Episodes
May 29, 2020
#29: Lead to succeed, with Paul Ainsworth.
Paul Ainsworth is the founding director of the Lincoln Institute, which is a leadership and development organisation for veterinarians and veterinary teams. He is a highly sought after executive coach, facilitator and key not...
May 19, 2020
The hardest things can be the best things. Vet Vault Quickie with Dr. Rob Webster.
What do you do when you are facing something overwhelming? That surgical procedure, that difficult conversation, that business idea... are you spurred into action, or do you feel paralysed? In this quickie Dr...
May 12, 2020
#28: The sum of all parts. With Dr. Adam Christman.
Our guest for this episode is a true veterinary virtuoso, so much so thatâs itâs hard to pick just one single job title for him. Dr. Adam Christman is a practicing small animal veterinarian in the same practice where he start...
May 5, 2020
Weâre essential, but do we believe it? Business and Leadership Series, episode 2.
If you did a little victory dance - and letâs face it, we all did - when it was announced that vets are an essential service during the early days of the covid outbreak, then perhaps we should talk about how you value yoursel...
April 28, 2020
#27: Connection is the key. With Dr. Alex Hynes.
Dr. Alex Hynes is a force of nature: whether sheâs on the floor in the emergency hospital, leading her team as a company director, showcasing our profession to the world on the Bondi Vet television show, mentoring the thousan...
April 20, 2020
Confidence and competence. Vet Vault Quickie with Dr. Brooke Schampers.
Dr. Brooke gives some fantastic advice on finding confidence, even when you donât necessarily feel it, and how to deal with âlooking too young to be a vet.â
April 14, 2020
#26: Teaching to learn, with Dr. Dan Phillips.
Dr. Dan Phillips earned his veterinary degree from North Carolina State University in 2011 and then completed an internship focused on small animal emergency and internal medicine at Tufts Cummings College of Veterinary Medic...
April 4, 2020
Staying in the black during the pandemic, with Paolo Lencioni.
We talk COVID government bail-outs, financial strategies and HR doâs and donâts in another business and leadership episode, with Paolo Lencioni - vet turned accountant and veterinary financial management guru. Paoloâs company...
March 31, 2020
Covid 19 and your business: Business and Leadership Series with Dr. Shibly Mustapha, episode 1
Welcome to the Vet Vault business and leadership series with veterinary practice owner and business coach Dr Shibly Mustapha. In this series weâll explore ways to make veterinary practice sustainable and profitable.
Shibly i...
March 17, 2020
#25: Facing your inner critic, with Dr. Katie Ford
One message that we hear time and time again from our guests here at the VetVault is that success, or happiness, or fulfilment or performance or whatever you want to call it, starts in your head. In this episode we explore wh...
March 6, 2020
What is balance? Vet Vault Quickie with Nigel Marsh
We strive for that elusive 'work-life balance', but are you sure what exactly you're chasing? Nigel Marsh points us in the right direction in this week's quickie.
Feb. 28, 2020
#24: Mindset and Connection, with Dr. Charlie El-Hage
The first time you meet Dr. Charles El-Hage, youâll think to yourself: âwho the heck was that guy?! Thereâs something about him that makes me want to speak to him a some more.â And then, when you ask someone about him youâll ...
Feb. 20, 2020
The Paradox of being exceptional: Vet Vault Quickie with Dr. Oliver Liyou.
Today we're digging deep into the Vault to bring you this slightly alternative view from Dr Oliver Liou. We can get very focused on being high achievers and all round awesomeness, but is that always good for us? In this Vet V...
Feb. 13, 2020
#23: Vets for Climate Action, with Ben Cox.
In this episode we tackle a subject that is not necessarily directly veterinary related, or is at least not limited to our profession, but still a critical topic to discuss because of the impact that it will have on all of us...
Feb. 9, 2020
Be the change you want to see: A Vet Vault Quickie with Dr. Louisa Graham.
We revisit our very first guest with a story from Louisa about the early days in her career that demonstrates a vital career lesson.
Feb. 1, 2020
#22: Be a mentor, be a boss, with Dr. Dan Markwalder
We were introduced to Dr. Dan Markwalder when we interviewed to Dr. Cody Creelman, who kept referring to him as one of the best mentors out there. Seeing as weâre all about mentoring here we knew that we had to have him on th...
Jan. 17, 2020
Vet Vault Quickie - Liz Crowe
For people who are feeling overwhelmed: thatâs normal. One of the main messages I want to get out to the vets is to normalise the enormity and the depth of emotion that theyâre going to experience. Because itâs new. And to no...
Jan. 16, 2020
After the storm. Bushfire special series with Liz Crowe - Part Three
Welcome to our third and final episode talking about dealing with trauma, loss and grief in a crisis situation, and specifically as it relates to the bushfire catastrophe that we are currently experiencing in Australia, with ...
Jan. 14, 2020
Helping the helpers. Bushfire special series with Liz Crowe - Part Two
Welcome to the next installment of our bushfire special series with Liz Crowe. In part two Liz tells us how we can best support someone who is caught up in a challenging situation, like the fires that our Aussie vets and tho...
Jan. 13, 2020
Staying strong so you can keep helping. Bushfire special series with Liz Crowe - Part One.
This is a special episode that weâre rushing out as a resource to our colleagues who are caught in the apocalyptic bushfire crisis that Australia is currently experiencing, but also for anyone who wants to support those in th...
Jan. 9, 2020
#21: Resilience is not a personality trait, with coach Carolyne Crowe.
Carolyne Crowe worked for 11 years as an equine vet both in the UK and in New Zealand before deciding to shift her energy from primarily helping animals to helping people by becoming an award winning personal performance coa...
Dec. 10, 2019
#20: "Freedom is not the absence of responsibilities. Itâs choosing which responsibilities you take." With The Travelling Vet, Helga Kausel.
Helga Kausel, better known as the Travelling Vet, is best known for her inspirational Instagram account, where she shares her veterinary journey and real life journeys. When Helga is not being the travelling vet she is an equ...
Nov. 27, 2019
#19: You CAN have it all, just not all at the same time, with Dr. Olivia James
Dr Olivia James is one of the leaders in the field of equine dentistry. She is months away from finishing her diplomate examinations, which will make her a specialist, and the highest qualified equine dentist in the Southern...
Nov. 19, 2019
#18: Kids or career: you don't have to choose, with Dr Abbie Tipler
Since starting the podcast weâve had some amazing feedback from some of our listeners. I love hearing about how other people are inspired by our guests, but one question that pops up time and time again is some variation o...