20/20 MONEY

About 20/20 MONEY

20/20 Money is the top podcast for optometrists, private practice owners, and ODs who want to master optometry practice management, financial planning, and long-term business strategy. Hosted by Adam Cmejla, CFP®, the show delivers practical guidance on everything that affects the profitability, growth, and value of your optometry practice. Episodes cover: • Optometry practice management & operations • Financial planning for optometrists • Practice growth strategies & profitability tips • Selling your practice & OD exit planning • Private equity deals in optometry • Hiring, leadership, and team development • Tax planning, cash flow, and retirement readiness • Student loan strategies for ODs • Cold starts, acquisitions, and multi-location scaling With expert interviews, case studies, and step-by-step breakdowns, you'll learn how to make smarter business decisions, build personal wealth, and create a thriving career inside and outside the exam room. If you're an OD serious about elevating your practice and improving your financial future, 20/20 Money is your competitive advantage. For more information on the show and on Adam, please visit https://www.integratedpwm.com/

Publisher

Adam Cmejla

Category

business · education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

7 Oct 2018

Latest episode

12 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

42 of 417 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   12 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Practice benchmarks update: what your practice numbers are really telling you about growth, overhead, & profitability

   Host Adam interviews Nathan Hayes of Books & Benchmarks to reveal how updated optometry practice benchmarks illuminate growth, overhead, and profitability insights.

2. 

   5 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Good, fast, cheap: why you probably can't have all three

   Host Adam C. Smith explores how optometry practice owners can discern true value over price when selecting professional services, offering strategies to evaluate expertise without becoming an expert.

3. 

   28 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   The problems success doesn't solve

   Host Adam interviews Dr. Andy Yaryan, Dr. Jeni Kohn, and Dr. Patrick Curran as they reveal the hidden challenges and evolving priorities beyond achieving optometry practice success.

Inside a recent episode

Practice benchmarks update: what your practice numbers are really telling you about growth, overhead, & profitability

Published 12 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] I think more in terms like what is the P&L talking about the capacity of business to see more patients and grow? So one story could be like, hey, our net's really high. Our expenses are really low. And I'm going to ask like, hey, do we want to put more expense on to be able to see more patients and grow the business overall? Sometimes and it can be a confidence of things like sometimes look at it's like, hey, expenses jumped year over year. Our rent went up dramatically and our net's down a lot. We're struggling. It's like, hey, you just moved to a bigger space. And you had a theory about how fast you grow. […]

Who has been a guest on 20/20 MONEY

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Nathan Hayes
• Dr Andy Yaryan
• Dr Jeni Kohn
• Dr Patrick Curran
• Jen Stewart

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

85 ratings

Spotify

4.8 / 5

40 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 67 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

97

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

93

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Books guests

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