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Events & Workshops

At Acquios Advisors, we are passionate about developing events and workshops designed to enhance every role within the optometric practice. Our workshops are an investment in your practice, providing you and your team with the knowledge, skills, and insight needed to excel in an independent optometric practice. More than just learning opportunities—they are transformative and collaborative experiences that foster growth, enhance leadership capabilities, and empower your team on every level.

With events and programs like Empowerment, Evolutions by Acquios Advisors, Executive Leadership Program, and the Opticianry Cornerstone Training and Enhancement Workshop, you will find our advisors deliver fundamentals to ensure every attendee leaves with the tools to enhance your practice and the patient experience.

Learn more about each our workshops and upcoming events below. Register today!

Empowerment ’26 – National Meeting

The inaugural Empowerment ’25 turned out to be a successful event for private practitioners, your team, and optometrists who are looking to open a practice or are looking for an opportunity to expand on their existing success. Did we mention there was no attendance fee?

With that being said, Empowerment ’26 has been scheduled! SAVE THE DATE! Through collaboration with Acquios Alliance Vendors, you will gain access to COPE approved CE, hands on training for staff, and information to grow your practice. You will also learn how to invest in yourself to distinguish your practice from the rest. Don’t forget, there are plenty of great attractions in Kansas City to explore and enjoy with your family.

As we have said before and we will say again, our clients spoke, and we listened. This event is what you have been seeking. Like minded doctors with like-minded vendors. We welcome all Optometric practices in North America to come join us April 17-18, 2026 to learn how one can stand on their own two feet, thrive with confidence, and become the practice you want to be.

Empowerment '26: Save the Date | April 17-18, 2026

Evolutions by Acquios Advisors

Evolutions by Acquios Advisors® was developed to deliver a variety of workshops to provide you and your team with insights and strategies for practice growth and efficiencies. These workshops are focused on enhancing Employee Relations, Insurance and Billing, and Optical Performance. Presented is an excellent opportunity for your team and practice to evolve.

Employee Relations – The popular Employee Relations Training is perfect for any team member in a leadership role. Your leaders/managers will benefit from the knowledge shared by experienced presenters or facilitators in an interactive setting. Tools provided during this workshop are taught in house and templates are provided to you. These are necessary to create a culture of reward, recognition, and accountability. One word shared by many in their post event survey is empowered.

Insurance and Billing– In many offices, eighty percent of your revenue is from a third party. The Insurance & Billing Workshop was developed to enhance your understanding and knowledge to navigate the fundamentals and complexities of vision and insurance claims management. Through review of basics and fundamentals, managing your accounts receivables, and understanding the entire life cycle, this all-encompassing workshop will help your team optimize coding and increase your revenue.

Optical Enhancement – A must for every office. It is a dedicated workshop for your optical performance to enhance your patient’s experience. Our course reviews and teaches attendees to elevate your patience perception of value, enhance patient communication, and education throughout the eye wear presentation. Participants engage in conversations regarding frame board management and vendor relations. By discussing strategies, attendees gain insights into reducing expenses and optimizing optical revenue to increase your profits. Most importantly, your patient’s experience will be taken to a new level, a level of success.

Register Today for Evolutions by Acquios Advisors: July 25-26

Executive Leadership Program

Our Executive Leadership Program is available only to Owners and Managers/Leaders. This event was developed to empower you and your leadership team to guide your office staff with confidence, knowledge, and support to the next level. Over the course of this six-month program, some have said it is an MBA for Optometric practices. Your leaders will develop essential skills to increase team unity, productivity, improve staff retention, enhance communication, goal setting, recognize employee behaviors, hold staff members accountable and more. Attendees dive into learning innovative management strategies, leadership skills, and foster a community of growth and collaboration.

Register Today for Executive Leadership Program: April 25-26, 2025

Insurance and Billing (Hybrid/Virtual Options Available)

Our Insurance and Billing Workshop is now being offered in a Virtual/Hybrid option! Originally stemming from an in-person workshop hosted during Evolutions, this event is being offered with a few options available. This Program is for any Practice Owner, Billing Specialist, or Team Member who is ready to learn more about revenue cycle management within the practice.

The Insurance and Billing Workshop will provide you and your team with knowledge to navigate the complexities of claims management. You and your team will learn the fundamentals of revenue cycle management within your business, understanding the life cycle of a claim, and the importance of accounts receivables management. We will discuss terminology, common diagnoses codes, modifiers, and the top reasons for claims rejections and denials. You will leave this event with more knowledge and confidence to execute your system better than ever.

Register Today for Insurance and Billing (Virtual/Hybrid) Workshop: Begins May 1, 2025

Opticianry Cornerstone Training and Enhancement Workshop

You spoke, we listened. There is a demand for your optical team to be better trained and become more knowledgeable. With knowledge comes confidence. With more confidence comes better educators. Our team developed this hands-on experience to touch, handle, and execute the proper actions to be great opticians. We have lensometers to teach and show attendees how to neutralize lenses of all prescriptions and lens styles. Hands on learning is important. We teach how to adjust glasses using the proper tools, the importance of preadjusting eyewear before measurements, how to repair eyewear, and more. ABO certified speakers will deliver the information and show you what a great career you are in and all you can do to enhance your patient’s quality of life.

Register Today for Opticianry Cornerstone Training & Enhancement Workshop: October 23-25, 2025 - Deerfield, IL

DR. FERINE JOHANNES

As we know, most people are more inclined to post a bad review vs a good one. So I wanted to take this time to tell you both how much I appreciate your time and invaluable insights for my practice. Like good small businesses, you both provide personalized and customized care. I feel that on every phone call. I thank you for opening my eyes to opportunities. And I look forward to building a better business. Rick and Kirk don’t just provide you benchmarks but help you change the way you look at your practice​.

DR. FERINE JOHANNES
OPTOMETRIST – BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA

DR. JASON HOLTOM

Rick’s philosophy matches up with our own, and his recommendations are time-tested and proven to produce results. He has so much experience with many different kinds of optometry offices and the problems they all face. Since we started working with him, we’ve made tremendous changes to our office and office culture.

We’ve really taken off in the last 4 years, nearly doubling our annual sales to be in the top 5% for a single doctor’s office. Our increase in gross has all been due to our consulting and ideas from Rick. We rely heavily on him for our marketing, business plan, day-to-day office procedures and communications. The best thing we ever did for our practice was to use Rick’s consulting services.​

DR. JASON HOLTOM
OPTOMETRIST – RED DEER, ALBERTA

DR. GARLEY LEON

I’m tremendously grateful for all that you have assisted me through. I know I wouldn’t have gotten this far without you. You’ve always listened to my concerns, and you’ve made such a positive impact for my family and me. Leaving my previous career for a possibly better life with a new practice was a huge, frightening step forward, and I wanted to thank you for having been there every step of the way.​

DR. GARLEY LEON
OPTOMETRIST – SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA

DR. MISTY BAUDER

I am so thankful that I chose to work with Acquios. As an upcoming new business owner, there have been so many questions and areas of the business that I honestly have had no knowledge about. Kirk and Rick have been incredible. They respond so fast, had the best financial terms of any I had seen, and have already helped me save so much money in the negotiations. The biggest thing that sets them apart for me is how personable and kind they are. So many others I have talked with have been stuffy and intimidating and just made me feel inadequate. I have never felt anything but encouragement and support to my unending questions. It’s a small business that truly seems to care about ME and MY practice and not just a financial venture for them. I feel like they are both my advising team, colleagues and friends. It is by far the best business decision I have made as I know it will continue to positively impact every aspect of my business in the future. I can’t wait to see where this new venture leads!​

DR. MISTY BAUDER
OPTOMETRIST – WESTERVILLE, OHIO

DR. JEFF BINSTOCK

We would like to thank Rick and the entire team at Acquios Advisors for all their help during our practice transition. Over a year ago, my wife and I purchased an optometry practice. Rick and his team did an excellent job guiding us through the acquisition, hiring staff, and putting systems in place. In addition, Rick was able to help us understand the financial side of the practice. They are consistent with their communication with us and are always available when needed. We highly recommend Acquios Advisors to anyone that is purchasing a practice or wants to take the steps to improve their existing practice!

DR. JEFF BINSTOCK
OPTOMETRIST - REDMOND, WA