RLD Consulting Services
Building Sustainable Solutions for Veterinary Care and Animal Welfare
RLD Consulting Services helps organizations plan, launch, improve, and expand veterinary clinics and animal-welfare programs—from early feasibility through implementation and ongoing operations.
Nonprofit + for-profit experience
Clinic planning through operations
Mission aligned with financial reality
Guidance grounded in implementation
A personal introduction
Meet Rick DuCharme
Hear directly from Rick about the experience, practical perspective, and collaborative approach he brings to veterinary-care and animal-welfare organizations.
How RLD can help
Experienced guidance from idea to lasting impact.
Plan
Feasibility studies, business plans, strategic planning, market assessments, financial modeling, and sustainability strategy.
Build
Clinic concepts, sites, floor plans, equipment, contractors, construction oversight, staffing, and opening preparation.
Improve
Operational analysis, workflow, staffing, capacity, financial sustainability, recruiting, retention, and program evaluation.
Implement
Project oversight, owner’s representation, interim leadership, ongoing advisory support, and practical execution.
Built from experience, not theory
Practical leadership across both mission and business.
RLD Consulting is led by Rick DuCharme, an animal-welfare executive, veterinary-clinic developer, entrepreneur, and innovator. Rick has founded, built, and operated nonprofit and for-profit organizations, safety-net veterinary hospitals, high-volume spay/neuter programs, community cat initiatives, and feline-only access-to-care clinics.
Clients benefit from guidance grounded in the realities of funding, staffing, construction, operations, and community need.
Who RLD serves
- For-profit veterinary clinics and veterinary entrepreneurs
- Independent veterinary practices
- Access-to-care veterinary providers
- Veterinary schools and training programs
- Nonprofit veterinary clinics
- Animal shelters, rescues, and spay/neuter organizations
- Municipalities and community coalitions
- Foundations, funders, and mission-driven organizations
Ways to work together
- Defined consulting projects
- Ongoing advisory support
- Owner’s representation and project oversight
- Interim or implementation leadership
- Virtual consultations
Client perspectives
What Clients Say
I have followed Rick DuCharme’s career from the early days of First Coast No More Homeless Pets and I have been continually inspired by his innovative thinking, his savvy business sense, and his collaborative spirit. Naturally, I was among the first to call him when he opened RLD Consulting and it was one of the best moves I’ve made for my organization.
Karen Slomba
Executive Director, Animal Welfare League of Charlotte County
Rick is one of those visionary leaders who sees possibilities where others do not and knows how to make those things happen to have the biggest lifesaving impact. He’s created programs that are now a model in the field and he can assess what your organization needs and give you a roadmap to get there.
Aimee St Arnaud
Business Partner, Open Door Veterinary Clinic
Rick DuCharme’s guidance and mentorship has been an asset to our not-for-profit organization for years. He takes challenges head on and his passion for helping the community cannot be overstated—his footprint has and always will be a positive one.
Amy Wetzel
Executive Director, Operation Spay Bay, Inc.
You do not have to figure out the next step alone.
Whether you are considering a new clinic, strengthening an existing organization, or facing a difficult operational challenge, let’s begin with a practical conversation. A free initial virtual consultation is available to anyone interested in exploring whether RLD is the right fit.