Jackson Scheidhauer

Operatory Empires

Business EN ↓ 29 episodes

Conversations with business-minded people in the dental space.

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Jackson Scheidhauer

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004: Building Comfort Dental to $500M/year and 175+ Practices | Dr. Rick Kushner 12.01.2026 43:15

Rate and Follow if you enjoyed! Dr. Kushners updated Lean and Mean material: https://comfortdentalfranchise.com/podcast/ Dr. Rick Kushner is the founder and CEO of Comfort Dental, a franchise that has over 175 practices in 10 different states and collects over $500M/year. In this episode, Dr. Kushner shares stories of how he got there, mistakes he made along the way and advice for dentists coming...

003: All Things Marketing | Dr. Len Tau 07.01.2026 32:08

Dr. Len Tau is a dentist whose expertise in Reputation Marketing and online strategies has helped practices across the country maximize practice growth. He is also the host of the Raving Patients Podcast and you can reach him at his website https://www.drlentau.com/consulting Email us: operatoryempires@outlook.com

002: Building a $4.5M Practice | Dr. Blake Hamblin 22.12.2025 26:53

Dr. Blake Hamblin is the owner of Hamblin Family Dentistry in Houston, TX, and in this episode he shares how he was able o build a practice from $1M/year to $4.5M/year. He also shares what the best and worst parts of practice ownership are, and advice to current dental students. Email us: operatoryempires@outlook.com

001: Dr. Brad Hughes | Scaling to 9 practices and the Importance of Brand and Influence 09.12.2025 52:43

Link To Influence by Robert Cialdidi: https://amzn.to/4rS4bzd Dr. Brad Hughes is a third-generation dentist from Indiana. He is also the founder and CEO of Vision Dental Partners, a 9 practice group currently in 2 states that is rapidly expanding. In this episode, we have a conversation about the imporatnce of brand, influence, and how to scale. Email us with any comments, questions, or if you wan...