Building a "Super-single" vs a multi-location practice: a conversation with Dr. Julie Helmus & Mike Kogelis

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;">Welcome to this episode of 20/20 Money! My guests on today’s show are Mike Kogelis & Dr. Julie Helmus, OD. Mike and Julie join me on the show to talk about the growth of each of their respective businesses—Mike as the co-owner with his wife Dr. Rasa Tamulavichus of <a href= "https://www.bigcityoptical.com/">Big City Optical</a>, a 17 location practice in the greater Chicagoland area and Dr. Julie Helmus, the G2 owner of <a href= "https://www.helmusoptometry.com/">Helmus Optometry</a>, a super-single location in Davis, California.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;">In this enjoyable conversation, we talk about the mindset involved in deciding to go multi-location vs staying single, how Mike solved economies of scale within their multi location practice and how Julie’s thinking through the same goals within her practice, the “skill of observation” that most business owners possess, how they each think about reinvestment of capital back into the business and their funding model to feed expansion, and how remote optometry is helping Big City Optical “scale special” within their practice. This was a really enjoyable conversation and I hope you enjoy hearing these two great perspectives from two accomplished practice owners.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;">As a reminder, you can get all the information discussed in today’s conversation by visiting our website at <a href= "http://www.integratedpwm.com/">integratedpwm.com</a> and clicking on the Learning Center. While there, be sure to subscribe to our monthly “planning life on purpose” newsletter that’s filled with tips and ideas to help you plan life on purpose. You can also <a href="https://integratedpwm.as.me/?appointmentType=1713824">set up a Triage conversation</a> to learn a little bit more about how we serve in the capacity of a personal and professional CFO: helping OD pra