Contrast Is the Mother of Clarity: How to Make Better Career Decisions | Dr. Mark de Wolde

About this episode

Dr. Mark de Wolde shares insights from his extensive veterinary career and the importance of making bold career decisions.

Send us Fan Mail The journey of Dr. Mark de Wolde shows what a veterinary career can look like when you take a risk and let go of the branch. Dr. Mark is a distinguished veterinarian in Canada with over three decades of experience. He built five veterinary practices from scratch — then sold them all in 2020. Since then, he has built multiple veterinary companies spanning veterinary practice, financial advising, AI, and practice innovation. In this episode, he shares hard-won wisdom abou...

People in this episode

Host: Megan Sprinkle, DVM

Guest: Dr. Mark de Wolde

Topics covered

• career decisions
• veterinary practices
• entrepreneurship
• risk-taking
• innovation

Keywords

• veterinary career
• entrepreneurship
• career advice
• risk-taking
• practice innovation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: veterinary practices, financial advising, AI, practice innovation

Places: Canada

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