{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Why We Like It","title":"The $400B Pet Care Opportunity","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2260,"description":"Pet care is on track to become a nearly $400 billion global market by the end of the decade. Yet much of the industry is still delivered by small, independent operators built around local relationships, personal trust, and highly fragmented infrastructure.\nIn this episode of \"Why We Like It\", Sam is joined by Jeff Halverson, CEO of Access Holdings portfolio company Wagway, and veterinarian and entrepreneur Andrew Findlaytor to unpack where the opportunity sits.\nThey explore what makes a great local pet care business scalable without losing what made it special, where shared infrastructure and technology can create real operating leverage, and why the best consolidation models may be those that strengthen founders rather than replace them.\nThe conversation also moves into veterinary care, affordability, workforce pressure, the “spectrum of care,” and how AI and automation could reshape everything from booking and customer experience to clinical workflows and the role of the veterinarian.\nDisclosure: Jeff Halverson is not compensated for this endorsement and is also not an advisory client of or investor in Access Holdings or its affiliates, but there is a conflict of interest in endorsing Access Holdings because Mr. Halverson is the CEO of a portfolio company held by an affiliate of Access Holdings. Therefore, advice or opinions of Mr. Halverson regarding Access Holdings or its affiliates may be influenced by such arrangement","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/xkf6-F9BhqDPX2GDBp4h6dao1t67VFkFWZxyaoEwvJE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8zZThh/ODFiZWUyODdhYTYz/M2M1NWE1OTk0NzU0/NTEzNy5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}