Veterinary services
10 veterinary consultants
These ten veterinary consultants hold or have held veterinary consulting and advisory roles, either through their own consultancies or at consulting and advisory firms. Readers can learn how practice owners approach management, team development, profitability, valuation and practice sales with outside help.
Professionals to explore
01—10Blake Deckard DVM
LinkedInExperience: Veterinary Practice Consultant · KSM (Katz, Sapper & Miller)
Veterinary Practice Consultant at KSM (Katz, Sapper & Miller) since 2019 and Veterinary Practice Consultant at Blake, LLC since 2016. He has also been a Facilitator at Veterinary Management Groups - VMG since 2018 and a Veterinarian at VCA Animal Hospitals since 2016. His profile also lists him as an Independent Consultant at Blake LLC since 2016.
Brianne Sleasman
LinkedInExperience: Senior Practice Consultant · Synergie Veterinary Consulting Group
Senior Practice Consultant at Synergie Veterinary Consulting Group since 2023, and former Strategic Operations Leader at Encore Vet Group (2018–2023). Her profile describes Synergie as a veterinary services company that takes a client-first approach to helping veterinary practices meet their strategic goals.
Clayton MacKay
LinkedInExperience: President · Clayton Mackay Veterinary Consulting
President of Clayton Mackay Veterinary Consulting since 2009, and former Director of Veterinary Affairs at Hill's Pet Nutrition (1997–2009). His profile describes a career veterinarian who owned a multi-doctor generalist/specialty practice and a past president of the American Animal Hospital Association. He was Owner Hospital Director at MacKay Animal Clinic (1970–2004) and Director Veterinary Teaching Hospital at the University of Guelph (1993–1997).
David Bennett
LinkedInExperience: Founder · Veterinary Practice Consulting, LLC
Founder of Veterinary Practice Consulting, LLC since 2018, and former President of Veterinary Consulting Services (2016–2018) and Senior Consultant (2014–2016) at Practice Coach. His profile describes him as a veterinary business consultant specializing in practice management, team development and leadership consulting services and starting new practices.
Dawn Burdette
LinkedInExperience: Veterinary Business Consultant · Zebral Consulting LLC
Veterinary Business Consultant at Zebral Consulting LLC since 2018. Her profile describes identifying and capturing veterinary practice performance growth opportunities and developing and delivering strategic training programs. She was Executive Director Sales Leadership and Development Consultant at Henry Schein Animal Health (2012–2018).
Hugh White
LinkedInExperience: Advisor to proactive Veterinary Practices · Veterinary Valuation Consultants
Advisor to proactive Veterinary Practices at Veterinary Valuation Consultants since 2008, and former Consultant at Valuvet (2007–2019). His profile describes him as a veterinary consultant who engages with veterinary practice owners to build profitable practices by effectively engaging with their clients and staff.
Janet Talbot
LinkedInExperience: Business Consultant Owner · Animalia Resources, Inc.
Business Consultant Owner at Animalia Resources, Inc. since 2008, and former Practice Administrator at Hidden Spring Veterinary Clinic (1988–2008). Her profile describes her as a veterinary consultant who has contracted with more than 70 Michigan veterinary practice owners to help improve all aspects of their business.
Meghan S. Bingham, BA, CVPM
LinkedInExperience: Director of Client Advisory Services · Granite Peak Veterinary Advisors
Director of Client Advisory Services at Granite Peak Veterinary Advisors since 2024, and former Senior Operations Manager at Valley Veterinary Care (2022–2023) and Practice Manager at West Alabama Animal Clinic (1996–2022). Her profile says she implemented programs in the first 90 days of working with a small veterinary buying group that more than doubled profit margins in targeted areas, and grew her first practice from one doctor to 12.
Tim Davies
LinkedInExperience: Veterinary Managment Consultant and Advisor · Tim Davies Veterinary Management Consultancy.
Former Veterinary Management Consultant and Advisor at Tim Davies Veterinary Management Consultancy (2016–2021), where his profile lists advising private equity and consulting groups on veterinary sector strategy and acquisition, and advising private practices on structure, profitability and sale to corporate groups. He was Chief Veterinary Officer at Guide Dogs (2021–2023) and Veterinary Director at CVS Group UK (2009–2016).
Wendy Hauser, DVM
LinkedInExperience: Founder and President · Peak Veterinary Consulting
Founder and President of Peak Veterinary Consulting since 2015, and former Veterinary Business Consultant at Wendy Hauser DVM (2013–2015). Her profile describes veterinary experience that includes hospital ownership, clinical practice and animal health industry roles as a pet health insurance executive and professional services veterinarian. She was Assistant Vice President at ASPCA Pet Health Insurance (2017–2021).
Choose the right perspective
Match the consultant's background to your question: people who came up through practice management suit operations and team issues, while veterinarians with ownership or corporate experience suit growth, acquisition and sale decisions. Ask whether they mostly work with independent practices or corporate groups, and how they measure results.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01Which operating metrics should a veterinary practice owner review every month?
- 02How should an independent practice prepare for a sale to a corporate group or private equity buyer?
- 03What staffing and scheduling changes most often improve a veterinary practice's profitability?
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