Behind the Scenes of PetScribers with Angela Jones

In this episode, Clayton interviews Angela Jones, co-founder of PetScribers, a platform aimed at democratising veterinary medicine pricing. Angela shares her journey from being a veterinarian to launching PetScribers, highlighting the challenges pet owners face in accessing affordable medication for their pets. They consider the complexities of the veterinary industry, including the lack of transparency in medication pricing and the difficulties vets encounter when providing prescriptions. KEY TAKEAWAYS PetScribers aims to make veterinary medication more accessible and affordable by providing a price comparison platform for pet owners, allowing them to see various options and costs for prescribed medications. The platform emphasises the importance of transparency in veterinary costs, enabling pet owners to understand what they are paying for and to compare prices from different pharmacies, including both large corporations and small businesses. The journey of securing funding for PetScribers has been challenging, with the founders learning to pitch their business to investors and understanding the market potential, which includes a significant opportunity in the UK pet health market. BEST MOMENTS "We just felt that there must have been a better way." "One in 10 medications are now counterfeit that owners buy." "You wouldn't expect to go into a supermarket and buy a bag of apples for £10 and a bag of potatoes for £1." "Vets at ground level genuinely want what's best for the animal in front of them." "It's all about transparency." HOST BIO Clayton Payne is an industry veteran of three decades of working in the pet industry. Brought up working in his parents' pet store, Clayton has seen the industry evolve over five different decades and has been on the cutting edge of the industry since the nineties. Building pet businesses from scratch, establishing multi-national distribution chains and having worked in every aspect of the industry, Clayton has a rare insight into the Pet Industry that is rivalled by few.  Clayton has been the spearhead of many of the industry's changes and has introduced numerous new concepts to market with a trail of success behind him. He has worked in numerous countries within the pet industry, speaks four different languages and has established both import and export relationships on all continents (excluding Antarctica). As well as being COO of one of the UKs fastest growing insect technology companies, Clayton is a Pet industry consultant who has consulted for many household brands and delivers sales training to pet trade professionals.https://www.linkedin.com/in/clayton-payne-a6772244/ https://www.tiktok.com/@petbusinessdisruptors https://www.youtube.com/@PetBusinessDisruptors