About Blue Heron Consulting

Blue Heron Consulting is the nation’s leading veterinary consulting team. With a mission to improve the lives of veterinary professionals, they provide veterinary-specific solutions to practice owners, veterinarians, managers, industry leaders, and their teams. At their 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 they do.

Beware of Pig Ear Treats

Consumers and retailers are being advised to avoid any pig ear treats, which authorities say could sicken people and their pets. The Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control are working with state agencies to investigate 127 human cases of salmonellosis related to several types of salmonella with a suspected link to the [...]

Unbridled – An Externship Experience

https://youtu.be/veP2qMYNJrU Unbridled – An Externship Experience Inspiring the Next Generation of Veterinary Practice Owners Thank you to our veterinary students, facilitators and sponsors for making Unbridled – An Externship Experience such a memorable experience! The externship, designed specifically for aspiring practice owners, was inspired by, and largely made possible through, collaboration with Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine [...]

Blue Heron Consulting owners speak to Rotary

On May 3, Rotarians Dr. Chuck Keiser and Dusty Bonner provided fellow Rotarians with an insider’s viewpoint of a local business start-up, Blue Heron Consulting. The company is an outgrowth of brainstorming ideas between college friends Stith Keiser and Dusty Bonner. Dusty joined the Marine Corps in response to 9/11. After receiving his bachelor’s degree, [...]

Podcast: Financial Wellness

We are back for Part 2 of our Financial Wellness Series, and today we are diving into the specifics of practice ownership. Everything from how to find a practice, what to look for and how to get the money to buy in is on the table today as Stith Keiser rejoins us and gives us [...]

The Ulitmate Measure of Leadership

Almost a month under new ownership, a newly appointed Lead Veterinary Nurse—let’s call her Brittany—shared with me how impactful the experience had been on her definition of leadership. The new owner, a long-time associate at the practice, immediately shed the shackles of authoritative leadership and asked her team, regardless of title, to be leaders in [...]

The Business of Healing Pets: 5 Lessons for Better Leadership

Thus far in our series, we’ve explored the health of our practices and reviewed what financial statements and key performance indicators tell us about our medicine and management. Most recently, we examined leadership styles and how a better understanding of our own leadership preferences can help us be better stewards of our hospitals. Regardless of [...]

Podcast: Financial Wellness with Stith Keiser

Have you ever considered owning a practice or buying into a practice, but the financial intimidation is keeping you from moving forward? You aren’t alone, and Stith Keiser is here to shed some light on the message of financial wellness with the help of First Financial Bank. Click here to listen.

6 Actions Practice Owners Need To Take Now For A Successful Retirement Later

The waves lapped at a pink-hued sand beach in the Bahamas while two actors, presumably grandparents, frolicked with their “grandkids.” The next scene focused on a similarly aged couple leaning over the balcony of a glistening river cruise ship with the Rhine, adorned with European architecture, drifting by. The final set shot to yet another [...]

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