The Veterinary Leadership Success Show

Short conversations with smart people with good ideas to help you run your veterinary practice more effectively. Each month, your host, Dr. Dave Nicol, puts a subject of importance to practice managers under the microscope with a subject matter expert to help you grapple with real-life management problems. Loosely arranged around the topics required to complete the CVPM, this show will help you with ideas and inspiration to take on some of the big problems and opportunities we all face in veterinary medicine.

Ep 115: How AI Can Save Veterinary Leaders Hours Every Week with Dr. Dave Nicol
Jun 5, 2025 – 18:54
Ep 114: The Hidden Cost of Corporatization - Your Stories, My Thoughts with Dr. Dave Nicol
May 28, 2025 – 26:14
Ep 113: Confidence-Centered Coaching with Mike Porteous
May 14, 2025 – 50:59
Ep 112: Why Veterinary Leaders Must Make Time for What Counts with Dr. Dave Nicol
Apr 29, 2025 – 12:07
Ep 111: Making Learning Fun with Dr. Mark Reeve
Apr 16, 2025 – 42:46
Ep 110: Your Clients Aren’t the Problem (Mostly) with Dr. Dave Nicol
Apr 2, 2025 – 12:53
Ep 109: Why Every Growing Vet Clinic Needs a Practice Manager – with Rita Dingwall
Mar 26, 2025 – 13:59
Ep 108: Defusing Conflict in Veterinary Practice with Debra Vey Voda-Hamilton
Mar 19, 2025 – 25:09
Ep 107: Top 3 Leadership Books Every Veterinary Leader Should Read with Dr. Peter Weinstein
Mar 12, 2025 – 15:03
Ep 106: Is Your Team Engaged—or Just Going Through the Motions? with Dr. Dave Nicol
Mar 5, 2025 – 23:58
Ep 105: 10 Leadership Lessons in 10 Minutes with Dr. Peter Weinstein
Feb 25, 2025 – 07:54
Ep 104: Are We Facing a Leadership Crisis in Veterinary Medicine? with Dr. Peter Weinstein
Feb 4, 2025 – 20:18
Ep 103: The Power of Alignment: Building a Cohesive Veterinary Team with Dr. Dave Nicol
Dec 17, 2024 – 14:14
Ep 102: What’s Holding You Back From Starting Your Own Vet Practice?
Nov 4, 2024 – 15:08
Ep 101: From Toxicity to Teamwork: Transforming Veterinary Practice Culture with Dr. Casandra Fowler from Harmony Animal Hospital
Oct 14, 2024 – 25:48
Ep 100: Promote Within or Buy It In? with Dr. Dave Nicol
Jul 25, 2024 – 14:50
Ep 99: Finding Time for One-on-One Meetings Without Losing Your Mind, with Dr. Dave Nicol
Jul 17, 2024 – 15:44
Ep 98: Three Rs To Leverage Better Financial Performance, with Tom Seeko
Jun 5, 2024 – 40:39
Ep 97: Driving Veterinary Practice Growth Through Efficiency and Leadership, with Dr. Peter Weinstein
May 1, 2024 – 50:52
Ep 96: Cultivating a Positive Culture in Veterinary Medicine, with Nancy Slessenger
Apr 10, 2024 – 31:24
Ep 95: Taking The Ownership Plunge, with Dr Matt Spiegle
Mar 27, 2024 – 27:37
Ep 94: Judge, Jury, and Firing Squad: Dealing with Inner Criticism in Veterinary Medicine
Mar 13, 2024 – 21:08
Ep 93: Breaking Barriers: Celebrating Female Leadership in Veterinary Medicine, with Dr. Saye Clement
Mar 6, 2024 – 25:29
Ep 92: Navigating Low Energy States as a Leader
Feb 14, 2024 – 23:23
Ep 91: VMX 2024
Dec 13, 2023 – 11:35
Ep 90: Vaccinating Ourselves Against Media Ignorance, a Response to Adrian Chiles
Dec 6, 2023 – 21:31
Ep 89: Leadership Lessons with Dr. Saye Clement
Nov 15, 2023 – 26:13
Ep 88: Lessons From a Season as a Competitive Triathlete, Part 2
Nov 8, 2023 – 26:15
Ep 87: Lessons From a Season as a Competitive Triathlete, Part 1
Nov 1, 2023 – 19:11
Ep 86: Mastering the Art of Feedback in Veterinary Practice
Oct 25, 2023 – 20:45
Ep 85: Strategic Planning for Veterinary Practice Owners
Oct 11, 2023 – 17:12
EP 84: Setting Boundaries While Still Saying Yes!
Sep 19, 2023 – 15:33
Ep 83: Questions Leaders Should Ask When Considering Investing In New Technology For The Practice
Aug 14, 2023 – 15:21
Ep 82: 10 Ways To Bring Values To Life in Your Vet Practice
Aug 9, 2023 – 15:15
Ep 81: How To Create Veterinary Practice Values
Aug 3, 2023 – 19:29
EP 80: Why You Need To Set Business Values As A Leader
Jul 14, 2023 – 19:15
EP 79: What Does It Truly Mean To Be A Leader?
Jul 3, 2023 – 14:14
EP 78: The Transformation Intro Episode with Dr. Dave Nicol
Jun 30, 2023 – 05:39
EP 77: From practice owner to Banfield executive to associate: Learning from Dr. Kelly Cooper
May 10, 2023 – 30:37
EP 76: What Your Clients With Old Cats Need to Know
May 6, 2023 – 34:28
EP 75: Fine-tuning your clinic communciation skills
May 3, 2023 – 34:41
EP 74: Modern Animal: What you can learn from a de novo (startup) practice group
Apr 26, 2023 – 41:53
EP 73: Why generations fight in the veterinary practice
Apr 19, 2023 – 40:29
Ep 72: GTD: How Can the Popular Productivity Hack Work for You? with Robert Peake
Mar 29, 2023 – 43:23
Ep 71: The Business We Teach at My Veterinary College, with Murray Jelinski
Feb 22, 2023 – 28:45
Ep 70: Giving Employee Feedback That's Helpful, Not Hurtful, with Marnette Falley
Feb 15, 2023 – 57:32
Ep 69: Is Veterinary Social Work a Solution to Pet Owner Pain and Team Member Stress? with Janet Hoy-Gerlach
Feb 8, 2023 – 58:42
Ep 68: Better Exam Room Conversations With Better Speaking, With Samara Bay
Feb 1, 2023 – 58:02
Ep 67: From Side Hustle to a New Business: A Veterinarian and Her Headshots, with Dr. Isolde Baylor
Jan 25, 2023 – 45:21
Ep 66: What New Vet Techs Need in a New Workplace, with Elycia Degenhardt
Jan 18, 2023 – 30:16