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Sandbox Story - Interview of Scott Harris Shapiro
Scott Harris Shapiro is a leader in the US optical business, as owner and CEO of Europa Eyewear. His parents started the business, which...
Jan 291 min read
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Sandbox Story - Interview of Dr. Sherrol Reynolds
Dr. Sherrol Reynolds is full professor at NOVA Southeastern University College of Optometry. She was in one of the early Doctor of...
Dec 17, 20241 min read
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Sandbox Story - Interview of Dr. Dori Carlson
Dr. Dori Carlson’s accomplishments in Optometry are stupendous, including a decade-plus of service to the American Optometric...
Aug 27, 20242 min read
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Sandbox Story - Interview of Dr. Steven Lee
Dr. Steven Lee grew up in Toronto - his dad worked a multitude of jobs including in the auto industry, his mom was a highly supportive...
Aug 5, 20242 min read
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Sandbox Stories - Interview of Dr. Linda Casser
Dr. Linda Casser has had a career of service — to three Colleges of Optometry, the National Board of Examiners in Optometry, the American...
Jul 8, 20242 min read
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Sandbox Stories - Interview of Dr. Alan Glazier
A 1993 graduate of NECO, Dr. Alan Glazier has spent a career in Optometry as an entrepreneur. He worked in his dad’s practice in his...
Jul 8, 20242 min read
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Sandbox Stories - Interview of Ed Buffington
Ed Buffington is the 2024 Prevent Blindness "Person of Vision." This distinguished award is given to someone who has positively...
Mar 6, 20241 min read
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Sandbox Story - Interview of Dr. Ann Hoscheit
Dr. Ann Hoscheit is owner of EyeBridge Consulting Associates, after a long career in which she built two separate iconic eye care...
Jan 26, 20241 min read
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Sandbox Story - Interview of Dr. Rick Weisbarth
Dr. Rick Weisbarth became an internationally respected Doctor of Optometry who supported the profession through his role in professional...
Oct 10, 20232 min read
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Sandbox Story Perspective - Building a Life Well-Lived
In the Broadway play (and the Disney+ movie about it) "Hamilton," the dramatic conclusion includes lyrics that speak about "who tells...
Aug 15, 20231 min read
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Sandbox Story - Interview of Dr. John Potter
Dr. John Potter is a true treasure to the profession. A graduate of the Indiana University School of Optometry, he has been at the...
Jul 10, 20232 min read
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Sandbox Story - Interview of Dr. Vince Brandys
A lifelong Chicagoan, Dr. Brandys shares stories about his upbringing there, including working at his family’s gas service station in the...
May 31, 20231 min read
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Sandbox Story - Perspective from Building a Spec Home
Optometry manages patient relationships in a fairly conventional, time-proven manner that is typical in the medical model. Optometry...
Mar 27, 20231 min read
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Sandbox Story - Interview of Dr. Araba Otoo
Dr. Araba Otoo is a 2022 graduate of The Ohio State University College of Optometry and is currently doing a residency in the VA system. ...
Feb 11, 20231 min read
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Sandbox Story - Interview of Jay Binkowitz
Jay Binkowitz and I met in our days when we each led software businesses that served the eye doctor community. Our connection...
Sep 6, 20222 min read
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Sandbox Story - Interview of Lynn Lawrence
Lynn Lawrence is a career Optometric Technician, starting that role as part of a thirty-plus year career in the Air Force, which included...
Aug 8, 20221 min read
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Sandbox Story - Interview of Dr. Bob Layman
Dr. Bob Layman has been the American Optometric Association President from June 2021 through June 2022. From his upbringing in Toledo OH...
Jun 6, 20221 min read
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Sandbox Story - Interview of Dr. Nate Lighthizer
There are times when you meet someone within your profession and you immediately feel that everyone should also know them. From the...
May 9, 20221 min read
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Sandbox Story - Interview of Lex Hendrix
Simply put, Lex Hendrix is a deeply caring human being. I've never met anyone, young or old, who is as able to connect with others as...
Mar 16, 20222 min read
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Sandbox Story - Interview of Dr. Sue Cotter
Dr. Sue Cotter is the guest on this interview episode of Sandbox Stories. I was fortunate to be her student at ICO, when she was...
Feb 14, 20221 min read
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