Inventory Nation with Nicole Clausen - All Things Inventory Management for Veterinary Professionals

Sep 16 2024 99 ep. 32 mins 13

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After working with thousands of veterinary professionals and inventory managers from across the country as the founder of Veterinary Care Logistics and the Veterinary Inventory Strategy Network, I've come to realize two things. One, as veterinary professionals we need help managing inventory (you are not alone!). Two, there are so many talented, dedicated, passionate veterinary professionals with amazing stories. Join us for the Inventory Nation podcast to hear the stories and voices of vet med AND help manage and control your inventory.

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Ep. 99 | For When Your Stressed... A Calming Guided Meditation

Sep 16 2024 22 mins

SUMMARY: Welcome back! We’re so glad you can join us for this very special – and very important – episode of The Inventory Nation Podcast. Because she’s been there, Host Nicole Clausen knows intimately how the stress of managing inventory can wreak havoc. That’s why she has chosen to devote this episode to an amazing form of self-care: Meditation. Tune in to learn how to

Ep. 98 | Behind the Scenes of Writing My First Book: Inventory Management for Veterinary Professionals

Sep 13 2024 23 mins

Episode Summary:Welcome back to another episode of the Inventory Nation podcast! In this special edition, host Nicole Clausen takes you behind the scenes of her first-ever book, "Inventory Management for Veterinary Professionals." Nicole shares her heartfelt journey—from conceptualizing the book to the challenges she faced during the writing process and her ultimate inspiration.

Ep. 97 | Optimizing Your Inventory COGS with Emmitt Nantz

Jun 11 2024 38 mins

SUMMARY: “Don’t shoot for minimization or maximization. Shoot for optimization!” So says our expert and co-founder of Inventory Ally, Emmitt Nantz, on this episode of Inventory Nation. Host Nicole Clausen welcomes this leader in the field of veterinary operations improvements to explain why Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) is currently a high priority and how systems have evolved to

Ep. 96 | COGS Mini Series: What Should Your Inventory Costs/COGS Be?

May 21 2024 26 mins

When it comes to managing Cost of Goods Sold, it’s critical to have a strategy for tracking and reducing expenditures – which is why our Veterinary Care Logistics community always has lots of questions on the topic! It’s also why we’re all about COGS on this episode of Inventory Nation when Host Nicole Clausen shares her step-by-step approach to securing your clinic’s all

Ep. 95 | Lessons I Learned the Hard Way as a Beginner Inventory Manager

Apr 30 2024 43 mins

How did our host, Nicole Clausen, come to be a thought leader for veterinary practices nationwide? On this episode of The Inventory Nation Podcast she shares with us her origin story and lessons learned on her professional journey from logistical overwhelm to veterinary clinic management mastery. We are learning about the “aha” moments and highly successful systems Nicole devel

Ep. 94 | My 3 Favorite Ways to Know When Hospital Supplies are Low

Aug 29 2023 23 mins

What is it about “back to school” season? It just feels like a great time to start fresh! And if you’re a veterinary inventory manager, that probably means taking control of unnecessary guesswork – and stress! Nicole Clausen, host of The Inventory Nation Podcast, gets us started with a strategy for reliably managing reorder points. You’ll learn about tried-and-true method

Ep. 93 | How to Remove Financial Barriers to Care with Aimee St. Arnaud

Aug 15 2023 35 mins

SUMMARY: There it is: The dreaded “payment due in full at time of service” sign at your front desk. For many pet owners it can make the difference between seeking treatment and walking away. Sad, uncomfortable conversations about the financial bottom line are a huge cause of burnout for care providers, but it doesn’t have to be that way! Our special guest on this episode of I

Ep. 92 | Are you the Purr-fect Inventory Manager? How & Why Inventory Matters

Jul 11 2023 28 mins

On this jam-packed episode of Inventory Nation our Host Nicole Clausen is reminding us why we do what we do and how to answer that all-important question: Am I doing a good job? You’ll learn why it’s important to establish a baseline and how to put in place objective measures to assess the health and functionality of our inventory management systems. We don’t want to wear ros

Ep. 91 | What to Do When Your DVMs Want ALL the Options

Jun 20 2023 26 mins

Here’s a scenario you may have experienced (and stressed over): Your DVMs seem to want ALL the options on the shelves and right NOW! On this episode of Inventory Nation our host, Nicole Clausen, shares a systematic framework to help you navigate what’s already in stock, massage the flow of products and create ordering procedures to accommodate (but not over-provide for) the dem

Ep. 90 | Going from Selling 2 in a Month to 17 in a Day -- What to Do Next!

Jun 04 2023 18 mins

We’ve all experienced it – those unpredictable surges in demand that come out of nowhere and throw us totally off our game. On this episode of Inventory Nation, Host Nicole Clausen walks us through this unsettling scenario. More importantly, she’s giving us a methodical approach to figuring out why these spikes happen and how (with a little planning) we can stay ahead of the