Speakers
Optical Summit is excited to announce the following speakers who will be joining us in Calgary on April 28th.
Kayla AshleeKayla has become a valued resource in the optical community. In 2005 she stepped into the optical community and has found ways to improve it ever since. From starting as an optician to speaking in the northwest US, to assisting a major lens distribution company, her most recent career step needed to be something big! This is when she joined forces with SPEXY. SPEXY was born with the belief that the independent can do more if they just had access to it. Since uniting with SPEXY she has patented her frame board creation. She has become an international optometric speaker. She has created an online portal for opticals to access her help. And most importantly, she has helped move SPEXY from a small start-up to an eye-world industry disruptor. Want to know more about Kayla? Go ahead: beSPEXY.com/Kayla |
Trudi CharestTrudi Charest is the Co-Founder of 4ECPs, a business resource company for eye care professionals. 4ECPs has six divisions including Training, Marketing, Social Media, Payment, Jobsites & Events. Trudi is well known for designing, developing and facilitating training and marketing programs to Eye Care Professionals across North America.Trudi is a Licensed Optician with over 25 years of extensive eyecare experience. She also holds a Human Resource Management certificate from the University of Calgary. Her experience includes corporate training in retail optical, territory management for Bausch & Lomb, Clinical Consulting with Optos and VP of Training for Eye Recommend, one of Canada’s leading Optometric buying groups. She is an international speaker, author, industry consultant and business innovator. |
Robert Kloepfer, ODRobert Kloepfer obtained his undergraduate degree from the University of Western Ontario in 2008. He proceeded to work as an optometric assistant to gain a better understanding of the optometry profession. In 2013, Dr. Kloepfer graduated from the Illinois College of Optometry with his Doctor of Optometry degree. |
Don Ross Don is an engaging and enthusiastic speaker who enjoys providing eye care professionals in Canada with the tools to create positive patient experiences. Don has presented keynote speeches, product seminars, and sessions for optometry buying groups, optician associations, national US optician and optometry groups, as well as at industry supplier events. |
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Don has a degree in communications, specializing in public relations, and has held various marketing communications roles with federal and provincial government agencies, as well as a technology provider to the hotel and car rental industry. |
Charlie SaccarelliCharlie Saccarelli is the owner and operator of Chadwick Optical, a unique wholesale laboratory in Pennsylvania. He's worked in every aspect of eyeglass manufacturing and dispensing since the late 1980's, and has recently obtained his Master Optician designation in the US. |