Meet Anisha Jacob | Optometrist

We had the good fortune of connecting with Anisha Jacob and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Anisha, can you share the most important lesson you’ve learned over the course of your career?
It is important to set boundaries between your business and your personal life. Being a business owner it is easy to take your work home with you. However, your time away from the business is just as important to rejuvenate your soul and refresh your mind. My best ideas for the business came when I was on vacation or a trip.

Can you give our readers an introduction to your business? Maybe you can share a bit about what you do and what sets you apart from others?
What sets us apart

In many of our 800 reviews you will see over and over “This is the most thorough eye exam I have ever received.” This is because we utilize the best technology and the best products at our practice. We spend time making sure each patient knows completely about their eye health. We are excited for our brand new state of the art eye clinic we are building here in Highland Village, expected to open March of 2024. We hired the best designers, architects, and engineers to create a beautiful place that represents our vision for modern eyecare.

How did you get to where you are today business-wise.

I grew up in Chicago, I got my doctorate there, moved down to Texas after meeting my husband Rony who refused to move to Chicago. I married an entreprenuer who convinced me to buy my own practice. Village Vision Center was started in 2008 with Dr. Mark Welding and I bought the practice from him in 2016. Since then we have hired two more wonderful optometrists and have expanded to a staff of 12 people.

Was it easy? If not, how did you overcome the challenges?

It absolutely was not easy. As soon as I bought the practice, all the staff members quit because they were afraid of change. We went through many employees in the early years trying to find our core group. We set up processes along the way to help automate things and this made the challenges much easier to handle. We worked very hard for seven years to set all these processes up.

What are the lessons you’ve learned along the way?
I1. n order to succeed you have to have a competitive spirit. There is always competition and somewhere around the corner to come challenge you. Staying ahead of the curve helps.

2. You as the owner also can not be afraid of change. We have gone through 100s of iterations of the clinic. We are not married to any process, we allow the staff and managers to break open and recreate any process that is no longer working.

3. Don’t allow yourself to be swept away from emotions from one particular incident. For years I allowed a few negative things to dictate my mood for the whole day. I learned to not let these things fester in my mind.

What do you want the world to know about you or your brand and story?

Our clinic’s vision is to help this community, help this state, and help the world. We know this clinic will be so special and will add value to this community. We are excited to make Highland Village as THE place to go for premier high quality eye care and luxury eyewear.

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
Grab Breakfast at Whistle Britches. Then go to the Botanic Gardens to sit out and have a picnic lunch. Grab a coffee at Summer Moon Coffee. Uchi or Oiishi for Dinner. Milk. Cream for dessert or Go get some Korean desserts in Carrollton. Mexican Sugar, North Italia, or Bulla Gastrobar at the shops at Legacy are also so fun.

Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
Our parents Annie and Jacob, and Mary and Daniel were so supportive and gave us part of the money to start our business. We are grateful they believed in us.

Website: https://villagevisioncenter.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/villagevisioncenter/?hl=en

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DykwgKHquDw

Image Credits
Nancy George- photographer