In this crossover episode with The Life and Dentistry Podcast, Dr. Friend Betchel interviews Dr. Taher Dhoon and Dr. Mark Costes. They get into the incredible clinical offerings they have at Colorado Surgical Institute before diving into the careers of both Dr. Dhoon and Dr. Costes.
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Our guest today needs no introduction. Tune in to hear David Giggins sit down with Dr. Mark Costes in this episode of The Dentalpreneur Podcast.
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Today we have another Startup Saturday episode. This time it’s a crossover episode with Dr. Paul Etichison of the Dental Practice Hero’s Podcast and of course Dr. Chris Green and Dr. Taher Dhoon. Tune in to hear them go deep on the startup process and unpack how Dr. Etch was able to grow his incredibly successful practice so quickly.
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Today’s episode comes from a recent live presentation Dr. Mark Costes gave to the DSI Mastermind. In this management and execution workshop, Dr. Costes unpacks the importance of feedback as it relates to getting things done. Tune in for some tactical tips on the specificity and timing of delivering feedback and an explanation of the friendship trap.
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Dr. Mark Costas gets on the mic today to discuss what it looks like to implement some of Jocko Willink teaching from Extreme Ownership. In this solo episode Dr. Costas first covers what can go wrong when we don’t act on these principals. Then he touches on education as entertainment and why everything hinges on execution. Tune in to hear more on Extreme Ownership and extreme implementation.
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Jake Conway, Addison Killeen, and Mark Costes break down how to calculate cost per procedure on today’s show. Then, they get into how this information will allow you to take your business to the next level. While this is a very tedious task, it’s essential information for any sophisticated business owner looking to evaluate the profitability and efficiency of their services.
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Dr. Mark Costes is coming at us from Scottsdale, AZ today with a tale of two practices. One, a long time DSI Mastermind member, has an overhead around 55%. The other, a new client, has an overhead percentage above 75%. Follow along as he talks through the implications of these differences and the effects they have on take home income despite the discrepancy in top line production. Furthermore, he has some quick tips on the fastest ways to change some specific overhead overages and target percentages for certain overhead categories.
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Danny Laneri, Director of Business Development at Swell, joins the show today. He has over a decade of experience in the field in both strategic partnerships and patient education. In fact, he originally intended on becoming a dentist, but a pivotal life event changed his mind and led him to his first job at Solutionreach. Tune in to hear more about his work at Swell and how they continue to help dentists share their reputation with a greater audience.
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Today we have the case study of Dr. Steve. Tune in to hear Dr. Mark Costes break down how they found more than a quarter million dollars for Dr. Steve to take home every single year. You’ll hear about practicality versus theory, finding career satisfaction, what to do when goal attainment isn’t fulfilling, and production versus profitability.
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Today we have the case study of Dr. Steve. Tune in to hear Dr. Mark Costes break down how they found more than a quarter million dollars for Dr. Steve to take home every single year. You’ll hear about practicality versus theory, finding career satisfaction, what to do when goal attainment isn’t fulfilling, and production versus profitability.
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Jake Conway takes over the show today with a presentation to the DSI Mastermind. He uses the analogy of the Lotus flower to drive home the points of clarity as the ultimate motivation and staying the course when getting dragged through the mud. He also gets into pivoting vs perishing as you create your unique business.
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Jake Conway takes over the show today with a presentation to the DSI Mastermind. He uses the analogy of the Lotus flower to drive home the points of clarity as the ultimate motivation and staying the course when getting dragged through the mud. He also gets into pivoting vs perishing as you create your unique business.
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Steve Jensen, Vice President of Business Development at Dental Intelligence, joins Dr. Mark Costes on today’s show. For those of you that don’t know Dental Intelligence, their mission is to emanate emotion, inspire engagement, and enable enrichment around that one purpose. Listen in as Steve unpacks two auxiliary companies in LocalMed and Modento, and what they’re doing to serve that mission as well.
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Dr. Taher Dhoon and Dr. Mark Costes go deep on numbers in this episode of Startup Saturday. Understanding these documents and the tricks that brokers can pull is essential for good decision making when it comes to acquisitions. Tune in to hear them go through and unpack a 65 page prospectus on a practice that Dr. Dhoon ended up purchasing.
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In this solo episode Dr. Mark Costes discusses comparison. While it can be a powerful source of motivation, it can also be the thief of all your joy if used in the wrong way. He gets into the temptations and dangers of comparing yourself to others, and the power of comparing yourself to yourself. To go a step further he explains the hero and antihero, away vs towards motivation, and personal ethos creation.
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Dr. Chris Bowman takes over the show today. He is on to discuss some special vocabulary he uses in case presentations and treatment planning. Dr. Bowman has some great advice when it comes to the absolute patient experience and transitioning to a total fee for service practice. Stick around to hear some tips on acing incoming patient phone calls and how to guide your patient relationships with questions.
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Dr. Chris Bowman takes over the show today. He is on to discuss some special vocabulary he uses in case presentations and treatment planning. Dr. Bowman has some great advice when it comes to the absolute patient experience and transitioning to a total fee for service practice. Stick around to hear some tips on acing incoming patient phone calls and how to guide your patient relationships with questions. EPISODE RESOURCES
Joshua Scott, Founder of Studio 8E8, sits down with Dr. Mark Costes on today’s show. Studio 8E8 is a boutique marketing firm that focuses on drilling down to the unique story of each business they work with. They then develop a plan for sharing that story, including some beautiful website designs. Listen in to hear about the habits they have both relied on to build their business portfolios.
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Dr. Mark Costes breaks down two frameworks he uses everyday in this episode of The Dentalpreneur Podcast. He also gets into some of the challenges that seem to be shared amongst almost all dentists practicing today, and the six pillars of focus that poise us to overcome these challenges consistently.
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Today’s show comes from the most recent DSI Mastermind in which Dr. Mark Costes’ CMO took the stage to discuss how we can better track our marketing dollars. Ryan Gross runs the marketing for not only all of Dr. Costes dental practices, but DSI, DSN, and Dr. Addison Killeen’s practice as well. On the show today you’ll hear him go deep on tracking web traffic, online advertisements, and how he correlates those stats with practice production.
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Chris Richards and Dr. Taher Dhoon join Dr. Mark Costes on the show today. Chris is the Executive Director of the Colorado Surgical Institute. CSI is an all encompassing, hands-on implant surgery teaching center founded by Dr. Taher Dhoon. So listen in today to hear more about the company, including Dr. Costes role as a clinical and business mentor. You’ll hear details on the profitability of these procedures and the differences in building an inhouse lab and outsourcing those services.
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In this episode you’ll hear from some of DSI’s Black Belt Coaches as they wrap up a day of high-level mastermind meetings. In this session they are sharing common themes and struggles the group has been experiencing lately. Namely, they talk about how they are battling the hygiene shortage, toxic staff members, the whirlwind, and wage raise systems.
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On the show today Dr. Mark Costes unpacks the wealth triad- three numbers that everyone should determine for ultimate clarity. Those are your net worth number, freedom number, and legacy number. He also discusses some common stats as they relate to net worth in the US and the real reason we should all seek to increase our net worth.
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Dr. Mark Costes and Dr. Addison Killeen hop on the mics today to talk about everything they have lined up for our next live event. Tune in to hear them talk about all the case studies we will be going through, the various topics that will be presented on, the transformation contest, and some of the special guests we can expect to see.
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