Positively West Virginia
Positively West Virginia
Episode 32: WV Eye Consultants: Better Vision for the Mountain State
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Chris Stansbury, O.D.

WV Eye Consultants provides you with the most technically advanced and compassionate care at all of their seven convenient locations in Southern West Virginia serving the Tri-State area.

 

 

 


Show Notes:

  • 00:31-3:10: Jim introduces today’s guest of the show, Chris Stansbury, doctor of optometry and co-founder of West Virginia Eye Consultants. Jim fills the listeners in on some background of Stansbury and asks him to fill in some of the gaps…
  • 3:11-4:35: Stansbury talks about his West Virginia roots, talks about his time as a student at WVU, other practices him and his wife have owned and the encounter that brought him home to West Virginia.
  • 4:36-4:41: How did you get into optometry?
  • 4:42-5:28: Stansbury attributes his time spent at WVU studying biology as an undergrad and his interest in the eye.
  • 5:29-5:54: What’s your 30 second elevator pitch for West Virginia Eye Consultants?
  • 5:55-6:55: “We try to do everything from the patient’s birth to the patient’s elder years. We combine optometry and ophthalmology.”
  • 6:56-7:10: What’re you most excited about for your company?
  • 7:11-8:12: “What I’m really looking forward to in the future is growing into new markets.”
  • 8:13-10:33: Take us through the worst moment you’ve had as a business owner…
  • 10:34-10:40: Tell us that one takeaway from that experience…
  • 10:41-11:06: “Look before you leap… Make sure that you’re prepared before you leap into that new market.”
  • 11:07-11:14: What would you say is the best thing about being in business in West Virginia?
  • 11:15-12:35: “I really think that it’s the people.”
  • 12:36-12:48: Take us through your best business moment since you’ve opened your practice…
  • 12:49-14:21: “I think the real catalyst for growth is when we merged with Charleston Eye Care.”
  • 14:22-15:20: What would you say is the vision for your company long-term?
  • 15:21-17:18: So you have seven locations, how many employees do you have?
  • 17:19-17:28: “We typically hover between 45 and 50.”
  • 17:29-17:56: What’s one piece of advice you’d give to young business owners and entrepreneurs?
  • 17:57-20:12: “Have very tight controls over your budget… It’s fairly easy for things to get out of control. Early on, set very strict standards as far as how much you’re going to budget for the different aspects of your business. Look at that in both the short-run and also five-years down the road.”
  • 20:13-20:48: What’s one thing you do everyday that you think contributes to your success?
  • 20:49-22:12: “I think the biggest think I can do is letting people know how much I care and how much we care as a practice.”
  • 22:13-23:07: What’s a book you’d recommend to aspiring entrepreneurs?
  • 23:08-24:42: “Good to Great” By: Jim Collins
  • 24:43-25:21: If you could meet anyone in West Virginia that could possibly help grow your company, who would it be?
  • 25:22-26:25: “One of the guys that I would love to sit down with is Dr. Frank Alderman of Med Express.”
  • 26:26-28:40: How can our listeners learn more about you and West Virginia Eye Consultants?
  • 28:41-28:56: “Our website, Twitter and Facebook.”
  • 28:57-Close: Jim thanks Chris Stansbury for joining him on another episode of Positively West Virginia and recognizes the amazing sponsors of the show that allow great business stories like this one to be told.