Veterinary Innovation Podcast

4 episodes scanned. 40% of ad slots promote the show's own products.

Recent Episodes

1. 328 - Dr. Kate Elden | Dutch Vet

   Oct 8, 2026

   Dr. Kate Elden, Chief Medical Officer at Dutch, discusses Dutch's telemedicine platform for pets, which offers unlimited virtual veterinary consults through an $11-a-month membership. The conversation covers how virtual care can address access-to-care gaps for pet owners, how veterinarians are paid per appointment and work flexibly on the platform, and why she argues for trusting veterinary clinical judgment in virtual settings. Dr. Elden also recommends two books and suggests guests for the show.

2. 327 - Jeremy Halperin | MeasureVet

   Oct 1, 2026

   Jeremy Halperin, founder of MeasureVet, discusses how veterinary practices and multi-site groups can integrate fragmented data from PIMS, HR, finance, and scheduling systems into a clean, normalized data layer for actionable business intelligence. He explains how MeasureVet's query-based AI assistant delivers 100% repeatable answers—unlike generalist LLMs that hallucinate—to address core challenges like labor productivity, scheduling optimization, and staff burnout. The conversation covers the distinction between connecting ChatGPT to raw PIMS data versus building a proprietary data infrastructure that enables reliable decision-making across single practices and corporate veterinary groups.

3. 326 - Dr. Brad Waffa | Truss Vet

   Sep 10, 2026

   Dr. Brad Waffa, co-founder and Chief Veterinary Officer of Truss Vet, discusses how his urgent care model fills the gap between overburdened general practices and high-cost emergency hospitals. He explains Truss Vet's positioning as intermediate care, unique operational model that prioritizes clinician wellbeing through 3-day work weeks, and strategies for building referral relationships while maintaining community trust. The conversation covers market challenges post-COVID, service expansion including diagnostic imaging, and why he remains committed to urgent care despite changing industry dynamics.

4. 325 - Anthony Gatti | PetPax Co

   Aug 27, 2026

   Anthony Gatti, co-founder and CEO of PetPax Co., discusses how the company's proprietary SupplaMelts® are revolutionizing pet supplement delivery through oral mucosal absorption. The thin wafers bypass stomach acid and deliver microencapsulated nutraceuticals within 5-10 minutes, addressing compliance challenges in pet wellness routines. Gatti explains PetPax Co.'s dual-product approach (calming and dental formulations), expansion into retail and grooming partnerships, and the long-term vision to license the delivery mechanism for pharmaceutical applications.

5. 324 - Dr. Jake Rodgers | Rodgers Veterinary Care

   Aug 20, 2026

   Dr. Jake Rodgers, a relief veterinarian and founder of Vet Buddies, discusses how his platform bridges care gaps between clinic visits by pairing pet owners with veterinary students under clinical supervision. The platform provides a living medical record, messaging with 24-hour response times, and proactive check-ins to improve client compliance and continuity of care. Rodgers shares how he built the software himself using AI tools like Claude and explains his scalable model for partnering with other veterinarians and veterinary schools.

6. 323 - Gary Peters | PupPilot

   Aug 13, 2026

   Gary Peters, co-founder and CEO of PupPilot, discusses how AI front-office technology addresses understaffing and burnout in veterinary practices. PupPilot uses AI voice models and dynamic PIMS integrations to automate inbound/outbound calls, texts, emails, and scheduling, handling approximately 50-60% of administrative calls end-to-end. Peters explains why horizontal healthcare AI platforms fail in veterinary medicine and details PupPilot's differentiated approach: vertical focus on vet-specific workflows, inclusion of proprietary hardware/telecom infrastructure, and dynamic ontology technology for seamless PIMS integration across multiple systems.

7. 322 - Neshmeen Faatimah | Nuzzle Technologies

   May 14, 2026

   Neshmeen Faatimah, founder and CEO of Nuzzle Technologies, discusses how AI-powered case simulations are transforming veterinary communication training. After losing her cat due to a preventable communication breakdown during complex care, she built Nuzzle to help veterinarians and technicians practice difficult client conversations, cost discussions, and clinical decision-making in low-stakes environments. The platform measures communication patterns across hundreds of standardized cases and provides targeted, evidence-based training focused on communication structure, framing, and sequencing rather than traditional lecture-based CE.

8. 321 - Guilherme Coelho | Maven Pet

   May 7, 2026

   Guilherme Coelho, Co-founder and CEO of Maven Pet, discusses how AI-powered pet wearables help owners monitor their pets' health continuously between vet visits. Maven combines sensor data from wearable collars, app-based symptom logging, and machine learning to build a personalized health profile—a "digital paw print"—for each pet, detecting early signs of illness and reducing owner anxiety. Coelho explains Maven's evolution from a B2B veterinary tool to a direct-to-consumer platform and how veterinarians are now organically discovering the technology through their clients.

9. 320 - Dr. Lisa Beagan | Your Vet Direction

   Apr 30, 2026

   Dr. Lisa Beagan, founder of Your Vet Direction, discusses how AI-supported triage can bring structure, consistency, and safety to veterinary intake workflows. She shares her journey from General Electric to veterinary practice to entrepreneurship, and explains how her SPOT (Structured or Symptom Prioritization and Outcome Triage) platform helps front-desk staff make better triage decisions by guiding them through the right clinical questions without removing human oversight.

10. 319 - Marisa Hoskins | Paws Abroad Inc

    Apr 23, 2026

    Marisa Hoskins, founder of Paws Abroad Inc., discusses the international pet travel market and how her software platform is solving compliance and logistics challenges for both pet owners and veterinary clinics. Drawing from her experience moving rescue dogs internationally and her previous exit from a pet food company, Hoskins explains how Paws Abroad standardizes country and airline regulations into structured workflows, offering DIY travel planning, digital pet passports, flight marketplace matching, and an upcoming veterinary portal. The conversation covers the multi-billion-dollar pet travel industry, edge cases in pet relocation, and how technology with human touch can reduce administrative burden for clinics.