Shamir - Raanan Naftalovich
Daniel speaks with Raanan Naftalovich, the President of Shamir North America, from his office in sunny San Diego.
Nov 03, 2022•29 min•Season 22Ep. 44
The Optical Journal Podcast
The Optical Journal podcast is a weekly show about newsmakers, artists, artisans, marketers, opticians, and optometrists who make optical better.
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Matthew Smith - That Glasses Guy
Daniel speaks with That Glasses Guy, Matthew Smith from his store in Chattanooga, Tennessee. https://thatglassesguy.net/
Oct 27, 2022•19 min•Season 22Ep. 43
Maarten Weidema - SILMO 2022
Daniel talks fall eyewear trends and the SILMO Paris trade fair with Maarten Weidema
Oct 20, 2022•26 min•Season 22Ep. 42
Dr. Keyur Patel
Daniel speaks with Dr. Keyur Patel, Optometrist, and Director at Tompkins Knight and Son from Northampton UK.
Oct 13, 2022•29 min•Season 22Ep. 41
Alistair Barnes - Ballo Eyewear
Daniel speaks with Alistair Barnes, the founder and creative director of Ballo Eyewear from his studio in Cape Town, South Africa https://www.ballo.co.za/
Oct 07, 2022•25 min•Season 22Ep. 40
See To C (Encore Podcast)
Daniel Speaks with Alexis Kaye Hanes of Eyecare Specialties in Colorado, Colleen Galanti of Pascarella Eye Care & Contact Lenses in Pennsylvania, and Rose Mary Torres of La Vista Mobile Optical in Virginia about the big C… Cancer… and their experiences in optical.
Sep 22, 2022•43 min•Season 22Ep. 38
Wendy Buchanan | Eyewear Image Expert (Encore Podcast)
Daniel speaks with Wendy Buchanan, the eyewear image expert, from her studio in Toronto, Canada.
Sep 15, 2022•35 min
Jordan Percy | RAEN Eyewear
Daniel speaks with Jordan Percy, the co-founder and Design Director of RAEN Sunglasses from his studio in Oceanside, California. https://raen.com/
Sep 08, 2022•20 min•Ep. 36
Ashley Mills | Vision Expo West 2022
Daniel speaks with Ashley Mills about Vision Expo West taking place in Las Vegas, Nevada, September 15th-17th. https://west.visionexpo.com/
Sep 01, 2022•17 min•Season 22Ep. 36
Maksym Harrylenko | Ochis Eyewear
Daniel speaks with Maksym Harrylenko, the founder, of the Ukrainian brand Ochis Eyewear.
Aug 25, 2022•18 min•Season 22Ep. 34
Tyler Gelb - T HENRI Eyewear
Daniel speaks with Tyler Gelb of T HENRI Eyewear from his studio in Boca Raton Florida. https://thenri.com/
Aug 18, 2022•25 min•Season 22Ep. 33
Vanni Eyewear
Daniel speaks with the husband and wife team behind the Italian eyewear company, Vanni Eyewear, Alessandra Girardi, and Giovanni Vitaloni. https://www.vanniocchiali.com/
Aug 04, 2022•33 min•Season 22Ep. 31
Eric Lenoir | SILMO Paris 2022
Daniel speaks once again with Eric Lenoir, the Show Director, of everyone’s favorite reason to visit Paris, SILMO Paris, taking place 23-26 September. https://en.silmoparis.com/
Jul 28, 2022•33 min•Season 22Ep. 30
David Michel - RES/REI and the Legislature
Daniel speaks with everyone’s favorite state representative from the great state of Connecticut, none other than eyewear aficionado, David Michel. https://www.resrei.com/
Jul 21, 2022•27 min•Season 22Ep. 29
David Green | David Green Eyewear - Optical Journal Podcast
Daniel speaks with the founder and designer of David Green Eyewear from his studio outside Cape Town, South Africa, David Green. https://www.greeneyewear.com/
Jul 14, 2022•26 min•Season 2022Ep. 28
Trudi Charest | Marketing4ECPs - Optical Journal Podcast
Daniel speaks with the co-founder of Marketing4ECPS, Trudi Charest, about her best-selling book, The Digital Sales Rep. https://www.amazon.com/Digital-Sales-Rep-Target-Clients-ebook/dp/B09RY21K5M/
Jul 07, 2022•33 min•Season 2022Ep. 27
Brian Chan | UNSUIKYO Eyewear
Daniel speaks with Brain Chan, the founder, and designer of UNSUIKYO Eyewear from his studio in Hong Kong. https://unsuikyo.com/
Jun 30, 2022•17 min•Season 2022Ep. 26
Garry Kousoulou | Loving Social Media
Daniel speaks with Garry Kousoulou, the Managing Director of Loving Social Media. https://lovingsocialmedia.com/
Jun 23, 2022•39 min•Season 2022Ep. 25
Optical's Next Top Speaker
Daniel speaks with Barb Malobabich and Laurie Pierce about a very fun contest that is going on called Optical’s Next Top Speaker. https://www.iotforecps.com
Jun 16, 2022•22 min•Season 2022Ep. 24
International Optical Fair Tokyo - Optical Journal Podcast
Daniel speaks with Mr. Takahiro Kikuchi, the show director for IOFT, the International Optical Fair Tokyo, and Mr. Akira Kono, IOFT’s Sales and Marketing Director about their 2022 event, coming up October 18-20 at Tokyo Big Sight. https://www.ioft.jp/
Jun 09, 2022•17 min•Season 2022Ep. 23
Good Karma Eyewear
Daniel speaks with the ladies behind the new English eyewear company, Good Karma Eyewear, from their studios in Worcestershire, England. https://www.goodkarmaeyewear.com/
Jun 02, 2022•15 min•Season 2022Ep. 22
Maarten Weidema | The Eyewear Forum | Spring 2022
Daniel speaks with Maarten Weidema, the Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of The Eyewear Forum about the spring 2022 trade show trends in eyewear.
May 26, 2022•24 min•Season 2022Ep. 21
Clarissa Oliverio | Father$on Eyewear
Daniel speaks with Clarrisa Oliverio, the founder, and designer of Father$on Eyewear from her studio in Florence, Italy,
May 19, 2022•16 min•Season 2022Ep. 20
Éva Gaumé | Emmanuelle Khanh Paris | Encore Presentation
Daniel speaks with Éva Gaumé, the Artistic and Image Director for Emmanuelle Khanh Paris, from her studio in Paris last June.
May 12, 2022•24 min•Season 2022Ep. 19
My Vision Show This Weekend
Daniel speaks with Jason Kirk, ½ of the amazing Kirk & Kirk team, and Charlene Nichols, the founder of Optical Near Me about My Vision Show, taking place this weekend at https://myvisionshow.com/
Apr 28, 2022•35 min
Sarah Bureau | sbspecs
Daniel speaks with Sarah Bureau, the woman behind and in front of sbspecs.
Apr 21, 2022•18 min•Season 2022Ep. 16
Certified B Corporations | Cathy Ives
Just in time for Earth Day, our returning champion, Cathy Ives returns to give us insights into the world around us. This year we are speaking about Certified B Corporations.
Apr 14, 2022•29 min•Season 2022Ep. 15
Sam Whitten | Hemp Eyewear
Just in time for Earth Day and 420, Daniel speaks with the owner and Managing Director of Hemp Eyewear, Sam Whitten.
Apr 07, 2022•24 min•Season 2022Ep. 14
My Vision Show Spring 2022
Daniel speaks with Jason Kirk, ½ of the amazing Kirk & Kirk team, and Charlene Nichols, the founder of Optical Near Me and more specifically about the next iteration of My Vision Show premiering April 28 – May 1.
Mar 31, 2022•35 min•Season 2022Ep. 13
Philippe Vergez | Philippe V Eyewear
Daniel speaks with Philippe Vergez, the founder, designer, of Philippe V Eyewear from his home in the French Basque Country.
Mar 24, 2022•30 min•Season 2022Ep. 12
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