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Practical growth talk for private optometry.
Cleinman Connect Podcast is a business-minded optometry show built around peer conversation and practical practice decisions. Guests talk through partnerships, team development, branding, technology, patient communication, clinical niches, and the everyday choices that shape an independent office.
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Cleinman Connect Podcast is built for the real business texture of private optometry. The show spends its time in the space between patient care and practice ownership, where decisions about staffing, marketing, partnerships, technology, and leadership all start to affect the room. Its conversations are usually guest-led and practical. They sound like working sessions with people who know the industry, not distant commentary about it. Kim Carson appears across the main interview format, guiding conversations with consultants, business development voices, distributors, brand builders, and optometry professionals. The topics stay concrete. James Johnson explains how value-driven industry partnerships can fill gaps for doctors, from marketing and EHR needs to newer technology and AI-related tools. Nancy talks through Lead by Design as a small-group leadership program focused on conflict, commitment, accountability, and team results. Dr. Kevin G connects practice planning to software, medical niches, community relationships, office location, patient comfort, and changing work habits. The Optometrist Unleashed feature brings in Dr. Trevor Miranda for a more doctor-led discussion, including ocular surface disease, dry eye, and amniotic membrane therapy with Dr. Julian Prozia. Other episodes look at patient communication platforms, tech stack efficiency, contact lens distribution, eyewear differentiation, and memorable branding. A featured For the Record episode uses Calgary Wild FC as a case study for consistency, emotional connection, and trust in brand building. The show’s usefulness comes from its specificity. It does not treat “growth” as a single generic goal. It asks what actually helps a practice run better, serve patients better, and make smarter decisions with partners and tools. The pacing is measured, with space for rapport and follow-up. The strongest moments turn a guest’s experience into a takeaway a practice owner or manager could test in their own office. For an optometry team trying to improve without chasing every shiny idea, it offers grounded, industry-fluent conversation.
Made for: For independent optometrists, practice owners, managers, and eye care teams thinking seriously about growth, operations, patient experience, and business partnerships. It also suits industry partners who want to understand what practice-level decisions actually look like.
What sets it apart: The show keeps business advice inside the daily reality of optometry, with guests connecting strategy to patient flow, team accountability, technology choices, brand trust, and partner fit. Its strength is the peer-level detail: practical enough for operators, but conversational enough to avoid feeling like a webinar.
Owning and running a private optometry practice is challenging—but help is here! The Cleinman Connect Podcast offers valuable insights from independent optometrists/practice owners, practice managers, and industry experts. Each episode features top performers or industry experts who share their success strategies for navigating common business and operational hurdles to grow and enhance practices. From marketing tips and team management to succession planning and financial strategies, our experienced guests provide actionable advice tailored to private optometry practices. Tune in for a new episode on the 1st Wednesday of each month and stay ahead of the curve! Subscribe to the Cl...
Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Cleinman Connect Podcast turns optometry practice management into concrete decisions about staffing, software, marketing, partnerships, and operational efficiency.
Cleinman Connect Podcast treats an optometry practice as an operating business, with Kim Carson interviewing owners and industry guests about the decisions behind its daily performance.
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A practical look at how optometry partnerships are chosen, shaped, and kept manageable.
The piece frames optometry growth as a practical question of partner selection and fit. Kim Carson's conversation with James Johnson, Kleinman's Head of Business Development, keeps attention on the work behind two meetings a year, the search for companies with a compatible…
A practical look at how location, hours, and access shape a practice.
Kim Carson's conversation with Dr. Kevin G of GI Care stays grounded in the practical side of running a practice. It gives weight to sharing space near other doctors, sending electronic reports to other disciplines, and making it easier for patients to walk next door.
A brand-focused episode that centers trust, recognition, and the pull between identity and leads.
The episode uses Calgary Wild FC as a clear example of how memorable brands are built through consistency, emotional connection, and trust. Tyler Kemp and Sarah Nowarandu keep the discussion anchored in the basics of how a brand presents itself and how it is experienced in the…
A practical look at optometry software features that reduce routine staff work.
Kim Carson's conversation with Ann Chong, President and CEO of Visualize, keeps its attention on the practical machinery of an optometry practice: reminders, recalls, appointment confirmation, review prompts, and the small interface frictions that can slow daily work.
Virtual help for optometry, from calls and billing to the pressure of keeping a practice running.
Corey Pinnegar frames Team as a practical way to move optometry practice work off the back burner, from inbound and outbound calls and insurance verifications to revenue cycle management and scribing.
Marketing war stories turned into usable playbooks.
Revenue leaders talking shop on AI, pipeline and value.
On Optometrist Unleashed, Dr.
James Johnson talks partnerships without dressing them up.
Kim Carson interviews Nancy DeWall, a Kleinman consultant, about Lead by Design, a six-session leadership program scheduled across about eight months.
Kim Carson speaks with Dr.
This episode features an interview with Dr.
Tyler Kemp hosts Sarah Nowarandu in a special featured For the Record conversation.
This episode features an interview with Dennis Holloway and Michelle Shenley from eDoctor discussing their roles in contact lens distribution and business strategies for optometry practices.
This episode features an interview with Sarah Vinson, owner of Lunette USA, discussing the marketing and business aspects of modular eyewear in the optometry industry.
This episode features an interview with Jen Denham, chief growth officer at Aloha, discussing how their platform helps optometry practices automate patient communication and implement growth strategies to enhance the patient experience.
This episode features an interview with Dr.
Kim Carson talks with Ann Chong, President and CEO of Visualize.
Kim Carson hosts Corey Pinnegar.
Tyler Kemp, account manager at Marketing for ECPs, tells host Kim Carson that awareness ads are the top of the marketing funnel, which moves from awareness to interest to action.
This episode features Michelle Kelly discussing board management strategies and business growth in optometry, following her recent MBA completion.
This episode features an interview with Sarah Vincent, CEO of Lunette USA, discussing how optometry practices can use products and social media to create face-to-face opportunities with patients for business growth.
This episode features Dr.
This episode features an interview with Heidi Kass, Operations Manager at Reed Optical, discussing effective strategies for maximizing partnerships with frame and lens sales representatives to optimize revenue in optometry practices.