Devoted to the advancement of animal care through innovation, learning, and knowledge
IGNITE is a purpose-driven, veterinarian-owned company that elevates the skills of passionate veterinary practices and their people — improving medical outcomes through modern, engaging education that reaches every role on the team.
Disrupting traditional veterinary learning with modern, Hollywood-quality microlearning, gamification, and real-world application tools.
Championing CSRs, Veterinary Assistants, and Practice Managers as critical to patient outcomes — not just doctors and technicians.
Training that transforms real-world behavior and builds continuity of care from the first phone call to at-home follow-up.
Meet the People Behind IGNITE
Dr. Jill Clark, DVM
Founder & Chief Visionary Officer
With nearly 30 years in veterinary medicine, Dr. Clark founded IGNITE in 2016 with a singular mission: elevate the knowledge of entire veterinary teams — not just doctors and technicians. After spending a decade in veterinary practice and 12 years with VCA Animal Hospitals where she rose to Vice President, Dr. Clark built something that had never existed before.
As VP of Operations for an 80-hospital group, she created VCA's award-winning corporate university, WOOF-U, which trained and developed over 24,000 veterinary learners. That experience proved what she already believed — that when every team member is invested in, patient outcomes and practice culture transform.
Mark Shaw
Chief Executive Officer
Mark Shaw brings decades of veterinary industry leadership to IGNITE. As former President of AmerisourceBergen's Animal Health business, he oversaw MWI Animal Health, Micro Technologies, Securos Surgical, and multiple companion ventures spanning distribution, technology, and surgical products.
Before the 2011 acquisition by AmerisourceBergen, Mark served as Owner, President, and CEO of Micro Technologies. His career in animal health began in 1985 with the Upjohn Company, where he built a foundation in sales and management that would shape his trajectory across the industry.
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