Welcome to Optometrists Building Empires! Each week, host Ankit Patel, explores the journey of practice ownership and leadership in optometry with some of the top minds in his field. This show is sponsored by My Business Care Team: We help increase revenue, reduce costs, and reduce staffing headaches. Let's build your empire together!

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Don't Grow It Alone - Dave Brown and Ashley Hinde IDOC - Optometrists Building Empires 083

Dave Brown CEO and Ashley Hinde Chief Solutions Officer of IDOC join Ankit Patel live at The IDOC Connection 2026.

Scaling a Family Practice - Hunter & Taylor Edwards - Optometrists Building Empires - # 082

What happens when a family legacy becomes a five-location optometry empire rooted in service, not consolidation? Hunter and Taylor Edwards grew up racing roller chairs...

Fundamentals Matter More Than New Tech - Justin Coleman - Optometrists Building Empires - # 081

How do you grow multiple practices without chasing shiny objects, burning out your staff, or losing sight of what actually works? In this episode of Optometrists Build...

Copying Other Practices Is Holding You Back - Erich Mattei - Optometrists Building Empires - # 080

Does growing your practice come down to balancing hard data with human insight? In this episode of Optometrists Building Empires, host Ankit Patel sits down with Erich...

Why Impact Matters More Than Scale - Kevin Chan - Optometrists Building Empires - Episode # 079

What if building an empire had nothing to do with scale, revenue, or the number of locations you own? In this episode of Optometrists Building Empires, Ankit Patel sit...

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