Scaling True Eye Experts as a Non-OD CEO with Kevin Whaley Stefany
Kevin Whaley Stefany is the founder of Autograph Eye and a master optician who became one of the few non-OD CEOs in optometry. He co-founded The Eye Doctors, which scaled into True Eye Experts, an award-winning multi-location group in the Tampa Bay area, and led it as CEO for more than 14 years. Today he consults with practice owners on growth, office efficiency, and new revenue streams, and he advises and facilitates optometry peer groups.
What we cover:
- The optician-to-CEO path and leading as a non-OD founder
- Co-founding The Eye Doctors and scaling it into True Eye Experts
- Building an award-winning multi-location group in the Tampa Bay area
- Improving office efficiency across multiple locations
- Finding new revenue streams for a growing practice
- Lessons from more than 14 years leading a multi-location group
- The value of peer and advisory groups like OptiPort and Perk
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Kevin Whaley Stefany is a master optician and one of the few non-OD CEOs in optometry. He co-founded The Eye Doctors, which scaled into True Eye Experts, an award-winning multi-location group in the Tampa Bay area, and led it as CEO for more than 14 years. Now the founder of Autograph Eye, he talks with Ankit Patel about the optician-to-CEO path, office efficiency, new revenue streams, and what it takes to grow a multi-location optometry group.
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