The Dentalpreneur Podcast w/ Dr. Mark Costes

On the show today is a fellow podcaster and coach, Shane Sams. With a familiar story, Shane created The Flip Your Life Blueprint to help others find financial freedom and regain control of their time. Alongside his wife, Jocelyn, Shane created a process to help entrepreneurs become self-sufficient through online business. Tune in to hear more. EPISODE RESOURCES flippedlifestyle.com/dental Subscrib...

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. EPISODE RESOURCES ht...

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. EPISODE RESOURCES https://www.toothlifeirene.ca/aboutme S...

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. EPISODE RESOUR...

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 de...

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. EPISODE RESOURCES Subscribe to   The Dentalpreneur Podcast Visit the  Dentalp...

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 ar...

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. EPISODE RESOUR...

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 t...

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 h...

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 h...

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...

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 inter...

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...

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. Le...

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....

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, n...

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, n...

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...

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 t...

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 t...

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....

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...

Live from a 2021 summer mastermind event, Dr. Summer Kasmel speaks about working as the CEO of your practice. Knowing how and what to spend your time on during non-clinical hours at the office is crucial to success in your business. Many dentists feel guilty when they first start spending time away from the chair. Some important ideas covered are: finding the right time during the week, how to ove...

Live from a 2021 summer mastermind event, Dr. Summer Kasmel speaks about working as the CEO of your practice. Knowing how and what to spend your time on during non-clinical hours at the office is crucial to success in your business. Many dentists feel guilty when they first start spending time away from the chair. Some important ideas covered are: finding the right time during the week, how to ove...