Send us a text Veterinarian, current CEO and founder of Galaxy Vets, and co-host of two podcasts, Dr. Ivan Zak has a very clear vision of how the entire veterinary care delivery model can be transformed to be a better place for veterinary professionals and the animals in their care. The key components are telehealth and the overall organization of work, and the other is giving veterinary professionals more freedom and choice. Please support the podcast by following and giving a 5 Star rating &am...
Aug 29, 2022•49 min
Send us a text Veterinary genetics is quite a rare specialty, and I have one of those rare experts for you today, Dr. Angela Hughes. She has led several advancements in companion animal genetics, especially with her work with Wisdom Health, a company under Mars. While she is currently focused on scientific communications at Royal Canin, even in her personal time, her fascination with breed genetics can be seen in her COVID puppy, a Welsh Springer Spaniel, Nori. Resources from the episode are bel...
Aug 22, 2022•51 min
Send us a text Dr. Jesus Aramendi was born and raised in Venezuela. He appreciated the love for animals he witnessed during an internship in America, so he moved and obtained his veterinary license in Florida. The appreciation for the human-animal bond will come full circle as it is the center of his brand-new veterinary practice, Fur Life Vets, which will open in the Fall. Dr. Aramendi spent over a decade learning and leading inside the Banfield Pet Hospitals, and his time working at Chewy gave...
Aug 15, 2022•56 min
Send us a text Alyssa Mages has 18-years of experience in multiple disciples of veterinary medicine and in 2020, she started Empowering Veterinary Teams with Caitlin Keat, BS, MS. Alyssa is an ally, a trainer and coach, a speaker, a mentor, and an empowerment enthusiast. We discuss her pivotal career journey as well as how to empower individuals and empower teams in veterinary medicine and Alyssa believes we can do it with fun. Resources: 🟦 Empowering Veterinary Teams to learn more 🟦 Mote Mari...
Aug 08, 2022•43 min
Send us a text There are challenges in the veterinary profession especially for veterinary technician as the number of those who leave the profession especially within 5 year is high. What can we do to change that? Adrienne Kruzer tells us how to keep veterinary technicians and help them have thriving careers. Adrienne aspired to be an exotics veterinary technican and when things didn't go quite to plan, she didn't give up on the veterinary profession. She stayed curious and now leads an initiat...
Jul 31, 2022•42 min
Send us a text Aquatic and exotic medicine has been known as a challenging specialty to get into partly due to the limited, competitive nature of the residencies and internships. However, even if they say it’s a 10% chance, why can’t you be part of that 10%? Michelle Greenfield is currently in vet school about a month away from taking the Navle exam. She’s been determined to work with aquatic animals for years and wasn’t even going to let a global pandemic stop her from working towards that goal...
Jul 22, 2022•41 min
Send us a text With a mix of passion for helping animals and inspiration from losing her father from cancer, Dr. Natalie Punt has sought to use science to find new ways to help people and animals. She has done cancer research at multiple locations including Harvard Medical School and has a business called mPet which allows pet owners to track medical records, quality of life scales, reminders for vaccinations/medications, and more. You can find more information at mpethealth.org Additional infor...
Jul 15, 2022•34 min
Send us a text Laura Catena DVM, President & Founder, ArmOR Hand Glove Company Pet Age 2021 Women of Influence Award Recipient Women's Business Enterprise National Council certified https://armorhandglove.com 🟥 "Veterinary services rank 2nd in incidence rates for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses” (BLS 2016). https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/veterinary/work.html 🟥 "Prior research estimates 50–67% of licensed clinical veterinarians and 98% of veterinary technicians experience an ...
Jul 08, 2022•35 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Send us a text Wisdom from Dr. Genie Bishop, a 1981 Oklahoma vet grad. Veterinary school admissions were quite different in the late 1970’s, especially for women. You may be shocked to hear Dr. Bishop talk about her experience being a female veterinarian over time. (I was, so you can watch my agast facial expressions over on YouTube). https://youtu.be/YFezdoViEPc Her admissions panel gave her a big responsibility to give back to the profession, and she took it seriously. She has a fascinating ca...
Jul 01, 2022•51 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Send us a text With big corporations taking over veterinary practices and veterinarian debt, is it possible to own your veterinary practice? Listen to learn more. Find the episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/3JMhHqHbphI First State Community Bank Veterinary program: https://www.fscb.com/veterinary-program?hsLang=en 🟥 Please subscribe to the channel and follow the podcast 🎙️ on your favorite audio platform to catch every new episode. Also, please share the episode with someone you know would a...
Jun 24, 2022•28 min
Send us a text You are in for a loaded episode! Dr. Craig Mosley, DVM, MSc, DACVAA craves the new in his career, and he has learned a lot of lessons along the way. You will learn about a lot of different career opportunities through his own vet life. From a James Herriot-like start to Associate Professor, Medical Director, stay at home dad, and more. He had to learn boundaries in his veterinary career too. Listen for some great takeaways. Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Z-RHSHcMr6A 🟥 Pleas...
Jun 17, 2022•57 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Send us a text The history of veterinarians and breeders is an interesting story. The man who was at the forefront of making an impact in this space is Dr. Rick Kesler, DVM, our guest today. He excelled in building trusting relationships with cat and dog breeders. Working with breeders and neonatology is an underserved area of veterinary medicine. Dr. Kesler has 30 years of experience as a practicing veterinarian with a special focus in reproduction. As a former breeder, he has been actively eng...
Jun 10, 2022•58 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Send us a text Since writing a book report on Libby Riddles, the first woman to win the Iditarod sled dog race, Dr. Charlotte Talbert has dreamed to be a veterinarian for these amazing dogs. North Carolina-raised, Charlotte is a 2020 graduate from Lincoln Memorial College of vet med in Tennessee and is now in a rehabilitation and sports medicine residency in Minnesota. We talk about her experience working with amazing sled dogs before veterinary school and her research with other athletic dogs s...
Jun 03, 2022•45 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Send us a text Justine Lee, DVM is the visionary behind the virtual continuing education platform VETgirl. She was a C student in veterinary school (Cornell), and would not have have been voted to be the HUGE ambassador in the veterinary profession that she's become. Justine is double boarded in Veterinary Emergency & Critical Care and in Toxicology. She as been an Associate Director of an animal poison control center, faculty at the University of Minnesota CVM, author of numerous papers in ...
May 27, 2022•31 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Send us a text Dr. Phil Boutet's whole life has been surrounded by veterinary medicine. His parents, wife, etc are all veterinarians. So he has a natural heart for us in the profession. In this conversation, we talk about how to establish boundaries when it’s really hard to leave work and how experiences outside of vet med can help you grow. Canadian born and raised, he flew to southern California to start his long career with Banfield Pet Hospital. From associate veterinarian to medical directo...
May 20, 2022•52 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Send us a text Dr. Heather Kvitko-White is a board-certified veterinary internist who has experienced a range of ways to be a veterinarian from academia to private practice to owning her own consulting company called KW Veterinary Consulting to teaching a creative common-sense approach to animal care without sacrificing quality (i.e. pragmatic medicine). Like many veterinarians, from a young age she was an achiever who got to the point where she didn’t have a plan in her career. She believes in ...
May 13, 2022•52 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Send us a text Jonathan Lustgarten MS, PhD, VMD, CSPO - His family describes him as the veterinarian who was distracted by computers. Long desired to become a veterinarian and passionate for computers, he merged the two interests and is now a leader in veterinary informatics, which is a part of the future of veterinary medicine. Link to the YouTube video conversation: https://youtu.be/lViu1PrMcrs 🟥 Please follow the podcast 🎙️ on your favorite audio platform to catch every new episode, and che...
May 06, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Send us a text There are many possiblities in veterinary careers and the veterinary profession in general, especially with the rapid advances in technology. Sean Bellefeuille, co-founder of Med-Dimensions, a business in 3D printing in veterinary medicine gives insight into coming technology in veterinary medicine. Check out the previous episode around Sean's story as well. 🟥 Please subscribe to the channel and follow the podcast 🎙️ on your favorite audio platform to catch every new episode. Al...
Apr 30, 2022•7 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Send us a text Sean grew up in Canada and was fascinated with biomedical engineering. What started as a college 3D printing group creating prosthetic limbs for pets, grew to a veterinary business called Med-Dimensions creating 3D prints for surgical preparation and teaching tools. Simultaneously, Sean is going through veterinary school at Cornell. Link to the YouTube video conversation: https://youtu.be/dQWlQK7nFDg 🟥 Please subscribe to the channel and follow the podcast 🎙️ on your favorite au...
Apr 29, 2022•50 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Send us a text Most of us will experience lows in our life and career, but it's during the lows that we can find the biggest opportunities for growth. For, Addie, it was mentors who help her out of the life challenges and into growing herself and making an impact in the veterinary profession. Hear Dr. Addie Reinhard's Vet Life Reimagined story. Dr. Addie Reinhard is the CEO and Founder of MentorVet. She is a veterinary well-being researcher, and her research focuses on developing innovative inte...
Apr 22, 2022•40 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Send us a text Veterinary medicine was a second career for Kara Burns. Kara left a good paying psychology career to pursue her life-long passion for veterinary medicine. From veterinary assistant to licensed veterinary technician (LVT), to founding the nutrition technician specialty. Veterinary practice, industry, teaching, author, editor, independant consultant - Kara has experienced them all. In complete humility, she expresses her desire to empower all members of the veterinary team and letti...
Apr 15, 2022•58 min
Send us a text Kat Geesaman has a unique veterinary career! Her love of details, science, and fine art resulted in owning her own art business that benefits the veterinary industry and beyond! You will want to watch this one all the way through to catch glimpses of her masterpieces and all of her knowledge. She may look young, but her eagerness for learning and helping others has produced a lot of wisdom. Link to the. YouTube video conversation: https://youtu.be/QszDzs_inlw 🟥 Please follow the ...
Apr 08, 2022•40 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Send us a text Her first word was "kitty"; she was destined to work with animals. With a farm background, she got her dream job as a veterinary technician right out of college. Building trust with others led her to play a role in people leadership where she found she enjoyed helping others with career development. She grew her business experience through impressive business opportunities. She became certified in the Meyers-Briggs personality testing. People believed in her and encouraged her to ...
Apr 01, 2022•46 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Send us a text From growing up in the Bootheel of Missouri and being the first person in his family to go to college, Dr. Brent Mayabb went to vet school and on to lead in a global role in the veterinary industry. It was in a class on veterinary careers where he was intrigued by a career path in industry. He spent several years as a veterinarian in general practice. Then the right time brought him to work at Royal Canin, USA. He has worked many roles with the pet food company and now leads teams...
Apr 01, 2022•58 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Send us a text Curious where your veterinary career could go? Hit a wall? Hear the stories of veterinary professionals who have followed their personal values and interests into wonderful career journeys. Hear the why for the podcast and clips of the episodes to come. May you be encouraged and inspired to take action for your own vet life. Ready, Vet, Go is a 7-month cohort veterinarian mentorship program with live mentorship, community, and real-world skills to help you grow your confidence. It...
Mar 31, 2022•6 min0
