Practice Management Speakers

Jan Woods’ health care career has spanned over thirty years in both human and veterinary medicine. Ms. Woods’ most recent positions in human healthcare were in senior management with national healthcare companies. She was the Vice President of Operations and Development for Care Net Health Systems based in Nashville, TN. and the Vice President of Operations and Development for Communicare and NBC HealthCare, based in Fort Lauderdale, FL.

In 2001, Ms. Woods moved into veterinary medicine as the Hospital Administrator for Veterinary Specialty & Emergency Center of Kansas City, (VSEC). From May of 2004 through March of 2016, she was the Co-Owner, Hospital Administrator and Vice President of the Veterinary Specialty Center of Tucson, (VSCT), a 24×7, 31 DVM, 100 employee specialty and emergency hospital. From 2018-2020 she was the Director of Education & Regulatory Affairs Manager for Cubex, LLC. In 2020, Jan became a Zoetis Key Opinion Leader and a member of the Epicur Pharma Advisory Council. She also joined Veterinary Business Advisors as their Regulatory and Operational Consultant and in 2023 she joined VetSnap, Inc. as their Regulatory Consultant. Jan also writes frequently for Veterinary Practice News and DVM 360. Jan owns two companies: And Jan For Help, LLC. and Veterinary Management and Marketing Specialists, Inc. Jan speaks and consults with veterinarians nationally on a full-time basis. Her areas of expertise encompass compliance with DEA & State regulations, DEA & OSHA Mock Audits with Staff Training, clinic and hospital practice management & operations, human resources, finance, and marketing.

Stephanie Richardson’s goal is to add value to your life so you walk away with specific action steps you can take to empower yourself, improve your business results, and help you move closer to where you want to be.
Stephanie has a M.S. in psychology and is a single mom. Stephanie started her coaching business when a supervisee asked Stephanie to help coach her in opening her private counseling practice.
Stephanie utilizes her skills as a retired Licensed Professional Counselor with over 10 years of experience in the counseling field working with adults, children, families, and inmates to help her clients increase their self-awareness. She shares with her clients the lessons she has learned through 29 years of training, coaching, and leading a multi-million dollar a year direct sales organization of almost 1600 members, with significant results in the areas of promoting and developing 80 leaders across the nation.
Stephanie is a Certified World Class Speaking Coach and teaches others how to improve their confidence in their speaking skills and closing ratios. She helps individuals, couples, teens, and organizations understand themselves more deeply and improve communication with others as a DISC Consultant.
She is an international best selling author of The Power of Coaching Volume 2 and Maxwell Leadership Team Certified Coach, serving as a catalyst for change in her coaching clients’ lives and providing accountability toward taking the steps needed to achieve their vision.

Mike has built a distinguished career in insurance and financial services since 1983. A graduate of the University of Georgia with the LUTCF designation, he is a lifetime member of the Million Dollar Round Table and holds licenses in life, health, variable products, and Series 6 and 63 securities.

A U.S. Army veteran and Army Commendation Medal recipient, Mike is also active in his community, serving twice as President of Kiwanis and coaching youth sports for over 30 years.

As founder of Southern Financial Consultants, Inc. in Blue Ridge, Georgia, Mike specializes in insurance, investments, retirement, and estate planning. For more than 25 years, he has focused on guiding veterinarians through practice transitions and succession planning, offering innovative strategies such as associate buy-ins, owner earn-outs, mergers, goodwill transfers, and partner agreements to maximize value and minimize tax impact.

Known as the “Queen of Scripts,” Wendy Myers trains veterinary teams to communicate with clarity and confidence, inspiring client trust and better medical care. Founder of Communication Solutions for Veterinarians, she teaches proven skills through online courses, conferences, and consulting. Wendy’s experience as a partner in a specialty and emergency hospital gives her insight into practice challenges. A certified veterinary journalist and author of six books, she writes for Veterinary Practice News and dvm360. Explore Wendy’s online training at CsvetsCourses.com.

M.B.A. Faculty – College of Veterinary Medicine; Director of Financial Literacy and Practice Outreach. Mr. Sanford teaches Practice Management at the UGA College of Veterinary Medicine and consults with veterinarians in Georgia and across the country. He teaches specialized business education programs for veterinarians and has developed industry assessment tools including the Practice Performance Health Check, Strategic Marketing Assessment for Veterinary Practices, Activity Based Costing Analysis for Understanding Fees Structures and the Practice Valuation Assessment. Mr. Sanford piloted practice management rotations in 2007 at the UGACVM. Today nearly 500 students and 300 practices have participated in the rotations. Including rotations, he has evaluated over 1,000 practices. Many participating practices have had recorded revenue growth in excess of 30% a year and profits above 30% of gross. His accomplishments include assisting over 250 veterinarians start, buy and sell practices with a capital formation of over $800 million in loans. Mr. Sanford was the 2014 recipient of the Walter Barnard Hill Fellow Award which is UGA’s highest award for teaching and contributions to improving the quality of life in Georgia or elsewhere. He is currently working on his PhD in Adult Education.