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Power Hour Optometry

528 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 5 hours ago - ★★★★★ - 60 ratings

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A 5 Day Staff Meeting... in Kenya?

April 12, 2023 04:00 - 43 minutes - 39.4 MB

As a team, it's essential to prioritize team building and developing a strong culture. One of the best ways to do this is by going on a trip together. Not only does it provide a fun and exciting opportunity to get away from the office and experience something new, but it also helps to build stronger relationships and foster a sense of teamwork and collaboration. Join Dr. Bethany with Dr. Andrew Peter and the Team of Homer Eyecare as they share the benefits of going on a trip with your team a...

The Review Revolution: Unleashing the Power of Online Reviews

April 05, 2023 04:00 - 53 minutes - 49.3 MB

In this episode, we explore the Power of Online Reviews and how they have revolutionized the way businesses operate. From Google to Yelp and Facebook Reviews, we discuss the impact of these platforms on consumer behavior and how businesses can leverage this powerful tool to improve their bottom line. Our guest expert, Eugene Shatsman, Managing Partner & Business Growth Strategist for National Strategic Group, shares insights on how businesses can effectively manage their online reviews and t...

Revolutionizing Wages: How this Method Allows You to Pay Your Staff More

March 29, 2023 04:00 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MB

Dr. Bethany shares an innovative approach that can help optometrists revolutionize wages and pay their staff more. This method creates a win-win situation for both the practice and the staff members and has been shown to increase staff motivation, productivity, and revenue.

Eye Care Excellence: Elevating Customer Service in Optometry

March 22, 2023 05:53 - 41 minutes - 37.7 MB

In this episode, we explore the importance of customer service in optometry with Dr.Jennifer Stewart. She is the Editor of Independent Strong, Founder of OD Perspective, Co-Founder and Chief Vision Officer of Performance 2020, and an optometrist with almost 20 years of experience. Dr. Jennifer shares her insights on how to create a welcoming and comfortable environment for patients, the role of technology in enhancing customer service, and the benefits of investing in staff training and deve...

Helping your team learn good financial habits

March 08, 2023 05:00 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MB

It's essential to acknowledge that financial stress can have a significant impact on an individual's mental and physical well-being. As a Practice Owner, it's vital to recognize this and take steps to support your staff. In this episode, Dr. Bethany and Evon Mendrin discussed a range of topics related to employee financial situation, including 401(K). It was a fascinating discussion, and we learned a lot from Evon's insights and perspectives. If you want to learn more about Evon and their ...

Turning ADHD into a Productivity Superpower

March 01, 2023 05:00 - 37 minutes - 34.7 MB

Do you have trouble organizing your days for success? Steve Alexander, Head of Marketing, Strategic Partnerships at Anagram, shares his actionable tips and tricks to maximize productivity and enhance time management. 

Tiny Changes: Big Financial Results

February 22, 2023 05:00 - 47 minutes - 43.4 MB

Take control of your finances and achieve your financial goals through small, manageable changes. Founder and CEO of Integrated Planning & Wealth Management Adam Cmejla shares actionable strategies and real-life examples to apply to your financial situations.

Going For It: Why Taking Risks Can Be Worthwhile

February 15, 2023 05:00 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MB

Join Dr. Kyle Cheatham Chief Executive Officer at KMK Optometry Board's Review and Vision Specialists, as he shares his journey from helping one person to becoming the #1 Trusted Leader In Board Exam. In this episode, Bethany and Kyle discuss the challenges and rewards of entrepreneurship in optometry, as well as the personal and professional growth that comes with taking the leap to go for it and pursue your dreams.

Creating an Eyewear Experience

February 01, 2023 05:00 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MB

 Join Wendy Buchanan, Owner of Perceptions Eyewear Inc. and the creator of the Be Spectacular Eyewear Styling System, as she shares her proven strategy that will make your patients feel special and makes your practice stand out.

The Most Profitable Mode of Practice is Not What You Think

January 25, 2023 17:05 - 25 minutes - 23.8 MB

A good understanding of where your Practice is making money and the costs associated with running a business are important for long-term success. Join Bethany as she shares insights, lessons learned, and tools to improve practice profitability. 

MiniGames

January 18, 2023 05:00 - 39 minutes - 35.8 MB

There's a fun and engaging Theme, a Team Goal that everyone sets and track, a Scoreboard for progress, and a Reward for winning! COO of Clarke Eyecare Center and Co-Founder of Modus Practice in Motion Joely Anderson, shares how you can start MiniGames and how it can affect a change in your practice.

Creating a Great Practice Culture

January 11, 2023 05:00 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MB

Building the right culture takes time and thought, and frankly, it’s not a one-size-fits-all deal! Today Dr. Jennifer shares how important culture is in her practice and how she succeeds.

Taming the Inner Critic

January 04, 2023 05:00 - 42 minutes - 39 MB

Your inner voice can be either a powerful stepping stone or a major obstacle to reaching your goals. Our first episode for 2023 with Kim Boudreau Smith, Leadership and Speaking Coach, talks about how you can conquer your inner critic, strengthen your real self, and fuel your success.

Creating a Financial Plan for 2023

December 21, 2022 05:00 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MB

How much do you want to earn in 2023? Bethany talks about how to use your financial statement to make sure you get there.

The Vision/Traction Organizer

December 07, 2022 05:00 - 41 minutes - 37.9 MB

EOS implementer Beth Berman is back to talk about a powerful tool to get you organized for 2023

More Pumpkin Planning

November 23, 2022 05:00 - 32 minutes - 29.3 MB

Bethany continues the conversation with practical ideas to Pumpkin Plan YOUR business.

Pumpkin Plan Your Practice

November 17, 2022 04:40 - 24 minutes - 22.8 MB

Mike Michalowicz shares the steps and strategies you can follow to get the best out of your practice using his Pumpkin Plan system.   Learn more about Pumpkin Plan: https://mikemichalowicz.com/ 

Collaborative Communication

November 09, 2022 05:00 - 41 minutes - 38.2 MB

Are you ready to take the risk or chance to improve your communication? Join Bethany and Lisa Little, Artistic Director of ComedySportz San Antonio and Professional Improviser talk about Improv and how it can change and better your communication in your practice.

Bethany talks Big Picture on the Dare To Be Different podcast

October 26, 2022 04:00 - 56 minutes - 51.6 MB

Bethany's appearance on Nick Despotidis's podcast.

How Mindset Impacts Financial Decision Making

October 19, 2022 04:00 - 38 minutes - 35.1 MB

How do we learn to make good financial choices? Join Founder and Lead Advisor of Optometry Wealth Advisors LLC Evon Mendrin, as he talks about the different mindsets and how it will impact your future financial success.    Get in touch with Evon Mendrin at https://optometrywealth.com  The Wealthy Barber is a financial plan book that will show you how to take control of your financial future!

What Optometry Practices Can Learn from Fine Dining Restaurants

October 12, 2022 04:30 - 48 minutes - 44.8 MB

What can fine dining establishments teach us about running a great optometry practice? Matt Rosner and Dr. Fishbein talk about some interesting parallels between these areas and some actionable advice for running the “Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse of eye care practices.”

Making Your Practice More Inclusive

October 05, 2022 04:00 - 41 minutes - 37.6 MB

Learn how you can make your practice LGBTQ+ inclusive for both your patients and staff as Dr. Bethany and Kirsten discuss it in today’s podcast. Want to get to know more about our guest Kirsten Bunch? Visit her website: www.kirstenbunch.com  

Thinking About Selling Your Practice?

September 28, 2022 03:55 - 40 minutes - 37 MB

Erik Ferjentsik, CEO and Founder of Visionary Group talks about what it looks like to sell your practice in today's market.

Consulting With The Power Practice

September 21, 2022 04:00 - 48 minutes - 44.1 MB

If you want to learn the What, When, Who, Why, and How’s of the Power Practice, this podcast episode is for you. Dr. Bethany and the team discuss what clients can expect if they consult with The Power Practice. Learn more from these clients turned consultants because this is a discussion you wouldn’t want to miss.

How Mindset Impacts the Success of Your Practice

September 14, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 55.4 MB

Bethany's Appearance on The Optometry Money Podcast.   www.optometrywealth.com

Bills and Codes: Is your Practice Billing what it should be?

September 07, 2022 04:00 - 38 minutes - 35.3 MB

What are Insurance Audits and how important are they? Dr. Bethany and Dr. Viktoria discuss what the factors are for an Insurance Audit and how we can be ready for them.

Communication and Consistency

September 01, 2022 04:00 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MB

Bethany shares her insights on how good communication and consistent discussions with patients and staff, whether a practice is doing well or not, can make a huge difference.

How to Deal with Medical Malpractice

August 17, 2022 04:00 - 42 minutes - 38.5 MB

Keeping your patients happy and detailed records can prevent untoward incidents at your clinic. Bethany and Joe DeLoach discuss how we can prevent Medical Malpractice from happening and how to deal with them.

Predictable Success : You’ve grown your business so what’s next?

August 10, 2022 04:00 - 35 minutes - 32.3 MB

Everything is going fine for your business, or is it? This is Part 2 of Bethany and Char Watson’s discussion on the remaining stages of the Predictable Success Growth Model. Learn more about Predictable Success: Amazon.com: Predictable Success: Getting Your Organization on the Growth Track-And Keeping It There

Growing your Practice

August 03, 2022 04:00 - 33 minutes - 31.1 MB

Ever heard of Fun, Whitewater, and Predictable Success? Char Watson and Bethany discuss the first four stages of the Predictable Success Growth model and how you can go through them and scale your business. Learn more about Predictable Success: Amazon.com: Predictable Success: Getting Your Organization on the Growth Track-And Keeping It There

Managing Health and Safety in our Practices

July 20, 2022 04:00 - 45 minutes - 41.3 MB

From discussions about medical emergencies, theft, and to a possibility of a shooter, Officer Tom shares with us practical advice on how we can keep our practices safe.

Understanding Your P&L

July 13, 2022 04:00 - 45 minutes - 41.8 MB

Do you truly know how your practice is performing? Today Paul Ferraro talks about the Profit and Loss statement and how you can plan to make your practice more profitable. Learn how to do bottom-up forecasting to get the Net Income you want to achieve.

How to Optimize Your Practice

July 06, 2022 04:00 - 45 minutes - 41.5 MB

Join Bethany on her first Solo Podcast and talks about some of the changes that you can make in your Practice. And how you can evaluate your practice and make sure that you are where you want to be and on a path to get where you want to go.

Understand And Optimize Your Practice

July 06, 2022 04:00 - 45 minutes - 41.5 MB

Join Bethany on her first Solo Podcast and talks about some of the changes that you can make in your Practice. And how you can evaluate your practice and make sure that you are where you want to be and on a path to get where you want to go.

Why Private Practice Optometry is still Awesome, The Importance of a Community and Leadership Resources. (Bethany's Guest appearance in 20/20 Money Podcast)

June 29, 2022 04:00 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MB

Live from Vision Expo East: Adam Cmejla talks to Bethany about her perspective on why they both love the model of private practice in Optometry, why it’s important to surround yourself with a good community as a business owner and OD, the importance of learning about leadership and business, and ways in which you can take action on the areas that we discuss.

A Happiness-Centered Optometry Practice

June 22, 2022 04:00 - 45 minutes - 41.8 MB

Discouraged by all of the doom and gloom on optometric social media? Dr. Nick Despotidis talks about having the courage to make your practice a place you love to be.

Myopia: A Global Epidemic

June 15, 2022 04:00 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MB

Join Bethany as she talks with International Myopia Institute Co-Founder Dr. Monica Jong about Myopia Management and the Importance of Proactive Treatment.

Role of an Office Manager

June 08, 2022 04:00 - 36 minutes - 33.2 MB

Beth Berman talks about EOS and how it could work to help you get what you desire from your practice!

Recession-Proof Your Practice

June 01, 2022 04:00 - 36 minutes - 33 MB

Former Power Hour host and Power Practice CEO Gary Gerber talks about ways to prepare your practice for an upcoming recession

Virtual Assistants from the perspective of the Virtual Assistant

May 25, 2022 04:00 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MB

We've talked about the benefits of having a virtual assistant. Hear what it's like to BE a virtual assistant from professional VA Joanah Mandilag  

Save the Planet and Help Your Practice

May 18, 2022 04:00 - 31 minutes - 29.1 MB

Guest Brian Spittle talks to Bethany about sustainability.

A Team With a Vision

May 11, 2022 04:00 - 27 minutes - 24.8 MB

Visually Impaired runner Jennifer Herring just completed her 19th Boston Marathon and shares some life lessons on the Power Hour.

Hiring an associate doctor?

May 04, 2022 04:00 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MB

Dr. Chris Lopez helps optometrists with contract review and negotiations. Listen to find out more about what associates are looking for. 

How to hold on to a great employee

April 27, 2022 06:34 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MB

Kayla Ashlee, founder of Spexy,  shares her secrets for success and the importance of training your new hires.

Train your staff members... with artificial intelligence?

April 13, 2022 04:00 - 31 minutes - 28.5 MB

Daniel Rostenne, Founder and CEO at EyeCarePro, speaks with Bethany about AI and how you can use it to train your team.

Transform your practice with NeuroVisual Medicine

April 06, 2022 04:00 - 30 minutes - 27.6 MB

Bethany talks to Debby Feinberg about Binocular Vision Dysfunction and how becoming NeuroVisual Specialist can help you change lives.

Building a personal brand

March 30, 2022 04:00 - 34 minutes - 32 MB

Harbir Sian talks to Dr. Bethany Fishbein about how to build a personal brand. Check out Habir on Ted Talks

Creating a brand that represents your vision

March 23, 2022 04:00 - 37 minutes - 33.9 MB

Topher Hall, Founder of Sprolo, talks about how to set your practice apart from the rest

Is a student intern right for your practice?

March 16, 2022 09:34 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MB

Dr. Eric Hammond supervises 12 4th year interns every year. Learn how he makes this a success for his practice.

"Step Up Or Step Out: How To Deal With Difficult People Even If You Hate Conflict"

March 09, 2022 05:00 - 42 minutes - 38.5 MB

Author Jonno White joins Bethany to talk about developing as a leader.

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