Leadership Team

Founder – Chad Fleming, OD, FAAO

Dr. Fleming is a private practice optometrist and business owner in Wichita,KS.  He is responsible for the clinical care and running of the business, including, but not limited to clinical practice, staff management, business IT manager, website developer and maintainer, and equal partner.

Along with private group practice, Dr. Fleming works as an optometry mediator with owners of optometry practices in negotiating contracts.  He also assists optometrists in the buying and selling of optometry practices, coaches ODs through the transition process from associate to partner, and speaks on topics of practice transitioning, staff management, online technology and business strategies for practice growth. He disclosures include, Ocuhub, AOA Excel, SolutionReach, iMatrix, The Edmonds Group, Essilor America/Essilor Canada, and Johnson & Johnson Vision Care.

Dr. Fleming can be contacted at chad@optometryceo.com.

Professional Development – Gabriel Avila, OD

Dr. Avila is president of Abilene Advanced Eyecare Inc in Abilene, TX. His emphasis within the company is harvesting and maintaining vision, shaping and molding culture, leadership development, conflict resolution, clinical efficiencies, optical branding, product market competitiveness, and nurturing the company’s impact on the world.

Certified by Co-Active’s Coaching Training Institute, Wiley’s DiSC Corporation, and trained in the Emergent Execs management model and the Courageous Conversations model, Dr. Avila helps leaders and companies better navigate the gap between where they are and where they want to be, between achievement and resonance. Areas of focus include confessional leadership, conflict triangles, conflict resolution, systems theory, gap management, organizations and processes, identity story, values, and mission, among others.

Dr. Avila can be contacted at gabe@optometryceo.com.


Business Development
– Daniel Goldak

Daniel has been with Optometry CEO since 2017 and currently does Business Development for Partners in Profit. He specializes in website development and online business. 

Daniel can be contacted at partnsersinprofit@optometryceo.com.



Business Development
– Andy Renich

Andy joined Partners in Profit in Profit in 2021 to focus on Finance and Business Development.

Andy can be contacted at andy@optometryceo.com.