (ECPs) and explore the future of optometry in an AI-driven world. As one of the most influential figures in the industry, Jim offers a unique perspective on VSP's role in the evolving landscape of vision care and shares insights on how practices can thrive despite the challenges posed by managed care. 

//The Wire//1900Z August 19, 2024////ROUTINE////BLUF: UNREST CONTINUES THROUGHOUT ENGLAND. KURSK OFFENSIVE CONTINUES. SMALL ARMS SKIRMISHES REPORTED AT TEXAS MILITARY BASE.// -----BEGIN TEARLINE------International Events-United Kingdom: Violent attacks continue as before. In Manchester, three people were stabbed Sunday night. One woman was killed in the attack, and two others wounded with life-threatening injuries. An unidentified male was arrested in conjunction with the attacks.In Kent, a man (who has been identified as Ernestas Juska) fatally stabbed a woman Saturday night. Authorities have also charged the assailant with committing crimes (which are too graphic to describe) against the victim after her murder.In Bristol, a man was stabbed in Victoria Park over the weekend, resulting in the arrest of two unidentified men.Throughout England, authorities continue to prioritize the policing of speech crimes among the indigenous English population. So far, over 1,100 arrests have been made, most of which appear to involve alleged speech crimes. In response to this increase in detainees, the British Ministry of Justice has activated Operation EARLY DAWN, a plan to allow British police to detain captives in temporary holding cells for longer periods of time than normally allowed by law, until space in a prison is made available. This operation also authorizes cutting most currently incarcerated prisoners' sentences by up to 50%, to free up space for those convicted of speech crimes. Local media reports that up to 5,500 convicts currently serving their sentences are expected to be released over the next month under this program.Russia: The Kursk offensive continues to remain kinetic. Ukrainian forces have gained some ground over the past week, though the front line remains fluid. On the western axis of advance, Ukrainian forces took the town of Visnevka over the weekend. Ukrainian forces have also prioritized targeting the bridges over the Seym River, greatly impacting the Russian freedom of maneuver throughout the area.-HomeFront-Texas: Saturday morning, multiple small arms attacks were reported at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. The first pre-dawn engagement took place at approximately 0215S via a drive-by shooting targeting the Entry Control Point (ECP) at the Chapman Training Annex. A few hours later, at approximately 0430S another vehicle approached the same gate, engaging security personnel with small arms fire. During the second skirmish USAF Security Forces reacted to contact, engaging with small arms, before the attackers broke contact and egressed from the area. No arrests have been made regarding either engagement. No casualties were reported on either side.-----END TEARLINE-----Analyst Comments: Many details regarding the JBSA-Lackland attack remain unknown. It is not clear as to if two separate vehicles were involved, or how many militants were in each of the vehicles. It's also not clear as to if this is a reflection of routine crime resulting in protracted small arms engagements with security forces, or if this was a higher-level terrorist attack. Of note, following this first shooting the security posture of the installation was raised, and additional Security Forces deployed to the installation ECPs. This did not deter the second, more protracted assault indicating that if this was a terror incident (and not a local gang shooting), it probably wasn't an instance of Recon by Fire, but rather a more deliberate assault. Of note, the Chapman Annex gate is located across the street from an Elementary School.In Ukraine, though somewhat obvious to most parties at this juncture, the American involvement in the Kursk Offensive is palpable. Ukrainian forces, after years of warfare, suddenly did not become experts in combined arms and maneuver warfare without substantial help, nor did Ukrainian forces suddenly become ex

Lawyer-turned-trainer Oliver Gleeson aims to develop early career professionals into C-level executive thinkers and performers. His approach targets B2B sales to leverage organizational budgets for learning and development while providing a certification that benefits both employers and employees. Oliver Gleeson is the founder of SalientMap Executive Consultancy, a trailblazer in the realm of executive coaching, particularly tailored for early career professionals. In this episode, Ari, Abe, and Oliver discuss: Oliver's certification course for early career professionals to perform like C-level executives Benefits of the certification for both employers and employees Marketing challenges, revenue potential, and organizational benefits of B2B sales in online courses The importance of long-term engagement and exploring secondary-tier certification for sustained interest Marketing conversations and framing offers in organizational language The structure of Oliver's 13-week hybrid course, including live coaching and community engagement How his program is aimed at relieving overstressed HR professionals and providing training resources The pricing model of $3500 per team member, targeting businesses with an option for individual payment Oliver's transition from traditional law to consulting, coaching, and training with a focus on scaling impact His shift to targeting businesses instead of individuals for greater efficiency and impact “My goal is to impact 10 million early career professionals, and I want to make this business my unique dent in the universe.” — Oliver Gleeson Guest Bio: Oliver Gleeson is an international executive coach, business consultant, trainer, and lawyer who helps companies and their people develop the skills and confidence to become great at growing their businesses. As the visionary founder of SalientMap Executive Consultancy, Oliver has emerged as a trailblazer in the realm of executive coaching, particularly tailored for early career professionals (ECPs). Oliver pioneers innovative coaching programs crafted to equip emerging leaders with the requisite tools and strategies to navigate the complexities of the business landscape effectively. With an unwavering focus on nurturing leadership excellence and cultivating high-performance cultures, Oliver's coaching methodologies have earned international acclaim for their proven efficacy in delivering tangible results. Oliver's groundbreaking program, Executive Coaching Built for Early Career Professionals, not only addresses the critical need for skill development among ECPs but also underscores his mission to empower businesses in nurturing and retaining their top talent. By training ECPs to “Think, Act, and Perform like C-Level Executives,”™ Oliver is revolutionizing talent development strategies, ultimately driving organizational success and fostering a culture of growth and innovation. Resources or websites mentioned in this episode: Mirasee RuzukuACESOliver's website: SalientMap.com Oliver's LinkedIn: Linkedin.com/in/OliverGleeson Course Lab Episode #97: Building Better Bosses (Danny Ceballos) Credits: Hosts: Ari Iny and Abe Crystal Producer: Michi Lantz Executive Producer: Danny Iny Audio Editor: Marvin del Rosario Music Soundscape: Chad Michael Snavely Making our hosts sound great: Home Brew Audio To catch the great episodes that are coming up on Course Lab, please follow us on Mirasee FM's YouTube channel or your favorite podcast player. And if you enjoyed the show, please leave us a comment or a starred review. It's the best way to help us get these ideas to more people. Music credits: Track Title: Bossa BB Artist Name: Marie Writer Name: Chelsea McGough Publisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTION Track Title: Coo Coos Artist Name: Dresden, The Flamingo Writer Name: Matthew Wigton Publisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTION Track Title: Grace Artist Name: Shimmer Writer Name: Matthew Wigton Publisher Name: BOSS SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTIONS Track Title: Carousel Lights Artist Name: Chelsea McGough Writer Name: Chelsea McGough Writer Name: Matthew Wigton Publisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTION Publisher Name: BOSS SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTIONS Special effects credits: 24990513_birds-chirping_by_promission used with permission of the author and under license by AudioJungle/Envato Market. Episode transcript: Scaling Impact with B2B Courses (Oliver Gleeson) coming soon. 

In this year's travel special we go on FOUR individual journeys: a sort of deconstructed road trip. Kloe goes to sunny Spain, Liz takes her bike to the Rijks Museum, Jenny darts between museums in Sweden, and finally Phedra goes on a watery adventure in Cyprus. Don't miss the return of Cass Fino-Radin at the end of the episode, when they interview emerging conservation professionals at the recent AIC conference in Salt Lake City. Sit back and enjoy the journey! 00:00:36 What's a deconstructed road trip exactly? 00:04:06 Kloe excitedly explores Spain 00:21:44 Liz visits the Rijks Museum 00:34:40 Jenny wanders around Sweden 00:53:01 Phedra goes underwater in Cyprus 01:10:45 Cass interviews ECPs at AIC Show Notes: - S11E08 Manx Road Trip Special: https://thecword.show/2022/06/29/s11e08-manx-road-trip-special/ - Museo Arqueológico Nacional: https://www.esmadrid.com/en/tourist-information/museo-arqueologico-nacional - Fancy restaurant alert (Corral de la Morería Gastronómico): https://guide.michelin.com/gb/en/comunidad-de-madrid/madrid/restaurant/corral-de-la-moreria-gastronomico - Alcalá de Henares, Spain: https://artsandculture.google.com/story/agXhkBx8wyUD-w?hl=en - Rijks Museum: https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en - Van Gogh Museum: https://www.vangoghmuseum.nl/en - Stedelijk Museum: https://www.stedelijk.nl/en - Operation Night Watch: https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/stories/operation-night-watch - Those Amsterdames tours: https://www.thoseamsterdames.com/ - Carl Larsson-gården, Sundborn: https://www.carllarsson.se/en/ - Dalarna in Sweden: https://www.visitdalarna.se/en - Falu Gruvmuseum: https://www.falugruva.se/en/ - Mining world heritage site of Falun: https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1027/ - Christopher Polhem: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Polhem - Polhem B&B: https://polhembedandbreakfast.se/en/ - VRAK Museum of Wrecks: https://www.vrak.se/en/ - Paphos, Cyprus: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paphos - Tomb of the Kings: https://www.visitcyprus.com/index.php/en/discovercyprus/culture/sites-monuments/253-tombs-of-the-kings - MUSAN Museum of Underwater Sculpture Ayia Napa: https://musan.com.cy/ - Jason deCaires Taylor: https://underwatersculpture.com/ - Phedra's diving instructor: https://www.instagram.com/marishaa_cy - S13E07 Time-Based Media Conservation: https://thecword.show/2023/06/15/s13e07-time-based-media-conservation/ - Art and Obsolescence podcast: https://www.artandobsolescence.com/ - AIC 52nd Annual Meeting (Salt Lake City 2024): https://www.culturalheritage.org/events/annual-meeting/past-meetings/52nd-annual-meeting-in-salt-lake-city-(2024) Support us on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/thecword Hosted by Jenny Mathiasson and Kloe Rumsey. Intro and outro music by DDmyzik, used under a Creative Commons Attribution license. Made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International license. A Wooden Dice production, 2024.

Your AM Now host Adam Olsen is back at it again, delivering critical accounting and finance stories to your eyes and ears, including:The 6/12 FASB meeting discussing its project on accounting for environmental credit programs (ECPs) as well as the Board's agenda prioritization.FASB's Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) recent deliberations on the existing accounting guidance for the determination of an accounting acquirer.The European Council's announcement on its agreement with proposals to cut down on greenwashing and false environmental claims,The new and impressive Workiva Carbon solution, designed to help companies enhance their existing ESG & Sustainability platform to support global climate regulations.For more on this week's topics:FASB: Tentative Board Decisions, 6/12/24EITF 6/14 Meeting SummaryEU Council Agrees on New Rules to Tackle Greenwashing in Product Green ClaimsWorkiva Launches New Carbon Data Management and Reporting SolutionConnect with Embark on: LinkedInInstagramTwitterFacebookYouTubeListen to AM Now on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

Technology will continue to disrupt the eye care profession. This poses both opportunities and threats for ECPs. In this episode with Travis Beaven, Alcon's Global Vice President of Vision Care Digital Health, we discuss the role technology will play in the future of eye care. A few things we discuss are which technologies will have the greatest impact on the eye care profession, artificial intelligence, adapting to change, privacy issues, and much more! While change and disruption can be unsettling, it also opens the door for innovation and new opportunities that improve the experience for both provider and patient.

Key Takeaways: Mainstream vs Alternative vs Independent: Recent controversies in alternative media signal a broader shift towards decentralization and fragmentation across various sectors, highlighted by disputes involving key personalities and companies. Evolution of Public-Private Partnerships: The traditional public-private partnerships are evolving into complex civic partnerships where media and technology blur lines between civilian and intelligence operations. How to Navigate New Media Landscape: Analyze the core-message and economic models. Article advocates for "Value For Value" to maintain ethical integrity and avoid the pitfalls of traditional monetization strategies. What is up with all the drama in Alternative Media recently? I was inspired to start writing this piece a few weeks ago when longtime popular researcher Amazing Polly (@FringeViews) started making public accusations against a well known alternative health company, The Wellness Company (TWC). TWC have partnerships with many content creators and personalities in the Alternative Media space (some of whom I consider friends). While the initial concerns about TWC brought up by Amazing Polly are entirely valid (connections between founder Foster Coulson and Erik Prince [Blackwater]), the subsequent events that unfolded beyond this particular situation screams of a much larger sociological and technological phenomenon worth exploring for any independently thinking truth seeker. While the TWC situation disrupted the perceived unity amidst the crowd of "awake" people perusing the Internet, the drama spilled into the heart of Alternative Media when Candace Owens (@RealCandaceO) left the Daily Wire. This event speaks to how far we are on the operation to split apart the Judeo-Christian ethic that the founders used as core principles of our country . The drama that broke out concerning Steven Crowder (@scrowder) (divorce, ex-employee) only adds fuel to the fact that the conservative superstars who rose to popularity in the last decade, are now your main characters in the reality TV show called Alternative Media. We've called it AMIC (Alternative Media Industrial Complex). There are other names who have similar names for the sentiment. We all know that Mainstream Legacy Media is pretty much dead at this point, at least in the format it was delivered in the past. But the question will be, can the Alternative Media exist without them? @Axios published an article titled "Shards of Glass: Inside Media's 12 Splintering Realities," which suspiciously tries to do something similar to what this piece is about. But their take is more about the platforms and "hive minds" that are quite general and not too helpful IMHO. What I will attempt to do here is provide a template by which anyone can use to analyze the content you are consuming today. This is an especially important exercise, as it may reveal uncomfortable truths about your favorite podcasters, youtubers, tiktokers, x-ers, etc. Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. ~1 Peter 5:8 C19 was the Great Reset Can you believe it's been over 4 years since the lockdowns? If you're reading this, congratulations! You survived a highly orchestrated worldwide trauma based mind control session that could only be possible on the doorsteps of a true technocratic dystopia. Human interaction in the first world became exclusively virtual. Leaders of all strata were forced to make totalitarian decisions. And economic infrastructure was rattled for the first time in over a decade. No place was this more obvious than Mainstream Corporate Media. It can be stated that C19 was one giant initiation ritual for the general public, brought to you by those, knowingly or not, doing the bidding of the principalities and powers that think they have control over the earth and its people. THE GREAT EXODUS When we (@CanaryCryRadio) started to notice long time talking head personalities leave, get fired, or "let go" from their legacy trad-media fortresses, many were forced to go "independent." We watched as they started forming alliances and groups in the "wild west" of online virtual media by either joining established alternative platforms, or going solo publishing blogs, podcasts, YouTube, TikTok etc. The folks who were once celebrated as the faces and voices of the establishment, suddenly found themselves alongside random people like you and I, competing for attention, clicks, and a paycheck. Some have found their way into government or private think tanks (@ChrisCillizza,@ChrisGloninger). This diaspora of people coming out of the traditional media was/is happening to almost every sector or industry, including healthcare. In fact, it could be argued that health/wellness is THE most impacted when it comes to a post-C19 psyoped world. An exodus from the Big Pharma economic model seems to have been one tentacle of the greater plan to restructure everything. Or at least an excuse to show how broken it is, in order to implement the stuff that will "fix" it. Good ole' problem-reaction-solution. Of course, such a massive beast like Big Pharma can't flip their cash cow infrastructure on a dime. They have an entire generation of customers hooked in, til' death-do-them-part. It would take a decade at least. In the meantime, it would be beneficial for someone to cast a large net to capture all the disgruntled and disenfranchised citizens exiting the trust funnel of the traditional institutional pillars. It seems that's what the Wellness Company did. Some might call it a smart and savvy business decision, others might call it a direct operation from the intelligence playbooks. As you'll see, the lines that separate these things are blurring. And it could be argued, that the final shift will come with the economic infrastructure, not just medical. THE INFILTRATION To that effect, I think Amazing Polly and others before her have done a pretty good job bringing attention to individuals who started the Wellness Company, and some of their ties to former private military contractors like BlackWater (Erik Prince openly assisted James O'Keefe and the Veritas Project learn how to do undercover work). The sentiment had been that such training turned Veritas Project into a "patriotic intelligence outfit." It was likely also the reason for its undoing as well. Since Amazing Polly published her video on the TWC, complete with a map of content creators who are either sponsored or have affiliates with them, she found herself being attacked and eventually doxxed. I'm not particularly in support of doxxing anyone, but the information that did surface about her was, at best, bad optics, and at worst, revealed some uncomfortable truths. In short, her husband works for a company in Canada whose position required Government security clearance. I get it. Not everyone who has a Gov security clearance is part of the lizard club, but as I stated in the post that you can read here, I suggested directly to Amazing Polly, that it's bad optics. Especially if that was something she was trying to hide from the public (which she has a right to do), since she likely understood that it would be bad optics coming from someone who has a decent sized following, making content exposing "the system". Her husbands LinkedIn account has since been deleted. If you want to learn more about her reporting and perspective, you can see the video she published here, and the surrounding commentary about being doxxed etc. In my personal opinion, the Amazing Polly vs TWC drama is just one tree in a much larger forest. Namely a sociological and technological phenomenon of decentralization (maybe even balkanization) of everything from journalism, to healthcare, to intelligence operations itself! The implications are more dire for all of us in one way, but a cause for hope in another. DON'T GET TRIGGERED I said in a recent podcast episode of Canary Cry NewsTalk, that "we are all being turned into intelligence operatives." What I meant was that every citizen (especially those on the internet) are effectively agents that represent something...or someone. In that context, maybe it was good that Erik Prince helped Project Veritas do undercover work to expose corruption, especially in the traditional right-left paradigm that we've all been forced into. Or perhaps it speaks to how the true social engineers have already been working on creating the parallel economy to the Mainstream Media, by building out the Alternative Media. The necessities of such an operation would naturally mean that they would have to mingle with the general population. This bridged the traditional intelligence operatives into civilian life, and weaponized civilian life to become more like intelligence operations. This is especially true when it comes to news media. What this all means is that you and I are all being forced into this weird period of time when anything we say, do, write, or publish online, can be used for agendas that far exceed the initial intent of that piece of content. We've all become messengers in the 5th generation war. The rise of the MIC (Military Industrial Complex) in the 20th century was marked by the partnerships between Private (Corporations) and Public (Government) sectors; Public-Private Partnerships. PPPs were designed to create the gray-area economic apparatus that would effectively secure the United States as the first benefactor in diplomacy and military affairs worldwide. Corporations that build really expensive and dangerous stuff, and Governments who come up with reasons to need them. And we-the-people get to pay for it. What could go wrong? It is true that this very apparatus is currently running wild, instigating the poly-chaos of World War 3, where geopolitical and trans-religious tensions will unground the loyalties of prior generations, and instead, form new conflicts between networks. But this cannot be possible without the tools to make it happen. As the MIC built "stuff" over decades, certain patented technologies and their commercial products began embedding themselves into our public communications infrastructure. As of 2024, there are smart phones in the hands of more than 6 billion people around the world. This distribution has been a massive vehicle for the rise of "Alternative Media." Even before the Trump era that started the greater public awareness of corruption and downfall of legacy media, a thriving Alternative Media synonymously existed alongside Independent Media. In fact, the two phrases meant essentially the same thing, mostly apparent via their economic models. Much like the title "Alternative Rock" when I was growing up, anything "ALT" simply meant, "stuff that's not being pushed by the mainstream (record labels, commercials, news outlets etc.)." It is supposed to represent content not economically incentivized by a third party, who wield the power to facilitate and manufacture a spot light for the subject. The music industry is a great analogy because we lived through the decentralization of economic viability for musicians through the rise of the Internet. Big record labels were forced to go more and more shallow as true talent were able to exist more or less independently or by way of starting their own record labels (alternative). As avenues and opportunities to build one's own economic fortresses increased, the lines between mainstream and alternative/independent became blurred. Mainstream has increasingly become nothing better than the vehicle for pure propaganda. But much of Alternative Media thrives its existence on calling out and exposing the lies of the mainstream. Without the Mainstream Media, Alternative Media is nothing. There is a symbiosis, a manufactured paradigm war, to keep each other alive. Thus, as Alternative Media has matured into the New Mainstream, a new distinction has become clear. Alternative vs Independent. The maturing indicates that we have reached critical mass on the decentralization and distribution of military grade comm technology. It's why we are currently going through the adoption of #Bitcoin, where pseudonymity of transacting on a trust-less immutable ledger benefits both the intel operatives and great grandma living on the other side of the world alike. In fact, the transition to go from online to on-chain is WELL under way. But in this new paradigm where the old ways of PPPs are exposed, new types of operations most certainly exist. Especially if it can assist the new generation of social engineers to transition from the train their forefathers built, onto a shiny new rocket ship. It's a lot to process, but I hope you get something out of how I'm working through this stuff to navigate the new landscape of millions to billions of voices all screaming into the database, competing to win the attention of the masses for just one moment to deliver a message. The Evolution of PPPs Parallels to Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) like Public-Public Partnerships (PuPs) have also been around in past decades, where governments partner with non-profits instead of corporations. Highly controlled and tactical messages sent through, what was at the time, the advent of modern media; Newspapers, Magazines, TV/Radio stations is one thing (there were only so many when I was growing up), but perhaps even more powerful are/were the pulpits who reinforced the messages (501c3, non-profits, Truman's Psychological Strategy Board). As we find ourselves in this chaotic period a quarter of the way into the 21st century, the word "public" in the old PPP sense (Government), has become rather obsolete. No longer are our governments, especially at the federal level, representing the will of the people. Hence, the word "public" ought to be given back "to the people" as it were. As such, we might be in new kinds of manufactured "partnerships." Specifically a "Civic Partnership," meaning the general public, largely measured in attention and clicks. These are more akin to "social contracts" between a creator and their audiences. Other synonyms like "tribes" have been used, but I stuck with Civic because it implies public duty, especially in online media that covers world events and news. The labels I'm about to list here are not official, not taken from any public document (although informed by them), nor are they fully developed. They also ought to be considered on a spectrum, not hard lines. As you'll discover, it's not just "us" versus "them" anymore. It's really all of us competing with one another in this new digital citizen panopticon as we begin to find our virtual homes in whatever Network States we identify with most (@balajis). Jesus said in Matthew 24:7 "Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom..." In this new era, it might be appropriate to understand it as "Network against Network." Since the modern network is defined by code, we can reference how all of this goes back to the power of the words and symbols. If we are careless with our tongue, we may fall into the trap of unintentionally misleading our fellow citizens. COVERT-CIVIC PARTNERSHIPS (CCPs) I'd like to start off by suggesting the Covert-Civic Partnerships (CCPs...ironic

Technology will continue to disrupt the eye care profession. This poses both opportunities and threats for ECPs. In this episode with Travis Beaven, Alcon's Global Vice President of Vision Care Digital Health, we discuss the role technology will play in the future of eye care.  A few things we discuss are which technologies will have the greatest impact on the eye care profession, artificial intelligence, adapting to change, privacy issues, and much more!    While change and disruption can be unsettling, it also opens the door for innovation and new opportunities that improve the experience for both provider and patient.   Learn more about MARLO: https://home.meetmarlo.com/

Escambia County Public Schools is hosting an in-person Teacher Hiring Event to fill teacher positions for the 2024-2025 school year on Saturday, May 4 from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Booker T. Washington High School, 6000 College Parkway. Visit the ECPS employment page at escambiacountyschools.org/employment and click on “24-25 Teacher Hiring Event.”  The application deadline is May 1.  Applicants will receive an email notification if eligible to attend. Melia Adams shares the details.

What if you could tap into the strategies behind billions in business growth? Jay has worked with titans like Daymond John and Tony Robbins, and now world-renowned business strategist Jay Abraham is ready to help you. Join Eugene Shatsman on The Power Hour for Jay's insider secrets on explosive growth.     If you're ready to unlock the secrets of explosive business growth, this episode is unmissable!  Business legend Jay Abraham joins Eugene Shatsman on The Power Hour Podcast, spilling decades of wisdom on maximizing profits, dominating your niche, and building an unstoppable business machine.  Jay's clients include titans of industry, and now he's ready to share his proven methods with you. Get ready to discover how strategic risk, calculated expansions, and laser-focused client service can transform your results.     In this episode: - Three core strategies for sustainable business growth - Advanced tactics to find hidden opportunities - The importance of testing and data-driven decision making - Building a powerful referral system - Leveraging partnerships for maximum impact   About Jay Abraham Jay Abraham is the founder and CEO of The Abraham Group, Inc., based in Los Angeles, California. He has helped over 10,000 clients in more than 1,000 industries and over 7,200 to increase their bottom lines.    Jay focuses on helping business owners to solve complex problems, identify overlooked opportunities, and revive underperforming businesses. He has been featured in many publications, including the Investor Business Daily, Forbes Magazine, USA Today, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, and many others.   Connect with Jay Abraham: Website - https://www.abraham.com/  Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/realjayabraham/  YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/abrahamadvantage  Connect with Eugene Shatsman: Website - https://powerpractice.com/  Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/nationalstrategic/  LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company-beta/24792139/   

In this episode of Pharmacy View Podcast's Full Scope Pharmacy Leadership stream, host, Chantelle Turner, a Pharmacist Leadership and Business Coach at TURN Pharmacy Leadership, engages in a dynamic conversation with Maria Cooper, a Community Pharmacist and a PhD Candidate at the University of South Australia. Maria advocates for enhancing the mental health of the Pharmacy workforce through peer support, reflecting on their journey and the need for support during unprecedented challenges like the COVID-19 pandemic. The conversation spans topics from the transition of early-career Pharmacists to mid-career professionals to Cooper's serendipitous entry into research, leading to a Ph.D. focusing on peer support in community Pharmacies. Maria delves into their ongoing research addressing the historical stigma towards Community Pharmacy, the challenges young Pharmacists face, and the unique role community Pharmacies play during crises. They stress the importance of recognizing the value of Community Pharmacy, especially in providing crucial in-person support during emergencies. The survey data presented highlights the job satisfaction of Community Pharmacists, emphasizing the need for acknowledgment, remuneration, and public awareness regarding the complexity of their work. The conversation unfolds to encompass the necessity of substantial organizational and legislative changes within the Pharmacy profession, including a shift in workplace cultures. Maria advocates for equipping Pharmacists, especially recent graduates in leadership roles, with conflict resolution and leadership skills. The discussion underscores the importance of peer support among employee Pharmacists, drawing attention to the unique challenges those in Community Pharmacies face. Maria provides historical context to peer support, tracing its presence in various forms for centuries. They highlight the feasibility study on peer support in early career Pharmacists, encouraging an open-minded and calm approach to maximize its benefits. The episode concludes with Cooper emphasizing the significance of longitudinal data in understanding changes in the Community Pharmacy climate and inviting participation in the survey, offering five $100 Visa gift cards as an incentive. Maria's survey for ECPs: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/maria-cooper-130275253_hi-all-me-again-i-hope-youve-all-had-activity-7157920591243530240-Z8c8?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

In this episode of SSP's Early Career Development Podcast, host Meredith Adinolfi (Cell Press) is joined by SSP's current president, Randy Townsend. Randy is the inaugural Editor-in-Chief of the GW Journal of Ethics in Publishing and is an Adjunct Professor of the MPS in Publishing program in the College of Professional Studies at George Washington University. Meredith and Randy discuss Randy's presidency so far, his plans for 2024, and his perspectives on the critical role of early career professionals (ECPs) in our industry.

Low Vision is an area of specialty that many ECPs are not comfortable diving into. Yet, it may be one of the most impactful and rewarding areas of practice. Dr. Ana Juricic is a low vision optometrist practicing in Toronto with over 27 years of experience in the field of vision rehabilitation services for individuals living with vision loss. In this episode, Dr. Juricic shares how she became a renowned low vision specialist without completing a residency or pursuing any other specialized training in the space. Dr. Juricic also explains why it is important for all primary eyecare providers to become well-versed in low vision. Learn more about the impact of low vision and the role of low vision optometrists in helping those battling this vision problem in this conversation!Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review & share! http://www.aboutmyeyes.com/podcast/

Spooky Season is almost here and the Russell Library Podcast Team couldn't be happier about it! In preparation for our Secrets of Russell Library Tours, Kim and Briana interviewed Ursula Wiebusch and Melissa Whited from the Eastern CT Paranormal Society. Ursula supports ECPS as an investigator/photographer and Melissa serves as an investigator and Karuna Reiki® II Practitioner. This conversation explores their journeys to ECPS, common misconceptions about the work they do, and spirited experiences they've had throughout CT. They'll even give you a few sneak peeks into the 2-night investigation conducted at our very own Russell Library! If you're a fan of a good ghost story, you won't want to miss this episode! https://www.easternctparanormal.com/https://russelllibrary.org/secrets/Book RecommendationsNightmaresby Jason Segel & Kirsten MillerPatricia Wants to Cuddle by  Samantha AllenMister Magic by  Kiersten WhiteMexican Gothic by  Silvia Moreno-GarciaThis podcast uses music by Ashutosh, under a creative commons license:Time by ASHUTOSH | https://soundcloud.com/grandaktMusic promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

In this ACT ToxChats© episode, Dr. Meredith Steeves and Mr. Terry Leyden share their perspectives on the current hiring landscape for toxicologist roles in industry, how to find the right fit, tips for transitioning from a bench-based position, and how to prepare for and successfully navigate the interview and negotiation process. Dr. Steeves and Mr. Leyden have complementary roles in the hiring process for toxicologists in the biopharmaceutical industry. Dr. Steeves is a Senior Director of Toxicology and hiring manager at Eli Lilly and Mr. Leyden is a Certified Personnel Consultant and President of The Leyden Group, a Colorado-based professional recruiting and search firm. This podcast is of interest for toxicologists at all career stages, with a specific focus on trainees and early career professionals and is presented by the ACT Early Career Professional Subcommittee.

Dr. Claudine Courey returns to the podcast in the second part of this three-part series to discuss CLEAN BEAUTY. Aesthetic treatments and the use of cosmetics around the eyes are big topics. As patients are increasingly using potentially harmful products and getting treatments like lash extensions, it is vital for ECPs to get comfortable discussing the impact of these things on our eyes. In this episode, Dr. Courey shares HOW we can have these discussions and WHY it's important for both the patient's eye health and the success of our profession. Thank you to Thea Pharma Canada for supporting this series.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review & share! http://www.aboutmyeyes.com/podcast/

In the second installment of this myopia management series sponsored by Hoya Vision Care Canada, Dr. Devan Trischuk shares his EXPERT insights into how he built the myopia side of his busy optometry practice. In this episode, we dive deeper into treatment protocols and how to prescribe different forms of myopia management. If you're looking for a more introductory level conversation, be sure to check out the first installment of this series in the interview with Dr. Gary Matter. Stay tuned for the next two episodes in this series as we continue to shed light on the importance of myopia management and how all ECPs can be part of the solution. Thanks again to Hoya Vision Care Canada for their support in this series.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review & share! http://www.aboutmyeyes.com/podcast/

With exciting new advances in generative AI platforms like ChatGPT, there is a world of new opportunities for us to explore. However, ECPs (and professionals in all industries) have been left wondering how exactly to apply these technologies to their day-to-day operations. Enter Keri Sculland. Keri is the Manager of Editing and Content Strategy at Marketing 4ECPs. In this episode, Keri dives into how her team has been using various forms of generative AI to create marketing content, as well as the current and future applications for ECPs. Stay tuned for multiple other episodes on the topic of AI in Eyecare coming soon! We will be interviewing optometrists, engineers, and scientists to discuss current and future AI-based tech that will change the way we provide eyecare. Be sure to LIKE, REVIEW, and SHARE! Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review & share! http://www.aboutmyeyes.com/podcast/



In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Angela Byrd-Wright, the senior director of teaching and learning for Essex County Public Schools. Dr. Byrd-Wright is a seasoned educator with a wealth of experience in professional development and teacher learning. Guided by our host, Dr. Wendy Amato, we explore strategies ECPS uses for approaching teacher learning and professional development, identify the keys to success, and discover how asset mapping can inspire and inform our professional learning journeys. Join us for an engaging and informative discussion on how to foster a culture of continuous learning and growth in our schools!

Transcendent Experience and the Psychedelic Renaissance: A Conversation with the Co-Founders of the Emory Center for Psychedelics and Spirituality, Part 1Anyone interested in mental health knows about the so-called psychedelic renaissance that has been gathering steam for the last half-decade. Compounds such as LSD and psilocybin lauded for their mind-expanding potential in the 60s, and then demonized for a generation, have returned to the scene with a vengeance, fueled by an increasing number of studies showing the remarkable therapeutic potential of these previously stigmatized substances.While this psychedelic renaissance has been garnering all the headlines, a complimentary and far quieter revolution has also been occurring in medicine, which is the recognition of the importance of spirituality for health and disease. Along with a network of collaborators, the Department of Spiritual Health at Emory Healthcare has played a leadership role in this quieter revolution, training chaplains to implement evidence-based compassion-based practices for both patients and the clinicians who care for them.This podcast explores a marriage between these two revolutions in the form of the newly created Emory Center for Psychedelics and Spirituality or the ECPS for short. Join host Dr. Charles Raison for a lively discussion with Boadie Dunlop, MD and George Grant, MDiv, PhD, co-founders of the ECPS. We hear how the center reflects a fully collaborative effort between perspectives often seen as separate or even conflictual: biomedical psychiatry and spiritual health. Drs. Dunlop and Grant take a deep dive into the many implications of taking the spiritual effects of psychedelics seriously. Among the many topics covered in this podcast, they discuss the role of spiritual experience in the long-term therapeutic benefits of psilocybin, how spiritual experience differentiates psychedelics from standard antidepressants, and how the risk of harm from psychedelic treatment may be increased if the spirituality-related effects of these drugs are not taken seriously.This episode is Part 1 in a two-part series. Featuring:Dr. Boadie Dunlop, Co-founder of  the Emory Center for Psychedelics and SpiritualityDr. George Grant, Co-founder of  the Emory Center for Psychedelics and SpiritualityHost:Charles Raison, Psychiatrist, Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Emory UniversityAbout Emory University's Center for the Study of Human Health:The Emory Center for the Study of Human Health was developed to expand health knowledge and translate this knowledge to all aspects of life – for the individual and populations as a whole. The Center assembles the extraordinary faculty, researchers and thought leaders from across disciplines, departments, schools and institutions to bring this knowledge to Emory University students and inspire them to become leaders for the next generation in meeting challenges facing human health.Follow Us:Blog: Exploring HealthFacebook: @EmoryCSHHInstagram: @EmoryCSHHTwitter: @EmoryCSHH

Here is the second part of J's talk with Psychic Medium and Co-Founder of Eastern Connecticut Paranormal Society, Chris O'Connor, who passed unexpectedly in January of 2023. Originally only available to our Inner Sanctum supporters on Patreon, we wanted to honor Chris' memory and make it available to everyone. • In July of 2022, they talked about everything from Chris' scientific and professional approach to his paranormal investigative work with ECPS at spirited and haunted homes, to the use of logic and reason to debunk and uncover the truth, to demonology and spirituality, his recent growth with his psychic abilities to identify both spirit guides and spirit animals, and a ton more! • You can find out more about what Chris helped start, as well as how his colleagues are keeping his legacy alive at https://www.easternctparanormal.com and on IG at https://instagram.com/easternctparanormal • And be sure to find us: https://linktr.ee/itd.jcosta

"Technology is best when it brings people together" and in this episode I had an opportunity to sit across and chat with two entrepreneurs who founded technology that is helping the entire eye care industry,  specially the independent eye care practitioners.Mr. Dave Barton, is an experienced eyewear and eCommerce entrepreneur, optician, and CEO, having founded three companies including Optify and Dr. Janelle Davison,  is an award-winning and nationally recognized eye care provider, expert optometrist with 15 years of eye health and prevention experience, specializing in dry eye disease and optometry aesthetics. Both our guests share how their award winning technology is changing the lives of the practitioners, one practice at a time. Some of the episode highlights include:  How Dave and Dr, Davison started their journey as a tech founder without any technical background but industry knowledge. Learn about important data points we need to keep in mind when we add new technology in our practiceGet a deeper understanding on how Optify and Paradeyem can be seamlessly part of your workflow and help increase your revenue.Understand how sometimes it is important to review ROI differently when it comes to investing in technology and why it is important to do so for our team and patient experience. & much moreAlong with all of the learnings check out our fun game segment "This or That " to get some interesting insights about our guest.Guest LinkedIn profile:Dave Barton: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-barton Dr. Janelle Davison: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-janelle-od-028aa824Product Links: Optify: https://www.optifyonline.com/Get a limited-time launch fee discount of $1,000 off (normally $1,500), so only $500 to launch Optify by referencing this episode. "Optify Lunch & Learn" for the month of March. When they book a 15 min Optify demo, they will receive a $25 UberEats® gift card for lunch. Book the demo by clicking on this link:  https://meetings.hubspot.com/jenndenham/nerdy-optometryOptify,  is currently only available in the United States and Canada. Add your country to the waitlist: https://share.hsforms.com/1tsaYOyyZQD6L0xI9r8ccmAc5i14 )Paradeyem: https://paradeyem.com/Follow me on your favorite  social media to get all the updates:https://linktr.ee/nerdyoptometristMusic courtesy: A. R. Rahman & Bhagirath Bhatt.Optify - Voted #1 sales tool in 2022 Optify is modernizing practices nationwide by empowering opticians & providing best sales tool!Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showThanks for listening! Follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram, Youtube and Facebook. Please leave me a review if you enjoyed my episodes.

In this episode of SSP's Early Career Development Podcast, Meredith Adinolfi (Cell Press) speaks to SSP President Miranda Walker (Associate Director, Medical Journals, Wolters Kluwer). In addition to reviewing the highlights of her presidency thus far and looking ahead to 2023, Miranda delves into the role of early career professionals (ECPs) in the industry and within SSP directly. Miranda and Meredith discuss the benefits of organizations like SSP to ECPs, and opportunities that Miranda has been able to take advantage of on her own career path. Read more on The Scholarly Kitchen.

Why does mental wellness matter? Silvio Fina explores how connection and quality care can boost academic success, and what services and steps are available to ECPS students and parents. Guest: Silvio FinaLearn more about Escambia County School District: https://ecsd-fl.schoolloop.com/ Host:  Meredith Hackwith Edwards 16:33-16:51 "it works...successful"

Millicent Knight, OD, FAAO, FAARM, FNAP,  Senior Vice President, Customer Development Group at EssilorLuxottica North America, shares her passion for lifelong learning and how EssilorLuxottica is powering ECP education through its Leonardo platform.  Dr. Knight explains what's on the platform, how it can be used to fit the needs to doctors and staff members where they are, and how she would have loved to have access to this kind of a platform when she was in private practice. 

Mark Cassity is a proud dog trainer and works with police depts, veterans orgs, and much more. Mark spent 2 years Afghanistan as a civilian contractor with his own Explosive Detection dog. He spent his time at ECPs looking for bombs and he saw a lot of stuff. He owns Aktiv Dog training in the Lake Geneva area.

The technological and digital evolution continue to influence and shape many aspects of human lives. Healthcare is no different and in this episode Luke Stevens-Burt, CEO of the BCLA, meets with Ben David to discuss the various ways in which this has become increasingly normalised but equally what to expect from the future. This is a reflective and thought-provoking discussion highlighting the various implications for eye care practice and the patient experience. ECPs will be faced with new ways in which to care for patients – meeting their needs and expectations as part of the service – to ensure patients eye health remains high for the rest of their lives. Ben David is General Manager of AOS, a digital eyecare platform for ECPs which incorporates digital imaging and objective grading tools, alongside a range of telehealth features. Ben has been involved in tech businesses in a variety of sectors for the last 10 years and has co-founded two tech start-ups. He's worked with AOS for nearly 4 years and been part of the team that has taken the product from prototype to full commercial roll out. Thanks to AOS for sponsoring this episode.

J talks with Physic Medium and Co-Founder of Eastern Connecticut Paranormal Society, Chris O'Connor. • They talk about everything from Chris' scientific and professional approach to his paranormal investigative work with ECPS at spirited and haunted homes, to the use of logic and reason to debunk and uncover the truth, to demonology and spirituality, his recent growth with his psychic abilities to identify both spirit guides and spirit animals, and a ton more! • You can find Chris at https://www.easternctparanormal.com/ (https://www.easternctparanormal.com) as well as on IG at https://instagram.com/easternctparanormal (https://instagram.com/easternctparanormal) • And be sure to find us: https://linktr.ee/itd.jcosta (https://linktr.ee/itd.jcosta)

In this episode of WebinarXtra, Paramdeep talks to Dr Manbir Nagra MCOptom following her webinar on contact lenses. In her webinar, Dr Nagra provided a summary of recent developments in the field of contact lenses and considered the groundwork required to ensure ECPs are prepared for the expected changes. Dr Nagra answers all those questions there wasn't time to cover during the live webinar. Dr Nagra is an optometrist, educator, and researcher working mainly in the fields of myopia, contact lenses, and health technologies. Members can watch a recording of the webinar in the College's learning area. Join our live webinars. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/collegeofoptometrists/message

For the eyecare industry to grow, it relies on a strong independent network of ECPs. This is why PECAA exists and why we've created the PECAA Max program. Dr. Lance Anderson helps us understand this further. Key Takeaways:One out of every 4 eye exams occurs within a PECAA practice and 1 of every $5 spent on optical goods happens in a PECAA practice. At PECAA, we are passionate more than anything about supporting the power of independence. Great clinical patient care is great business and great, profitable business is great patient care. PECAA Max is the industry's only, monthly membership fee model that allows access to a comprehensive buying group, consolidated billing, deep alliance vendor deals, and business services and advising that helps our members grow and thrive. Consolidated billing saves at least one team member and at least 2-3 days of time at the end of each month to reconciling each vendor bill. Success goes well beyond discounts and savings. You cannot save your way to prosperity. 

If you're like most people, you probably dread the idea of going to the optometrist. It's always a hassle to find time in your schedule, and then you have to deal with trying on all those glasses until you find the perfect pair. Fittingbox is changing all that. This company has developed cutting-edge technology that allows you to try on glasses virtually, in real-time. You can even do it from your desktop or mobile device!What is Fittingbox?Fittingbox is a company that specializes in Augmented Reality (AR) and frame digitization in three dimensions. They developed the "virtual mirror" technology that allows you to try on glasses virtually, in real-time. This technology is used by the largest optical and luxury groups worldwide. Fittingbox represents the largest database of three-dimensional frames. Fittingbox generates over 95 million virtual fittings per year!What are Fittingbox's products?Fittingbox develops cutting-edge optical solutions based on machine learning, computer vision, and now diminished reality (DR). FittingBox offers a comprehensive range of AR solutions for the eyewear industry.Virtual Try-On (Remote)Virtual fitting rooms which allow you to try on glasses virtually in real-time using augmented reality technology from any device such as computers or mobile phones. This allows customers to see what they look like with different frames before making an expensive purchase decision! The platform is used by brands around the world directly on their websites and mobile apps. It is designed to enhance the shopping experience for the user while reducing returns to the company.Virtual Try-On (Onsite)An in-store optical experience where customers can use pick their favorite frames while a stylist helps them narrow down options based on face shape, skin tone, and style preference. It is perfectly designed to be integrated into the office of Opticians, Optometrists, ECPs to add their own catalog of frames for their customers and patients.Photo StudioA digital platform that provides retailers with a full library of frame models. This allows you to immediately integrate different models of glasses into your offerings on the web or mobile apps. The Photo Studio includes standard photos and 360-degree views. The company produces professional renderings with strong attention to the little details of each model.Model StudioThis offering is designed to go along with the Photo Studio. It takes the renderings of the glasses and places them on nearly any model's face. This way you can generate consistent examples of the products you offer on your own collection of models, in nearly any position.DatabaseA visual search engine that allows customers to find frames based on color, style, or shape. This is an invaluable tool for those who have trouble describing what they want in words but can see it clearly when shown pictures! It's also helpful if you're shopping online because sometimes there are no descriptions of the product at all!SummaryTo learn more about Fittingbox and the products and services that are available, you can check out the company's website.Interview by Todd Cochrane of Geek News Central.Sponsored by: Get $5 to protect your credit card information online with Privacy. Amazon Prime gives you more than just free shipping. Get free music, TV shows, movies, videogames and more. The most flexible tools for podcasting. Get a 30 day free trial of storage and statistics.

If you're like most people, you probably dread the idea of going to the optometrist. It's always a hassle to find time in your schedule, and then you have to deal with trying on all those glasses until you find the perfect pair. Fittingbox is changing all that. This company has developed cutting-edge technology that allows you to try on glasses virtually, in real-time. You can even do it from your desktop or mobile device!What is Fittingbox?Fittingbox is a company that specializes in Augmented Reality (AR) and frame digitization in three dimensions. They developed the "virtual mirror" technology that allows you to try on glasses virtually, in real-time. This technology is used by the largest optical and luxury groups worldwide. Fittingbox represents the largest database of three-dimensional frames. Fittingbox generates over 95 million virtual fittings per year!What are Fittingbox's products?Fittingbox develops cutting-edge optical solutions based on machine learning, computer vision, and now diminished reality (DR). FittingBox offers a comprehensive range of AR solutions for the eyewear industry.Virtual Try-On (Remote)Virtual fitting rooms which allow you to try on glasses virtually in real-time using augmented reality technology from any device such as computers or mobile phones. This allows customers to see what they look like with different frames before making an expensive purchase decision! The platform is used by brands around the world directly on their websites and mobile apps. It is designed to enhance the shopping experience for the user while reducing returns to the company.Virtual Try-On (Onsite)An in-store optical experience where customers can use pick their favorite frames while a stylist helps them narrow down options based on face shape, skin tone, and style preference. It is perfectly designed to be integrated into the office of Opticians, Optometrists, ECPs to add their own catalog of frames for their customers and patients.Photo StudioA digital platform that provides retailers with a full library of frame models. This allows you to immediately integrate different models of glasses into your offerings on the web or mobile apps. The Photo Studio includes standard photos and 360-degree views. The company produces professional renderings with strong attention to the little details of each model.Model StudioThis offering is designed to go along with the Photo Studio. It takes the renderings of the glasses and places them on nearly any model's face. This way you can generate consistent examples of the products you offer on your own collection of models, in nearly any position.DatabaseA visual search engine that allows customers to find frames based on color, style, or shape. This is an invaluable tool for those who have trouble describing what they want in words but can see it clearly when shown pictures! It's also helpful if you're shopping online because sometimes there are no descriptions of the product at all!SummaryTo learn more about Fittingbox and the products and services that are available, you can check out the company's website.Interview by Todd Cochrane of Geek News Central.Sponsored by: Get $5 to protect your credit card information online with Privacy. Amazon Prime gives you more than just free shipping. Get free music, TV shows, movies, videogames and more. The most flexible tools for podcasting. Get a 30 day free trial of storage and statistics.

Jessica Kozak, senior vice president of ECP sales at Essilor of America, discusses how EssilorLuxottica is leveraging its resources to provide tools and resources and unlock consumer insights that can drive success for independent eyecare professionals. She also shares the journey toward becoming a combined company and how ECPs benefit. 

This episode is the first in a series geared towards early career practitioners and those working with ECPs. In this series, we'll be talking with seasoned therapists and asking them what they've learned in their own private practices or group work. To kick off this ECP series, Dr. Graham Taylor is joined by Dr. Erin Elmore in our talk about her early career experiences working with children. Together they discuss theoretical approaches, the path that brought Erin into child therapy, the experiences in taking the leap into private practice, understanding the identity shift from student to professional, and the lessons learned with tips for new practitioners as they think about their own private practice in child therapy. For more information about Dr. Erin Elmore, please visit: https://drerinelmore.com/ For information about Building Your Own Practice: A Guide for Therapists and Other Healing Professionals by Lynn Grodzki, please visit: https://wwnorton.com/books/9780393709483 For information about The Paper Office for the Digital Age by Edward L. Zuckerman and Keely Kolmes, please visit: https://www.guilford.com/books/The-Paper-Office-for-the-Digital-Age/Zuckerman-Kolmes/9781462528004 For information about How to Survive and Thrive as a Therapist, by Kenneth S. Pope and Melba J. T. Vasquez, please visit: https://www.apa.org/pubs/books/4317071

On this episode of 20/20 Money! My guest on today’s show is Dr. Rich Zimbalist. Rich (who’s been on the show in the past) is a practicing OD with the VA in Columbia, Missouri and has turned his passion of website design into a business of helping optometrists around the country grow their practice through website design search engine strategies. I’ll admit this episode is a bit unorthodox as we turned the topic of organic search engine optimization (SEO) into an audible case study. We did this by having me play the part of a patient looking for a new eyecare provider and quite literally giving the audible play-by-play of not only the results that I was seeing in front of me, but what strategies you as a practice owner can execute on your own website so that new patients in your area find you the way that I found the ECPs that were coming up in my search. As a reminder, you can get all the information discussed in today’s conversation by visiting our website at integratedpwm.com and clicking on the Learning Center. While there, you can also set up a 20-30min Triage conversation to learn a little bit more about how we help ODs around the country reduce their tax bill, manage cash flow, and make proactive money decisions or check out any number of additional free resources like our eBooks and on-demand webinars. And with that introduction, I hope you enjoy my conversation with Rich Zimbalist. Weave (3rd party review software) How Revolutioneyes looks from a Google search perspective RevolutionEYES website ————————————————————————————— Please rate and subscribe to 20/20 Money on these platforms Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts Stitcher  ————————————————————————————— For past episodes of 20/20 Money with full companion show notes, please check out our episode archive here!

Unplanned pregnancies are a major public health concern. In India, 33% of an estimated 48.1 million pregnancies end in induced abortions. Emergency contraceptive pills (ECPs) can prevent pregnancy after sexual intercourse & have been part of India's family planning program since 2002-2003. While there are many questions about use of ECPs, so we thought to get them answered for you. If you liked the content then don't forget to share with your friends and family. #ECP #ECpills #Emergencycontraceptives #ContraceptivePills #Ipill #Pregnancy #FamilyPlanning #ContraceptiveMethods #WomensHealth #Menstruation #Periods #PehlePahlajani

Stop being a sheep and following the optical herd  buying the same branded frames every other office has. Learn how to grow your optical profits by selling indie eyewear.You will hear from 6 eyewear brands: Kala, Ziena/7Eye, Gazal, Swissflex, Tempo, and Article One. They will share how they got started, how they made their product, and what ECPs need to do to be successful today.Learn how frames go from pencil sketch to a physical productHow to train staff to sell non-branded productHow to market yourself as that office that sells niche productWhat makes indie product different in quality and designWhy ‘Big Box’ frame brands are not a long term financial solution for your opticalBuy Anti-Fog Seals--CLICK HERE 

Dr. Ben Thayil shares how, on the brink of death, he shifted his mindset to take control of his optical career and get on a path to success. From PB&Js and beach chairs as furniture to buying a home and starting a successful OD coaching business, Dr. Thayil is committed to helping other optometrists realize a life of freedom through successful practice ownership. In this first episode, Dr. Thayil explores how to overcome the most common sales objection ECPs hear too often: "It's too expensive." He also invites listeners to join his upcoming OD Evolution Challenge—a 5-day challenge to find freedom and stop feeling burnt-out (ODEvolutionChallenge.com).

Ever wonder how optical trade magazines ACTUALLY work? Join Dee Carroll, editor-in-chief of INVISION and longtime optical editor, for a no holds barred, fully transparent conversation on the behind-the-scenes nitty gritty on what gets in, what gets left on the editing floor … and why. She will address misconceptions about how trade magazines work, and how INVISION magazine – and the other optical trade magazines you know by name – function as a business, including the necessary role advertising plays. She’ll address frequently asked questions about the America’s Finest Optical Retailers contest and how the entire industry can get involved in it, what makes the cover, and how INVISION comes up with the stories it runs, as well as how listeners and readers can see their name in print. DEE BIO:Deirdre (pronounced DARE-dree) Carroll started her career in magazines 20 years ago. For the last 15, Dee has worked exclusively in optical trade publishing, first as senior editor for Vision Monday magazine for nearly 11 years, and now as the Editor-in-Chief of INVISION, the magazine for the American eyecare professional, for the last 5. Named a Rising Star in Vision Monday’s Influential Woman At INVISION, she manages the monthly print magazine and its team, oversees the invisionmag.com website and the publication’s social media channels, as well as hosts an editorial podcast – In Vision with Dee Carroll — all with the single-minded goal of helping independent ECPs run of their businesses better.

In this episode, Dee chats with Ashley Mills, CEO of the Vision Council. Ashley and Dee discuss the changes to The Vision Council in 2020, what The Vision Council is anticipating as trends in the delivery of vision care going forward, and how it will be working with independent eyecare business owners — as well as ECPs as a whole — in the new year. Most important, we discuss the current status of Vision Expo East 2021, Vision Expo West plans and contingencies … just in case.  

We're back with another edition of our end-of-season happy hour episode! Grab your spiked eggnog and listen to us play Never Have I Ever - Optometry Edition, and ramble on about nonsense like always. Make sure to mark your calendars for February 2021 when we will be back with new episodes to feed your optometry podcast cravings. We'll be delivering more clinical content with case discussions, interviewing amazing ECPs (like always), and discussing topics that expand beyond the optometry world! **This episode does contain explicit language that may be offensive to some. Please take what we say lightheartedly!** --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/foureyesoptom/support

The incumbents within any given industry will most often view disruption of a negative thing. But is it?In this episode of The 20/20 Podcast, I had the pleasure of chatting with Sanaz Bissonnette (founder of Lensbox - a new platform providing digital solutions to ECPs) and Dr. Pavan Avinashi about what disruption in eye care means to them and should mean to ECPs.You can also watch the full episode at YouTube.com/HarbirSianOD.If you are a customer/patient looking to learn more about how you can order your eye care products online, go to SHOPLENSBOX.COM If you are an ECP looking to sign up/learn more, go to LENSBOXPRO.COM

Each year brings challenges in a number of forms. When providing care for a patient they can present challenges too: complications and conditions that require extra attention. But what about patients' wellbeing? They may present specific afflictions to their eye health, but care can sometimes go beyond that. Eye care professionals are an important part of patients' holistic wellbeing and it may be important to ask them how they are. This episode features Neil Retallic and Sheena Shah, a second one focussing on wellbeing. Sheena is an optometrist working in Vision Express. She released her first book in 2020 on wellbeing and runs two businesses that are not eye related. A key professional interest of hers is wellbeing in the eyecare profession and she leads the discussion in this episode. Neil is a BCLA Council member and an Optometrist and European Professional Services Director for Menicon. Neil has a keen interest in contact lenses, education and professional development.

Effectively diagnosing and managing dry eye disease has become an increasingly important distinct part of eye care services, but not enough ECPs know about it or are confident enough to manage it effectively. There are growing numbers of patients who are experiencing the discomfort that this brings and need our help. This episode introduces dry eye disease and aims to improve your basic understanding and how to build on this. It references findings from the TFOS DEWS II report and conference, as well as information about the BCLA's dry eye course. Dr Byki Huntjens is a senior lecturer at City, University of London. She is a qualified optometrist with a Masters and Doctorate at the University of Manchester. Her current research interests include contact lenses and dry eye. Byki is a BCLA council member, holds fellowships from the BCLA, IACLE and the Higher Education Academy, and is vice-chair of BUCCLE. Sarah Farrant is an independent prescribing optometrist and practice owner based in Earlam and Christopher Optometrists, an independent practice in Taunton providing eye care, eye wear and specialist clinics. She has strong interests in the ocular surface and dry eye disease - seen as an expert by many and regularly contributes on the topic.

As the DEA reopened the ECPS interim final rule for comments, DrFirst has suggested a number of improvements to ePrescribing of controlled substances that embrace today's technology while still maintaining the privacy and security needs of ECPS. To learn more about their suggestions, we sat down with Cam Deemer, President of DrFirst to talk about the following ECPS suggestions: * Incorporate current industry guidelines and standards * Allow two authentication factors on one device * Adopt innovative alternatives to two-factor authentication * Clarify identity-proofing requirements * Update requirements for biometrics Learn more about DrFirst: https://drfirst.com/

Wellbeing is an important part of our lives. Whether it is generally trying to get work/life balance right, or dealing with day-to-day stresses, ensuring we are mentally, emotionally and physically healthy should be a central consideration. It is far too easy to get carried away with a multitude of conflicting priorities and this episode provides some insights into keeping ourselves and our loved ones on the right track through mutual support and communication. Sheena Shah is an optometrist working in Vision Express. An interesting fact is that she has recently released her first ever book and runs two businesses that are not eye related. A key professional interest of hers is wellbeing in the eyecare profession and she leads the discussion in this episode. Sheena is joined by Neil Retallic, a BCLA Council member and an Optometrist and European Professional Services Director for Menicon. Neil has a keen interest in contact lenses, education and professional development.

ECP practices throughout the country are faced with increasing pressure to differentiate their business while delivering quality care. As new technologies and services emerge, innovative ECPs are leveraging both to enhance their patients' experience, deliver valuable services, and increase their revenues. Listen to this episode to hear from Pierre Bertrand, Neurolens; Dr. Michael Pier, Cognivue; John Walborn, Sanitas Advisors; and Matt Oerding, Treehouse Eyes.

ECPs are largely dependent upon odd jobs for money, and internships for experience. Grad students from the C&R program share their experiences working odd jobs and finding internships.

In this episode,  Dee speaks with two ODs well-known to the INVISION audience. Dr. Adam Ramsey and Dr. Daryl Glover have both established themselves as industry thought leaders and in this episode the three discuss their latest joint venture, Black EyeCare Perspective (www.blackeyecareperspective.com), an online community they founded to facilitate open and authentic dialogue surrounding implicit bias, organizational structure, diversity and inclusion in the eyecare industry. They start with a run through of the various eyecare practices, and other business ventures, Drs. Ramsey and Glover own or run. At 12:00, they discuss their own experience running businesses with a diverse set of models and clientele to set the stage for their later discussion about industry inclusivity. Then around 20:30, they begin their discussion of Black EyeCare Perspective, why they founded it and what they are hoping to accomplish with the platform, including the lack of black representation in industry in clinical and executive roles, as well merchandising for black consumers (21:20) and how the eyecare industry can better recruit black ECPs and better address the black patient/consumer needs in eyecare (22:30). “We wanted to create an environment that is inclusive and recognizes the importance of diversity in the eyecare industry,” explains Dr. Glover. He goes on to explain Black EyeCare Perspective’s three pronged approach at 23:00. 1. Address the biases in the eyecare industry. 2. Help ECPs and companies remain relevant in a constantly changing cultural landscape. 3. Facilitate better dialogue between non-minority eyecare professionals and minority patients in the eyecare setting. “Darryl and I want to add a different perspective to how we can actually engage these groups of eyecare professionals and how companies can engage African-American and minority patients in a way to get their brand message across and do a better job of connecting with these patients to get better access to care and use their products more effectively,” shares Dr. Ramsey. At 27:15, they acknowledge the great work the National Optometric Organization and other high profile minority industry leaders have already done and how they just want to build upon that progress to continue to grow the profession. Around 30:30, they discuss the entrepreneurial spirit of many black ECPs but go on to say the goal is to see more of them in management, at board tables, on advisory boards and speaker panels to address proper representation. At 34:00, they address the sensitivity many people feel in addressing and discussing race and their hope that they can encourage people to have those conversations to better serve the end consumer through diverse product testing, merchandising and retail mix.  “This is for everyone. We’re trying to change the game of optometry,” says Dr. Glover. “If this demographic is catered to, if we’re able to give them the resources, if were able to prescribe properly, it’s going to increase the bottom line for everyone. Everyone wins.” (42:00)

This month, Dee chats with a 30-year opticianry and management veteran, a retailer, business owner, educator and coach, Mark Hinton. In addition to managing the optical in a private practice he co-owns with his OD partner, Mark runs the training and coaching consultancy eYeFacilitate.  To start, Mark goes deep into his own optical experience and history (2:00), as well as his philosophy on running an eyecare business. At 3:40, he shows the proof is in the pudding and confirms he practices what he preaches at his own business to highly successful ends. He talks about the #1 challenge independent practioners are facing in their dispensaries at 4:00 and the optician as salesperson challenge. Dee and Mark then riff on the customer perception of the high cost of glasses … when lenses tend to be the pricier item (6:00) and ways to communicate that to the patient, including high definition screen analogies. Which leads them to the importance of the doctor in the dialogue (7:30) and how to get them to prescribe better in the exam room.  Mark is a huge proponent in how words matter and at 9:00 he explains how changes in wording can remove patient objections by changing the idea of selling to them to fulfilling a prescription. Around 11:00, they discuss the importance of the doctor elevating the expertise of the optician to complete the exam process. At 13:00, he goes into the words you should ban from your business, the ones NO team member should utter to a patient, and sadly they are used all too often and stop people from purchasing. Shortly after, he talks about the biggest marketing opportunity most eyecare businesses miss. It’s an idea listeners can immediately take and run with. At 17:00, Mark provide the exact script ECPs should be using to increase their retinal image capture rate to over 90%.  At 21:00, Dee asks Mark what are the top three areas that business owners should focus on to immediately improve their performance. Mark hits on the importance of focus groups for your business, how to pull one off and who to include (23:30). To wrap up, Mark talks about what his columns for INVISION will cover throughout the year … and yes, he will go into more details on some of the ideas shared in the podcast. “These columns are gonna be really to make people think differently. To get people to think beyond the status quo,” he promises. “And getting people a little out of their comfort zone.” 

In this episode of INVISION with Dee Carroll, brought to you by Art Optical Contact Lens, Dee talks with the co-founder of 4ECPs and the EyeInnovate conference, Trudi Charest. First Trudi gives a little info on her personal background, including her family’s optical heritage, working as an optician in retail, a sales rep for B+L and Optos, and training and producing live events, and how her company 4ECPs was founded with partner Kevin Wilhelm due to a lack of available marketing resources for ECPs. At 6:30 minutes, Dee asks about the idea for the EyeInnovate conference, held in November in San Francisco. “[EyeInnovate] really spring from my background doing events for buying groups,” shares Trudi. “We didn’t do the typical eyecare event that you see out there; we made it more of a business event. We brought in non-industry speakers who could talk about the business aspects and motivational and inspirational speakers. I saw that there was no dedicated marketing growth conference in our industry.” She goes on to describe the conception and format of EyeInnovate (9:00). At 11 minutes, they discuss continuing education and the recently changing landscape of accredited courses and the future of CE talks. In short, “people remember fun,” says Trudi (13:53). At 16:30, Dee sets the stage for the U.S. vs. Canada discussion and Trudi sets the record straight (17:08). She discusses the similarities … mostly challenges ECPs in both countries face … including Canada’s insurance system (18:00) and how Canadians are more willing to spend more on their eyewear (19:00). But across the borders, when asked what their main challenges are, Trudi always hears the same thing… the number one universal challenge facing those managing eyecare businesses is revealed at 19:35. Trudi goes on (20:40) to explain how 4ECPs different divisions helps businesses learn what to do to compete in today’s world, including digital marketing, training and business strategy. Dee and Trudi discuss the columns from the 4ECP team that INVISION readers can expect in the magazine in 2020 at 22:02. And the bonus content, guidebooks and tools readers will be able to download throughout the year. This episode of In Vision with Dee Carroll is brought to you by Art Optical Contact Lens. For over 60 years, Art Optical’s mission has helped ECP’s to take control of their custom contact lens business. Listen to the podcast for a free offer from Art Optical and visit www.artoptical.com or call 1-800-253-9364 for more information.

Daniel speaks with the CEO of Black Talon Security, Gary Salman about HIPAA, cybersecurity, and what steps ECPs can take to protect themselves.

Q&A session with the marketing and educational director of Hoya. It's important ECPs learn more about a lens company than what they find in marketing brochures and advertisements in magazines. Hoya has been making lenses since 1941 and has contributed many innovations to the lens market. In This Episode: What differentiates Hoya from other big optical vendors How to increase lens sales Current thoughts about lens market being saturated Is Hoya a partner or competitor to ECPs? New innovations Technical talk about progressive and anti-reflective Questions from audience answered About The Guests: Bob Alexander, LDO, ABOM / NCLE-AC : Bob is a graduate of Hocking College with an AAS in Opticianry. He is a Dual Licensed Dispensing Optician in OH, an Advanced Certified Contact Lens Technician through the National Contact Lens Examiners and a certified Master in Ophthalmic Optics through the American Board of Opticianry. Bob is a certified technical level III speaker for both ABO and NCLE. In 2018 he started his career with Hoya Vision Care and currently holds the position of Senior Manager of Education Resources. Mike Hanbridge: Michael Hanbridge is Digital Marketing Manager for Hoya Vision Care, US Market. He has 25 years of experience covering a broad range of marketing disciplines and industries. Resources: hoyavision.com Connect With Us On Social Media! Instagram Facebook Watch Facebook Live broadcast here:  https://www.facebook.com/eyetrepreneur/videos/2975609855844797/

Jimmy and Roya bring on two guests to discuss one of the most important steps in starting a business, marketing!SOURCES Walter Westy: https://www.walterwesty.com/Abbey Eye Care: https://abbeyeyecare.ca/location/abbey-eye-care/Marketing 4 ECPs: www.marketing4ecps.com Eye Innovate: https://eyeinnovate2019.com/Click, by Kevin Wilhelm: https://www.amazon.ca/Click-Transform-Business-Through-Marketing-ebook/dp/B07X9VDZ3G/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Kevin+Wilhelm+click&qid=1567628625&s=gateway&sr=8-1

In This Episode: Opticals can easily drive 50% or more of an optical's revenue. Optical educational for staff can be the key to success in staying abreast of sales techniques, technical knowledge, and staying motivated. Doctors invest lots of money in medical equipment, but many times overlook the cash infusion it takes to properly train staff and carry the right product assortment of frames. Optical has relied on corporate frame and lens companies to provide education, but this obviously is not sustainable since these companies are now competing against small ECPs. This episode with Kayla Ashlee of www.bespexy.com focuses on showing opticals the importance of frame inventory management (keeping things profitable and smooth) and on-boarding education for new optical hirees. Now, this isn't your typical boring math-infused and marketing crap you get from everyone else. Spexy provides video-based content that's entertaining, engaging, and relevant. Plus, the online educational platform has a guided learning e-course that managers and owners can access to track learning progress. The optical resource is subscription-based, affordable and with no contracts. About Kayla Ashlee: In 2006 Kayla stepped into optical and has sought out ways enhance the magic of our industry ever since. Finding a passion for optics as an optician, she began incorporating her business and marketing education into her love of optics. Developing as business consultant for multiple opticals, she created a unique tool for maximizing the profitability of frame boards. She was asked to work for a lens distributor and used her skills as a speaker to solidify partnerships with the independent opticals they serviced. This expanded her skillset to making a difference in the Northwest United States. The next step needed to be something big! This is when she joined forces with SPEXY. Sharing the belief that the independent can do more, if they just had access to it. Since uniting with SPEXY she has patented her frame board creation. She has become an international optometric speaker. She has created an online portal for opticals to access education. Most importantly, she has empowered independent opticals to think about our eye-world differently. Kayla lives in her home state of Idaho, where she and Rook have built a beautiful home for their family in downtown Boise. There, they are surrounded by fantastic friends that have helped them to grow and loads of family that keep them busy and have supported their adventures from the beginning. Important Links: EyewearAfterParty BeSpexy FrameTurn SPEXY on Facebook Kayla on LinkedIn Connect with Kayla at kayla@beSPEXY.com or at (929) 777-5817

My name is Krystal Christopher and I am a third-year Counseling Psychology doctoral student at the University of Houston. My research interests include stress physiology, health disparities/social determinants of health, and psychoneuroimmunology. My clinical interests include working with integrated health facilities, families/caregivers of cancer patients, and neuropsychology. This year I became a member of the Division 45 student committee. I currently serve as a co-chair on the mentorship committee. The program was created to help foster relationships between students and professionals. So far it has been a great experience working and meeting other students who are passionate about diversity and the well-being of minority students navigating the graduate school process. My name is Chun Tao, and I am fifth-year doctoral candidate in Counseling Psychology at Arizona State University. My research interests focus on the experiences of those who have typically been marginalized in their career and relationship contexts. Specifically, I examine social and cultural factors that affect and promote individuals’ development of career interests and engagement from a multicultural lens. I also explore the unique stressors racial or sexual minority individuals experience within and outside their romantic relationship, such as those in an interracial or intercultural relationship. My clinical interests include culturally sensitive assessment and multicultural counseling in an integrated behavioral health setting. I have had the pleasure to serve on the Mentorship Committee for the second year. We were able to host 26 virtual mentorship sessions last Spring with mentors that bring expertise in various fields of psychology. Serving on the Div 45 Student Committee has provided me opportunities to facilitate meaningful conversations and mentorship relationships between students of diverse background and seasoned psychologists. Moreover, I have felt fortunate to have met and known many colleagues and peers that share similar passion for social justice and continue to inspire me as a psychologist in training. My name is Yue Li and I am a 4th-year doctoral candidate in Counseling Psychology at Indiana University Bloomington. My research interests evolve around underprivileged populations, vocational issues, and the process and outcome of psychotherapy. Clinically, I endorse humanistic, feminist, and other evidence-based practices and provide psychotherapy in both English and Mandarin. During the past 3 years that I have been on the Student Committee of Division 45, I served as the graduate convention assistance in 2017 and the mentorship co-chair in 2018 and 2019. As the mentorship co-chair, my colleagues and I launched the Virtual Mentorship Program for which we organized more than 40 online mentorship sessions on topics such as navigating microaggression, clinical and academic careers, psychologists as leaders and advocates, and self-care. I am grateful to be involved in Division 45 as a graduate student because it has provided me with an energizing and supportive space to develop my leadership and advocacy skills. I am also fortunate to meet and work with many Division 45 students, ECPs, and experienced professionals whose enthusiasm and advocacy empowered me to continue to learn and fight for systemic justice and equity.

Get a behind the scenes look into the creation of eyewear in factories, along with consumers' reactions to purchasing frames online, the omni-channel approach Ditto is developing, and so much more. In This Episode: [2:55] The Hundert family tradition of eyewear. [7:08] Key pearls from working in an eyewear factory in China. [10:40] Kevin's life after the factory. [12:54] How customers responded to buying frames online. [16:38] The omni-channel approach Ditto is developing. [19:40] The next generation of virtual try on. [21:58] The procedures and purpose of Ditto. [27:00] What Ditto is doing to get involved with beta testing and implementing into real-world applications. [37:45] What should brick and mortar stores be doing online today to make sure their brands stand out? [42:05] The future of what opticals should be selling online. [45:20] How do you differentiate between what's quality and what's not with online eyewear? [50:35] Will Amazon be a player in the online eyewear industry? [51:55] Will there be a barrier of entry for ECP's? [54:55] What to get excited about in the near future. About Kevin Hundert: Kevin Hundert is currently the Business Development Manager at Ditto.com. The Hundert’s family has been in the industry since the mid ’70s when his grandfather started REM Eyewear, a top manufacturer for the likes of John Varvatos, Converse, Lucky Brand, and more. In 2013, Kevin launched a direct-to-consumer eyewear brand called Made Eyewear. The company featured an at-home-try-on program similar to that of Warby Parker. The eyewear started at $84 and was quality design and material focused at that price point. Kevin hoped to disrupt the traditional store-bought eyewear model since consumers want easier access to products and more reasonable price points on eyewear. Made Eyewear also worked with ECPs, to help bridge the gap of online and in-store. Made ceased its operations, but it was a learning experience that provided Kevin with tremendous knowledge about the online marketplace for eyewear. Today, Kevin works to expand Ditto.com which is a company focused on virtual try-on and frame recommendation technology for eyewear retailers. Important Links: Ditto.com Connect with Kevin at kevin@ditto.com Make sure to check out the full show notes page along with all the other amazing episodes of Eyetrepreneur on our website: eyetrepreneur.com!

“Smart Money” is an ongoing podcast series sponsored by CareCredit and created by Review of Optometric Business, an online business-building publication. Here, ROB Professional Editor Mark Wright, OD, FCOVD, shows ECPs how offering patient financing can improve outcomes for patients and practices. The first installments in this series provide success strategies to improve KPIs, increase capture rate and increase multiple eyewear sales with patient financing.

“Smart Money” is an ongoing podcast series sponsored by CareCredit and created by Review of Optometric Business, an online business-building publication. Here, ROB Professional Editor Mark Wright, OD, FCOVD, shows ECPs how offering patient financing can improve outcomes for patients and practices. The first installments in this series provide success strategies to improve KPIs, increase capture rate and increase multiple eyewear sales with patient financing.

Nikki and Daniel discuss whether ECP'sare a pharmacists for eyes, the recent changes to Snapchat, radio advertising for ECPs in today's environment, and follow up on email open or click rates.

If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Sometimes a contract needs to be modified after award. Some changes are administrative. Other changes may impact cost, schedule, or the requirements. In the Government acquisition world, this kind of change is usually called an Engineering Change Proposal.(ECP) Learn why ECPs aren’t usually easy or fast and how the relationship between the Government and Industry players can impact the negotiation of an ECP. _________ Kevin Jans and Paul Schauer created the Contracting Officer Podcast to help Government and Industry acquisition professionals understand more about how the other side thinks. Admittedly, the podcast’s name sounds very limiting. It is not just for contracting officers or even just for those in the contracting profession. Anyone with an interest in the Federal acquisition world can benefit from the insight and down-to-earth explanations of complicated topics provided by the hosts.

Howdy - This Scott Selinger and welcome to the podcast on behalf of the Northern California's chapter of the American College of Physicians Council of Early Career Physicians.  I should note that I'm thinking about calling the podcast ABCs for ECPs, ECP's being early career physicians.  It seemed a little more legit than the original working title, modeled after my favorite phrase to hear from a patient, "Can I be real with you?"  One of my biggest concerns starting off my medical career, is staying up to date.  Through medical school and residency, it seemed like so much time was devoted to learning about new practice altering information because I was always trying to catch up with and impress my attendings with things they hadn't heard of.  At the end of residency, I think I was subscribed to at least 10 different journals and newsletters, on top of the e-newsletters and listservs, and trying to peruse through all of them is just something I felt I had to do every week.  I was always searching for that one little nugget of information that would make life better and easier for my patients and for myself.  But now I'm out, and I'm practicing in a busy setting and having trouble to find the time to do as much reading and research.  But I still feel that need, that pressure, to stay up to date on all the breaking evidence.  Now of course we're required to have our continuing medical education and doing things to fulfill our ABIM maintenance of certification requirements, but that's not my real driving force.  I'm sure we've all seen patients either coming into the hospital or transferring to a new clinic on a bizarre outdated medication regimen.  And my fear is ultimately becoming one of those physicians.  While there's not a fantastic amount of high quality data out there, a systematic review published in the Annals of Internal Medicine about 10 years ago, looked at 62 studies regarding various outcomes relative to physicians years of practice.  Almost 75 percent of these studies showed decreasing guideline adherence in a variety of performance and outcome measures with increasing years of experience, and that scares me a little bit.  Now I'm sure like all studies there's geographic and practice setting variance, but overall it makes sense that the more entrenched you get into the everyday world of patient care, the harder it is to be able to step back and access your own practice and the advancing practices of those around you.  To put it more simply I feel like I'm Rocky in Rocky III.  I've come from being a little nothing to an attending physician.  I've knocked out Apollo Creed twice, med school and then again in residency and know I'm riding high and taking pictures and even doing pod casts.  But I know somewhere out there it's Clubber Lang, some new kid on the block or some new piece of data that's hungry, and slowly working its way up the chain, and if I don't do enough to stay on top of my game I'm gonna get knocked out.  So what is an early career physician to do?  Well to help get some guidance I spoke with Dr.  Gurpreet Dhaliwal, a clinician educator and associate professor in clinical medicine at UCSF who has particular interest in medical education and clinical and diagnostic performance and improvement.  Me:  Doctor Dhaliwal thanks so much for joining me today.  So I guess to dive right in, what mistakes do you feel physicians make starting out; as far as what they try to do with staying up to date with all the recent advances, and new papers and things like that.GD:  I'm thinking it's hard to make a mistake in terms of trying to stay up to date.  But just doing that itself is a good effort.  It's a commitment to lifelong learning.  I think one of the mistakes that might be made is that thinking the best way you're gonna do service to yourself and your patient is keeping up with all the new studies that are coming out.  A lot of the new studies are alluring and interesting, but a lot of the research doesn't change our day to day practice.  They're more news than they are information you can use.  So I wouldn't, heavily prioritize reading research articles.  Me:  I know now there's now tons of different ways that everything is being published.  What do you feel are becoming the most common ways that people are using to stay up to date with the changing practices?  GD:  I think one of the best ways to stay up to date is to recognize that you sort of choose three different streams of learning from the literature that come to you.  On one level are things where you just literally get them as a headline.  These may be scanning the table of contents that come by email or maybe seeing even I'll get a news alerts about, big research.  Then there is another layer of things where you get a more in-depth but still relatively brief report on something, like a podcast or a summary of the article that, that comes from Journal Watch or ACP journal club or something along those lines, and then finally is those moments where you sit down and actually read something in-depth, and by that I mean you're starting to commit more than ...  Fifteen to twenty minutes of reading.  And when you do that I think that those episodes are few and far between.  But, that's when you have to choose whether you're going to read a research article in depth, a review article in depth or maybe read a case in depth.  But there's different ways the information is streaming to us and part of that is how much time we have to commit to each one of them.  I think a good strategy is that on a daily basis you're getting that headline steam, through your inbox, and on your phone and then within some period you just need to give yourself a little more help with facts in the literature, like reading general watch, and at least once a week you commit to more structured reading, either based on stuff that you have for your patients, or your own general reading.  Me:  What do you feel are the most efficient things that you do in those areas as far as which services you use?  GD:  I would describe what I do as sort of cross training.  I give myself the same messages multiple different ways so I know that the information exists, even though I haven't necessarily read it in depth, so, for instance, I will get the key table of contents for a lot of the medical journals that I subscribe to and that means I get to see at least what's out there even if I never clicked on any of those articles.  Then I'll listen to the podcasts on a weekly basis of some of the major internal medicine journals.  So I hear the data the second time there.  Sometimes it's a little more nuanced or a little different.  Usually that's all I need to be aware of that research, to have heard the message One or two, or maybe three times.  If I ever actually need that research to take care of a patient and make a decision, that's when I'll find myself actually looking at the article in more depth, and saying, does it apply or not?  Me: And I guess as far as knowing how often to cross train how often in a given year do you think you hear something, or read something that's truly practice changing versus a lot of very small, well this is, this maybe interesting down the line.  GD:  Yeah, I would say I bet for a, a general hospital or general internist that probably 90% of what I read or hear about is interesting, intellectually but potentially for patients in the future it may be 10  percent.  It's news that I can use or I'm gonna change what I do today.  But a lot of times, I'm saying I'll change what I'm doing today because I have heard about the same topic for a number of months or a number of years in other places.  So, there is a value of being aware of the literature or feel of moving in some direction, like there is a change coming up.  I remember the article last year now I'm hearing it again, and this third time, it seems like it's really getting enough time to achieve by practice.  So sometimes, opinions are changing but there's benefit from having been aware of the topic for the past year or two.  Me:  So I guess finally, since we are, you know, coming to people on a podcast, right now, what, what do you think of the podcast as a way to help you keep up to date?  And what are some of your favorite ones?  GD:  I think the podcast has been one of the best ways I keep up to date.  I, listen to the, the podcast for the big five journals, The American Journal of Medicine, NEJM, JAMA, Annals, BMJ and there are other ones that have weekly podcasts as well.  But what I really like is each one of them is different.  Some of them, like the Annals are 10 minutes and they just briefly summarize each of the articles.  Some of them are long, like NEJM, takes about 25 minutes to give you A broad overview of the whole issue.  Something like the BMJ or the Lancet they go into specific detail about one of the articles that's in the paper or the journal that week of what is the proposed detail that they really like.  And, I have to say those are oft-times subjects I wouldn't find myself reading about.  After I hear the in depth report I feel that quite a bit more informed.  So this is just a lot to learn.  And then there's just the practicality.  We're all searching for time to keep up with the literature.  I listen to those podcasts for instance when I'm exercising or when I'm in my commute, and so I'm able to use that time in a way I wouldn't otherwise, keep up.  I encourage everyone to try a couple of them.  It's part of the cross-training approach, where you just get here, and interact with the material in a different way.  So it sticks a little more in your brain.  Me:  I really like his idea about cross training.  Although that term seems a little 90s for me.  So, instead, I might call it, mental crossfit, to give it more edge.  But what do y'all do in your day to day practice?  Does this sound like something doable to you?  Or do you still feel like you're getting overloaded with breaking news and alerts?  As always, we'd love to hear your feedback on this.  So if you have any burning questions or comments.  You can post them on our Facebook page or email them to caanocecp@gmail.com.  And if you had time, be sure to head on over to our Facebook page for the Northern California chapter of the ECP Council of Early Career Physicians so you can find out more about the events going on in the chapter.  And just to try out a new closing, thanks for joining me and tune in next time for Easy for, for more ABZs, from ECPs.  Two ECPs as well.

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