Behind the Scenes of WVC Nashville: Viticus Group CEO Andrea Davis Joins Dr. Jessica Turner on Vet Candy Radio
For nearly a century, WVC has been one of the biggest names in veterinary continuing education. This week, that history gets a little louder.
For the first time, the legendary veterinary conference is heading to Music City for WVC Nashville, bringing veterinarians, veterinary technicians, students, industry leaders, and some serious Nashville energy together for a new chapter in the WVC story.
On a new episode of Living Well with Dr. Jessica Turner on Vet Candy Radio, Dr. Jessica Turner sits down with Andrea Davis, CEO of Viticus Group, for a rare behind-the-scenes conversation about what it takes to create one of veterinary medicine’s biggest educational experiences.
Taking an Iconic Veterinary Conference to Nashville
Moving a nearly 100-year-old conference into a new city is no small undertaking.
Davis gives listeners a look at the planning, strategy, and enormous amount of work happening behind the scenes to make WVC Nashville an experience veterinary professionals will remember long after they leave Music City.
The conference combines hundreds of hours of continuing education with hands-on learning, KNACK Tracks, expert speakers, industry innovation, networking, and experiences designed to make education feel like something attendees actually want to be part of.
And because this is Nashville, the experience doesn’t end when the lectures do.
Music, entertainment, social events, and opportunities to connect with colleagues are woven throughout the conference, creating a veterinary CE experience that feels distinctly different from the traditional convention.
For Davis and the Viticus Group team, that combination of serious education and genuine fun is part of the point. Veterinary professionals work incredibly hard. WVC Nashville is an opportunity to learn, reconnect, recharge, and remember why being part of this profession can be pretty incredible.
What It Really Takes to Be the CEO
The conversation also goes somewhere conference interviews often don’t: leadership.
Davis talks with Turner about what it means to sit in the CEO chair and the responsibility that comes with leading an organization with such a long history in veterinary medicine.
It is an especially important conversation in a profession where women make up a significant portion of the workforce but remain far less represented at the highest levels of executive leadership.
Turner and Davis discuss career growth, decision-making, leadership, and what it takes to keep moving forward when you are one of relatively few women sitting at the top of the organizational chart.
Rather than presenting leadership as something that requires sacrificing everything else, the two also get personal about how careers and families can coexist.
When the Family Comes Along for the Ride
This year, both Davis and Turner are heading to WVC Nashville with their families.
Their conversation explores the balancing act familiar to so many veterinary professionals: building an ambitious career while still protecting time for family, relationships, and life outside of work.
Sometimes that means creating boundaries. Sometimes it means combining worlds.
And sometimes it means bringing the family to Nashville.
For Turner, the conference will be both professional and personal. She will be attending WVC Nashville as a Vet Candy Ambassador, covering the action while also taking part in one of the week's special events.
Meet Dr. Jessica Turner at WVC Nashville
On Monday, WVC Nashville attendees can meet Dr. Jessica Turner at the Chewy booth, where she will be signing copies of her new book, Blackbird.
Attendees can stop by, meet Turner in person, and pick up a free copy of Blackbird while supplies last.
For Turner, who regularly explores the realities of veterinary medicine, personal growth, wellness, and life beyond the clinic on Living Well, the Nashville episode is a fitting way to kick off the conference.
It isn't simply a conversation about CE.
It's about the people who build the experiences that move veterinary medicine forward, the leaders willing to take big ideas into new territory, and the challenge of building a meaningful career without forgetting to enjoy the life happening alongside it.
And this week, that life happens to include a whole lot of veterinary medicine, family, friends, and Nashville.
Listen to the full conversation with Andrea Davis on Living Well with Dr. Jessica Turner, available on Vet Candy Radio.
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