Co-Travel Podcast with Bob Piercy

Send us Fan Mail Ted Gray of SciCan spends much of his time visiting offices observing their Infection Control protocols and education the doctor and team on ways to improve their systems.  He has seen the best of offices and he has seen the worst of offices. I wanted to talk to Ted today to discuss the common mistakes he sees, the common questions he is asked and discuss what offices will likely...

Send us Fan Mail Chris Stachniak has over 20 years of experience in the dental industry starting on the Supply / Distribution side before moving to CBRE and specializing in Retail Leasing and Sales. I wanted to talk with Chris today to discuss the current Commercial Real estate environment we find our selves in 12-13 months into COVID.  There has been a lot of speculation about real estate booms a...

Send us Fan Mail Kirsten Skocdopole is a Certified Dentrix Trainer and I wanted to talk to her today on her experiences and what she sees visiting dental offices.  It can easily be assumed that what she sees is occurring in all dental offices regardless of Office Management Software  - most dental offices are not using their OMS to the fullest of its capabilities. Today we discuss the importance o...

Send us Fan Mail The clock is ticking.  Dental offices need to have their OH&S manuals and documentation completed by November 1, 2021.  The concern is that many offices do not understand what is required and the amount of work that will go into creating these documents. Today Samantha and I discuss what is required and how Stream Dental HR is there to help with this and other HR needs of a de...

Send us Fan Mail Kevin who owns Wagging Tails Studios, a video production company in Edmonton  was invited to take part of the NHL Playoff Bubble, World Juniors Bubble and the Briar Curling Bubble in Calgary.  I wanted to talk to Kevin about his experience living in those bubbles.  A very unique experience and one that will likely not happen again.  Kevin shares some of the fun stories but also th...

Send us Fan Mail I met Mike Clark in 2019 in Kelowna at an unofficial Dental Summit.  It was a meeting organized by a number of Henry Schein reps from Western Canada and gave us a chance to swap stories and notes on how we were working in the dental industry. Mike and Workforce was one of the shining lights of that meeting as he addressed the issues of staffing, which we as reps get bombarded with...

Send us Fan Mail Over the past few years Tom Christensen has been a recurring guest at our Henry Schein branch events and a popular guest speaker.  Tom's dry whit and extensive knowledge on the accounting needs for dentists has earned him a strong reputation in our market. Prior to the pandemic Tom had traveled to Australia to visit a number of dental schools and speak with the students.  Wit...

Send us Fan Mail Bill Hamilton and his partner purchased Tier Three in 2008 and grew the company from evaluating and brokering dental offices in one province to a Coast-to-Coast operation in Canada.   ​Recently acquired by Henry Schein, I wanted to talk with Bill about the company, Tier Three, how he came to own it and grow it to its size today.  I also wanted to get Bills take on the Dental Indus...

Send us Fan Mail Jennifer Buchanan is a registered and licensed Interior Designer and someone I have had the pleasure to work with on several projects.  I wanted to talk to Jen about design, what makes 'good' design and what can be the cost of 'bad' design. Jennifer has an interesting store as how she found herself in the design world and how she made her way to work in the den...

Send us Fan Mail Alix Jade is a local artist who specializes in hand panted murals.  I have known Alix for several years and enjoyed watching her story grow on Social Media and wanted to talk to her about her journey so far. What started as designing and drawing the chalk art for one Lululemon store in Edmonton grew into all Edmonton locations.  Then taking a chance when asked if she could do a ha...

Send us Fan Mail My guest today is Justin Doornboss, Account Executive and self-proclaimed longest sales employee and employee #33 of Bombbomb.  What is Bombbomb?  Bombbomb is the tool / platform I have used for almost a year to imbed video messages in email.  This email you are reading right now uses Bombbomb to imbed the video of our conversation above.   ​The ability to easily imbed video in em...

Send us Fan Mail This is the second conversation I have been able to have with Samantha, Co-Founder and CEO of Stream Dental HR.  After our first conversation we knew there was lots we did not have time to cover and I was interested in having her on again. There has been lots of development in the world Covid-19 and the discussions of vaccines, when will dental office employees be eligible to be v...

Send us Fan Mail I always look forward to my conversations with Rob Campbell of Richardson Wealth.  His passion and knowledge of the investment world is unmatched in my experience and he has continued to provide me and his other clients with sound financial advice. Today Rob and I explore the relatively new investment strategy of SPAC's that offers opportunities for strong returns with relati...

Send us Fan Mail This weeks Conversation was a first for me.  Two guests, Tyler McClendon and Marc Wagner of Dentist on Demand.  Tyler, I have known for years and Marc I just met the day we sat down to talk.   Dentist on Demand is a marketing platform focused exclusively on driving patient traffic to dentists.  In this new digital economy, DOD uses tele-dentistry to improve access to oral care whi...

Send us Fan Mail Bob Piercy - host phone - 780-965-2232 email - co.travelpodcast@gmail.com LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertpiercy/ Website - https://robertpiercy.com Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/BobPiercyCoTravelPocast Professional Practice Sales : Dental Office Valuations & Brokerage https://www.ppsales.com/

Send us Fan Mail As Brandon Mather puts it, First Data is probably the largest company you have never heard of.  The leader in Merchant Process, this company processes more credit card and debit card transactions than the next ten largest companies in this space combined.   With a relatively small footprint in Canada First Data is making aggressive moves in the Canadian market offering competitive...

Send us Fan Mail Theresa and I have known each other for many years and she has a wide range of experience working in the dental industry.  She started her career in a small rural practice and was a key component helping it grow to a leader in its market.  She has also worked with a medium sized DSO expanding here skills and knowledge while gaining that DSO perspective and now works in the special...

Send us Fan Mail Kicking off 2021 in style, I spoke with Samantha Leonard CEO and Co-Founder of Stream Dental HR.   Samantha started her career as a Dental Assistant in Calgary where she was approached by Dr. Sam Daher to help him open his first Calgary location.  Soon that single practice turned into multiple location and it became obvious that Human Resources was a growing headache with no clear...

Send us Fan Mail Description coming soon ... Bob Piercy - host phone - 780-965-2232 email - co.travelpodcast@gmail.com LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertpiercy/ Website - https://robertpiercy.com Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/BobPiercyCoTravelPocast Professional Practice Sales : Dental Office Valuations & Brokerage https://www.ppsales.com/

Send us Fan Mail Episode description coming soon ...  Bob Piercy - host phone - 780-965-2232 email - co.travelpodcast@gmail.com LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertpiercy/ Website - https://robertpiercy.com Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/BobPiercyCoTravelPocast Professional Practice Sales : Dental Office Valuations & Brokerage https://www.ppsales.com/

Send us Fan Mail Episode Description coming soon ... Bob Piercy - host phone - 780-965-2232 email - co.travelpodcast@gmail.com LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertpiercy/ Website - https://robertpiercy.com Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/BobPiercyCoTravelPocast Professional Practice Sales : Dental Office Valuations & Brokerage https://www.ppsales.com/

Send us Fan Mail Description coming soon ...  Bob Piercy - host phone - 780-965-2232 email - co.travelpodcast@gmail.com LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertpiercy/ Website - https://robertpiercy.com Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/BobPiercyCoTravelPocast Professional Practice Sales : Dental Office Valuations & Brokerage https://www.ppsales.com/

Send us Fan Mail Episode Description and details coming soon. Bob Piercy - host phone - 780-965-2232 email - co.travelpodcast@gmail.com LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertpiercy/ Website - https://robertpiercy.com Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/BobPiercyCoTravelPocast Professional Practice Sales : Dental Office Valuations & Brokerage https://www.ppsales.com/