20/20 Money is the top podcast for optometrists, private practice owners, and ODs who want to master optometry practice management, financial planning, and long-term business strategy. Hosted by Adam Cmejla, CFP®, the show delivers practical guidance on everything that affects the profitability, growth, and value of your optometry practice.
Episodes cover:
• Optometry practice management & operations
• Financial planning for optometrists
• Practice growth strategies & profitability tips
• Selling your practice & OD exit planning
• Private equity deals in optometry
• Hiring, leadership, and team development
• Tax planning, cash flow, and retirement readiness
• Student loan strategies for ODs
• Cold starts, acquisitions, and multi-location scaling
With expert interviews, case studies, and s…
How VOSH International is changing global eye care—and how you can be part of it w/ Dr. Vicki Weiss, President of VOSH International
👤 Episode 1Chemistry in the practice: why alignment beats authority with Dr. Todd Cohan, Polly Stearns, & Sadie Blair
👤 Episode 2
SNEAK PEEK: How to give patients choices when in the exam lane - The Optometry Success Podcast
👤 Episode 3Why you can't ignore AI as a practice owner (and a beginner's path to using it) with Eugene Shatsman
👤 Episode 4
SNEAK PEEK: What is "schedule health" and why should practice owners be measuring it - The Optometry Success Podcasts
👤 Episode 5Getting unstuck from the messy middle of business operations with Mandy Brown
👤 Episode 6
SNEAK PEEK: This is why you're losing money with vision plans - The Optometry Success Podcast
👤 Episode 7Design tips to maximize the patient experience (and thus your profitability) with Bill Gerber
👤 Episode 8
PREVIEW: The Optometry Success Podcast - Reducing business risk when adding associate ODs in an established practice
👤 Episode 9Why value creation matters more than timing your exit: a conversation with Tom Turmell
👤 Episode 10How one owner left his practice for 30 days—and why more owners should consider it
👤 Episode 11Flippin' the script: What I've learned about ODs & the profession of optometry producing 300+ episodes of 20/20 Money
👤 Episode 12Improving your practice by tracking the right KPIs (and ignoring the wrong ones) with Nathan Hayes
👤 Episode 13A blueprint to successfully recruit ODs to join small town practices with Dr. Andy Yaryan, OD
👤 Episode 14Remembering my grandpa: 3 financial lessons learned from Grandpa and Grandma Scholz that can shape your relationship with money
👤 Episode 15Rewind^3: Forget goal-setting and focus on purpose: a mindset conversation with Stephanie Bogan
👤 Episode 16My most impactful books I read during 2025 (and the lessons I've learned)
👤 Episode 17The how and why of taking time (literally) out of the practice to work ON your practice with Drs. Julie Helmus & Paul Mormon, OD
👤 Episode 18Why failure can be your friend with Dr. Chris Wolfe, OD
👤 Episode 19Failure and Risk (and why practice owners should embrace them) with Nathan Hayes
👤 Episode 20The benefits of shifting your mindset from practice owner to CEO (and the 3 numbers to measure daily) with Dr. Brianna Rhue, OD
👤 Episode 21If you think "sales" is a dirty word, this episode was made just for you.
👤 Episode 22From the Exam Room to the Executive Table: A Conversation with Dr. Pete Kehoe on How Managed Vision Care Can Enhance the Provider Experience
👤 Episode 23Solving for optionality and the importance of community up to and through retirement with Roger Whitney
👤 Episode 24Educate & inform, don't sell: a patient experience conversation with Tim Merrigan from Acquios Advisors
👤 Episode 25Where's my money?! with Sharon Carter
👤 Episode 26Finding the right buyer: a PE sale built on trust, not just numbers, with Dr. Adam Bryan
👤 Episode 27Embracing vision plans to profitably grow your practice
👤 Episode 28The legal side of selling to PE: setting expectations the right way
👤 Episode 29Selling with integrity: Dr. John Abbondaza's journey of ownership up to and through a sale to private equity
👤 Episode 30Hidden financial compression squeezing optometry practices in 2025 (guest appearance on Power Hour)
👤 Episode 31Is an 8x multiple on a $1M EBIDTA a good deal? A transition convo with Nathan Hayes
👤 Episode 32How OD practice owners should think about long term care insurance with Bryan Langdon, CLU
👤 Episode 33Hidden gems in retirement planning: what practice owners might be missing after the sale with Taylor Schulte, CFP®
👤 Episode 34A simple strategy to make the pain of quarterly estimates less (emotionally) stressful for optometry practice owners
👤 Episode 35Lessons from the (former) President of TSO: cooperative strategies to counter PE disruption and empower private practice ownership with John Marvin
👤 Episode 36
2024 Books & Benchmarks Report Discussion with Nathan Hayes
👤 Episode 37
Are Opportunity Zones really an opportunity or is the tax tail wagging the investment dog with Peter Lazaroff, CFA, CFP®
👤 Episode 38
Building my ideal "Frankenstein" practice discourse, 3 important practice metric numbers to focus on, and examples of AI use in practice with Dr. Dodge Perry, OD
👤 Episode 39
What the One Big Beautiful Bill Act means for optometry private practice owners & their financial planning
👤 Episode 40
5 common decisions that prevent ODs from achieving financial independence
👤 Episode 41
ANOTHER 20/20 Takeover: Your favorite KPIs (and why?!) w/ Drs. Jennifer Stewart, OD & Jeremy Ciano, OD
👤 Episode 42
The delegation journey...and why every practice owner should be on it! with Dr. Michael Neal, OD
👤 Episode 43
Using data to determine the best location for your practice with Mike Jorgenson from Carr Healthcare Realty
👤 Episode 44
The power of community, stopping the "race to the bottom," educating ODs on practice affordability, discussing the Associate OD shortage, and more with Dr. Mick Kling, OD
👤 Episode 45
From blank to bank: How a $35 lens becomes a $525 sale by finishing in-house with Dr. Mike Satryan, OD
👤 Episode 46
The home loan balancing act: smart mortgage moves for optometry practice owners with Lee Raykovicz, OD
👤 Episode 47
REWIND: 3 financial lessons learned from my grandpa and grandma that can shape your relationship with money
👤 Episode 48
Schedule management, pre-appointing, & the importance of listening to your practice w/ Dr. Chris Wolfe, OD
👤 Episode 49