Brian graduated from Edinburgh Vet School in 1995 and has worked in over 250 practices a clinical locum before setting up and developing over 15 veterinary practices from start-ups during the last 25 years. He currently owns and works as a clinician 3 days a week in his current practice in Suffolk, Aldeburgh Vets. He was the UK Petplan Vet of the Year in 2008. Brian is a Past President of SPVS, a co-founder of BVRA, and co-founder of Vetpreneur. He helps vet start-up their own practice, either via consultancy or as a Joint Venture with Vetcentric, which he co-founded in 2021. He is a regular speaker at conferences in UK and abroad and also works as a coach and consultant though Vetology. He is an Associate Professor in Veterinary Business at Nottingham University Vet School. In 2022 he was awarded the RCVS Inspiration Award.