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Veterinarian-led commercial strategy for animal health, with over 16 years inside the animal health pharmaceutical industry.

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About

Connect Veterinary Consulting

The CVC team brings over 16 years of experience in the animal health pharmaceutical industry, providing quality service to clients.

16+

Years in animal health pharmaceuticals

DVM

Owned and led by a veterinarian

WBE

Women-Owned Business Enterprise, State of Missouri

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Trade titles publishing Dr. Burns’ work

Laboratory work, the science behind the strategy

Founder & President

Meghan E. Burns, DVM

From marine biology to medicine to commercial strategy

How does a veterinarian end up running commercial strategy?

Let me take you on my journey from a wannabe marine biologist to a veterinarian to the person companies call when the science is sound and the commercial case still has to be built. An unlikely pairing has to start somewhere.

When I attended veterinary school, marketing your practice was not even discussed, let alone advocated. I eventually learned that veterinarians are left to their own devices when it comes to promoting their business, simply due to lack of training.

I started my career in a corporate animal health role with a particular focus on the regulatory side of a pharmaceutical manufacturer. It allowed me to assess all the different ways people use and misuse products and where the line was in making medical claims, from a marketing standpoint. In that role, I found my true passion for marketing and thus began this journey, into two parallel worlds, two equal parts of my background.

When Science and Commercial Strategy Connect

My love for marketing was further developed when I leveraged my next corporate role and then truly let it flourish when I decided to become an independent entrepreneur and business owner. My passion lies in helping my clients tease the relevant science out of their data and seamlessly integrate it into their marketing campaigns. In the process, they stand out as industry thought leaders and exponentially increase their sales.

Explore our services

The Creative Network

Led by a veterinarian. Staffed to the engagement.

Clients engage Connect Veterinary Consulting for senior veterinary, marketing and commercial leadership. That is Dr. Burns, and it does not get delegated. Around her sits a curated network of specialists who come in based on what a given engagement actually needs, rather than a fixed roster billing against a retainer.

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Kaylon

Digital marketing & branding

Kaylon is a passionate expert in digital marketing and branding, specializing in social media, graphic design, and influencer marketing within the animal health sector. Kaylon has been instrumental in helping animal health brands create meaningful connections with veterinary professionals and consumers alike, driving brand engagement, and revenue growth.

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Eddie

Web design & SEO

Eddie is a web design specialist focused on modern, accessible sites for small businesses and veterinary practices. He works across SEO and e-commerce integration, building the kind of online presence a practice can actually maintain once it is live.

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Emily

Video & photography

Emily is a talented visual storyteller who specializes in capturing compelling narratives through videography, drone footage, and photography. Her creative vision brings brands to life, making her an invaluable asset for on-site projects and showcasing the essence of your story through stunning visuals.

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Heather

LinkedIn & content

Heather is a LinkedIn marketing and branding expert. Not only does she write impactful content, but she also harnesses the power of AI to increase your brand’s reach. She specializes in working with clients who often struggle to find, connect, and resonate with their ideal customers and frequently get lost in the cacophony of noise and craziness that inundates the digital space. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her two sons, husband, and her dog Daisy.

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Lucille

Heart of the organization

Lucille has her head in the clouds but always has her eyes on the prize. She maintains positivity at all times and just is generally excited about life and represents the heart of the organization and why we are so passionate about what we do!

Our approach

Veterinarian-led commercial strategy

Connect Veterinary Consulting is a veterinarian-led commercial strategy firm for animal health. We work with leadership teams on the decisions that set the commercial course: market entry, positioning, launch, adoption and growth. Then we carry those decisions into execution.

Most engagements start in one area and pull in two or three others, because that is usually where the real problem turns out to live. A positioning question becomes a distribution question. A launch plan surfaces a claim that will not survive review. Work that is split across a strategy consultancy, a regulatory adviser and a marketing agency tends to lose exactly those connections, which is the argument for keeping them in one place.

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How we work

Position. Launch. Adopt.

PositionDecide what the buyer has to believeLaunchReach the people who prescribeAdoptMove from aware to repeat prescribing
The same three moves, whether you run a start-up or a surgery.

Speaking & Moderation

Someone who can hold a technical panel together

Conference programs need moderators who can run a room containing a clinician, a founder and an investor at the same time, and keep all three in the same conversation. There are not many people who can do that. Dr. Burns has moderated panels and facilitated sessions at:

ACVIM

WVC

AHNTI

Animal Ag Tech Innovation Summit

DVM360 webinars

Topics

U.S. market entry for European animal health companies

Where the line sits between a medical claim and a marketing statement

What moves a veterinarian from aware to repeat prescribing

Building a commercial function before you can afford a full-time CMO

Invite Dr. Burns

Tell us the event, the date, the format and who is in the room. We will come back to you directly.

Published work

Featured in the industry’s leading titles

Dr. Burns has been featured as a writer in many of the leading veterinary publications. Her unique background as both a marketer and a veterinarian with pharmaceutical industry experience allows her to assess the line in making medical claims.

Read the published media
  • Clinician’s Brief
  • DVM 360
  • Vet Advantage
  • Veterinary Practice News
  • Animal Pharm
  • Fountain Report

Let’s Connect

Ready to start a conversation?

Tell us the company, the stage, what you are trying to accomplish and your timeline. Four fields, and Dr. Burns replies personally within a day.