The Dentalpreneur Podcast w/ Dr. Mark Costes

Picture your practice as a living organism. Each person or department is then an organ. So, if one organ starts to fail, are you going to let it take down the entire organism?...Continue Reading...

My guest today is an author and speaker on topic of tax minimization and planning for dentists. The RICH dentist system aims to give dentists a life free of financial anxiety and stress....Continue Reading...

My guest today is an author and speaker on the topic of tax minimization and planning for dentists. The RICH dentist system aims to give dentists a life free of financial anxiety and stress....Continue Reading...

I'll never forget my first time back to dental school after graduation. It was great to run into one of my favorite professors in the hallway, and get a chance to sit down and catch up....Continue Reading...

It is my opinion that David Goggins is one of the strongest men alive. His resume speaks for itself with bullet points such as the completing an ultramarathon at 250 lbs and going through BUD/S training three times in one year....Continue Reading...

The cycles we go through as entrepreneurs can be vicious and exhausting. Tune in to the show today to hear my personal coach speaking on how to maximize time...Continue Reading...

Your entire team can become individual producers in your practice. But, it is up to you to break down the WIGs of your practice and show them how they can contribute to the overall practice goals....Continue Reading...

After a few years of successful practice ownership, it's tempting to 'diversify.' The reality is, however, we should stay in our lane and stick with what we know....Continue Reading...

Business is not something we were born with. Nor was the ability to prep a crown or drop an implant, but we've had formal education in those areas. Unfortunately, we are all then thrust into...Continue Reading...

Our guest today specializes in creating lasting experiences through office design and construction. Getting their start in the amusement park industry, they brought the concept of theming to dentistry....Continue Reading...

One stop on my most recent travel stint was the AGD Symposium way out in New Jersey. I had the privilege of meeting some great people, and speaking from stage- for seven hours....Continue Reading...

The ability to tell a good story and hold a quality conversation has a large impact on our success as dentists. Follow along as Dr. Costes rolls out...Continue Reading...

One of the biggest keys to success is being able to build trust and rapport with anyone and everyone we meet. Unfortunately, we don't get any training on this as dentists....Continue Reading...

One of the most difficult parts of an acquisition is making decisions about the existing team and what needs to do be done going forward. There is often high emotions involved on the part of the seller...Continue Reading...

So, today on the show I'm sharing the assessment exercise we have developed for the Four Futures. We've driven home the importance of paying attention to these four areas of life...Continue Reading...

A couple things we always talk about at the closing of our mastermind meetings is our biggest wins and how we are doing on our top three priorities. In today's episode you'll hear...Continue Reading...

I recently had the pleasure of speaking to the dental students of Midwestern University. In classic form, we busted out the mics ...Continue Reading...

Dr. Anzalone is a board certified periodontist in Northeast Louisiana. After starting his own practice, he founded DebtFreeDr.com...Continue Reading...

Dr. Anzalone is a board certified periodontist in Northeast Louisiana. After starting his own practice, he founded DebtFreeDr.com in an effort to help other doctors avoid the same mistakes....Continue Reading...

Our guest today gained his business knowledge the same way most of us did, baptism by fire. A trained technician, Steve took over as CEO in 1999 without any formal business training....Continue Reading...

It's funny to ask a room of dentists when they first started thinking about stepping away from the chair. For some it's ten years in, and for others it's one....Continue Reading...

I recently had the privilege of speaking to the dental students of the University of Utah. In classic form, we finished off the night off with an open forum Q&A....Continue Reading...

We have a fun one today with a superstar from the Mastermind, Dr. Deren Flesher. He's been able to break one of the biggest barriers in dentistry- scalability...Continue Reading...

Today, we are talking about personal ethos and the process of creating our own mission statement and core values. Creating a personal...Continue Reading...

My guest today is a young gunner. His resume reads like he's been in the industry for decades, but he graduated from OHSU less than ten years ago. However, he was the valedictorian....Continue Reading...

EBITDA has been an elusive term for many. It's similar to profitability, but a little more nuanced. It has a huge impact on your valuation, and can be influenced by a number of different accounting methods....Continue Reading...

One of the cornerstones of our Mastermind group is sharing our best practices. At each meeting, we conduct one on ones and hot seats where we can work through challenges with coaches and other members....Continue Reading...

One of our most frequently asked questions is, "What do I do with this money?" Once clients have gotten their overhead down and the practice is cash flowing nicely, they want to know what do to with the cash....Continue Reading...

A lot of the things we talk about at DSI could easily be misconstrued as micromanagement. The piece that makes all of this work, is a leader that encourages authorship from the team....Continue Reading...

EHR, effective hourly rate, may be one of the most important numbers in the money quadrant of the Four Futures. It correlates directly to the amount of time you are able to spend on the other three quadrant...Continue Reading...

Pearl is changing the way patients are treated through artificial intelligence. The data and analytics that Dr. Stanley has produced with Pearl have launched him into an authoritative position...Continue Reading...

Pearl is changing the way patients are treated through artificial intelligence. The data and analytics that Dr. Stanley has produced with Pearl have launched him into an authoritative...Continue Reading...

My guest today has a ton of experience in starting, growing, and selling businesses as he has been through the business cycle over 25 times. Today, his key focus is inspiring and educating entrepreneurs...Continue Reading...

Back like she never left, Dr. Amanda Wilson is on the show today to further discuss how GPs can get into ortho without losing sleep. Along with Dr. Rishi Popat, she helps dentists learn ortho, implement systems...Continue Reading...

I often like to start my morning with a little work while on vacation. This blows some people's mind. However, once it's recognized that upgrading yourself leads to upgrading your business- work becomes a lot of fun....Continue Reading...

A couple of weeks ago, I had the opportunity of speaking at the Dental Whale Business Immersion Summit. I often talk about overhead and cash flow control in these keynotes,...Continue Reading...

Our guest today knows a thing or two about getting paid by medical insurance. His career began in my home town of Tucson, AZ in 1995. In 2001, he moved his practice and began to focus on transitioning towards a whole health model....Continue Reading...

I'm excited to announce the 2020 Dental Success Summit! We're expecting 800 attendees this year, and we're packing in the content to ensure we provide value for everyone. I'm humbled to have two of my heroes headlining the conference this year...Continue Reading...

In this episode I talk about the genesis of the podcast which launched in June of 2015 and has experienced meteoric growth with listenership to over 150 countries and average monthly downloads of 84,000-100,000 downloads per month....Continue Reading...

Through coaching, Kiera and I get the privilege of seeing lots of different types of dental practices. It's incredible how many different styles are out there, all with their own nuances....Continue Reading...

On today's show we're talking about one of my favorite topics- real estate investing. As many of you loyal podcast listeners know, I like to keep the majority of my money in business entities and real estate....Continue Reading...

With all of this emphasis on growth and continuous improvement, it's important to step back and look at things from the 40,000 ft view....Continue Reading...

In my career I've been sidelined for two back surgeries. The recommended time off was just over six weeks. However, due to some inopportune mistakes...Continue Reading...

Dentistry can be an isolating career in that it's hard for a lot of us to admit that we are struggling. I've always tried to lay my mistakes out there because of this, but for me it's tough for a different reason...Continue Reading...

We are all aware of the importance of Google reviews in attracting new patients. But, for many it has been an elusive lead measure to capture. Our guest today has a ton of insight on how to grab ahold of this lever and use it was a driver of your local search results...Continue Reading...

We've talked about the scenarios in which you can buy a practice at a discount due to unfortunate circumstances. But, we've never directly addressed the other side of this situation....Continue Reading...

It's been a crazy five weeks as I've been home for only ten of the nearly forty nights. From speaking engagements to Mastermind meetings I've been all over the country...Continue Reading...

I'll never forget the first time someone tried to crush my dreams. My college academic advisor had some choice words when she suggested I pursue another career path....Continue Reading...

On today's show, we are talking about how we can combine the expertise of John Wooden and Chet Holmes to create and run extremely productive meetings within our practices....Continue Reading...

A high level of commitment to improving the quality of your business is all you need. Carve out the time, define your obstacles,...Continue Reading...