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Bret Halishak

Great Lakes Veterinary Practice Broker at Total Practice Solutions Group

Shorter, AL Website (216) 217-7822
Updated September 2026
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About

Bret Halishak serves as Great Lakes Veterinary Practice Broker at Total Practice Solutions Group. He brings fifteen years in the veterinary industry, including change and practice management. He helps owners improve profitability and prepare practice sales around their preferred timeframe. He draws on marketplace knowledge to guide sale planning and ownership transitions. He has worked with hundreds of practice owners, sharing operational practices through workshops, seminars, and individual sessions. He earned a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Toledo’s College of Business and Innovation. He joined veterinary diagnostics company IDEXX Laboratories on the East Coast after graduation, then shifted into practice management. He later moved to New York City, managing all North American software and services supporting the client experience. He has lectured future veterinarians nationwide on financial literacy, business finance, operations, management, and development. He participates in Cleveland philanthropy and coaches youth sports.

Who is a good fit for Bret Halishak

  • Veterinary practice owners in the Great Lakes Region preparing to sell within their preferred timeframe.
  • Owners seeking to improve practice profitability before pursuing a sale.
  • Practice owners seeking change management and workflow guidance during sale preparation.

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Bret Halishak works with veterinary practice owners throughout the Great Lakes Region. He helps owners plan practice sales around their preferred timeframe.

Bret Halishak helps owners address profitability as they prepare to sell. He applies his change management and practice management background to sale planning. He also draws on his understanding of the current marketplace.

Bret Halishak has worked with hundreds of practice owners during fifteen years in the veterinary industry. He studied efficient practice operators before sharing their methods through workshops, seminars, and individual working sessions. He later managed all North American software and services in New York City, supporting the check-in-to-check-out client experience.

Bret Halishak earned a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Toledo’s College of Business and Innovation. He entered the veterinary profession after graduation, joining IDEXX Laboratories on the East Coast. He subsequently moved from diagnostics into practice management, focusing on owners’ businesses and workflows.

Bret Halishak has spoken to future veterinarians at colleges and universities nationwide. He lectures on financial literacy, business finance, business operations and management, and development.

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