{"podcast":{"title":"Cleinman Connect Podcast","slug":"cleinman-connect-podcast-6317562","podcast_index_feed_id":6317562,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/cleinman-connect-podcast/","website_url":"https://cleinman.com/","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/a88c3ffc-9ea2-4386-8f98-3d624a838ec5/Cleinman-Connect-Podcast-Artwork-2.jpg","author":"Cleinman Performance Partners","episode_count":81,"summary":"Owning and running a private optometry practice is challenging—but help is here! The Cleinman Connect Podcast offers valuable insights from independent optometrists/practice owners, practice managers, and industry experts. Each episode features top performers or industry experts who share their success strategies for navigating common business and operational hurdles to grow and enhance practices. From marketing tips and team management to succession planning and financial strategies, our experienced guests provide actionable advice tailored to private optometry practices. Tune in for a new episode on the 1st Wednesday of each month and stay ahead of the curve! Subscribe to the Cleinman Connect Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and Amazon Music. Whether you're an established owner or manager, or just starting out, this podcast is a valuable resource for practice growth and professional development.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-16T14:24:01.088205+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cleinman-connect-podcast-6317562"},"episode":{"title":"Highlighting Practice Culture With Cleinman's New Excellence Awards","slug":"highlighting-practice-culture-with-cleinman-s-new-excellence-awards","published_at":"2026-07-22T06:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cleinman-connect-podcast-6317562/highlighting-practice-culture-with-cleinman-s-new-excellence-awards","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cleinman-connect-podcast-6317562","url":"https://cleinman.com/cleinman-connect-podcast/highlighting-practice-culture-with-cleinmans-new-excellence-awards","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/735ef054-9915-4407-b857-da19be2d2f79.mp3","summary":"Amanda Van Voris is the Senior Director of Client Solutions at Cleinman, a consulting firm that helps independent optometry practices strengthen performance, operations, leadership, and growth. With more than 20 years at the company, she provides strategic and operational guidance across people, finance, and systems. Amanda helps owners navigate complex development plans, improve team performance, build leadership resilience, and create sustainable practices through planning, benchmarking, and intentional change. Meagan Staab is the Director of Client Support and Insights at Cleinman. She leads the development and use of information-management systems, benchmarking tools, client portals, and performance reporting. Meagan helps practices select meaningful KPIs, compare results with relevant benchmarks, strengthen accountability, and turn consistent data review into clearer decisions and measurable growth. In this episode… Strong practice culture is often reflected in the everyday choices that shape how people work, grow, and support one another. Recognition can make that work more visible while reinforcing the behaviors that help teams thrive. What does it take to build a culture worthy of celebration? Amanda Van Voris, an advisor experienced in practice growth, leadership, and team development, and Meagan Staab, an expert in business intelligence, benchmarking, and performance improvement, point to intentionality as the answer. Amanda recommends creating career paths, developing employees, celebrating shared wins, and gathering honest team feedback, while Meagan emphasizes clear purpose, accountability, measurable goals, employee voice, and daily discipline. Together, their insights show that culture should be treated as a strategic driver of retention, recruiting, pat…","meta_description":"Amanda Van Voris is the Senior Director of Client Solutions at Cleinman, a consulting firm that helps independent optometry practices strengthen performan…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1711,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/cleinman-connect-podcast-6317562/episodes/highlighting-practice-culture-with-cleinman-s-new-excellence-awards/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cleinman-connect-podcast-6317562/highlighting-practice-culture-with-cleinman-s-new-excellence-awards.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}