#052: Vet Owned and Led Clinics: The Path to Building and Keeping Wealth in the Veterinary Industry with Dr. Keith True, Dr. George Melillo, and Dr. Pamelar Hale

Vet Med Wellness + Leadership

Dr. Pamelar Hale has returned to the podcast, this time with her colleagues Dr. Keith True and Dr. George Melillo. Together, these veterinarians bring decades of experience and a shared passion for vet-owned clinics and veterinarian leadership in the field.
The wealth in the industry is more often not going to veterinarians but instead to corporations, and while corporations have a place in the field, these three want vets to know it’s time to take control. It’s okay to prioritize wealth building.
Often veterinarians ride the saying, “I didn’t get into it for the money”. That’s often true, but Dr. Melillo wants vets to know you can have it all. You can be kind, compassionate, and intelligent, AND build generational wealth that will impact your career, family, and community for the better.
There are many paths to leadership opportunities depending on the desires and capacity of each veterinarian, whether it be full ownership, co-ownership, or even hybrid practices.
Dr. True emphasizes the importance of taking control and being honest about what you want your career to look like. And Dr. Hale and Dr. Melillo remind vets that the pursuit of happiness is important, and money and building wealth are tools for that.
These three veterinarians have a great perspective when it comes to veterinary leadership and building wealth to positively impact the industry. These conversations are so important for the field.
What’s Inside:

• How can veterinarians build wealth?
• How can wealth impact communities and veterinarian families?
• How can veterinarians become leaders?
• Ownership, Co-ownership, and Hybrid Practice models.

Mentioned In This Episode:
Dr. Keith on LinkedIn
Dr. George Melillo on LinkedIn
Dr. Pamelar Hale on LinkedIn