The Savvy Dentist

In this episode, I chat with Verne Harnish. Verne is the founder of the world-renowned Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO), with over 11,000 members worldwide. He is also founder and CEO of Gazelles, a global executive education and coaching company with over 180 partners on six continents. Verne has spent the past three decades helping companies scale-up. In today’s episode, we chat about: The 4 key...

In this episode of the Savvy Dentist Podcast, Babette Bensoussan, founder of MindShifts, joins me as we talk about competitive intelligence. Babette is internationally acclaimed in this space being a Competitive Intelligence (CI) Expert and Strategist. She is both an academic and an entrepreneur and has written numerous books around this topic. Our conversation also touched on industry trends, rel...

Introducing a new clinical procedure is not as easy as it sounds. On this episode, I shared a lot of tips and tricks on how you can go about the process in an efficient and open way. If you are clueless on where to start introducing a new treatment to your patients, this episode is for you. Dr. Jesse Green also touched on the  things you need to master, the marketing tactics you need, and the bene...

Kids may be quite a challenge as patients, but can be the most rewarding as well. Dr. Tim Keys, a Specialist Pediatric Dentist - my guest on today’s episode is going to generously share his knowledge with us on handling kids under your practice in the best possible way. This is a wide ranging interview with so much topics to be covered from behavioural issues, parental management, and of course, t...

Having an income stream outside your practice can change your life and mindset, just like how it changed Salena Kulkarni. Salena is a wealth advisor at Phoenix  Wealth Group and is the author of an Amazon bestseller book called The Freedom Warrior: How to Build A Bigger Life Through Alternative Property Investment Strategies. Salena is our guest on Episode 186 of the Savvy Dentist Podcast, where s...

All of us understand the importance of having a great team to achieve our practice goals and set our practice up to go from profitable to scalable. But, many practice owners often encounter the problem of not being able to make their team operate at the highest possible level. In episode 185 of the Savvy Dentist Podcast, I’ll be sharing a practical step-by-step guide to create a great team that wi...

Episode 184 of the Savvy Dentist Podcast is a very interesting chat with Terry Tran who runs the Freedom Trader. The Freedom Trader is “ a community for normal, everyday investors who want something more out of their lives.” The company teaches based on his Philosophy of Financial Risk Management. Terry teaches financial freedom to people outside their current job without taking unnecessary risks...

Episode 183 of the Savvy Dentist Podcast is a very insightful and interesting conversation with Scott Andersen, Co-Founder and Director of Stakeholder Stewardship at Aritsan Dental. Scott generously shares their experience of being a Certified B Corporation practice and the practical and tangible steps they took to make sure they are operating in a commercially successful way while being economica...

In Episode 182 of the Savvy Dentist Podcast, we are going to have a valuable conversation with Lisa Singh, and we are going to talk about how to create a valuable business, a topic that is very near and dear to my heart. We’ll be discussing the drivers of value, how to maximize it, how to position your practice for sale, and ultimately creating the most valuable business that you can. Lisa has a d...

In Episode 181 of the Savvy Dentist Podcast, I am thrilled to bring to you Brent Tilson, author, entrepreneur, industry leader and civic advocate to talk more about his interesting and note-worthy book called Go Slow to Grow Fast, which has won book of the year. I highly recommend that you get a copy of this because it is an absolutely fantastic read. In his book, he brings to life the classic cha...

In Episode 180 of The Savvy Dentist Podcast, Nicholas Dogulin of Dental Rank joins us as we cover the ins and outs of digital marketing. Dental Rank is an agency that has expert understanding on the dental profession and is focused solely on serving only dentists. In this conversation we will cover the basics of internet marketing which is traffic and conversions, as well as email marketing, track...

n Episode 179 of the Savvy Dentist Podcast, Jason Cunningham the founding partner of The Practice, is also an author, a well-sought keynote speaker and media commentator. He helps business owners articulate and achieve their business goals. Jason is going to share with us a wealth of knowledge on being a good leader, preparing your business for selling success and the importance of creating space...

In Episode 178 of The Savvy Dentist Podcast, Rohan Dredge, a speaker, mentor, author and coach, shares his expertise on understanding and unpacking leadership. Rohan helps technical experts become people leaders.™   Rohan has over two decades of teaching leaders the essential skills to help them make the leap and become outstanding at leading people. Rohan will share approaches to leadership and t...

I am very excited to share Episode 177 of the Savvy Dentist Podcast with you because our guest today has an incredible pedigree when it comes to dentistry. Dr. Tony Hobby, Founder and Principal Dentist of Island Dental and I talk about what it takes to create, own, maintain and grow a dental practice. From a very early age, Tony has been known as someone who sees things differently and challenges...

You will definitely find Episode 176 of the Savvy Dentist Podcast very interesting if you are someone who has a to-do list longer than the time you have to complete it. Les Watson, also known as “The Time Lord”, is a time management and productivity expert who will share his knowledge with us to help us finally get stuff done. Our conversation includes tips on how to get the most of your day and f...

In this action-packed Episode 175 of the Savvy Dentist Podcast, Collin Ellis, an award-winning keynote speaker, culture change specialist and author, joins us as we talk about his expertise - creating a winning culture in your practice. He gives us practical tips that you can implement in your practice today. Colin’s work is centred around helping organisations and individuals change the way they...

In Episode 174 of the Savvy Dentist Podcast, we are joined by fellow dentist, Dr. Omid Azami who runs the Noobie Dentist Podcast and Noobie Dentist Study Club. The Noobie Dentist Podcast and Study Club was created to give noobie dentists a safe place to connect, collaborate, learn and grow. If you are a new dentist, associate or practice owner, you wouldn’t want to miss this interview as we talk a...

In Episode 173 of the Savvy Dentist Podcast, JoAnna Ferrari joins us as we talk about change in all its flavors - life change, business change, you name it - we’ll be discussing it. JoAnna is an expert in guiding individuals through change and help navigate their paths. JoAnna is currently writing a book called “Start Up and Stay Up” which covers a multitude of very interesting topics on mastery o...

In Episode 172 of the Savvy Dentist Podcast we are joined by Scott Stein to talk about his expertise on leadership. He has helped thousands of leaders around the world and focuses on helping them implement and fastrack strategies that will improve results. He shares a wealth of knowledge with us on how to improve leadership skills, overcome common frustrations experienced by business owners, effec...

In Episode 171 of the Savvy Dentist Podcast, we have an interesting conversation with Michelle Gibbings about reinvention and creating a life by design. Michelle is the founder of Change Meridian and an expert on change leadership and career transition. She helps people reinvent themselves and upgrade their careers.  Change Meridian is a boutique consulting firm who helps leaders, teams and organi...

In Episode 170 of the Savvy Dentist Podcast, Oscar Trimboli, an expert on the subject of deep listening joins us to talk about how we can quiet the mind, improve our listening skills with ourselves, our team and our patients and apply these skills to our dental practice.  Oscar has over 30 years experience in bringing out the best in senior executives and next-generation leaders. He has worked wit...

In Episode 169 of the Savvy Dentist Podcast, our topic will be resilience - what it means and how to develop it. Michael Licenblat, our guest, is an expert on this. He is the author of Pressure Proof where he explains how to perform better under pressure, change and setbacks; and how to build your natural resilience to turn tension and pressure into energy and enthusiasm. In this episode we discus...

The role of storytelling and thought leadership in a business are sometimes undermined. In Episode 168 of the Savvy Dentist Podcast, Gabrielle Dolan joins us to tell us why these 2 topics are incredibly relevant for any business small or big. Gabrielle is a best-selling author and a highly sought-after keynote speaker and educator who has worked with thousands of high-profile leaders around the wo...

In Episode 167 of the Savvy Dentist Podcast, I have a conversation with Dr Murray Orr as he shares his journey of going 100% digital in his own practice. So, if you haven’t started with digital workflows yet or if you already have this, this chat will help you take it to the next level. He shares how he started out in the industry, the common pitfalls to look out for and the importance of knowing...

Marketing your practice is an essential piece for growing your business. However, many of us are clueless about how to apply it in a practical sense. In Episode 166 of the Savvy Dentist Podcast, we’re going to have a chat with Brent Hodgson, a Marketing Strategist, speaker, author and mentor, about helping us understand our numbers, using this to our advantage, and implementing tiny tweaks that ca...