{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Optometrists Building Empires","title":"Fix Your Staffing, Fix Your Practice - Compilation - Optometrists Building Empires - Episode # 097","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1811,"description":"What if the staffing challenges keeping you up at night aren't a sign that something is wrong with your practice, but a sign that you're ready to build something better?Staffing has always been the hardest part of running an optometry practice. Long before anyone had heard of the Great Resignation, ODs were losing good people to better offers, life changes, and burnout, and starting the hiring cycle all over again. COVID accelerated everything. The applicant pool changed, expectations shifted, and practices that had weathered years of turnover suddenly found themselves in a different game entirely. The ones winning today aren't necessarily the ones who finally found perfect staff. They're the ones who stopped relying on headcount alone and built smarter support systems around their teams.In this special compilation episode of Optometrists Building Empires, host Ankit Patel brings together some of the most candid and practical conversations the show has ever featured, all from growing practice owners and optometry professionals who know firsthand that staffing doesn't get simpler as you scale. They share how they've navigated turnover, rebuilt teams from scratch, and found smarter ways to operate, including how offloading the right tasks to the right support can change everything about how your practice runs day to day.If your on-site team is stretched thin, if turnover keeps resetting your momentum, or if you're managing multiple locations and wondering how to staff for growth without burning out the people you already have, this episode was made for you.Takeaways: Staffing is the universal challenge in optometry ownership, and it doesn't get easier just by working harder. Build smarter systems around your hiring and operations so that turnover stops resetting your momentum every time someone leaves.Not every task needs to be done inside your office. Identify the administrative work your team handles daily, like phones, scheduling, and insurance filing, that...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/YL2_iApAQKMNenVMuJU6VxjEqr2JuXxMbz-e8njM13g/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS83N2Jh/YWIyNmE5MGNiZTA3/YTRhZDQ2Nzc2OTUw/YzQyOS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}