The Veterinary Project Podcast

Welcome to a very special 10th episode of The Veterinary Project Podcast! We thought we'd take an episode to look back, sharing some of the insights we've had in reflecting on our time getting to this point including: Some of our highlights from the guests we've had the pleasure of interviewing What we've learned about each other as partners, as hosts, and as members of the veterinary community What we've struggled with along the way What a ride it has been...3 months in and 10 episodes and counting, it's been a roller coaster journey but we're loving it all the more as The Veterinary Project continues to evolve. To conclude we paint a picture of where we're heading, sharing our focus points for future episodes as we continue to have more conversations, exceptional guests, and bring on new components to the Project. To each and every one of you who have taken the time to listen to our show, we sincerely thank you. This is a passion project of ours and it means an incredible amount that this show has found a home in the veterinary community. From Australia to Sweden to our homeland in Canada, we have loved the response and feedback we're getting, and truly appreciate that the show is resonating with veterinary professionals everywhere. Let's keep The Veterinary Project rolling and have some more fun! If you liked the show and want to stay in the know, please subscribe to the podcast on the listening platform of your choosing. Want to join our community of like-minded Veterinary Professionals? Send us an email at theveterinaryprojectpodcast@gmail.com and we'll get you connected to our private Veterinary Project Facebook group. Any questions, comments, feedback, or requests for guests can also be sent to theveterinaryprojectpodcast@gmail.com. Thank you for listening and we look forward to seeing you next Wednesday for another episode of The Veterinary Project Podcast!  - Jonathan Leicht, DVM and Michael Bugg, DVM

This week we are excited to be joined by Dr. Jaime Perkins.  Dr. Jamie Perkins is a 2017 DVM graduate and is currently a tenure track assistant professor of veterinary medicine at the University of Arizona College of Veterinary Medicine. Prior to joining the Arizona-CVM, she was an Assistant Professor within the Lincoln Memorial University College of Veterinary Medicine Center for Innovation in Veterinary Education and Technology (CIVET).  Dr. Perkins has won international awards for development of novel veterinary education tools, including those on Amazon Alexa’s platform. She has authored over 26-E Books and has received over $400,000.00 in intra and extramural research funding to date, and is currently tackling multiple projects to advance veterinary education using technology. Topics of this unique conversation include: Innovative projects using Alexa skills through Amazon to teach veterinary students communication skills in an advanced interactive manner Winning the 2018 Hyperdrive contest at the DevLearn Conferences and how she’s turned that into a large USDA grant working on multiple projects How she leads her team while continuing to gain knowledge from key mentors Thank you to Jaime for taking the time to come on the show and share the details of numerous projects that are making an impact in the education of veterinary professionals. For further information related to all of Jaime’s projects please check out: https://bit.ly/2RPK3hd https://bit.ly/3kJCQvp If you liked the show and want to stay in the know, please subscribe to the podcast on the listening platform of your choosing!  Want to join our community of like-minded Veterinary Professionals? Send us an email at theveterinaryprojectpodcast@gmail.com and we'll get you connected to our private Veterinary Project Facebook group.  Any questions, comments, feedback, or requests for guests can also be sent to theveterinaryprojectpodcast@gmail.com. Thank you for listening and we look forward to seeing you next Wednesday for another episode of The Veterinary Project Podcast! - Jonathan Leicht, DVM and Michael Bugg, DVM

This week we chat with Dr. Brent Mayabb, DVM and Global Chief Medical Officer with Royal Canin to speak about personal finances and Brent’s own money journey coming out of vet school with $88,000 in debt. This episode is for anyone currently struggling with their money mindset. Additionally, it's for anyone that may be feeling unable to lift the burden of bills from their shoulders, as well as those looking for options on how to move forward in their personal money journey. In this conversation, we're diving deep into topics such as: How to get started on the path towards financial literacy Your personal money story A scarcity vs abundance mindset   Building momentum in your financial journey, including the "snowball method" of debt reduction What is an emergency fund   Why we need more conversations about personal finance in the veterinary industry  Working around the guilt associated with getting paid what you're worth as a veterinary professional A big thank you to Brent for joining us to start the conversation on this incredibly important topic, a conversation that everyone needs to be having in veterinary medicine. Suggested resources Brent referred to on the show: Thomas J. Stanley's book: The Millionaire Next Door Dave Ramsey Ramit Sethi - I Will Teach You To Be Rich If you'd like to connect with Brent you can do so in the following places: LinkedIn: Brent Mayabb E-mail Direct: drmayabb@gmail.com If you liked the show and want to stay in the know, please subscribe to the podcast on the listening platform of your choosing! Want to join our community of like-minded Veterinary Professionals? Send us an email at theveterinaryprojectpodcast@gmail.com and we'll get you connected to our private Veterinary Project Facebook group. Any questions, comments, feedback, or requests for guests can also be sent to theveterinaryprojectpodcast@gmail.com.  Thank you for listening and we look forward to seeing you next Wednesday for another episode of The Veterinary Project Podcast!  - Jonathan Leicht, DVM and Michael Bugg, DVM

This week we're speaking with CEO and co-owner of Central Veterinary Services in Oak Bluff, Manitoba, Canada, Dr. Stephanie Van Deynze-Snell. Dr. Stephanie Van Deynze-Snell is a University of Manitoba B.Sc. Honours in Biochemistry 2007 grad, Western College of Veterinary Medicine (Saskatoon, Canada) 2011 grad, veterinary clinic owner since April 2012, and most importantly, a Mom as of November 2012. She is adamant about making a positive impact on the veterinary industry by running a progressive veterinary business and leading by example.  She is learning to enjoy the platform that a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree provides, allowing her to pursue her passion for helping people, and using the flexibility that her chosen profession allows to create her family’s ideal life. Currently this includes spending as much time as possible with her co-owner husband, Dr. David Snell, and their 3 young children doing all the family things.  In our conversation, Stephanie aims to help others involved in veterinary businesses by sharing what she has learned over the past 8 years from personal development to business management and operations. She also shares the drive behind her mission of “doing veterinary business better”, exploring how her and her husband Dave continue to lead within the veterinary industry.  Topics we cover include: The learning curve of both being a new practicing vet AND a new veterinary practice owner Finding the resources required to be successful as a practice owner Support for veterinarians and practice owners who want to work and raise a family simultaneously The keys to creating great clinic culture The Impact Round! If you want to get in touch with Stephanie you can find her on social media: @dr.stephanie_vandeynze_snell If you liked the show and want to stay in the know please subscribe to the podcast on the listening platform of your choosing!  Want to join our community of like-minded Veterinary Professionals? Send us an email at theveterinaryprojectpodcast@gmail.com and we'll get you connected to our private Veterinary Project Facebook group. Any questions, comments, feedback, or requests for guests can also be sent to theveterinaryprojectpodcast@gmail.com.  Thank you for listening and we look forward to seeing you next Wednesday for another episode of The Veterinary Project Podcast!  - Jonathan Leicht, DVM and Michael Bugg, DVM

This episode we're sitting down with resiliency specialist and multi-award winning psychology and education instructor Dr. Robyne Hanley-Dafoe! Robyne specializes in resiliency, navigating stress and change, leadership, and personal wellness in the workplace. Described as transformational, engaging, and thought-provoking, Robyne’s keynotes provide practical strategies grounded in global research and case studies that help foster resiliency within others and ourselves. Robyne is available for consultation, training and professional development opportunities ranging from one-to-one to company-wide initiatives. With nearly two decades of researching and teaching all things resiliency, Robyne is here to remind you that your survival rate of doing difficult things is 100%.  You are well equipped to navigate uncertain times and difficult tasks, both personally and professionally.  In our conversation we cover: What is resiliency and what does it look like? Robyne's 5 core competencies Why do we get so stressed? Cognitive nimbleness and malleable thinking for being adaptable How to approach the times when you fall off on your goals Ways to deal with in the moment stress Autopilot mode and losing awareness "the better we are at our job, the more on autopilot we are; the more we may be unaware of our state" Resiliency as a skill to be learned Numerous wellness and resiliency practices to implement today The Impact Round Additional resources from Robyne: Robyne's TedX talk: Prediction And Resiliency - Finding the Shared Experience https://youtu.be/43adV3m5w3M Papers: Everyday Resiliency and Resilience in Uncertain Times: https://robynehd.ca/open-resources/ Find out more about Robyne and connect online at https://robynehd.ca/ If you liked the show and want to stay in the know please subscribe to the podcast on the listening platform of your choosing! Want to join our community of like-minded Veterinary Professionals? Send us an email at theveterinaryprojectpodcast@gmail.com and we'll get you connected to our private Veterinary Project Facebook group! Any questions, comments, feedback, or requests for guests can also be sent to theveterinaryprojectpodcast@gmail.com. Thank you for listening and we look forward to seeing you next Wednesday for another episode of The Veterinary Project Podcast! - Jonathan Leicht, DVM and Michael Bugg, DVM

This Wednesday we are joined by Dr. Helen Newton! Helen is a 2008 WCVM, Saskatoon graduate. Her story is fantastic and will be sure to resonate with many listeners this week! Helen started out in practice in Southeast Texas working in a busy mixed animal practice before traveling the world, finding love and eventually coming back to Canada where she now works as the Western Canadian Veterinary Communication Manager with the Nestle Purina PetCare group. In this episode, we discuss: Seeking opportunities by being uncomfortable  World travel  The Veterinary Nutrition Industry  How to setup yourself up for positions outside of associate DVM roles Thank you to Dr. Helen Newton for coming on the show, she was a pleasure to have as a guest! If you liked our episode, be sure to subscribe or click the like button! If you liked the show and want to stay in the know please subscribe to the podcast on the listening platform of your choosing! Want to join our community of like-minded Veterinary Professionals? Send us an email at theveterinaryprojectpodcast@gmail.com and we'll get you connected to our private Veterinary Project Facebook group! Any questions, comments, feedback, or requests for guests can also be sent to theveterinaryprojectpodcast@gmail.com. Thank you for listening and we look forward to seeing you next Wednesday for another episode of The Veterinary Project Podcast! - Jonathan Leicht, DVM and Michael Bugg, DVM

This week we’re spending time with Dr. Dan Katz. Dan is a 2016 OVC grad living and working in Calgary, Alberta. Dan splits his time between ER medicine and providing locum support in multiple GP practices.    During his time at OVC, he travelled to eleven countries with the assistance of awards, travel grants and bursaries and was president of Global Vets, OVC branch.    In this episode we discuss: Dan starting in emergency medicine without an internship How he paid off his $50,000 student debt in 11 months by living frugally and earning  extra money through side hustles Exploring his love of travel How he’s connected that passion to veterinary medicine through spay neuter clinic initiatives and the love of sharing adventure with others   For those of you that are new into your career and need to pay off student debt, or decades in and looking for a new spark - this episode is for you! If you liked the show and want to stay in the know please subscribe to the podcast on the listening platform of your choosing! We'd love it if you joined us for The Veterinary Project journey and connected with our community of like-minded Veterinary professionals. Send us an email at theveterinaryprojectpodcast@gmail.com and we'll get you connected to our private Facebook group. Any questions, comments, feedback, or requests for guests can also be sent to theveterinaryprojectpodcast@gmail.com. Thank you for listening and we look forward to seeing you next Wednesday for another episode of The Veterinary Project Podcast - Michael Bugg, DVM & Jonathan Leicht, DVM

Welcome back to The Veterinary Project Podcast! In this episode, Jonathan and Mike are sitting down with TedX Speaker and Practicing Veterinarian Dr. Melanie Bowden! "A veterinary practice should be like a family. Create a work place that is meaningful with a positive culture - it's an opportunity to create a community" Dr. Melanie Bowden is passionate about starting a revolution in the veterinary industry. By developing better partnerships between veterinarians and pet owners, she hopes to build a better future for the veterinary profession and the animals we all love.  Dr. Bowden is a graduate of WSU College of Veterinary Medicine and a practicing veterinarian with active licenses in Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Maine and New Hampshire.  Having worked in corporate, family-owned and emergency clinic settings, Dr. Bowden has witnessed first-hand the burn-out, compassion fatigue, and emotional exhaustion that is plaguing the veterinary industry. In 2020, Dr. Bowden will launch her business, Vacation Vet LLC, to provide relief veterinary services to veterinary clinics throughout the PNW and New England.  Dr. Bowden will be filling in when veterinarians need time off for vacations, conferences, sick leave or just because a clinic is under-staffed. She hopes through her relief work she can help lighten the load on other veterinarians, help them achieve better work/life balance, and raise awareness about burnout and suicide in the veterinary field.  In her conversation with Jonny and Mike, Melanie dives into a number of personal experiences and education topics including: Not recognizing the signs of burnout and how she worked her way out of it Identifying when a role isn't working for you and pivoting into something else How to be vulnerable when speaking to an audience How to make veterinary medicine work for your lifestyle Ways of managing the guilt caused by not being able to help everyone Why relief work may be right for you What it means to "train the client" - being proactive and have effective client discussions Why you don’t get what you deserve in life, you get what you negotiate Looking at clinic culture - the differences between corporate vs private The future of veterinary leadership The Impact Round! Final words of wisdom Her TedX talk has been viewed over 300,000 times and you can it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=objP3E625Xo&feature=youtu.be Want to get in touch with Melanie directly? You can do so through: IG @vacationvet www.melaniebowden.com **Please note we did our best to limit some of the audio difficulties we were having with this episode. While technology is great, every so often there's a day when the internet lags behind. We hope you didn't mind it too much!** If you liked the show and want to stay in the know please subscribe to the podcast on the listening platform of your choosing! We'd love it if you joined us for The Veterinary Project journey and connected with our community of like-minded Veterinary professionals. Send us an email at theveterinaryprojectpodcast@gmail.com and we'll get you connected to our private Facebook group. Any questions, comments, feedback, or requests for guests can also be sent to theveterinaryprojectpodcast@gmail.com. Thank you for listening and we look forward to seeing you next Wednesday for another episode of The Veterinary Project Podcast - Michael Bugg, DVM & Jonathan Leicht, DVM

Welcome to another edition of The Veterinary Project Podcast! In this episode, Jonny and Mike are sitting down with Anesthesiologist and National Medical Director of Specialty Medicine for VCA Canada, Dr Craig Mosley. Dr. Mosley graduated from the Ontario Veterinary College where he also completed a residency and Master’s of Science program in veterinary anesthesia. He has been actively involved in many facets of veterinary medicine since graduation including; mixed animal practice, critical care medicine, teaching, management and of course, anesthesia in both private and academic practices throughout North America. Dr. Mosley’s varied experiences have provided him with the foundation for his practical and “real-world” approach to anesthesia and pain management. His wider interests in veterinary medicine include innovations in veterinary medicine, the science of clinical decision-making and medical errors. In addition to his role as the National Medical Director, Specialty Medicine for VCA Canada, Dr. Mosley works as a part-time Staff Anesthesiologist at VCA Canada, 404 Veterinary Emergency and Referral Hospital in Newmarket, Ontario. In his spare time, Dr. Mosley spends time exploring the outdoors with his veterinary anesthesiologist wife and two young daughters. Topics of this wide-ranging conversation with Craig include: Why career trajectory is about collecting experiences that contribute to who we are today Recognizing veterinary medicine is an amazing "fall-back plan" if you ever want to step out and try something new Why you get more rewards from doing the things that appear to be the scariest or hardest to do at first Mentorship and being okay to ask for help Being willing to share ideas with others An extended discussion with perspectives around the future of veterinary medicine The Impact Round! If you liked the show and want to stay in the know please subscribe to the podcast on the listening platform of your choosing! We'd also love it if you joined us for The Veterinary Project journey and connected with our community of like-minded Veterinary professionals. Send us an email at theveterinaryprojectpodcast@gmail.com and we'll get you connected to our private Facebook group. Any questions, comments, feedback, or requests for guests can also be sent to theveterinaryprojectpodcast@gmail.com. Thank you for listening and we look forward to seeing you next Wednesday for another episode of The Veterinary Project Podcast. - Michael Bugg, DVM & Jonathan Leicht, DVM

Welcome to the 1st guest interview of The Veterinary Project Podcast! And who better to take the inaugural interview honours than the current Saskatchewan Veterinary Medicine Association (SVMA) President and owner at Weir Veterinary Services, Kent Weir. Kent comes from a long line of veterinarians (he is number 8 of 9 in the family) and was born and raised on the prairies in Lloydminster. He graduated from the W.C.V.M in 2007, then spent 6 months in Uganda through Vets Without Borders working on a goat project, before returning to Saskatchewan to spend 6 years in the world’s most amazing small town of Langenburg, SK. In 2014, he returned to Lloydminster to practice with his father at the family practice that his Grandfather started in 1952.  As you'll hear throughout our conversation, Kent thoroughly loves his  job as a veterinarian and cannot imagine doing anything else.  Join co-hosts Michael Bugg, DVM and Jonathan Leicht, DVM as the trio covers topics including: What it's like coming from a family of veterinarians Learning the importance at an early age of how to provide value through your service Connecting working at Canadian Tire with being a veterinarian Why veterinary medicine is a service industry How Kent serves people as both an owner and as a veterinarian How to provide value for your clients (even if you aren't sure what you're doing)! Being present Mistakes - everyone makes them, big and small, it's about the learning curve Why you shouldn't view vet school as a competition, but as a community for future collaboration Kent Weir's responses to the Impact Round! Final words of wisdom If you liked the show and want to stay in the know please subscribe to the podcast on the listening platform of your choosing! We'd love it if you joined us for The Veterinary Project journey and connected with our community of like-minded Veterinary professionals. Send us an email at theveterinaryprojectpodcast@gmail.com and we'll get you connected to our private Facebook group. Any questions, comments, feedback, or requests for guests can also be sent to theveterinaryprojectpodcast@gmail.com. Thank you for listening and we look forward to seeing you next Wednesday for another episode of The Veterinary Project Podcast - Michael Bugg, DVM & Jonathan Leicht, DVM