Today’s guest describes herself as fearless, determined, driven, and Passionate.

Having spent her career challenging the normal and encouraging others to “think differently”, Sue Downes is the Co-Founder and CEO of MyEyeDr.—one of the nation’s largest groups of full scope and full service optometric practices.

Founded in 2001 as a single office focused on bringing better selection, service, and clarity to patients in the vision space, MyEyeDr. combines the science of optometry with the art of helping patients understand product selection, fashion, and vision insurance in a novel way. Now some 23 years later, Sue has led the organization to near 900 locations across the country.

In this episode hear how the youngest of 6 children challenged tradition, how she took an administrative job in a unknown field and looked for opportunities to learn, and how she used life experience to create a concept. Learn how adversity can remove the fear that inhibits success, and how compassion and truly caring for others can fuel an idea. You’ll hear how she questioned what was accepted and acceptable, how she asked difficult questions, and much, much more.

www.myeyedr.com

linkedin.com/in/sue-downes-a0b5174

Today's guest is the owner and Chief Medical Officer of PrimeMD Aesthetics & Wellness.

He describes himself as purposeful and hardworking, but I would say he is also gracious, kind, and dedicated to helping others achieve their potential.

As a former collegiate athlete, husband, and father, he recognizes the importance of "functioning at peak performance" and of achieving one's highest level of vitality.

Dr. Joe Hummel is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine and completed his residency work at the Mayo Clinic. He is board-certified with a clinical focus on anti-aging medicine and medical informatics.

In this episode, we learn how Dr. Joe transitioned from years of emergency medicine to starting PrimeMD in 2010 and miking it his primary focus by 2017. Hear about ho elements of his childhood, his wrestling career, his medical school experiences and his residency training led him to think differently about his medical career, and why his more wholistic approach to each patient or client may lead to better outcomes and increased functional longevity.

He not only practices medicine, but truly practices servant leadership and that has led to some interesting projects (including a farm. . .).

https://www.primemdcenter.com/who-we-are

Today I have the privilege of sitting down with a guest whose friendship I truly cherish. Our friendship is, in fact, the oldest surviving friendship I have. Sometimes we talk often, sometimes not much at all, but it’s always like the conversation never really stopped—almost like we’ve hit the pause button waiting for our next time to catch up. I’m excited to share this catch-up with all of you.

Christopher is a Musician most days, but his talents are so numerous, it’s hard to narrow them down. He describes himself as a dad, a friend, and a listener. He’s a lover of music, of books, and of learning—with a surprising knowledge of hardware, construction, and tools. But the amount of knowledge he carries around about the automotive world is astounding. In fact, it’s probably why we became friends way back when, as there were few people that could tell me something about a then-current car that I didn’t already know.

He can drive a stick, play the bass, build a mean lego dream house, and still manage to find time to read, spend time with his family, and be just about the nicest person you’ll meet.

If you’re ready to learn a bit about any number of subjects, this is the episode for you. So now, ladies, gentlemen—all you remarkable people, welcome Christopher Neel to the show.