Hi, I’m Josh. I’ve been part of the veterinary world since 1998, starting out on the floor and eventually owning and leading two small-animal hospitals from 2009 to 2017. I know firsthand how “friggin’ hard” this work can be because I’ve lived the long days, the middle-of-the-night worry, and yes, the breakfast-table burnout tears.

That crash was a turning point. I realized that if I could run myself into the ground while loving this profession, other leaders and teams were probably hurting too. So I made it my mission to understand what truly helps people thrive in and through veterinary work, not just survive it. I went back to school for a master’s in Applied Positive Psychology & Coaching Psychology, dove into positive leadership and organizational scholarship, and later began graduate work in conflict management and applied positive communication. Along the way, I’ve had the privilege of teaching positive leadership and culture change to hundreds of veterinary organizations, conferences, and hospital teams around the world, and I wrote Lead to Thrive: The Science of Crafting a Positive Veterinary Culture to put practical tools in more leaders’ hands.

Today, through Flourish Veterinary Consulting, I blend the science of human thriving with real-world veterinary experience to help leaders create workplaces where people come alive in the work they do. Whether you’re a CEO or a kennel assistant, my goal is the same: to make vet med a place where you and those around you can do meaningful work in a way that’s sustainable.  We're bringing joy back to vet med.

When I’m not talking about culture and wellbeing, you’ll usually find me in Firestone, Colorado, hanging out with my wife, Greta, and our small zoo of creatures, or refilling my on a soccer pitch, elbows deep in one of my saltwater reef tanks, eating more cookies than my doctor would probably recommend, or dreaming of the North Shore of Kauai.