The Dentalpreneur Podcast w/ Dr. Mark Costes

880: Lessons from History: Business in Bear and Bull Markets Part 1

03 Apr 2020

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Alastair Macdonald is a personal advisor, author, and entrepreneur. He has create four seven-figure businesses in completely...Continue Reading...

879: Rising from the Ashes Part 2

02 Apr 2020

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Jake Conway, Aaron Nicholas, and Alastair Macdonald join the show today. We are looking forward in today's podcast at how we can use this crisis as a ...

878: Rising from the Ashes

01 Apr 2020

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Jake Conway, Aaron Nicholas, and Alastair Macdonald join the show today. We are looking forward in today's podcast at how we can use...Continue Readin...

877: COVID-19 Relief Bill De-mystified

31 Mar 2020

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Today we have a highly requested guest speaking on how this COVID-19 relief bill will impact dental practices. Paul has over 25 years of experience......

876: Cash Flow Tips

30 Mar 2020

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My good friend Amal Nirgudkar is on the show today getting the word out about anything that is useful and helpful in these rare times....Continue Read...

875: Thriving in Uncertain Times

27 Mar 2020

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A lot has happened over the last few days. It's understandable to be in reactive mode right now. On the show today, Kiera and I are discussing the imp...

874: Stress Management and Resilience

26 Mar 2020

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It is a stressful time to be in one of the most stressful professions. There is a lot of weight bearing on the shoulders of dental practice owners rig...

872: Hold the Line

25 Mar 2020

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Our guest today was deemed the top contender for the patron saint of entrepreneurs by Simon Sinek. He has had such an impact on my business philosophy...

872: COVID-19 HR Answers

24 Mar 2020

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In a time of such uncertainty and instability, it's nice to have some experts to rely on. Cary Smith and Kara Kelly are two folks...Continue Reading.....

871: The Struggle to Systemize

23 Mar 2020

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Recently I was written a question on how to get past the struggle of implementing systems and building an operations manual. The doc referenced the ba...

870: Prepping for a Bear Market

20 Mar 2020

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With everything that has been going on, Dr. Addison Killeen had a great idea to just jump on a zoom call to field some questions from our group....Con...

869: Ultra-Productive Hygiene

19 Mar 2020

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The importance of a healthy hygiene program cannot be understated. Today on the show, Dr. Aaron Nicholas shares all of his hygiene systems...Continue ...

868: Effective Team Meetings

18 Mar 2020

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Over the course of my career I've gone from holding meetings consistently to throwing all of them out, and now I'm firmly back in the routine of holdi...

867: Effective Leadership

17 Mar 2020

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Given the busyness of a typical dental office, reviews and assessments are normally pushed to the back burner. And that's just not how efficient busin...

866: Leverage Points

16 Mar 2020

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Given the sheer number of things we are expected to do as dental practice owners it naturally becomes difficult to know where to focus our energy....C...

865: The Replication Test

15 Mar 2020

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Given the sheer number of things we are expected to do as dental practice owners it naturally becomes difficult to know where to focus our energy....C...

864: Reframing Negativity

14 Mar 2020

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With so much opportunity out there it can be difficult to drill down to the day to day practices we need to implement in order to make the most of our...

863: The Virus, and Your Money

13 Mar 2020

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With so much talk around the Coronavirus lately it is difficult to sort though to the stuff that affects us. Fortunately, Alastair is here today to sh...

862: Own The Day

12 Mar 2020

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Balance amongst the chaos of being a practice owner is a topic that comes up frequently. You all know my story of burn out and recalibration....Contin...

861: The Phases of Practice Growth

11 Mar 2020

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When docs first come to us, a common question is 'where do we start?' After helping hundreds of practices get on track, we've concluded that certain t...

860: Measurable Innovation Part 2

10 Mar 2020

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My guest today has created a very impressive career for himself over the last few decades. His work in dentistry began at Henry Schein...Continue Read...

859: Measurable Innovation Part 1

09 Mar 2020

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My guest today has created a very impressive career for himself over the last few decades. His work in dentistry began at Henry Schein...Continue Read...

858: Low Hanging Fruit

08 Mar 2020

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It's much too easy to compare ourselves to other people that are on the same path. There is always someone with more...Continue Reading...

857: The Ultimate Teacher

07 Mar 2020

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The most valuable lessons I've learned throughout my career and personal life have come not from triumph and victory, but pain,...Continue Reading...

856: R.E. Essentials

06 Mar 2020

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Coin got an early start in the real estate game jumping into multi-family properties at the age of nineteen. From there he got into property managemen...

855: Practice Stickiness Part 2

05 Mar 2020

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It has been so exciting to watch Jordan build this company from the ground up. From humble beginnings over seven years ago, he has taken BloomCloud to...

854: Practice Stickiness Part 1

04 Mar 2020

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It has been so exciting to watch Jordan build this company from the ground up. From humble beginnings over seven years ago, he has taken BloomCloud......

853: Finding Great CE

03 Mar 2020

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Don't you wish there was a better way to find good, quality CE? Well, Aly and Zain are developing a product that solves this exact issue....Continue R...

852: 7 Keys to a Wildly Profitable Hygiene Department Part 2

02 Mar 2020

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One of the most important decisions that I made early on in my career was to surround myself with people that were smarter than me....Continue Reading...

851: 7 Keys to a Wildly Profitable Hygiene Department Part 1

01 Mar 2020

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One of the most important decisions that I made early on in my career was to surround myself with people that were smarter than me....Continue Reading...

850: Handling Angry Patients Part 2

29 Feb 2020

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In today's show, Alastair explains why that is irrelevant and what we should fall back on instead. Arming your team with this knowledge...Continue Rea...

849: Handling Angry Patients Part 1

28 Feb 2020

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The way bad experiences are handled is what separates elite businesses from the rest of the field. As dentists, it's easy to fall back on our clinical...

848: Personal B.O.D Part 2

27 Feb 2020

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Carrying the proper amount of insurance can be a very confusing matter with things like long term inflation, increasing college tuition, and a changin...

847: Personal B.O.D Part 1

26 Feb 2020

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Today one of my personal advisors joins the show. Chris has helped me ensure that my affairs are in order and that my family will be okay...Continue R...

846: Innovation & Tech and Explosive Growth Part 2

25 Feb 2020

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Dr. Dan Cohen joins the show for this episode of The Dentalpreneur Podcast. He and his wife (recently featured in ep. 831-832) practice in Englewood, ...

845: Innovation & Tech and Explosive Growth

24 Feb 2020

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Dr. Dan Cohen joins the show for this episode of The Dentalpreneur Podcast. He and his wife (recently featured in ep. 831-832) practice in Englewood, ...

844: The Top 1% Part 2

23 Feb 2020

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On today's show, I sit down with my good friend Jonathan VanHorn. Jonathan is a very well respected dental CPA and we always have a great time talking...

843: The Top 1% Part 1

22 Feb 2020

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On today's show, I sit down with my good friend Jonathan VanHorn. Jonathan is a very well respected dental CPA and we always have a great time talking...

842: Goggins!

21 Feb 2020

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Every once in a while we get to engage with our heroes. David Goggins is a person I go to often for inspiration. He has changed my life and the way I ...

841: The 3rd Rail Entrepreneur Part 2

20 Feb 2020

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In this episode Alastair unpacks the 3rd rail. It's significance and potential. It's breathe and gravity. This is a concept worth spending some time o...

840: The 3rd Rail Entrepreneur Part 1

19 Feb 2020

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In this episode Alastair unpacks the 3rd rail. It's significance and potential. It's breathe and gravity....Continue Reading...

839: The Edge of the Earth

18 Feb 2020

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Kiera Dent joins the show just before her trip to Antarctica. With that top of mind, we began by discussing the benefits...Continue Reading...

838: Growth Initatives

17 Feb 2020

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Marketing is a notorious sticking point for dentists. Luckily, Lauren is here to help. On the show today, we cover everything from lead generation to ...

837: Built to Sell Part 2

16 Feb 2020

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On today's part two episode, I continue the conversation with our new COO. The focus of this part of the interview is around the infrastructure needed...

836: Built to Sell Part 1

15 Feb 2020

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On today's part one episode, our new COO is joining the show. We start off discussing her history in dentistry and past experience growing...Continue ...

835: The Story of Mark and Leslie

14 Feb 2020

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For the first time ever, Leslie is joins the show! In the spirit of Valentine's Day we decided to jump on the show and share our story....Continue Rea...

834: Genuine Growth

13 Feb 2020

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My guest today helps dentists reach the next level by harnessing the power of technology and responsible leadership strategies....Continue Reading...

833: Booked Solid

12 Feb 2020

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Live from VoD 2020, Tom Brown and Vanessa Vitagliano join the show. These guys were hard to get ahold of all conference long because everyone wanted t...

832: Straight Talk Part 2

11 Feb 2020

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Dr. Cohen is a pedodontist in Jersey City, NJ. With Amanda's help, she and her husband have brought ortho entirely...Continue Reading...

831: Straight Talk Part 1

10 Feb 2020

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Dr. Amanda Wilson, the CEO and Founder of Straight Smile Solutions is back on the show today with a client...Continue Reading...

830: Authority and Your Dental Business

09 Feb 2020

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If you've ever thought about publishing, this one is a must listen. Our guest today has built a company around helping others convey their message thr...

829: The Truth About DSOs

08 Feb 2020

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Live from the stage at VoD, we have Brian Colao talking all things DSO structure, market, and acquisition. Early on in the conversation, Brian gives h...

828: Do You Own a Job? Part 2

07 Feb 2020

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Thank you to all presenters and attendees that made VoD2020 such an incredible event this year....Continue Reading...

827: Do You Own a Job? Part 1

06 Feb 2020

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Thank you to all presenters and attendees that made VoD2020 such an incredible event this year. The energy and excitement for dentistry that resonates...

826: THE Cure For Burn Out

05 Feb 2020

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In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Brady Smith and Dr. Addison Killeen to talk about the impact charitable dentistry can have on our mindset and car...

825: Artificial Intelligence Is Here

04 Feb 2020

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We all know how valuable an excellent patient experience is. Well, our guest today specializes in exactly that- making sure the patient experience sta...

824: Tactical Tax Planning

03 Feb 2020

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Live from the podcasters lounge, Chris Sands and I are talking all things accounting. I recently brought these guys in as my accountants and can't wai...

823: Hygiene – Systemic Growth

02 Feb 2020

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Today's show comes from the podcasting lounge at VoD 2020. Michelle and I take a quick deep dive on implant maintenance. She starts off by busting a f...

822: What's Your DM Score?

01 Feb 2020

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Today we are talking about big data, and how it can be used to assess your online presence. Our guest today has built a company that aggregates over 3...

821: The Dental Nerd

31 Jan 2020

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The San Francisco Dental Nerd is in the house! In today's quick episode, we're talking about how to create a story and inspire action through social m...

820: Your Money Quadrant

30 Jan 2020

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Money. Intentionally the last quadrant we discuss. I've said before that early in my career I was motivated by my 7 and 7 goal, and how that created b...

819: A Real, Sophisticated Business

29 Jan 2020

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In this episode of The Dentalpreneur Podcast, we are talking about creating revenue swing opportunities. Whenever we onboard a new client we start by ...

818: Profit First

28 Jan 2020

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Today we are replaying a Dentalpreneur all-timer. Mike Michalowicz is a speaker, entrepreneur, author, and will be keynoting the Dental Success Summit...

817: Your Freedom Blueprint

27 Jan 2020

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Today we have another cross over episode. This time, I'm sitting down with Dr. David Phelps to talk about getting out of the rat race. Throughout our ...

816: The Four Horseman

26 Jan 2020

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A lot of us have been all four of these people at the same time. Unfortunately, they all require a different skill set....Continue Reading...

815: Fuel, Movement, Muscle

25 Jan 2020

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Today's show is about the habits you need to make and want you need to eliminate in order to take care of the muscle quadrant. There's been a big focu...

814: Reverse Engineering Your Empire

24 Jan 2020

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With a clear and obvious abundance of information and resources, there is only one thing that could possibly be the root of our business problems – ...

812: Systemized but Stuck

22 Jan 2020

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Today we are throwing it back to an age old problem; the protocols are in the place but no one has bought in....Continue Reading...

811: Hop Off the Treadmill

21 Jan 2020

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Is your 'why' achievable? Is it something that you can check off and be done with someday? In this episode, Chuck and I dive deep on 'why' and what mo...

810: Dental Loco

20 Jan 2020

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Two of my buddies are on the show today. Jay is the director of business development of Crazy Dental, a subsidiary of DC Dental. Only 11 months in to ...

809: What Do You Mean?

19 Jan 2020

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On this short episode we are diving back in to the meaning quadrant. It doesn't really matter to me what I mean to random people or what they think of...

808: Your Lighthouse

18 Jan 2020

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When all is said and done, what will be your legacy? Are you just a hamster on the wheel trying to generate enough capital to retire?...Continue Readi...

807: Hiring: The How, When, and Why

18 Jan 2020

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A common conversation we have with clients is around one question, 'should I bring on another team member?' There are absolutely qualitative factors t...

806: Stem Cells, Sleep, and Your Practice

15 Jan 2020

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Our guest today is one of the most educated in Dentalpreneur history. He is a doctor three times over in dental medicine, craniofacial development, an...

805: Build THIS and THEY Will Come

15 Jan 2020

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In this episode of The Dentalpreneur Podcast we're unpacking the framework I use in my practices to help me and my team build trust and rapport not on...

804: Is This the Path?

14 Jan 2020

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On today's show I'm sharing a few things that help me with my mindfulness routine. I find it helpful to install habits that decrease decision fatigue ...

803: Don Your Coach Hat

13 Jan 2020

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On today's show we have a real case study on why it's important to run a systems-dependent practice. Dr. Jen bought a practice and one of the biggest ...

802: The Production Myth

12 Jan 2020

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An alternative way of thinking about how to get yourself out of a cash flow crisis. Many dentists want to solve a problem with their business...Contin...

801: Black Belt Simplicity

11 Jan 2020

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Today's episode comes from a panel of blackbelt coaches talking about accountability, performance reviews, and systemization...Continue Reading...

800: EPISODE 800!!

10 Jan 2020

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Sincere gratitude to all the listeners of this podcast. You all are the reason we are still here, 800 episodes later. For our 800thepisode, we are pla...

799: Drama Prophylaxis

09 Jan 2020

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The practice core competency audit is a system we use to calibrate throughout a practice and engage each individual team member. This process involves...

798: Why Growth?

08 Jan 2020

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For today's episode we are throwing it back to Voices of Dentistry 2019. Last year Alastair and I were hanging out in the podcast lounge and decided t...

797: Win Here First

07 Jan 2020

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Creating an operations manual from scratch is a daunting task. Furthermore, knocking it out with your office manager over the weekend isn't going to w...

796: Death by Meeting?

06 Jan 2020

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The Four Disciplines of Execution has long been one of my all-time favorite books. The simplicity in which the concepts are presented...Continue Readi...

795: Are You Like-Able?

05 Jan 2020

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Much like those that don't know how to have a good conversation, people that aren't like-able don't know that they aren't like-able. On the show today...

794: Real Numbers

04 Jan 2020

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On today's show, I'm talking about how in our industry, like many others, people like to talk about the numbers that don't really matter....Continue R...

793: Creating a Framework for Growth

03 Jan 2020

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When developing a plan to reach our full potential in the practice, it's helpful to go back to the basics. We often hear docs say,...Continue Reading....

792: Dark Matter

02 Jan 2020

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It's often difficult to understand why bright people leave good positions in life. Moreover, they generally struggle to explain the decision as well.....

791: Your 2020 Game Plan

01 Jan 2020

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Resolutioners can be pretty easy to spot if you know what to look for- new material items, lofty goals, and a pieced together plan if any at all...Con...

790: One Word for 2020

31 Dec 2019

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It's the time of year when goals, reflection, and introspection come to the forefront of our minds. On today's show, Kiera and I take a look back, and...

789: Leadership: From Cammos to Scrubs

30 Dec 2019

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My guest today is a graduate of West Point Academy and is currently a D2 at the University of Michigan. Raised in a military family here in Prescott.....

788: How it's Done Here Part 2

29 Dec 2019

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Transitioning a practice from staff-driven to systems-driven is a daunting task. So many processes and protocols need to be put into place,...Continue...

787: How it's Done Here Part 1

28 Dec 2019

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Transitioning a practice from staff-driven to systems-driven is a daunting task. So many processes and protocols need to be put into place,...Continue...

786: Hacking Longevity

27 Dec 2019

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We all know the importance of a healthy, structured morning routine. In this episode of The Dentalpreneur Podcast, we are talking morning routines.......

785: What IS Your Future?

26 Dec 2019

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All you podcast veterans know we spend a lot of time on the Four Futures – mind, meaning, muscle, and money. On today's show we are going...Continue...

784: Framing Wins and Challenges

25 Dec 2019

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The time around Christmas and New Year's is great for reflection, goal setting, and growth. On today's show, Kiera and I are sharing both wins and str...

783: Memento Mori

24 Dec 2019

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On today's show, I'm going through an exercise that I like to do at least once a year. Frankly, it's difficult, and it takes a while to get it right.....

782: Creating a 7-Figure Start Up

23 Dec 2019

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My good friend and fellow black belt coach, Dr. Addison Killeen, is back on the podcast. He is currently about seven months into a startup in Lincoln,...

781: Financial Crash Course

22 Dec 2019

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It's easy to think, 'oh that won't happen to me.' Especially, when we see how easy it is to make good decisions with good data. The problem arises...C...

780: The Hive Mind

21 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

There is often so much dental wisdom in the room at a conference that extracting anything but every last bit would be a travesty. That, however, is wh...