Today’s guest started his career in consulting in 1988. He has written multiple books with “Create: Tools From Seriously Talented People to Unleash Your Creative Life” as his most recent work. Marc leans on creativity to grow people, leaders, and businesses. Tune in for an interesting conversation on how to leverage creative skills to produce tangible results in your practice.
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Our guest today is the owner of Toothlife Studios and host of the Tooth of Dare Podcast. Irene maintains an independent hygiene practice in Toronto and is a key opinion leader for 3M Oral Care. She has worked in various specialties including ortho, pedo, and perio. She is also an international speaker, social media influencer, and educator.
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Through Pro-Fi 2020, Brent and Chris counsel business owners on all aspects of accounting, finance, tax, and operational strategy. They have extensive experience identifying and implementing tax strategies for small-to-medium-sized businesses with expertise in healthcare, professional services, and real estate. Their tax strategies save their clients thousands of dollars every year.
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Tune in today to hear from serial entrepreneur and clinician, Dr. Blake Mitchell. Dr. Mitchell cut his teeth in the business sector helping local businesses expand across Canada and into the Western US. After a few years of that, he turned his focus to dentistry and created a no frills, largely fee for service model. Today, he spends most of his time scaling this model while practicing clinical dentistry.
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Tune in to today’s show to hear Dr. Mark Costes sit down with one of the nation’s foremost authorities on dental sleep medicine. Dr. Schwartz is an expert on the use of oral appliances to treat patients with sleep apnea. He frequently lectures on these topics, and routinely helps dentists grow their practice in this way.
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On today’s show, Dr. Mark Costes sits down with one of the nation’s leading legal authorities on topics relevant to dentists. Devoted exclusively to healthcare professionals, Ali advises his clients on practice transitions, corporation and partnership creation, associate contracts, estate planning, and more. Ali is also the former Editor-in-Chief of the Business Law Journal and currently speaks around the country on the topics of employment law, practice transitions, and negotiation strategies.
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Our guest today began his career in software development, working with GPS systems and robotics. Being married to a dentist, it wasn’t long before he found himself working on some of the age-old problems our field faces. Namely, insurance verification. Tune in to hear how Vivek has leveraged technology to build a company that solves not only this issue, but fee negotiations as well.
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Dental industry pioneer and CEO of Henry Schein, Stanley Bergman, joins the show today. Mr. Bergman has held the position of chairman and CEO since 1989 and was voted one of Forbes top 25 CEOs in the world. He’s the leader of over 18,000 team members in 31 different countries. Mr. Bergman discusses his gratitude for the profession, the pandemic’s impact on the company, and leadership during this time of uncertainty. It’s not often you get the chance hear insight from an individual of this caliber. Tune in to today’s show to hear from this dental industry legend.
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Today’s episode features a recent interview of Dr. Mark Costes from The Mindset Experience podcast. Dr. Costes discusses his setbacks along his journey, mistakes in private practice, and feeling miserable owning multiple practices while achieving all of his financial goals. Dr. Costes set out to achieve his financial goals early in life and thought that would lead to his eventual happiness. Once he got there, he realized he couldn’t have been more wrong. From this point, he made a commitment to prioritize other values in his life. Join us to learn about how Dr. Costes was able to develop a mindset to become an ultra high-achiever to get to where he’s at today.
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Today’s episode features a recent interview of Dr. Mark Costes from The Mindset Experience podcast. Dr. Costes discusses his setbacks along his journey, mistakes in private practice, and feeling miserable owning multiple practices while achieving all of his financial goals. Dr. Costes set out to achieve his financial goals early in life and thought that would lead to his eventual happiness. Once he got there, he realized he couldn’t have been more wrong. From this point, he made a commitment to prioritize other values in his life. Join us to learn about how Dr. Costes was able to develop a mindset to become an ultra high-achiever to get to where he’s at today.
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Joining Dr. Mark Costes on the show today we have Amol Nirgudkar. Amol is the CEO of Patient Prism. Patient Prism is a software solution and call management software tailored specifically for dentistry. Patient Prism is used by thousands of practices and DSOs across the country. Tune in to hear Amol interview Dr. Costes at Dykema 2021. These two discuss the changing industry following the pandemic, The Dental Success Network, and tactical advice for a successful practice.
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Denis Shapiro, author of The Alternative Investment Almanac, joins the show today. Denis began investing in real estate in 2012 when the market was recovering from the financial crisis. He built a diversified portfolio including mobile home parks, life insurance policies, tech startups, and much more. He later co-founded an investment club and eventually launched SIH Capital Group. If you’re interested in investing in alternative assets outside of your practice, this episode is for you. Listen in as Denis discusses unique alternative investments, infinite banking, and the FIRE movement.
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On today’s energetic show, Sabrina Runbeck joins Dr. Mark Costes. After overcoming burnout and feeling stuck in a career that drained her, she became an international peak performance speaker empowering young professionals. She’s been quoted as “the queen of performance and productivity” and hosts the Powerful and Passionate Healthcare Professionals Podcast. Tune in to today’s show to hear Sabrina dive into burnout, enjoying a career in healthcare, time productivity, and rebooting your frame of mind. If you’ve been feeling burnt out or tired from the daily grind, this episode is for you.
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Repeat guest Chip Fichtner joins Dr. Mark Costes for today’s show. Chip is the cofounder of Large Practice Sales which completed over $500 million in transactions over the last year. Chip has an extensive background in the corporate world and has been featured in media outlets such as Forbes and CNBC. The average age of doctors who partner in the invisible DSO model is significantly decreasing. Learn from Chip as he discusses what the invisible DSO model entails and how it can be of benefit to you. Partnering from invisible DSO’s can offer many advantages from better insurance reimbursement rates to better and cheaper employee benefits. Listen in to hear about this new and innovative model.
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Mike Lomotan is co-owner and cofounder of the Dental Success Network. Mike spent 20+ years in the biotech industry before making his way into the dental world. His experience in tech allows him a unique skill set in the dental software realm of practice management and analytics. Mike details using Open Dental tasks, automated analytics, automating the publishing of reviews, and also social media. Listen in on today’s episode for a plethora of information and tactical advice you can begin using as early as tomorrow in your practice.
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On today’s show Dr. Mark Costes presents to the audience at the most recent Dental Success Summit. Dr. Costes begins by detailing the six steps of effective leadership. Dr. Costes further discusses systemization, culture, and team structure organization. Tune in to hear about a case study from ‘Dr. M’. Using principles that are taught in DSI, she was able to significantly increase in her income, net worth, and happiness, all while decreasing her clinical time along the way. You don’t want to miss this motivating success story.
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On today’s show Dr. Mark Costes presents to the audience at the most recent Dental Success Summit. Dr. Costes begins by detailing the six steps of effective leadership. Dr. Costes further discusses systemization, culture, and team structure organization. Tune in to hear about a case study from ‘Dr. M’. Using principles that are taught in DSI, she was able to significantly increase in her income, net worth, and happiness, all while decreasing her clinical time along the way. You don’t want to miss this motivating success story.
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On today’s episode we have Dr. Mike Neal who joins Dr. Mark Costes. Dr. Neal is an eye doctor and the founder of Build My Team, which helps all types of healthcare professionals build their team. Dr. Neal struggled for many years with hiring team members, and taking the time to train them only for them to quit after a few months. Does this sound familiar? Tune in to today’s episode to learn about Dr. Neal’s proprietary method about how to find the best team members for your practice. Dr. Neal and Dr. Costes discuss hiring inexperienced team members, traits that make the best team members, and using scientific psychoanalytic data to find the best people.
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Today’s show features a recent case study from the Dental Success Summit. Dr. M was able to increase EBITDA and achieve 600% growth in a 3 year period, all while spending 90% of her time as CEO of her practice rather than clinician. Dr. Mark Costes discusses increasing business acumen, reading financial reports, and engineering a clinic-free life. Tune in to hear how Dr. M was able to shift over to the CEO role, without sacrificing income along the way. If in-depth practice financials interest you, then you don’t want to miss this case study.
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Today’s show features a recent case study from the Dental Success Summit. Dr. M was able to increase EBITDA and achieve 600% growth in a 3 year period, all while spending 90% of her time as CEO of her practice rather than clinician. Dr. Mark Costes discusses increasing business acumen, reading financial reports, and engineering a clinic-free life. Tune in to hear how Dr. M was able to shift over to the CEO role, without sacrificing income along the way. If in-depth practice financials interest you, then you don’t want to miss this case study.
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On today’s show and from the most recent Dental Success Summit, we have a panel with a few Black Belt Coaches. Dr. Addison Killeen, Dr. Taher Dhoon, Dr. Chris Green, and Dr. Kelly Dove speak to the audience about all things systemization. Systemization is important in your practice for profitability, morale, culture, and growth. These coaches have all mastered the implementation of strong systems. Join us in this high level conversation and rare opportunity to hear from some of the top Black Belt Coaches in the Dental Success Network.
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Live from the 2021 Dental Success Summit, Dr. Mark Costes speaks to the audience about his foundation for dental success. Many dentists all suffer from similar challenges which led to the creation of The Elite Practice Blueprint. The blueprint includes six basic pillars which feature: foundational principles, operational systemization, lifetime patient experience, new patient acquisition, HR, and overhead control. Listen in to hear Dr. Costes discuss the 6 pillars and introduce to you to an interesting case study.
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