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Build Your Remarkable Vet Practice™

Consultancy. Leadership training. Practice manager hiring. Data Insight. Brand Identity Design. Everything you need to build your Remarkable Vet Practice™.

Create the Practice You Want to Lead

We help independent veterinary practices build clarity, strengthen leadership, and create psychologically safe, high performing teams. From leadership training to insight surveys, strategic support and brand design, explore the services that will help you build a Remarkable Veterinary Practice™.

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Leadership Skills Training

Our training programs equip your team to lead courageously, communicate effectively, and create psychologically safe, high-performing workplaces where people thrive and contribute at their best.

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Practice Manager Hiring

Finding people who understand your vision - and have the skills, mindset, and heart to help you realise it - is the difference between mediocrity and greatness. We help you find and nurture those people.

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Strategic Consulting

We help you clarify your vision - your why, what, and how - so that every decision, system, and behaviour in your practice aligns with it. This is how you lead with authenticity, purpose, and confidence.

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Practice Data & Dashboards

When you can see what’s happening in your practice clearly, you can lead it wisely. We turn data into insight - transforming decision-making, leadership effectiveness, and long-term performance.

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Executive Coaching

One-to-one coaching with experienced veterinary leaders who’ve built and led successful businesses. We’ll help you reach new levels of effectiveness and become the leader your team deserves.

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Brand Identity Design

A strong vision deserves a strong visual identity. We translate your words, values, and emotions into a distinctive brand that captures who you are and ensures your practice stands out everywhere it appears.

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Help Make Veterinary Medicine Better

Be part of the first profession-wide effort to measure and improve veterinary workplace culture. Get your free eNPS score and help drive real change.

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About Dr. Dave Nicol

Dr Dave Nicol is a veterinary leadership expert renowned for operating successful and sustainable veterinary practices. He owns Roundwood Vets and Roundwood Pet Hospice & In-home Euthanasia. Both are values-led organisations where culture comes first.

 

Dr Dave is a prolific author who has written three books, including "So You're A Vet...Now What?"—an essential read for new graduate vets. He has also written hundreds of influential articles and blogs, most recently a chapter on veterinary leadership for the prestigious Veterinary Clinics of North America.
 

Dr Dave is one of the original podcasters of vet med, hosting both "Blunt Dissection" and "The Veterinary Leadership Success Show," which have been downloaded more than 300,000 times. 

 

He was voted VMX's Practice Management Speaker of the Year in both 2019 and 2024.

 

Away from veterinary medicine, Dr Dave is a competitive triathlete representing Great Britain in the 2024 Triathlon European Championships.

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Ready to take your veterinary leadership skills to the next level? Dr. Dave Nicol brings over 25 years of real-world experience straight to your screen in a series of impactful, entertaining webinars. Each session is designed to give you the tools, mindset, and strategies to lead a successful, drama-free practice—without burning out.

Whether you prefer to tune in live or watch on-demand, these webinars will leave you feeling more confident, capable, and inspired. 

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Ready to Build Your Remarkable Veterinary Practice™?

Do you want to fall back in love with your practice?


Book a free consultation with one of our Remarkable Veterinary Practice™ Consultants to explore your biggest challenges - through the lens of vision, leadership, culture, and performance.


Together, we’ll uncover what’s holding your practice back and map a path toward a future that feels authentic, aligned, and remarkable. Whatever your challenge, we’d love to help you take the first step toward building a Remarkable Veterinary Practice™ you truly love.

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