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On this episode of Vet Candy IRL, we meet Eric Fischgrund, the CEO of founder of FischTank PR.   Eric talks about how to deal with negativity in the media, what to do, and the biggest mistakes you don’t want to make.

On this episode of Vet Candy IRL with host, Dr. Shannon Gregoire, we meet one of the authors of the study, Cornell’s  Dr. Nathan Peterson.  Dr. Nathan is an associate clinical professor with the section of emergency and critical care and lead author of the new Cornell burnout study.

On this episode of Vet Candy IRL, we meet Dr. Andrew Knight of the University of Winchester. Dr. Andrew led a survey study of more than 2,500 dogs to explore links between dog diet and health outcomes, suggesting that nutritionally sound vegan diets may be healthier and less hazardous than conventional or raw meat-based diets.

On this episode of Vet Candy IRL, host Shannon Gregoire meets image consultant and stylist, Naana Badu.   Naana went from working as a management consultant for IBM and Deloitte to a stylist and FIT-certified image consultant for her own business. She launched Badu Basics to help women of color focus on personal and professional development by feeling confident about how they look.

On this episode of Vet Candy IRL, host Shannon Gregoire meets the Incredible Dr. Dani McVety, founder of Lap of Love End of life care might be a sad topic for many, but Dr. Dani doesn’t shy away from difficult conversations. In fact, she has made it her mission to provide hospice care to animals in need. As the Founder and CEO of Lap of Love Veterinary Hospice McVety lives by her veterinarian oath to bring “relief and the prevention of pain and suffering” to all pets who fall under her care. Whether it’s comforting a family dealing with a new terminal diagnosis and explaining their options or providing gentle in-home euthanasia in those final moments, Dr. Dani McVety’s compassion runs deeper than most. Lap of Love has worked with more than 250,000 patients and is quickly filling a gaping hole that exists in the world of veterinary medicine.

On this episode of Vet Candy IRL, host Shannon Gregoire meets retired Army veterinarian, Dr. Tami Zalewski.  As a Army veterinarian, Dr. Tami led an atypical career and had some incredible adventures. She worked on global health projects in 30 countries, with side trips to another 30. The greatest gift was gaining perspective on how the rest of the world lives compared to the U.S. (along with getting home safely from some pretty rough areas).

On this episode of Vet Candy IRL, host Shannon Gregoire speaks with employment attorney, Omar A. Lopez, Esq, about contracts, negotiation, and employee rights.  If you are looking for a new job, make sure to listen to this episode first before you sign your paperwork!  Omar is a board member of the New Jersey division of the National Employment Lawyer Association and has been practicing employment law for more than 10 years.

On this episode of Vet Candy IRL, host Shannon Gregoire speaks with Paul Diaz, the Jack Reacher of the veterinary recruiting world.  Paul, a US Marine Corps Veteran, talks about his life, including bootcamp in Paris Island, and how he ended up becoming one of the top veterinary recruiters on the planet, with his company Hire Power Consulting. The two chat about the most ridiculous employment contract clauses and how to make smart choices when you do sign the dotted line.

On this episode of Vet Candy IRL, host Shannon Gregoire chats up her pal, Dr. Courtney Campbell.  If you have been living under a rock for the last few years. Dr. Courtney Campbell is the coolest veterinarian on the planet.  In addition to  being quite skilled with the scalpel (he’s a board certified surgeon), he’s also an award winning journalist, an author, and a media spokesperson.   Dr. Courtney talks about life, love, and finding your true passion in life.

Many of us have grown up loving horses, but only a few of us make it to become an equine veterinary specialist.  On this episode of Vet Candy IRL, host Shannon Gregoire meets the Olympic team’s veterinarians, Dr. Lisa Borzynski, who makes sure the four legged members of the Olympic team are kept safe and healthy.

If you told Virginia Kiefer Corrigan two years ago that she would walk away from a job teaching vet med at Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine to start up a new veterinary technician program, I am sure she would have laughed. But, things during the last few years have changed for this mom of three under five, she’s heading up a new program at Appalachian State University and she’s on a mission to make learning fun!

For female veterinarians who want to specialize in zoological work, a new study on family work and income for diplomates of the American College of Zoological Medicine (ACZM) holds both good and bad news with a recent study that was published in Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association.. While women in the field don’t seem to suffer from a gender pay gap, many feel that they must give up on having children in order to succeed. On this episode of Vet Candy IRL, we meet Dr. Tara Harrison, an associate professor of zoological medicine at North Carolina State University and lead author of the study.