The Savvy Dentist

Andre Shirdan is an inspirational and motivational speaker, executive coach, and certified trainer.  Since 1989, Andre has worked with thousands of practices helping to create systems for treatment planning, staff training, goal attainment, internal and external marketing, and computer systems integration. Andre founded Systems Practice Management, Inc., a dental practice management, training and...

Peter Irvine is the co-founder of Gloria Jeans Coffee franchise and he was on the team that launched McDonald’s in Australia. Peter has over 40 years experience in business at a high profile management level. In this episode, Peter and I explore business success from his decades of experience. If you’re looking for advice on how to move into a true business management model, this episode is for yo...

Stacey has not let a devastating accident that left her a quadriplegic and dependent on a wheelchair at 12 years old slow her down.  Instead she picked up the pace and has used her life experience and personal philosophies to become Australia’s leading keynote speaker and facilitator on resilience and turning adversity into an asset, delivering keynote speeches, training, consulting and coaching t...

Ilana Wechsler is the founder and director of
Green Arrow Digital. Ilana is a former Data Analyst, turned PPC expert. She has worked at many of the global financial institutions
but switched careers many years ago when she finally gave
in to her passion for PPC, IT and entrepreneurship. She is truly passionate about working closely with her clients and helping them achieve their business goals by...

As the year races towards the end, it can feel like as our to-do list builds up, so does our stress levels. As the business owner, it’s imperative that you look after yourself so that your business and team Dr Linda Wilson has qualifications in both Education and Traditional Chinese Medicine. She works with individuals to find positive ways to manage anxiety, stress and a range of other issues. In...

Chris Robb is the author of the book ‘Mass Participation Sports Events’, a highly sought after International Speaker and CEO of Mass Participation Asia. Chris’ life reads like the pages of a novel. His amazing journey has allowed him to impact the lives of millions of people by creating and delivering mass participation sports events across three continents. While there have been countless highlig...

Vinh Giang is a motivational/ inspirational keynote speaker. Along his journey as an Entrepreneur he has learnt so many lessons that have dramatically changed his life and business. He has built a successful online business that teaches magic to over 41,000 students from all over the world, this business of his also won South Australian young entrepreneur of the year in 2013. In this episode, we d...

Andrew Griffiths is Australia’s #1 small business author with 12 books now sold in over 60 countries. He’s a writing and publishing expert, an international speaker and leading business advisor with over 20 years’ experience. Andrew presents around the world, sharing his ideas and expertise on all aspects of entrepreneurialism. Considered an expert in entrepreneurship and an authority on building...

Katherine Maslen is a naturopath, nutritionist, author and renegador for amazing health. She founded Brisbane Natural Health – a wellness centre where they work as a team to get overcome our clients health issues. In this episode we chat about: How to survive the tough periods in your business Why prolific beats perfect How a membership model works in a clinical setting Who to listen to when it co...

In this episode, Dr Jesse Green shares his 3 top tips for putting your practice into hyperdrive. If you want to transcend the traditional model of owner-operator (as is common for dental practice owners) and step into true business ownership, this episode it for you. In this episode Dr Jesse Green discusses: Quick tips for building up a leadership team How to ease the pressure on yourself to do ev...

In this episode, Dr Jesse Green shares his approach to systems that are both supportive enough to make your practice run more efficiently, but flexible enough to help you deliver personalised patient care. In this episode, Dr Jesse Green chats about: When systems can stifle creativity When systems can SUPPORT your business How to use systems and frameworks. And much more.

Dr Frank Papadopoulos is the founder and currently one of three directors of Centaur Software. Dr. Papadopoulos' aim was to create practice management software products specifically tailored to the workflow of Australian Dentists. In this episode we discuss: The value of service experience when running a dental practice How to look out for great business opportunities Why even dental practice owne...

Jemimah Ashleigh and Shevonne Joyce are the hosts of The Business Experiment podcast. They decided it was time someone got REAL about what it’s like to be in business - the good, the bad, the ugly. They have started an important global conversation, with a dedicated following through documenting our personal experiences in business, interviewing innovative and ground breaking entrepreneurs and ind...

Josh Rimmington is a Leading Online marketing Consultant ( Owns JRMG.com.au ). His Specialty is Local Online Marketing and also in particular helping dentists with online marketing. His results speak for themselves with his services being in high demand and a long list of raving fans. In this episode, we chat about: How to make the most of keywords Hot tips for making sure your practice is ranking...

Roger Dooley is a speaker and author of Brainfluence: 100 Ways to Persuade and Convince Consumers with Neuromarketing, the popular blog Neuromarketing, and Brainy Marketing at Forbes. Dooley spent years in direct marketing as the co-founder of a successful catalog firm and also was director of corporate planning for a Fortune 1000 company. He has an engineering degree from Carnegie Mellon Universi...

Brad Beer is a a physiotherapist, AMAZON Best Selling author, host of The Physical Performance Show podcast and the Founder of a company called POGO Physio. Brad specialises in helping active people perform at their physical best, by keeping them pain and injury free. In this episode, we chat about: Pursuing personal bests Overcoming hardships How to genuinely disrupt a crowded market The value of...

Edward Plant was in the Australian Army for 17 years, and during that time, he spent 7 years training to lead soldiers and plan operational missions. Now, he works with the people who own and operate businesses to bring a military mind to their own strategic planning and lead their business to increase income, reduce the time they need to be in the business and increase the financial return and re...

Beginning at age 14, Doug Winnie embarked on his first entrepreneurial experience selling holiday greeting cards door–‐to–‐door. This early drive for success led him to become a successful business owner, avid private pilot, and an accomplished world traveler, exploring over 25 countries. Doug has been the owner or manager of multiple successful companies and understands the challenges, pressures,...

James Cluskey is a retired Irish professional tennis player who is now Richard Branson’s private tennis coach. James has an astute eye for business and success and in this episode we have a fantastic chat about the overlaps between business and sport. In this episode, we chat about: Why failure is a better teacher than success How to tap into a winner’s mindset What sets the winners apart from the...

Aynsley is the CEO of Tayabali Tomlin, an accounting firm that specialises in working with owner-managed business to help them grow profitably. The firm has been named as one of the World’s Most Inspiring Accountants and was awarded Best Advisers to Small Businesses in the UK at the end of 2016.  It has also been awarded Most Innovative Accounting Firm in the UK for the past three years for the wa...

My time on Sir Richard Branson’s private island gave me a lot to think about, especially when it comes to what works in business and what doesn’t. Branson is clearly a great businessman who runs hundreds of successful businesses. And spending time with him was an honour and a privilege. Equally important was the time I spent with the other business owners also attending. Drawing on my experience a...

Recently I had the opportunity to travel across to Sir Richard Branson’s private island where I spent time with Richard Branson and thirty other global entrepreneurs who are doing amazing things. It was a humbling and exciting experience and I’m so thrilled to be sharing with you my key lessons from my time on Necker Island. Plus, I have a snippet of audio from Richard Branson himself. In this epi...

Reese Harper is the founder of Dentist Advisors and host of the Dentist Money Show. Dentist Advisors helps dentists make smart decisions with their money and achieve financial independence. Dentists have unique financial planning needs, like dealing with real estate and practice financing, student loans, income tax budgeting, overhead and saving for retirement. Their personal and practice finances...

Christo Hall is a marketing strategist who assists business owners to increase their sales and grow their business while enjoying the process. He often speaks at business events and has developed a reputation for his online marketing results. He is very passionate and gets very excited about online marketing (when it's working for you, it's super cool). Basic Bananas (his business) is known for it...

Raised in difficult circumstances, Dean Hawkins was a single-minded kid who learnt how to survive in a tough environment and how to be resilient. He became a decorated Fire Officer with over 30 years in emergency response and management, from the Fire Department to running a successful risk and emergency advisory and training business. In this episode, we chat about: The power of knowing yourself...