Challenging current paradigms about corporate practices, Jennifer Sperry, DVM, wondered if blaming corporate practices are easy scapegoats for deeper challenges in veterinary medicine. She shares her thoughts on positive and limiting leadership and suggests practices adjust to ensure that veterinarians thrive and patients receive exceptional care regardless of ownership.
Source: Jennifer Sperry, LinkedIn, November 25, 2025. Link.
There are compassionate and ethical corporate leaders, just as there are struggling and exploitative private owners. The future of <the veterinary profession> won’t be defined by resistance or retreat. It will be built by reimagining what compassionate, sustainable veterinary work can look like in any practice setting.”