The People Behind the Clarity
Mandy Cansler
Founder | Ophthalmic Organizational Consultant | Speaker
Mandy's Story
A strategist with 25+ years in ophthalmology and a voice for vulnerable leadership, Mandy helps practices grow with clarity, compassion, and operational precision. She also speaks nationally about imposter syndrome, resilient leadership, and leading from wholeness.
Mandy Cansler brings over two decades of leadership excellence and clinical expertise in ophthalmology to her consulting practice. As a Certified Ophthalmic Medical Technologist (COMT), Certified Ophthalmic Executive (COE), and Lean Six Sigma Green Belt (LSSGB), she has a proven record of transforming ophthalmic organizations through strategic guidance, high-performance team development, and process improvement. Mandy served as Chief Clinical Officer at a high-volume, multi-location ophthalmology practice. There, she designed and executed strategic initiatives that elevated clinical outcomes, optimized operational efficiency, and significantly improved MIPS performance. She is renowned for creating a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement. As a national consultant and keynote speaker, Mandy partners with organizations across the country to deliver customized solutions in leadership development, organizational design, operational assessments, and clinical education. Her practical, hands-on approach is rooted in real-world success and a passion for empowering others to lead with clarity and confidence. Whether you're looking to elevate team performance, streamline operations, or cultivate leadership at every level, Mandy offers the tools, insight, and experience to help your organization thrive.
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Cindy Smith
Fractional CFO
Cindy's Story
A Chief Financial Strategist with 20+ years as CFO of a physician-owned ophthalmology practice and ASC, Cindy brings deep expertise in financial analysis, operational efficiency, and data-driven decision making - empowering practices to grow on solid ground.
For more than two decades, Cindy Smith sat at the intersection of numbers, people, and patient care as a CFO in ophthalmology—translating financial complexity into clarity while navigating growth, change, and uncertainty. Her career began not with spreadsheets, but with a curiosity about how strong systems and strong leadership could transform both outcomes. Over 20 years, that curiosity turned into a calling.
After years of navigating practice expansions, acquisitions, workflow enhancements, and financial optimization, Cindy stepped into consulting and fractional CFO work to support more organizations on the same journey. Today, she partners with ophthalmology and optometry practices across the country, guiding them toward what’s possible when clarity replaces uncertainty and the right strategy meets the right leadership. Driven by a belief that sustainable success comes from the inside out, Cindy brings a calm, grounded, and human approach to every engagement. Her work blends financial expertise and operational insight—because a practice isn’t transformed by numbers alone, but by the people behind them.