You’ll likely remember these words from the 1989 movie, “Field of Dreams.” In this epic film, Kevin Costner portrays an Iowa farmer and baseball fan who keeps hearing that phrase…
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Cleinman Performance Partners has announced that it will host three unique Business of Eyecare Forum™ National Conferences in 2018.
Oneonta, New York – Alan Cleinman, CEO and founder of optometry business consultancy Cleinman Performance Partners, has named Geoffrey Giraffe to the newly created position of Chief Mascot Officer and Executive Vice President.
Facilitator: Travis Reed, MBA St. Louis: March 9-11 & May 18-20 This easy-to-understand course covers all aspects of visual displays and merchandising including color theory, industry terminology, and basic design and retail principles….
I recently had the opportunity to help Dr. Bill Lusk, an optometrist from Oneonta, NY, celebrate his “semi” retirement. At the young age of 83, Bill has temporarily hung up his phoropter. I say temporarily because he’s already making plans to provide locum tenens support upon his return from his winter home in Florida. Wow!
https://youtu.be/w8gOvAvls5Y Cleinman Performance Partners wishes to extend to you our warmest wishes this holiday season. Thank you for growing with us, and here is to your continued health, happiness, and…
You may remember the scene from the movie Five Easy Pieces. It’s the one where Jack Nicholson is at a diner and desires to have plain toast. The problem is…
Cleinman Performance Partners is pleased to announce the First Annual National Eyecare Facilities Conference. “Building the WOW” will be the first two-day conference of its kind and is designed to…
Many years ago, we were engaged to perform our Strategic Review on a practice and assist with various implementation projects. This client was financially successful, but the practice was in…
So why all this about shoes? It’s clear to this observer that what we have observed in the shoe business is repeating itself in our industry. Today, the national average…
At Cleinman Performance Partners, we work on a lot of transactions. Our Transaction Services Group covers a lot of territory. We handle divestitures, acquisitions, mergers, employment relationships, appraisals…even divorce settlements. …
Can you imagine taking a $30 cab ride for a $5 hamburger? I’ve made that investment…on several occasions. I’d do it tomorrow if I could. My pilgrimage and loyalty is…
Spend time and money on continuous staff training. This will set you apart and pay dividends in terms of staff performance. Managing a good team is like raising children –…
Competition! This word often strikes fear in the minds of ECPs. Having the perspective of a student who has studied the business side of optometry for over 40 years, I’ve…
I’ve been a student of failure for much of my life. As far as I can remember, I’ve failed. And, indeed, I want to keep failing…if I can. When I…
As anticipated, Luxottica is going to merge with Essilor. While so positioned, in fact, Essilor is acquiring Luxottica in a stock swap worth ±$24bb to Luxottica shareholders. The resultant company…
Swiss drug maker Novartis AG (owner of Alcon), whose $60bb in annual revenue makes them the largest drug company in the world, said on December 20th that it had reached…
“Concentration of Risk” is a banking term which designates the overall spread of a bank’s outstanding accounts over the number or variety of debtors to whom the bank has lent money. If…
As I travel around the country speaking to private-practice optometrists and their teams, I often discuss branding, markets, and market share. Ours is a dynamic world, with killer competition coming…
Discount. According to Webster’s the word has many meanings. But generally, when we think of the word as it relates to our industry, it’s “to offer for sale at a…
