Veterinary Business Accelerator. Time, Profit, Freedom
“Doing something you love on a schedule you can’t control can feel the same as doing something you hate.”
— Morgan Housel
If you’re a vet practice owner, that probably hits home. So, how do you change that? What's the difference between feeling trapped by your business and leading with purpose—making the impact that inspired you to open your doors in the first place?
This podcast is for veterinary business owners who want to reclaim their time, grow their profits, and build a business tha…
Recent Episodes
July 23, 2026
Practice Culture, KPIs and the Exit. With Dr Michael Archinal
Why do you run your vet business? For Dr Michael Archinal, the answer was always: to sell it one day. A few years ago he did exactly that, after building and running nine practices while working roughly half a day a week. In this conversation Michael takes the long retrospective view with Sam and unpacks what it actually took to get there. He shares his supernatural method for moving on staff who aren't a fit (you'll want to hear this one). The handful of KPIs he tracked every single month, inc
July 8, 2026
Coaching Call: Growing a Mobile Vet Practice - Why Word of Mouth Isn't a Marketing Plan
Dr Melyssa Cotton runs a new-ish mobile veterinary practice, and business is steady. The problem is where that business comes from: almost every client arrives by word of mouth, which is great, until it isn't. In this episode, Sam coaches her through the unglamorous stuff that actually grows a practice from the ground up: a website that convinces strangers to book, Google reviews (they matter more than you think), a neighbourhood referral trick that costs basically nothing, and pricing set by y
June 25, 2026
Space Plus People Equals Place: 5 Common Practice Design Mistakes to Avoid. With Jerry Kennard
What if the thing holding your practice back isn't your team, your prices, or your marketing? What if it's the building? In this episode, we sit down with Jerry Kennard from Evoke Projects, someone who designs veterinary spaces for a living and has watched a lot of owners get this expensively wrong. Because a practice build always starts as a dream: the right location, the beautiful fit-out - the clinic you've always wanted. But plan it wrong, and that dream can quickly turn into a trap that st
June 10, 2026
Building a Culture of Efficiency: How to Speed Up Your Veterinary Team Without Panic, Burnout, or Cutting Corners
What if your team isn’t slow? What if they’ve just never been shown how to work faster and feel safe doing it? In this episode, Sam unpacks one of the hardest tensions inside modern veterinary practices: How do you deliver excellent patient care, protect your team’s wellbeing, and still run a profitable business? Because for many teams, the word “productivity” feels loaded. It can sound like: “Do more. Move faster. Stop complaining. Just learn to cope.” But efficiency is a different convers
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May 28, 2026
From “Meh” to Momentum: A Practical Framework for Getting Unstuck
Ever had one of those seasons where everything looks fine on paper… but you still feel flat, disconnected, or stuck? In this episode Sam and Hugh unpack what those feelings are really trying to tell you - and what to do about it. This isn’t a motivational pep talk about “thinking positive.” It’s a practical conversation about how to recognise the early warning signs, shift your emotional state without relying on willpower, and make clearer decisions when life and business feel heavy. Sam share
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May 14, 2026
Sam’s Feeling “Meh”: How to Get Yourself Out of a Funk - Part 1
In one of the most personal episodes of the Veterinary Business Accelerator yet, Sam opens up about a season in his life that looked successful on the outside, but felt completely flat underneath. What started as frustration became something deeper: a realisation that life and business had slowly drifted out of alignment. Together, Sam and Hugh unpack the idea of “universal taps” - the subtle warning signs that show up long before burnout, crisis, or breakdown. This isn’t a hype-filled busines
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