Walt is nationally recognized as a thought leader within the profession of optometry. He is one of optometry’s most active and sought-after lecturers for state, regional, and national conferences. He is a past President of the Virginia Optometric Association (VOA) and recognized as the 2012 VOA Young Optometrist of the Year, the 2015 VOA Legislative Keyperson of the Year and the 2020 VOA Optometrist of the Year. From 2008 to 2021, Walt served as the Director of Referral Services and Residency Program Supervisor at Virginia Eye Consultants in Norfolk, VA. During his tenure, Walt helped Virginia Eye Consultants develop one of the country’s leading models of optometry-ophthalmology cooperative care, thus helping the practice grow from 4 providers to 23 providers by 2021. This growth led VEC to private equity partnerships in 2018.
Russ started his own private optometry practice in Virginia Beach, VA in 2008. In 2013, he joined with partners to acquire Coastal Vision. Russ spearheaded the growth of Coastal Vision into one of the largest private optometric practices in Virginia with 4 locations. After increasing gross revenue by 100%, Coastal Vision was then sold to Keplr Vision in 2020, allowing Russ more freedom and resources to pursue his passion in helping others grow their personal wealth through multifamily real estate investing. Russ also has a strong passion for providing pro bono eye care and glasses to local homeless and underserved populations, and he makes charity work the biggest reason for his own financial growth. In 2021, he received 501c3 approval for his charity, The Matthew 6:22 Foundation, provides free eye care to homeless and children in poverty in eastern Virginia.
Caleb joined New Sight Capital full time in 2022. He is the chief point of contact with investors and has a true passion for organization leadership and customer service. After supporting operations of large multi-unit specialty retailers, spanning multiple states for more than a decade, Caleb joined the Coastal Vision team with Russ in 2017. Bringing big business leadership and experience to empower a wonderful team of doctors and staff was truly an exciting challenge. After supporting extraordinary growth at Coastal Vision for more than 5 years, Caleb has brought his servant leadership focus to the investors at New Sight Capital. Believing in a relationship built on transparency and education, the goal of Caleb and New Sight Capital team is to treat all parties as individuals as no investment or investor is the same. Caleb has an MBA with a specialty in Healthcare Administration from Regent University and is a native of Virginia Beach, where he spends his time with his wife Cristina, an expert real estate attorney and their 3 boys.
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