Al Cleinman is, first and foremost, a serial entrepreneur who has launched over 30 companies and company divisions, and scores of products and services. As the creator of optometry’s first national buying group (Co-Optics of America), the eyecare industry’s first consumer magazine (Sight), the first computerized patient recall system and optometry’s premier wisdom-sharing network (Cleinman Performance Network), Al Cleinman has been leading business development initiatives for five decades. The CEO of the industry’s most sought-after business development consultancy for larger optometry practices, Al and his team have extensive experience in marketing, strategy, culture, business development, succession planning and transactions.

The firm’s mission is “transforming lives through recognized and realized possibilities.” The author of A Different Perspective: An Entrepreneur’s Observations on Optometry, Business and Life, Al delivers insightful presentations to international audiences and has authored hundreds of articles in eyecare journals and for his blog and vlog. When not traveling the world, Al resides in the Catskill mountains of upstate New York with his wife, Carol Mandigo, a world-renown puppeteer.