ALTER EGOJody Shuler BASE OF OPERATIONSEyeCrave Optics, Watertown, NY In 2015, this crusader for consummate eyecare surveyed his domain, and...
Alter EgoElla Osborne Base of OperationsPortland, OR Ella Osborne is not your typical 9-year-old. She was born with a cataract, which was discovered when she was just 3...
Jade Kowalick Rophie Vision Care, Dunedin, FL THE TASKMASTER HAS kind eyes, a disarming smile and a quick wit. From her perch at Rophie Vision Care...
Alter EgoJennifer DuQuano Base of operationsNuVue Optical, Charlotte, NC How do you win hearts, minds and sales contests? A mastery of words is a good start. Such is...
Alter EgoMichelle Wright Base of OperationsDePoe Eye Center, Stockbridge, GA Before Krypton exploded, Jor El sent his only son, Kal El, to Earth. Kal El became...
By day, Arian Fartash is a hard-working private-practice OD splitting her time between Orange County, CA, and San Francisco. But when work is over, she becomes...
IF YOU KNOW Alex Bennett, you probably have a hard time keeping up with him. He drinks 10 cups of tea a day, runs to “clear...
DON’T LET Erik Lawrence’s seemingly intense demeanor fool you … the man is a teddy bear. Passionate about his family, football and the delivery of exceptional...
“I began my optical career by accident,” says Tami Hagemeyer, lead optician at Premier Vision Group in Bowling Green, OH. Hagemeyer’s original plan was to attend...
Optician-Optical Nerd-Glasses Whisperer, Amy Workman of Look + See in Minneapolis, MN is the ultimate eyecare multi-hyphenate. “My title is optician, but I’ve held almost every...
You may know Dorothy Reynolds as an administrator at Opticians on Facebook. She also does it all at Optical Alternatives, from buying 2,000 frames (representing 100...
Robyn Janz works as an optician and consultant at Dan Deutsch Optical Outlook’s location at UCLA’s prestigious Jules Stein Eye Institute in Los Angeles. “We work...
Holly Forstad Rivertown Eye Care, Hastings, MN Holly Forstad came to the optical world in 2009 as a switch from creating custom wedding gowns. (“After working...
Kathy Maren Combs Eyecare & Eyewear, Western Springs, IL When she took her new job, Kathy Maren’s local newspaper did a profile of her with the...
Joey King, Eyelux Optometry, San Diego, CA Joey King, an optician and practice manager, likes the varied aspects of vision care. “More exams equal more opportunities to...
Colleen Galanti was about to graduate high school when her mom saw a help-wanted ad in the local paper for an optician trainee. “I had no...
After three decades in vision care, Kevin Count, manager of Corner Eyecare in the Chicago suburb of Glenview, IL, says he enjoys the business aspects of...
Kristen Atkins’ favorite sale (so far) wasn’t a big-ticket multipair order but one from a boy who hated the idea of glasses. At first, he wouldn’t...
The most surprising thing about Margot Lanham? She’s been in the optical business less than five years — all at Ulla Eyewear — “although on a...
When Tamra Asmuth opened One Hip Chic in 1997, she was ahead of her time in bringing fine eyewear to Rochester, NY. She owns “well over...
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