The Shared Practices Podcast - Archives

From Season 2 to now, how has George's understanding about ownership changed? With more Pre-Owners getting hooked on the Shared Practices podcast, we focus on what we've learned in the last four, five, even six years, and how to pass that on to our Pre Owners.

Webinar Deep Dive with George Hariri and Alex Sharp. What would George now tell George then, when he was buying a practice? What if you parking lot is now too small like Alex' is and Ashley Joves' was? Did I choose the right practice? So many rabbit holes but Do. Not. Worry. We address all of that and more, as we all pursue our growth goals.   Hint: it starts with your vision. How many clinical da...

To be an anonymous guest on Practice Under Water, contact Suzanne@sharedpractices.com Dr. Biggie Smalls bought his practice last year. He and Suzanne talked about vision. With the foundation laid, we now get into Dr. Smalls' nitty gritty. We find out if he's willing to commit to talking to his staff the way he needs to, bring down his A/R, and burst through his inefficiencies.

Steven, Andrew have Aaron Miller on today. What can you do now that will make a huge difference by the time you're looking for a practice? We talk about rich habits, getting what Aaron calls "mind-ready", and the leading indicators of a successful career.

Do you want Lori's and Caitlin's real clients to share real practice transformation stories on air? Let us know! While introducing two Shared Practices' coaches, Richard brings out their specific skills, focuses, and backgrounds. Lori and Caitlin share their distinct origins, challenges, and triumphs in the dental coaching field.

To be an anonymous guest on Practice Under Water, contact Suzanne@sharedpractices.com Having been out of school for a few years, our guest Dr. Biggie Smalls is now struggling to fulfill his vision. Whether it's multi-practice or a group practice, the growth struggles are the same. Lucky for us, our new co-host Dr. Matt Ford has been in that situation before. How'd Dr. Matt Ford get past it? Listen...

Matt Ford is excited to announce our first official Pre-owner Underwater. Prospective owners have been reaching out to us. Expect to hear candid conversations that we have anyway--we just figured we'd air them for your benefit. You'll hear high-level, valuable nuggets. Dr. Howard Tsoi is up first. After working his way into ownership, he's struggling and reaching out. He has lots of family in the...

We continue kicking off our new lineup of Monday episodes. Today you're treated by the Matt and Alex show with Matt Guarino and Alex Sharp. While answering a listener question, we get a comprehensive analysis of how to manage hygiene culture, what that even means, and why hygienists are the best sales people ever.

To be an anonymous guest on Practice Under Water, contact Suzanne@sharedpractices.com Our guest Adam is did at least two things very right: first, he started; he's moving his feet. Secondly, he came to Suzanne early enough in the process to avoid common mistakes and growing pains. As he comes face-to-face with his metrics, Adam learns the value of meetings, the cost of stale working relationships,...

Andrew Clingan continues our introduction to Dr. Matt Ford. They go on-air with a candid conversation they were having about rural practices. When we hear more about Dr. Ford's experience, we start to take him more seriously when he poses the seemingly-ubiquitous question: Should I go rural?

Richard brings Clay Schwinke and Matt Ford on today. As we announce Clay's recent achievements, Richard and Matt Ford go back and forth on whether it's worth it to hire the seller longterm, how to get staff buy-in despite young owners. Plus, the value of: metrics, metrics, metrics!

To be an anonymous guest on Practice Under Water, contact Suzanne@sharedpractices.com Adam came to Suzanne very early in his practice ownership journey. But he's still poured a lot of capital into his newly acquired abandoned corporate space. After gutting a dental office plumbed for six operatories, he's struggling to know where to go from here. He knows he can grow but does he have to add Friday...

The one and only Dr. Richard Low kicks off our new Monday segment. While bouncing ideas off Matt Ford, recent buyer of his fourth practice, the two bring up a popular question: Should I buy a second practice? If the answer for you is 'yes', we touch on how, which one, and crucially: why?

To be an anonymous guest on Practice Under Water, contact Suzanne@sharedpractices.com With three staff out on maternity leave, Nyjah's two-doc, three-hygiene practice is still at a crossroads. With a 67% patient acceptance, we may or may not tear into him a little as we encourage him to build out systems for retention and case presentation. For Nyjah, it's now a matter of getting the reps in and b...

Two of our pre-owner segment hosts kick off our Pre-Owner Brain Trust roundtable. Facilitated by Steven Beard and Andrew Clingan, we'll feature SP regulars and current Pre-Owner Mastermind members. Today, we learn about knowing yourself, how to make connections with buyers--the dos (and definitely do NOTS) while marketing yourself as a Pre-Owner.

Mondays are now dedicated to practice owners, free of the concept of seasons. Monday episodes will have four alternating types (don't worry; Richard will be on at least half of them)! Wednesday and Friday will remain largely the same as we position our week thusly: Monday - for owners Wednesday- for those in pursuit of ownership Friday - the tried-and-true Practice Underwater format Now, catch up...

To be an anonymous guest on Practice Under Water, contact Suzanne@sharedpractices.com After acquiring somewhat of a group practice, our real-doc-fake-name Nyjah has some growth to do. With the risk of team members leaving after their maternity leave, he's going to hire more staff into his already-crowded practice. Can he grow fast enough to support it, or should he be looking at bigger problems al...

You're in the right place with the right episode title now. Today's information-dense episode comes courtesy of our new co-host Andrew. He brings Payton on as they discuss Payton's lessons from working with Shared Practices, and specifics he's gleaned about practice management.

After 15 years of Emmy-ward winning broadcast and investigative journalism, our guest Christine Haas is grateful to now be using the media as a brand awareness tool for her clients. Having found Christine through asking around on set at The Wellness Hour, Richard and she discuss the incredible persuasive power television still has. https://www.christinehaas.com/ https://christinehaasmedia.clickfun...

To be an anonymous guest on Practice Under Water, contact Suzanne@sharedpractices.com Having discovered Stu's lack of direction, Suzanne nails it again in this episode when she shows him what's possible. Today we talk numbers. Stu's numbers. Is it going to be that hard to improve them? Let's listen to what happens when Suzanne drops some analytics on him.

If you're the smartest person in the room, are you in the wrong room? Student mastermind guests Aaron and Chad join Payton. We dig into what always gets us excited about practice ownership and the strength of a group. Plus, a few bits of Mastermind secret sauce.

Richard is joined by his father Murray Low, coach to executives around the world. As we discuss the aftermath of our Shared Practices Analytics-based Practice Management, we rediscover the value our community has to pre-owners, brand new practice owners, and established practice owners.

To be an anonymous guest on Practice Under Water, contact Suzanne@sharedpractices.com After finding Shared Practices, our real-doc-fake-name Stu committed to buying a practice. Now having worked in his practice, he still does not have the systems in place to feel confident about the path ahead. The real problem? Suzanne digs to find out he doesn't even know what that path is. Listen through to Mat...

Payton invites quite a crew today. He, our newest co-host Andrew Clingan, our very dedicated D2 Spencer Diehl, and of course Dr. Himanshu Patel. Today The Pursuit of Ownership segment shares the OFFICIAL Shared Practices recap of our live Analytics-based Practice Management event.

Randy Alvarez again joins Richard. Now on the other side of having recorded with Randy's The Wellness Hour, Richard and he discuss preparing for filming video, helping patients make decisions that are good for them, and the one difference between good and truly great salesmen.