Veterinary Leadership

Trust

Trusting yourself and your instincts when receiving information and making decisions on how to run your practice

Leadership

Building a leadership team who will help the practice and individuals reach their potential

Marketing

Understanding what marketing really means and how to do it in a way that gets results

This book is a practical resource delivering business tips on veterinary practice management, marketing, and more from a highly successful practice owner.

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In these pages, you will discover not only practical strategies and principles for leading with excellence but also the heart and soul of leadership — the qualities of character, vision, and empathy that truly set exceptional leaders apart.

Rena Carlson, DVM

AVMA President, 2023-2024

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Dr. Michele Drake

• DVM
• Founder, The Drake Center for Veterinary Care (1992-present), 
• Co-Founder and Chief Veterinary Officer, GeniusVets (2016-present). 

Dr. Drake is a nationally renowned speaker on veterinary practice culture, leadership, change management, and innovation. She has presented at WVC, Merck, and Zoetis meetings, as well as AAHA Con and Fetch, among other major veterinary events sponsored by leading organizations and brands. Dr. Drake is a rare breed of practice owner, excelling both as a clinician and as a business leader.

ABOUT THE AUTHER, DR. MICHELE DRAKE, DVM

Veterinary Leadership includes information on topics including:

FULL CHAPTER LIST

These lessons will help practice owners, managers, associates, and anyone else who is serious about making their hospital into a healthy, effective workplace that can truly deliver on the mission of veterinary care.

Chapter 1: The Problem

Chapter 2: Speaking from Experience

Chapter 3: Accountability

Chapter 4: Planning

Chapter 5: Culture

Chapter 8: Agility

Chapter 9: Communications & Community

Chapter 10: Discipline

Chapter 11: Boundaries

Chapter 12: Wellness

MICHELE DRAKE, DVM

For many DVMs, rather than them owning their business, the truth is, their business owns them!  Despite their best intentions and their expertise as doctors, they lack real personal freedom and abundance in their lives – sacrificing their own well-being for the love of animals and their communities.

For many in the profession, this is seen as “just the way it is.”

But it doesn’t have to be that way...

Chpater 6: Focus — Business Acumen 101

Chapter 13: Conclusion

Chapter 7: Teamwork

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

DR. MICHELE DRAKE

• DVM
• Founder, The Drake Center for Veterinary Care (1992-present), 
• Co-Founder and Chief Veterinary Officer, GeniusVets (2016-present). 

Dr. Drake is a nationally renowned speaker on veterinary practice culture, leadership, change management, and innovation. She has presented at WVC, Merck, and Zoetis meetings, as well as AAHA Con and Fetch, among other major veterinary events sponsored by leading organizations and brands. Dr. Drake is a rare breed of practice owner, excelling both as a clinician and as a business leader.