The Dentalpreneur Podcast w/ Dr. Mark Costes

1716: Cash Flowing Through Your Business Pt. 1

25 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode of the Dentalpreneur Podcast, Dr. Mark Costes presents a two-part series featuring Dr. Addison Killeen's presentation from the Mast...

1715: An MD's Biohacking Tips

24 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode of the Dentalpreneur Podcast, Dr. Mark Costes sits down with special guest Dr. Kien Vuu, a renowned expert in longevity and biohack...

1714: Investigating a Dip in New Patients

23 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode of the Dentalpreneur Podcast, Dr. Mark Costes sits down with Sydney Robinson, the Executive Director of DSN (Dental Success Network...

1713: Cracking the PPO Code

22 May 2023

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On today's episode of the Dentalpreneur Podcast, Dr. Mark Costes interviews Shelley Degroff, Founder and CEO of PPOAdvisors. Shelley's extensive exper...

1712: Creating a More Valuable Business Pt. 2

19 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back to the Dentalpreneur Podcast. Today, we continue with part two of Perrin DesPortes' presentation on "Creating a More Valuable Company" fr...

1711: Creating a More Valuable Business Pt. 1

18 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode of the Dentalpreneur Podcast, we bring you highlights from Perrin DesPortes' presentation on "Creating a More Valuable Company" at ...

1710: Investments & Strategic Expansion Pt. 2

17 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back to the Dentalpreneur Podcast for the second part of the captivating interview between Dr. Mark Costes and Dr. Richard Low of Shared Pract...

1709: Investments & Strategic Expansion Pt. 1

16 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode of the Dentalpreneur Podcast, join Dr. Mark Costes as he sits down with the insightful Dr. Richard Low of Shared Practices for an e...

1708: Overcoming Overwhelm

15 May 2023

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On today's episode, Ashlee Hirschfeld, the COO of DSN, presents on the topic "Overcoming Overwhelm". Ashlee delves into why people are hesitant to hir...

1707: Increase Invisalign in Your Office Pt. 2

12 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode of The Dentalpreneur Podcast, we bring you part 2 of the pre-recorded event from our April Mastermind in North Carolina. Our presen...

1706: Increase Invisalign in Your Office Pt. 1

11 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode of The Dentalpreneur Podcast, we bring you Part 1 of the presentation from our April Mastermind event in North Carolina. Dr. Summer...

1705: Doing Well by Doing Good Pt. 2

10 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode of the Dentalpreneur Podcast, Dr. Mark Costes continues his conversation with Dr. Kent Tuttle, discussing his nonprofit mobile dent...

1704: Doing Well by Doing Good Pt. 1

09 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode of the Dentalpreneur Podcast, Dr. Mark Costes sits down with Dr. Kent Tuttle to discuss his background in sports and how he got sta...

1703: DSNing!

08 May 2023

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On today's episode, Mark sits down with Ashlee Hirschfeld, the COO of Dental Success Institute, to chat about all the exciting events happening within...

1702: Joy: Mile Wide & Mile Deep

05 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode of The Dentalpreneur Podcast, Mark sits down with Jolynn Swafford, the Vice President, Growth and Partnerships of Finmkt.io. Finmkt...

1701: Mental Health & Dentistry

04 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode of The Dentalpreneur Podcast, Mark and the owners of DSN come together to make a big announcement. They reveal that DSN is now work...

1700: 1700th Episode

03 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode of the Dentalpreneur Podcast, Dr. Mark Costes sits down with his good friend Dr. Aaron Nicholas to discuss the topic of retiring fr...

1699: Is Real Estate the Place to Be?

02 May 2023

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On today's episode of The Dentalpreneur Podcast, Dr. Mark Costes interviews Paul Moore of Wellings Capital. Paul is a real estate expert and founder o...

1698: Stay Solo or Expand?

01 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode of The Dentalpreneur Podcast, Dr. Mark Costes sits down with Sydney Robinson, the Executive Director of DSN, to discuss the topic o...

1697: Private Equity & Practice Expansion

28 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode, Dr. Mark Costes sits down with Daniel Hosler of Dune Glass Capital. Dune Glass Capital is a private equity firm that specializes i...

1696: The Four Spheres of Influence

27 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode of the Dentalpreneur Podcast, Dr. Mark Costes continues his discussion on the importance of creating extraordinary experiences and ...

1695: Power of Moments

26 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode, we're bringing you a clip from the most recent Mastermind in North Carolina from April 2023. Join Dr. Mark Costes as he dives into...

1694: Case Study: Dr. X Pt. 2

25 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode, Dr. Mark Costes continues the case study of Dr. X, exploring the steps they took to turn their struggling practice around. In this...

1693: Case Study: Dr. X Pt. 1

24 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode, Dr. Mark Costes delves into a case study of a dental practice that was struggling with a high overhead and losing money. This epis...

1692: Growing Pains

21 Apr 2023

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On today's episode of the Dentalpreneur Podcast, we have a very special guest, Dr. Noel Liu, a highly skilled and compassionate general dentist and co...

1691: Leadership, Management & Execution Triad

20 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode of the Dentalpreneur Podcast, we dive into the topics of leadership, management, and execution in practice ownership. Join us as we...

1690: Death by Panel

19 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode, Dr. Mark Costes is joined by Perrin DesPortes, Co-Founder and Partner of Polaris Healthcare Partners. Perrin has a background in d...

1689: Imperfect Action

18 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode, Dr. Mark Costes dives into the Black Belt Mindset within DSI and the characteristics of its members. Discover what sets the black ...

1688: Your Personal Ethos

17 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode, Dr. Mark Costes discusses the importance and value of having your own personal ethos. Your ethos represents your values, principle...

1687: Bulletproof Dental Business Pt. 2

14 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode of the Dentalpreneur podcast, Dr. Mark Costes continues his conversation with Dr. Peter Boulden and Dr. Craig Spodak of the Bulletp...

1686: Bulletproof Dental Business Pt. 1

13 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode of the Dentalpreneur podcast, Dr. Mark Costes is joined by Dr. Peter Boulden and Dr. Craig Spodak of the Bulletproof Dental Practic...

1685: Beyond Provision and Protection Pt. 2

12 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode of the Dentalpreneur Podcast with Dr. Mark Costes, we continue our conversation with Alastair MacDonald, a private advisor to estab...

1684: Beyond Provision and Protection Pt. 1

11 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode of the Dentalpreneur Podcast with Dr. Mark Costes, we have the pleasure of speaking with Alastair MacDonald, a private advisor to e...

1683: Tiered Pay Raises

10 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode of the Dentalpreneur Podcast with Dr. Mark Costes, we have the pleasure of speaking with Sydney Robinson, the Executive Director of...

1682: Career Trajectory

07 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode of the Dentalpreneur Podcast with Dr. Mark Costes, we are excited to have Dr. David Phelps, the host of the Dentist Freedom Bluepri...

1681: Collaboration Con Queso

06 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode, Dr. Nachos (Paul Goodman) and Dr. Biceps (Mark Costes) discuss this years Dental Success Summit 2023 and not only what attendees c...

1680: The PPO Foe

05 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode, Dr. Mark Costes speaks with Dr. Tom Orent, a bestselling author, speaker, and founder of the Freedom Summit Dental Practice Transf...

1679: All Things DS!

04 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode, Dr. Mark Costes and Ashlee Hirschfeld of DSN and GSD Queen discusses exciting updates in the dental industry this year, including ...

1678: DSI Phases and Belt Categories

03 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode, Dr. Mark Costes goes through the four phases within DSI and what it means to go from a white belt with 60% of overhead to a black ...

1677: What You Don't Know

31 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode, Dr. Mark Costes comes at us discussing the antidote to hopelessness within dentistry. Sometimes, the best way to fight burnout is ...

1676: Thriving in Dentistry

30 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode, Dr. Gary Severance joins us. He is the Executive Leader of Professional Services for Henry Schein and has been involved in technol...

1675: Good vs. Toxic Debt

29 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode, Dr. Mark Costes breaks down some of the pros and cons of business ownership. From good and bad debt to the different levels of pot...

1674: Benefit Reconciliation

28 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode, Paul Lowry, CEO and co-founder of Dental Menu joins us. Paul discusses going from publishing to Dental Menu in his career, and how...

1673: Takehome Income: Dentistry vs. Medicine

27 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode, Dr. Mark Costes goes through the comparisons of dentistry and professions in the medical field and goes through why dentistry is o...

1672: The Power of Baselining

24 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode, Dr. Mark Costes discusses objectively measuring culture in the office. One great way that Mark suggests is a Team Cultural Assessm...

1671: Necessity vs Efficiency

23 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode, Dr. Mark Costes discusses the importance of optimizing what you already know with your skillset instead of running toward a new ve...

1670: When Clinical Dentistry Becomes Optional

22 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode, Dr. Mark Costes takes us on a journey of intentions. Deciding whether to give up or persevere by choosing to push forward, boils d...

1669: When to Add an Associate

21 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode, Dr. Mark Costes goes through AIPPE, a framework to determine what you should execute next in your practice by creating a very tang...

1668: Systemization for Multiple Practices

20 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode, Dr. Mark Costes hits us with the systemization that you'll need for running multiple practices. The keys are to remove yourself as...

1667: Speak Kindly, You're Listening Pt. 2

17 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode, Dr. Jessica Metcalfe joins us with the second half of the interview discussing how to become an effective leader and workplace cul...

1666: Speak Kindly, You're Listening Pt. 1

16 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode, Dr. Jessica Metcalfe joins us for this 2-part episode. Jessica has a long-listed highlight reel, from consultant to author to inte...

1665: Leadership & Team Engagement

15 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode, Dr. Martin Mendelson of Metamorphosis Coaching joins us for an inspiring episode. Martin goes over dentists' emotional and mental ...

1664: Blackbelt Level Team Culture Pt. 2

14 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode, Dr. Matt Slivka with Rockside Dental joins us for the 2nd half of his interview with Dr. Mark Costes. Matt does something really f...

1663: Blackbelt Level Team Culture Pt. 1

13 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode, Dr. Matt Slivka from Tucson, AZ joins us with fantastic discussions on team culture. We kick things off with starting a startup an...

1662: Selfish Acts of Kindness

10 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode, Dr. Brady Smith joins us for conversations on utilizing social media in fun and unique ways and the unintended side effects of fre...

1661: Life After Practice Ownership Pt. 2

09 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode, Dr. Mark Costes wraps up his interview with Dr. Zahid Ahmed, discussing seeking new challenges within and outside of dentistry, th...

1660: Life After Practice Ownership Pt. 1

08 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode, Dr. Zahid Ahmed joins us to discuss growth and walking away from a profitable practice. He sold his practice in Oaktown last year ...

1659: Selling to Invisible DSOs Pt. 2

07 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode, Chip Fichtner from Large Practice Sales joins us for the 2nd half of their interview. LPS achieves record values for their clients...

1658: Selling to Invisible DSOs Pt. 1

06 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode, Chip Fichtner from Large Practice Sales joins us in this 2-part episode. Chip and Dr. Mark Costes talk everything DSO's and taking...

1657: Practice Dentistry Without Pain

03 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode, Caitlin Parsons joins us for a therapeutic podcast. She's a Certified Yoga Therapist, Registered Dental Hygienist, and CEO of Cait...

1656: Creating Generational Wealth Pt. 2

02 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode, Dr. Richard Low of Shared Practices/Podcast joins us for the last half of this 2-part episode. Dr. Mark Costes & Richard get perso...

1655: Creating Generational Wealth Pt. 1

01 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode, we "cross-pod" with Dr. Richard Low of Shared Practices/Podcast about everything moving forward. From your future number to moving...

1654: $100k in Productivity Hacks Pt. 2

28 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode, Dr. Aaron Nicholas continues on their 2-part episode from the 2023 Voices of Dentistry. If you missed Part 1, listen to that first...

1653: $100k in Productivity Hacks Pt. 1

27 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode, Dr. Aaron Nicholas joins us with a special episode from the 2023 Voices of Dentistry. His presentation is jam-packed with so much ...

1652: Connecting Practice with Associates

24 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode, Dr. Paul Goodman joins us. He's "nacho" average person, as he's all over the place with many ventures. Dr. Mark Costes and Paul go...

1651: Empowering a Leadership Team Pt. 2

23 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode, Dr. Summer Kassmel wraps up her presentation from our most recent Mastermind. If you haven't seen the first part, tune in to that ...

1650: Empowering a Leadership Team Pt. 1

22 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode, Dr. Summer Kassmel comes at us in this 2-part episode from our most recent Mastermind. Summer is a beast when it comes to empoweri...

1649: Scaling from Single to Multiples Pt. 2

21 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode, Perrin DesPortes, co-founder & partner at Polaris Healthcare Partners, brings his presentation from Voices of Dentistry. Polaris i...

1648: Scaling from Single to Multiples Pt. 1

20 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode, Perrin DesPortes, co-founder & partner at Polaris Healthcare Partners, brings his presentation from Voices of Dentistry. Perrin is...

1647: Multiples of EBITDA and Current Trends in Practice Sales

17 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode, Brannon Moncrief of McLerran & Associates joins us to discuss everything going on in the dental world. From EBITDA to DSO transact...

1646: Taking the Unconventional Path

16 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode, we have three dental students we met while at Voices of Dentistry, Andres "Andy" Palacios, Christian Putegnat & Valentine Meyts. T...

1645: Teams that Win Pt. 2

15 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode, Dr. Jason Tanoory hits us with the concluding presentation of the last Mastermind from the beginning of 2023. Jason wraps it up by...

1644: Teams that Win Pt. 1

14 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode, Dr. Jason Tanoory comes to us with his presentation from our first Mastermind of 2023. When it comes to developing teams in your p...

1643: Legacy, Impact and Burnout in Dentistry

13 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode, Julieanne O'Connor joins us! She is an author, TED speaker, actress, certified corporate trainer, and the list goes on! Discussion...

1642: Getting Over the Aligner Hump

10 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode, Dr. Avi Patel, founder and CEO of Clear Aligner Advisor, joins us! Avi works with individuals through his Bootcamp and Masterclass...

1641: To Bootstrap or Not to Bootstrap

09 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode, Dr. Christopher Green with The Practice Launchpad joins us for an exciting segment on bootstrapping. Chris is a black belt within ...

1640: Germ Proofing

08 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode, we feature our final episode from the 2023 Voices of Dentistry podcast room, where guests were able to come up on a whim and talk ...

1639: Nothing is Guaranteed: Life 2.0

07 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode, we have some exciting guests from the latest Voices of Dentistry in Scottsdale, AZ. Dr. Chris Majors is the first up with navigati...

1638: Accelerated Clinical Learning

06 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode, Dr. Lincoln Harris joins us to go over everything Ripe Global. As CEO, Lincoln built an impressive company while still maintaining...

1637: Front Office Mastery

03 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode, Dr. Addison Killeen joins us with exciting news! Author of many hot-selling dentistry books, Addison hits us with the new one: The...

1636: Your Freedom & Legacy Number Pt. 2

02 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode, Dr. Mark Costes takes us through the second half of his presentation at the 2023 Voices of Dentistry. From HR and onboarding the c...

1635: Your Freedom & Legacy Number Pt. 1

01 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode, Dr. Mark Costes delivers his presentation from the most recent Voices of Dentistry. Mark kicks things off by going over the intere...

1634: Dedicated Sleep & Legacy Wealth

31 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode, we have the opportunity to speak to two individuals from Voices of Dentistry with fascinating companies! First up, Doug Baker with...

1633: Dentists are People Too Pt. 2

30 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode, Dr. Mark Costes has his interview wrapped up by the host of Dentists are People too, Ryan Isaac. Mark Gets down to the nitty-gritt...

1632: Dentists are People Too Pt. 1

27 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode, Dr. Mark Costes is interviewed by Ryan Isaac, host of the new podcast Dentists are People too. Mark talks about meeting Ryan Holid...

1631: Military Service to 18 practices And Moving to the Cloud

26 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode, we come straight out of Voices of Dentistry with another back-to-back feature. First up, Jana Macon & Gary Long of Curve Dental jo...

1630: AI & Exotic Investment Strategies

25 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode, we come to you from Voices of Dentistry of January 2023! First, we get rolling with Chris Thompson & Rob Kolts of Overjet. Where a...

1629: Thriving in Changing Times Pt. 2

24 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode, Jordan Comstock, Founder of Boomstock, and Ben Tuinei, Founder of Veritas Dental Resources, interview Dr. Mark Costes for a jam-pa...

1628: Thriving in Changing Times Pt. 1

23 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode, Jordan Comstock, Founder of Boomstock, and Ben Tuinei, Founder of Veritas Dental Resources, interview Dr. Mark Costes. From the jo...

1627: Crushing the Next Chapter of your Career

20 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode, Dr. Aaron Nicholas, blackbelt coach within DSI, speaks a bit on everything. Aaron has done everything from having his back against...

1626: Marketing in a Recession

19 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode, Ryan Gross joins us from the most recent Mastermind meeting of 2023. Ryan discusses what to expect in marketing for 2023 and the c...

1625: Scaling to a Multiple Practice Ownership

18 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode, Dr. Karley Schneider joins us to discuss her journey in practice ownership and, eventually, scaling up to 3 practices! From start ...

1624: Control the Controllables Pt. 2

17 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode, continuing from the 2023 Mastermind, Dr. Arman Taghizadeh wraps up with a wonderful discussion on appreciation, celebrating succes...

1623: Control the Controllables Pt. 1

16 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode, from the 2023 Mastermind, Dr. Arman Taghizadeh speaks on mental health, controllables, effort, attitude, and going "one more". Whe...

1622: Life after 36 Practices

13 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode, Dr. Kyle Roth, from corporate accountant to dentist to the founder & president of Encompass Dental Practice Transitions, joins us ...

1621: Structured Accountability for Massive Growth

12 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode, Dr. Mark Costes discusses minimizing distractions and maintaining discipline through structured accountability from the 2023 Maste...

1620: Creating Your Breakthrough Year

11 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode, featuring a snippet from our 2023 Mastermind, Dr. Mark Costes goes through establishing motivation and eliminating disempowering b...

1619: Black Belt Dental Coaches Share their Wisdom

10 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode, we have a very special treat for you! From our first MasterMind of 2023, we have the majority of our blackbelt coaches providing s...

1618: 5 Steps to Wealth in Dentistry

09 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode, Steven Huskey and Brandon Wilson, from Bluewater Dental Advisors, join us for an exciting segment on financial advising! From a 5-...

1617: Complexity, Scaling and Practice Growth

06 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode, Alastair Macdonald discusses the obstacles and opportunities while scaling your business. Whether in dentistry or any other type o...