The Shared Practices Podcast - Archives

  Click Here to get today's Practice By Numbers dashboard snapshot. In 2020, Covid interrupted her 7-month-old startup. In a previous episode, Matt helped today's guest Katie through understandable nervousness, and opened her eyes to the new possibilities ahead. She had a LOT to implement. Today, we get a 6 month update--Did Katie tick all her boxes?  Interested in 1-on-1 coaching? Email george@sh...

Tyler brings George Hariri on as they celebrate one year of The Pursuit of Ownership being on air! They talk about the concepts that have become most valuable to our clients, how to know if you're a solo vs. group practice owner, and the ins and outs of fear and discomfort. Plus, how to buy a practice for GROWTH; not size (equity is key).

Richard Lam joins us today! Having built a dental startup in the middle of the 2020 craziness, Richard Lam brings his experience in design frustrations, building a social-media-worthy office from the ground up, and the details of blowing up on TikTok! @Dr. RichardLam on TikTok

Dr. Alex Sharp, head of Mastermind at Shared Practices, joins Matt today. He uproots meaningful topics discovering your own preferences; feeling overwhelmed with staff, patients, and family; plus, ways to improve a lacking hygiene department. Submit questions for our next Q&A segment: Alex@SharedPractices.com

Real-student-fake-name "Payton" joins Tyler today. This young and ambitious dental student shows us a practice as we investigate his hesitations about buying right out of school. He has an ideal practice in his head. After discussing this one in detail...will it be the one?

Some people do an acquisition. Some people do a startup. Dr. Skylor Morton is crazy enough to do both. Today we talk unemployability, helping patients recover from bad experiences, and the nightmare scenario of a flooded office!

George and Matt reconvene after the new year to bring practicing dentists valuable Q&A. Sourcing from his ongoing Dentaltown thread, George is asked: What do you have to do to remove yourself, clinically? Also: Will books help me be a better leader? How do you implement Traction to run your office? dt.sharedpractices.com

Dr. Husnain Shahid returns, continuing the digest of his ownership journey. He outlines key details of the deal with his seller, tells about his new-owner staff turnover, and warns us with a red flag his lawyer saw on the seller contract.

Continuing our season on Growth, we welcome Dr. Matthew Standridge. Through trial and error, he's grown in a variety of ways. Today we talk the evolution of his Ortho Foundation course, his fortunate fall into multi-practice ownership, and why it absolutely did not work out--at first.

Richard, George, Matt, and Tyler--the primary hosts of each of our segments--combine forces to lay out the history of Shared Practices. More importantly, we take a look into the future of ownership for young dentists.

Payton's good friend Dr. Husnain Shahid joins us today. A fantastic storyteller, Dr. Shahid tells us what he did to prepare for ownership. We learn what his school experience was like, how CE boosted his early career, plus his unorthodox approach to practice acquisition.

From Carr Realty, Colin Carr joins us. Having started his commercial real estate education early in life, Colin soon noticed a problem in the healthcare field: when healthcare providers negotiated real estate on their own, they were getting absolutely crushed. We learn why you should make clear that dentists are strong tenants, where practice owners miss out on free money, and when to look for a b...

George and Matt talk one-on-one for the last two episodes of 2020. Today we're looking forward; forward to what's next for Shared Practices, for Matt and George personally (big news from both of them), and for each of our listeners as we all set goals for 2021

As Tyler prepares for his D4 year, he and Payton highlight the 2020 dental school snafu and communication with potential sellers. They also get specific about the Shared Practices Mastermind for students and pre-owners.

In an in-person interview, Richard and George address the inner workings of Richard's professional situation. His pivot comes as a result of wanting to consolidate; and share more on air about the goings on of his practice. But at what cost? Richard's dedication to Shared Practices becomes quite obvious in this special episode...

George and Matt talk one-on-one for the last two episodes of 2020. We talk goals, falling short, and being at ease as we reflect on the entire year.

Having grown up around dentistry, Solomon's dream has always been to be a solo dentist. But since he started listening to Shared Practices in his D1 year, he's now aware of the flexibility that can come from owning a small group practice. Solomon is narrowing down potential acquisitions. Tyler and Payton's job today is to help make sure Solomon is disillusioned of any false numbers as we compare t...

Grab a pen and paper for this one. Take notes as you listen to experienced marketer, speaker, and author--and trained hygienist-- Minal Sampat. We talk about her fortuitous upbringing in the industry, how she goes about juggling hygiene and her marketing company, and why your marketing doesn't matter (who you're marketing to matters).

Click Here to get today's Practice By Numbers dashboard snapshot. After uncovering a huge potential problem, George pauses and addresses Obi's underlying beliefs that led to some of his blindspots in the first place. We also take a deep dive into his metrics. Matt and George discuss why experience > advice.  Interested in 1-on-1 coaching? Email george@sharedpractices.com or matt@sharedpractices.co...

Matt joins Tyler today. We get updates on Shared Practices' Mastermind a bit into the episode. But first, Tyler and Matt pick up their banter right where they left off as they discuss pinching pennies, astronomical debt, and the things that actually launch you out of it.

Richard's longtime inspiration and chance mentor Dr. David Maloley joins us. After cofounding Relentless Dentist, he's been able to reverse engineer some of his more successful thought patterns. Focusing on the 'practice' level, he applies his unique mental model to leadership and growth. Listen in.

Click Here to get today's Practice By Numbers dashboard snapshot.   "Obi-wan Kenobi" joins us today. After graduation and a residency, he's acquired a practice in a desirable area in the southeastern US. Since acquisition he's been happy with improving his practice. So why is he on the show?😬 George sees a huge problem Obi seems blind to. Listen for the pivotal breaking point in the interview......

You...you're $400k+ in debt, with no business training, and you're supposed to buy a practice? Is it all worth it? Since 2004, our guest Charles Loretto has presented to over 30,000 dentists and 51 dental schools, and he says: Yes. Practice ownership is the way to So. Many. Freedoms. The catch? You have to get the numbers right. Today Charles helps our audience understand how to set up for the lon...

Richard's longtime inspiration and chance mentor Dr. David Maloley joins us. After cofounding Relentless Dentist, he's been able to reverse engineer some of his more successful thought patterns. Focusing on the 'people' level, he applies his unique mental model to leadership and growth. Listen in.

Click Here to get today's Practice By Numbers dashboard snapshot. With patient retention still being a huge topic, Matt continues his work with Rick. We hear about the value of pre-appointing hygiene, when to bring on a second hygienist, and the senselessness of striving for low staff-overhead-percentage.  Interested in 1-on-1 coaching? Email george@sharedpractices.com or matt@sharedpractices.com....