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Blue Heron Consulting Your leading veterinary consulting team, on a mission to improve the lives of veterinary professionals.

Blue Heron Consulting is the nation’s leading veterinary consulting team. With a mission to improve the lives of veterinary professionals, we provide veterinary-specific solutions to practice owners, veterinarians, managers, industry leaders, and their teams. At our core is an experienced team that works to amplify strengths, elevate care, remove workflow gaps, create a culture of leadership, and

promote sustainable profitability – all while keeping your definition of success at the center of everything we do.

Growth doesn’t always start with a new goal. Sometimes, it starts with being willing to change what isn’t working. As we...
09/10/2026

Growth doesn’t always start with a new goal.

Sometimes, it starts with being willing to change what isn’t working.

As we head into the final quarter of the year, it’s easy to focus on where we want the practice to go next. But before adding another initiative to the list, it may be worth asking: What are we holding onto that could keep us from getting there?

In this article, Stith Keiser shares how one veterinary hospital worked through deep-rooted fear around change — starting with the team’s “why,” defining what success actually looked like, and turning that vision into a plan the team could move forward with together.

The changes themselves were small. The shift they unlocked wasn’t.

If you’re thinking about what needs to change before your hospital can grow into its next season, this one is worth revisiting.

🔗 Read Facing the Fear of Change: https://loom.ly/Hk2Znxg

September’s newsletter drops tomorrow!This month, we’re focusing on Positioned for Growth: Make the Most of the Final Qu...
09/09/2026

September’s newsletter drops tomorrow!

This month, we’re focusing on Positioned for Growth: Make the Most of the Final Quarter.

Because a strong finish to the year isn’t about trying to do everything before December 31. It’s about taking a clear look at where your practice stands, identifying the opportunities that matter most, and making intentional decisions about where to focus your time, energy, and resources.

Inside this month’s newsletter, we’re sharing practical tools to help veterinary leaders assess where they are, prioritize what comes next, and use the final quarter to build momentum for a stronger year ahead.

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Featured DVM Opportunity | Saginaw, MIRiverside Animal Clinic offers more than an associate position. It is an opportuni...
09/09/2026

Featured DVM Opportunity | Saginaw, MI

Riverside Animal Clinic offers more than an associate position. It is an opportunity to build lasting relationships, grow your skills, and become part of the future of a respected privately owned practice.

Established in the 1960s, this multi-doctor small animal clinic has earned decades of trust in the Saginaw community through compassionate care, progressive medicine, and a personalized client experience.

This role is ideal for an experienced veterinarian looking for a long-term home or a new graduate seeking meaningful mentorship. Doctors are supported by a collaborative medical team, daily case discussions, surgery guidance, regular one-on-one check-ins, and strong support staff.

With no emergency on-call responsibilities, 4 weeks PTO, 100% paid medical insurance for full-time employees, and future ownership or partnership potential, Riverside Animal Clinic offers a career path built around support, balance, and long-term growth.

Learn more or apply today: https://bhcteam.com/job-board/

Hard work makes it happen. 💼 Here's to the dedicated teams building better practices every day. Enjoy a relaxing (and we...
09/07/2026

Hard work makes it happen. 💼 Here's to the dedicated teams building better practices every day. Enjoy a relaxing (and well-deserved) Labor Day.

Imagine this: two veterinary hospitals generate roughly the same annual revenue.So their practices should be worth about...
09/03/2026

Imagine this: two veterinary hospitals generate roughly the same annual revenue.

So their practices should be worth about the same...right?

Not necessarily. Revenue is only be the beginning of the conversation.

Practice A might have healthy profitability, clean financial records, a stable team, strong systems, and doctors who can keep the business performing without everything depending on the owner.

Practice B might generate similar revenue but have tighter margins, inconsistent financials, high turnover, heavy owner dependence, or operational issues a future buyer would inherit.

Same top-line revenue. Two very different businesses.

That's why our valuation services go deeper than asking, “How much does the practice make?”

We're looking at profitability, cash flow, financial records, team stability, owner dependence, operations, risk, and the practice's ability to continue performing under new ownership.

Because when an owner asks us, “What is my practice worth?” the answer isn't hiding in one number.

It's in the business that exists behind it.

Quick Win Wednesday 🌟September has a way of making the end of the year feel very close, very quickly.If you want to fini...
09/02/2026

Quick Win Wednesday 🌟

September has a way of making the end of the year feel very close, very quickly.

If you want to finish the year stronger, resist the urge to create a giant Q4 wish list. Start with 15 minutes and three questions:

1. What is working well enough that we should protect it?
2. What is creating the most friction for the team or business right now?
3. What is the ONE improvement that would make the biggest difference by December 31?

Maybe it's getting inventory under control. Maybe it's finally developing your manager. Maybe it's improving past due accounts, hiring for a key role, or getting the owner out of a daily bottleneck.

Growth doesn't always mean adding more. Sometimes the best growth strategy is deciding what matters most and giving it your full attention for the next 90 days.

09/01/2026

By September, it's easy to look at the goals you set in January and immediately see everything that hasn't happened yet.

The hire you still haven't made.
The process that's still messy.
The financial goal that feels farther away than you'd hoped.
The leadership project that keeps getting bumped.

You still have time. But you probably don't have time to fix everything, and that's okay.

Choose what would make the biggest difference. Give it an owner. Give it space on the calendar. Make the next decision instead of trying to solve the entire quarter at once.

At Blue Heron Consulting, we believe veterinary professionals deserve businesses that support their lives, not businesses that require them to sacrifice themselves to keep everything running.

That's a big part of why we do this work. Stronger finances, better systems, healthier teams, and more confident leaders aren't just business outcomes. They create practices where people can build careers and lives they actually want to stay in.

A strong finish doesn't require a perfect year. It means making intentional choices now that move you toward a healthier practice for the people who will walk into it tomorrow.

Before assuming it is a “people problem,” take a closer look at the system around them.Many team challenges are really c...
08/31/2026

Before assuming it is a “people problem,” take a closer look at the system around them.

Many team challenges are really clarity, training, workflow, or accountability issues in disguise. When we pause long enough to identify the real cause, we can choose a better next step instead of only addressing the symptom.

Our People Issue or Systems Issue? First Aid Kit was created to help veterinary leaders slow down, sort through what they are seeing, and name the issue more clearly.

Access the First Aid Kit here: https://blueheronconsulting.myflodesk.com/practice-first-aid-kit

“I only wished I could have taken this course before we opened our clinic.”That kind of reflection is exactly why Practi...
08/27/2026

“I only wished I could have taken this course before we opened our clinic.”

That kind of reflection is exactly why Practice Manager Foundations exists.

The course gives managers a stronger framework for understanding the role, asking better questions, and leading with more confidence, whether they are new to veterinary medicine, newly promoted, or ready to grow into the next level of leadership.

The next course starts September 3, and registration is still open.

Learn more: https://bhcteam.com/events/

QUICK WINS WEDNESDAY 🩺Some of the best learning opportunities already exist within your practice.Each team member has a ...
08/26/2026

QUICK WINS WEDNESDAY 🩺

Some of the best learning opportunities already exist within your practice.

Each team member has a skill, process, or experience that someone else could learn from. Take 15 minutes today to identify one or two people who could lead a short learning moment during an upcoming team meeting.

Invite them to demonstrate a hands-on skill, explain a process that works well, or share a helpful takeaway from a recent CE experience.

Today’s action is simple: choose the person, extend the invitation, and add it to the agenda.

Giving team members the opportunity to teach recognizes their strengths, builds confidence, and makes development a shared part of your practice culture.

What could someone on your team teach others?

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