The Freelance Vet: Ibra Hernando’s High-Stakes Bet on the Future of Vets
About this episode
Ibra Hernando discusses his transition from veterinary surgery to founding Ronda. vet, a tech solution for veterinary staffing.
In this episode, Clayton is joined by Ibra Hernando, a veterinary surgeon turned entrepreneur and the CEO of Ronda. vet. Ibra shares the why behind his transition from the operating table to the tech world, highlighting the massive inefficiencies and high costs associated with traditional veterinary recruitment agencies. We dive deep into how Ronda. vet is acting as the Uber for locums, providing a transparent, review-based marketplace that connects practices and freelancers in seconds rather than days. KEY TAKEAWAYS Traditional agencies often charge surcharges between 30% and 50%, making temporary staffing prohibitively expensive for practices while offering little transparency to the locums themselves. By removing the middleman, Ronda. vet has streamlined the recruitment process to the point where a practice can post a shift and have it filled in as little as 42 seconds. Unlike traditional models, a two-way review system introduces accountability, ensuring that both the practice and the locum are treated fairly and perform to high standards. The veterinary industry is seeing a massive shift toward "locuming" as a way to combat burnout, allowing vets to control their schedules…
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