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Dr. Nadia Afkhami: Start Before You Feel Ready
Dr. Nadia Afkhami started sharing her experience online as an optometry student. Those connections later helped her find mentors, meet her podcast co-hosts and connect with an associate for her practice.
In this conversation with Ankit Patel, she talks about starting optometry school at 29, buying into an existing practice and choosing a work schedule that fits her family. She also shares why taking the first step matters, how she asked her podcast network for help pursuing a Vision Expo speaking opportunity, and what she would tell her younger self about noticing progress.
In this episode:
- How sharing her own experience helped Nadia build a professional community.
- Why her practice, social media and podcast belong to the same story.
- What practice ownership means to her beyond adding locations.
- How she approaches opportunities when she feels uncertain.
- Why she values the path that brought her to optometry.
Chapters
00:00 Opening
00:27 Meet Dr. Nadia Afkhami
02:05 Building an optometry community online
05:18 Saying yes before you feel ready
08:09 Starting optometry school at 29
09:25 Practice ownership on her own terms
11:20 How the practice, podcast and social media connect
12:40 Take the first step and ask for help
15:08 Her hopes for the profession
18:39 Family support and a first-generation journey
20:02 Advice to her younger self
22:28 The opportunities behind a change of plans
24:26 Connect with Nadia
27:35 Closing and Optometry Redefined
Connect with Dr. Nadia Afkhami
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eyeamdrnadia/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drnadiaafkhami/
The Depth Perception Podcast: https://defocusmediagroup.com/the-depth-perception-podcast/
Connect with Ankit
Book a conversation with Ankit and ask about Optometry Redefined:
https://meetings.hubspot.com/ankit98/optometry-redefined
Optometrists Building Empires
https://buildingempires.live
Dr. Nadia Afkhami started sharing her experience online as an optometry student. Those connections later helped her find mentors, meet her podcast co-hosts and connect with an associate for her practice.
In this conversation with Ankit Patel, she talks about starting optometry school at 29, buying into an existing practice and choosing a work schedule that fits her family. She also shares why taking the first step matters, how she asked her podcast network for help pursuing a Vision Expo speaking opportunity, and what she would tell her younger self about noticing progress.
In this episode:
- How sharing her own experience helped Nadia build a professional community.
- Why her practice, social media and podcast belong to the same story.
- What practice ownership means to her beyond adding locations.
- How she approaches opportunities when she feels uncertain.
- Why she values the path that brought her to optometry.
Chapters
00:00 Opening
00:27 Meet Dr. Nadia Afkhami
02:05 Building an optometry community online
05:18 Saying yes before you feel ready
08:09 Starting optometry school at 29
09:25 Practice ownership on her own terms
11:20 How the practice, podcast and social media connect
12:40 Take the first step and ask for help
15:08 Her hopes for the profession
18:39 Family support and a first-generation journey
20:02 Advice to her younger self
22:28 The opportunities behind a change of plans
24:26 Connect with Nadia
27:35 Closing and Optometry Redefined
Connect with Dr. Nadia Afkhami
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eyeamdrnadia/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drnadiaafkhami/
The Depth Perception Podcast: https://defocusmediagroup.com/the-depth-perception-podcast/
Connect with Ankit
Book a conversation with Ankit and ask about Optometry Redefined:
https://meetings.hubspot.com/ankit98/optometry-redefined
Optometrists Building Empires
https://buildingempires.live
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