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VSP Vision Care’s Jim McGrann to Be Guest on Jan. 9 ‘Power Hour’ Radio Show

January 7, 2013 12:21 AM

FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J.—Jim McGrann, the president of VSP Vision Care, will be the featured guest on the Wednesday, Jan. 9 edition of “Power Hour,” the free weekly online radio talk show hosted by Gary Gerber, OD, founder of The Power Practice, the practice management company.

Said Gerber, “Jim is an industry veteran who has worked in many facets of optometry and we're very excited he's agreed to come on the show. I'm sure the phone lines will be on fire for what is sure to be a wild ride with one of the largest influencers in all of optometry.” VSP Vision Care, which provides vision care to more than 57 million members in the U.S. via a network of more than 28,000 private practice doctors, is a division of VSP Global.

Through March 2013, the “Power Hour” radio shows are sponsored by Essilor of America.

The “Power Hour,” which can be heard via Skype or phone every Wednesday night at 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time, is a live discussion vehicle for current practice-building events in optometry, political viewpoints and clinical topics. The show welcomes guests, both in and out of the optometric profession. Listeners can dial in to “The Power Hour” at 530–881–1400 Access Code, 611964# or listen in from computers via Skype.

More info and details of how to access the show are found here. Power Hour sessions, which launched in 2012, are archived on The Power Practice site. On topics ranging from social media, to managed vision care and staff hiring issues, users can also click to listen to past shows or download segments on iTunes.