Pricing Strategy That Pays: Rethinking the Rules Behind Your Margins

Emmitt Nantz has been part of the veterinary family for nearly two decades and is driven by a personal mission to make the veterinary domain better. Emmitt spent 12 years working at Banfield, starting out as a single-site hospital manager. Having majored in agriculture business management, he expanded his education to include an MBA, a Black Belt in Six Sigma, and a Project Management Certification. 

Emmitt applied these learnings at Banfield and later as a Chief Operating Officer at SmartFlow where he helped hundreds of practices improve their operations. In pursuit of his passion for workflow optimization, Emmitt honed his expertise in a critical area that often plagues hospitals’ bottom lines – inventory management. He co-founded Inventory Ally, an all-in-one cloud software designed to help veterinary professionals reduce inventory costs, streamline processes, and save time.

Nicole Clausen has over 15 years of experience in the veterinary industry with responsibilities ranging from receptionist, technician assistant, lead receptionist, inventory manager, and operations manager for several different hospitals. She is now the founder and consultant at Veterinary Care Logistics, a consulting firm specializing in inventory management for veterinary professionals. In addition, Nicole is the founder of the Certified Veterinary Inventory Professional program and is a co-founder of Inventory Ally, where she creates strategic, functional inventory systems that reduce costs, increase efficiency, and get back to what matters most to the veterinary team … their patients!

Nicole has authored several publications, including controlled substance management protocols and policy and procedure manuals. Clients include national and regional corporations, hospital groups, and private veterinary hospitals all across the United States. She has spoken at numerous industry-sponsored conferences on inventory management, as well as produced a full suite of online, self-paced inventory management courses. She is also the host of the Inventory Nation Podcast.