The Orthopreneurs Podcast with Dr. Glenn Krieger

Last night, something happened that's an amazing reminder of why our lives are ours to drive in terms of happiness. WE have the ability to choose how we want to go through life and it will definitely shape your business. 

Dr. Krieger gets tons of requests for reading suggestions for summer, so here is a short video talking about some books he'd recommend you take on vacation with you. Hope you enjoy them!!!

We've all been there, hiring that assistant with 10 years experience, eager to learn, looking for a new home, wanting top dollar. Then, 4 months later, when they have added toxicity to our culture, we are back at it, hiring again. How do we avoid it? Take a listen and see what you think.

Paul Edwards from CEDR is a wealth of information about employment law as it affects orthodontists. Take some time to listen to Paul as he gives great information about what orthodontists do and don't do correctly-every day-when running our practices.

There's a simple way to help your practice's bottom line and to become a better clinician. How? Take a few minutes and listen to today's episode. 

All great and successful practices have one thing in common: amazing culture. Along with this great culture is buy in from their team. Take a few minutes for some suggestions to help take your practice to the next level. 

There are so many different ways to stand out, but what if I told you that there is a way to do what nobody else is doing, be able to charge more, be more profitable, have more fulfillment and get a steady stream of new patients?  Take a listen for a few minutes today and find out what we're talking about.

There are numbers we need to know to run an effective business and then numbers that will help our teams get their tasks done more effectively. Hopefully, this episode will get your mind thinking about how you can use numbers to give better guidance to your team and for goal setting.

Dr. Ben Fishbein has accomplished so much in such a short amount of time and there are many lessons to learn. Take a few minutes and learn what went into building a sizable group of thriving, growing orthodontic practices and how you can apply many of these lessons into your own practice. 

When the shampoo industry told everyone to "rinse and repeat" they instantly doubled sales. Is the same possible in our industry? Take a few minutes to listen and find out how...

Finding and maintaining a top notch-and affordable-ortho team is a real challenge. What should you be thinking about when looking for (or not) team members? How big should your team be? How do you recruit new team members? Take a listen for a few minutes and get some insight on these important ideas. 

In 29 years, I've tried everything to grow my practice. Some has worked, some has not, but in this short podcast episode, I try to give you some ideas to jump start your practice. Give it a listen and see what works for you.

I recently coined the term "Surgidontics" with my oral surgeons. It applied to all of the procedures that we do together to help patients lead better, happier lives through significant changes that I couldn't accomplish alone. Take 10 minutes to hear how you can help your practices stand out, make your patients happier and be a part of a team to take your practice to new heights.

OrthoBanc recently joined with OrthoFi and this has led to a lot of questions from the clients of both companies. In this episode, Dr. Krieger had the opportunity to sit down with Dave Ternan, the CEO of OrthoFi, to talk about what the future holds for all clients of OrthoFi and OrthoBanc.

There is a growing trend of being able to grow your practice through social media and there is also a trend of simply performing there with no desired growth. Are you one of the former or one of the latter? There are tips and tricks and ways to help your practice grow on social media and things you may want to avoid. Check out this episode to get some ideas about how to properly use social media. 

There have been many "fads" in dentistry and orthodontics over the last 100 years (and even earlier) and the ideas about many  of them can be both polarizing and intimidating. While many talk about the rush of clinicians to fads, many don't talk about the intimidation that many opinionated docs create in the minds of younger doctors. This intimidation  prevents the latter from even...

There is a huge debate in online groups about whether or not orthodontists should play a role as gatekeepers in pediatric sleep disordered breathing. Interestingly, the largest opponents are actually orthodontists while many outside the profession deceive the public with non-scientifically proven products and outrageous claims. In this episode, Dr. Krieger explains how he was a HUGE skeptic of the...

There are so many funny stories about things that team members have done…once you get past the shock of learning about it. But, the big question that all doctors struggle with is how to reduce mistakes, increase efficiency and have a lower stress practice life. There IS a way, but it may not be what every doc wants to hear. Take a few minutes and let us know what you think. 

There are many amazing consultants out there who can help us have healthier, more profitable practices. Cathy, Angie and Yessi, the consultants from Embrace Your Practice have some great ideas to help you watch your bottom line and get more patients to start. Enjoy this episode and the conversation with these amazing ladies.

What if I told you there was a simple tool you could use that was free, easy to use and immediate and it would help your practice grow? You'd want to use it, right? Well, here's a great tool to use and best of all, you can start using it today. Take a quick listen and of course, please subscribe to this podcast and share  it with your friends to help them.

Today's orthodontic landscape is viewed by many as being very competitive, but what if I told you that there were ways for us to stand out while providing exceptional care? Dr. Adam Schulhof is an amazing example of an innovator who also wants what's best for our profession. A consummate teacher and a practicing orthodontist, this interview offers you a lot to learn and think about.

When you think of aligners and efficient treatment, Dr. Maz Moshiri comes to mind, but he is so much more than just a world-renowned teacher. Take some time to listen to this episode and learn from one of the masters of our profession.

Do you want a big practice or a small practice? It's up to you, but it requires one thing. Take a listen and find out what that is. 

Dino Watt is a consultant, coach and speaker who has an amazing life story. He's got such an amazing outlook on life, practice and business. You need to spend some time listening to his wisdom.

Too many orthodontists are bothered by the word "sell" but you better get comfortable with it. If you have patients coming into your practice to buy something, you're selling something and need to embrace that. So, what are you doing to help your sales funnel? Don't know what a sales funnel is? Get inspire to learn by taking a few minutes and listening to this episode.