The Dentalpreneur Podcast w/ Dr. Mark Costes
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138: Free Swipe and Deploy: Weekly Practice Progress Report
I'm the first to admit that I've made just about every mistake that you can make in dental practice ownership and management. In fact, my organization was so dependent upon me and my work-life balance was so out of whack, that I had to sell four of my first six practices even though they were growing and profitable....Continue Reading...
137: Assembling Your Bulletproof Billing Department
During our interview, Kelcie sheds some light on how she manages to keep it all straight and shares some of the valuable lessons that she's learned about dealing with dental insurance companies throughout her career. We discuss...Continue Reading...
136: Tactical Tuesday – Swipe this Review Template for Immediate Results
During this episode Dr. Costes walks us through one of our departmental assessment forms that we use for any and all members that are a part of our dental practice team. This is a tool that will allow you consistency...Continue Reading...
134: Bedros Keuilian - Dumpster Diver To Eight Figure Empire
In this episode of the Dentalpreneur Podcast, joining us today is Bedros Keuilian. Bedros is the founder and CEO of FitPro Newsletter, FitPro Magazine and one of the fastest growing fitness business franchises known worldwide...Continue Reading...
133: Data Driven Decision Making
During this quick episode Dr. Costes discusses two key spreadsheets he uses to facilitate a smoother running operation. The understanding gained with these tools allows for more growth while maintaining family life, as well as a foundation for leverage when negotiating with vendors....Continue Reading...
132: Straight Talk about Dental Practice Marketing
From social media to SEO to pay-per-click to reputation management to limitless more traditional marketing channels, it's becoming more and more difficult for any practice owner to know where to focus their attention and marketing budget....Continue Reading...
131: Ace Your Comp Exams with this Free Hack
During these shorter podcast episodes, I'll be sharing a very specific actionable tip that you can immediately implement into your dental practice....Continue Reading...
130: Dentalpreneur Hijacked! Success Breeds Success
In this quick happy hour chat, they discuss how the Mastermind program received a lot of positive feedback and new sign ups at the summit....Continue Reading...
129: Transforming your Dental Practice Part 2
In this episode, we continue on with the Practice Transformation contest that took place on stage at the Dental Success Summit 2017 in San Diego, CA....Continue Reading...
128: Transforming your Dental Practice Part 1
In this episode of the Dentalpreneur Podcast, we play part 1 of the live Transformation Contest that took place at this year's Dental Success Summit 2017....Continue Reading...
127: Live on Stage - The Executive Team
During their chat, they share a drink and details on what has been on their respective plates at DSI headquarters. They cover many topics such as, new practice acquisition, work flow management, and business analytics....Continue Reading...
126: The 2017 Summit Speakers
In our quick chat, we talk to Dr. Aaron Nicholas, Dr. Nic Anderson, Dr. Pat Brown, Dr, Justin Schmidt, Jake Conway, Tiger Safarov and get a preview of what they'll be talking about when they hit the stage at the Summit....Continue Reading...
125: Dr. Brady Frank- Creative Expansion
In this flashback episode, I interview Dr. Brady Frank, Dentalpreneur's very first guest, and one of our most popular guests of all time....Continue Reading...
124: Dr. Mark Costes- Overcoming Systemization Paralysis
In this episode, I break down three systems that can create an immediate positive impact in your practice and can be implemented immediately. The three systems are:...Continue Reading...
123: Dr. Mark Costes - UNC – The Business of Dentistry (Part 2)
Dr. Costes explains some of the systems he has found to be the most valuable in his practices. He discusses what core values mean to his staff members, what WIGS are, how each staff member plays a part in making it happen, and much more...Continue Reading...
122: Dr. Mark Costes - UNC – The Business of Dentistry (Part I)
Dr. Costes begins his talk by leading with his flaws and how his background in practicing dentistry was not a path always paved in gold. He discusses with the students how embracing your flaws and struggles can prime you for more success into the future....Continue Reading...
121: Dr. Taylor Clark Beating all Odds
Dr Clark is the author of of the book "Beating All Odds." His book is a roadmap for success and teaches us how we can overcome adversity in our lives. Dr. Clark faced his own challenges and used that as a way to catapult his practice to success. ...Continue Reading...
120: Tarun Agarwal - Technology, Financial Menus and Building Wealth
Joining us to share his expertise on this subject is Tarun Agarwal. Today Tarun and Dr. Costes discuss how important it is to embrace technology in offices. Tarun also shares the answer to a question commonly held regarding bringing in new technology into a practice...Continue Reading...
119: Amy Deschamps - Taking Due Diligence to the Next Level
Joining us to share her knowledge on this topic is dental consultant and founder of D4Metrics, Amy Deschamps. Amy began as a registered dental assistant while obtaining a background in business. She is passionate about helping offices grow the business aspect of their practices. ...Continue Reading...
118: Dr. Mark Costes - Self Education and Building the Foundation for Business
Joining Dr. Costes are students Zack Mohorn (founder of mandible.io), Christian Hart, Jordan Thomas, and Michael Touloupas. The group discusses how they each got where they are and where they are looking forward to in the future....Continue Reading...
117: Heidi Arndt - The Full Throttle Hygiene Department
Heidi Arndt, RDH will be appearing at the upcoming Dental Success Summit in San Diego. Today we revisit her presentation from the 2014 Dental Success Summit which offers some invaluable information on how to tap into a whole new level of revenue for your practice....Continue Reading...
114: Ashlee Evans and Jake Conway - Updates from HQ
Joining us in this episode are two key members of Dr. Costes' team, Ashlee Evans and Jake Conway. Jake explains how the new 90 day analysis offer has been going; what the challenges and achievements have been. Ashlee shares some strategies on how she has been keeping her head above the water through continuing business growth....Continue Reading...
112: Dr. Mark Costes - Riffing From Gate A-10
Dr. Costes is getting ready to board his flight at the Sacramento Airport to go back to Phoenix. There is a lot to come on his agenda, and you'll get to know what is coming up for him on speaking engagements and travel plans...Continue Reading...
111: Dr. Steve Rasner - The Multimillion Dollar Practice Protocol
Dr. Rasner began his career graduating in the middle of his dental school class. Without many prospects for work, he joined his father's traditional dental practice in his hometown located in New Jersey. Over the years Dr. Rasner has found and implemented many strategies and techniques highly lucrative for his practice...Continue Reading...
110: Hal Elrod - Win The Morning, Win The Day
Joining us to today to share his incredible story is bestselling author Hal Elrod. Hal's journey of self improvement and success started very early in life. At the age of 20, Hal was hit head on by a drunk driver....Continue Reading...
109: Dr. Mark Costes - The Systems Driven Dental Practice
Dr. Costes brings Shawn VandeVyver, Alan Mead and Jason Lipscomb on the stage and they all acknowledge the listeners and people who have supported them in their endeavors. He transitions into the story of the beginning of his rocky road to success and how surrounding himself with people more successful than him, changed his life....Continue Reading...
108: Dr. Aaron Nicholas and Dr. Jason Campbell: Success in Three Different Practice Models
The three Doctors have distinctly different practices. Dr. Campbell utilizes a fee for service model built around biofunctional surgical complex care. Dr. Costes' practices run on a business model with some accepting Medicaid, some PPO and some percentage is fee for service. Dr. Nicholas employs mostly a fee for service practice....Continue Reading...
107: Dental Students AND Practice Owners
Daniel Dela Cruz and Matthew Whitson are both 4th year dental students and they have partnered up to purchase their own dental practice before even completing school. They decided to hire an associate with more than 20 years experience...Continue Reading...
106: VoD Debrief
The group is still recouping from their time spent at the Voices of Dentistry Summit and take some time to share their thoughts on it. They discuss the different aspects of it such as what was new to them, what they thought went well and what changes they would like to see in the future....Continue Reading...
105: Dr. Bradley Bale, Dr. Tom Larkin and Dr. Jason Campbell - The Heart Attack Gene-ius
Joining us on today's episode are Dr. Tom Larkin, Dr. Bradley Bale and Dr. Jason Campbell. Dr. Larkin is the new clinical director of the Productive Dental Academy. He is a dentist, professor and an advocate for the independent practice of dentistry. Dr. Bale is an expert in keeping the arteries healthy and an author of the ground breaking book, "The Heart Attack Gene." Dr. Campbell is a fellow practice owner in Prescott, AZ and focuses on complex care....Continue Reading...
104:Dr. Mark Costes - 2017; Your Year of Execution
On today's show Dr. Costes explains some of the business strategies that he has learned and implemented in his practices. He gets into some of the details he has found in a few of his favorite books about business. Dr. Costes also shares what he's been up to lately. He discusses why it is important to surround yourself with people that are further along than you on your career path and not always be the smartest or most successful guy in the room....Continue Reading...
103: Dr. James Anderson - How to Get 100% Collections Without Breaking the Bank
Joining us today is owner and founder of eAssist Dental Billing, Dr. James Anderson. This service is now Americas leading provider in dental business process outsourcing services. It eases the burden on office staff while optimizing the payment and appeal process. Ultimately, it helps practices be more efficient, profitable and customer focused....Continue Reading...
102: Damon Janis - Increase Your Revenue with Marketing Automation
Joining us to share his knowledge on this topic is software engineer Damon Janis. Damon and his brother Brandon are co-founders of the leading dental marketing automation system called Dentma. The system helps build trust, increases referrals and grows revenue potential for dentists and orthodontists....Continue Reading...
101: Dr. Hunter Smith - Six Practices Before 30 Years Old
Dr. Smith grew up in Jonesboro, AR where he completed his undergrad schooling at Arkansas State University. He then attended the Tennessee Health and Science Center College of Dentistry in Memphis. After graduating in 2014 he bought his first dental practice that summer following a 2 month stint as an associate at that practice...Continue Reading...
100: Dr. Mark Costes - Reflections of 2016, Warts and All!
On today's show Dr. Costes explains some of the business strategies that were most helpful during the past year. The environment at the Dental Success Institute has been one of rapid growth which has provided ample opportunities for learning along the way....Continue Reading...
099: Dr. Mark Costes - Midwestern University - The High Stakes Facing New Practice Owners
Dental school students Brian Pierce and Derek Green invited Dr. Mark to come speak with the students at their school when they made their appearance on episode 093 of the Dentalpreneur. Dr. Mark begins his talk by leading with his flaws and how his background in practicing dentistry was not a path always paved in gold. He discusses with the students how embracing your flaws and struggles can prime you for more success into the future....Continue Reading...
098: Dr. Brady Frank - How to Build a Multiple Practice Empire
Joining us today is multiple practice owner and transition specialist Dr. Brady Frank. Dr. Frank is on the forefront of the implant industry and has trained over 3,800 dentists on both novice and complex procedures...Continue Reading...
097: Dr. Aaron Nicholas - Fundamentals in Action
Joining Dr. Mark Costes today is fellow Mastermind member, Dr. Aaron Nicholas. Dr. Nicholas will be speaking at the upcoming not-to-be-missed events Voices of Dentistry and the 2017 Dental Success Summit...Continue Reading...
096: Jake Conway and Ashlee Evans - Tackling the Biggest Overhead and Systematic Issues in Your Practice
Ashlee Evans and Jake Conway hijack the podcast while their boss, Dr. Mark Costes is away and share some of the knowledge they have gained over the past year as it comes to a close.
095: Dr. Peter Boulden - Principles of Building a Dental and Real Estate Empire
Georgia native and industry leader Peter Boulden has been practicing dentistry for 15 years. He shares a little bit about how his journey in dentistry began. He also divulges some key tips, tactics and strategies that he has learned along the way and has implemented in his own practices....Continue Reading...
094: Cheryl Janis - Your Practice Aesthetic and Your Bottom Line
Joining us to share her knowledge on this topic is Cheryl Janis. Cheryl is the founder of Cheryl Janis Designs, a wellness design studio in the San Francisco Bay area dedicated to helping health professionals and business owners achieve the very best healing environment possible...Continue Reading...
093: Preparing for a Successful Career in Entrepreneurial Dentistry with Brian Pierce and Derek Green
Joining us to share their experiences and insights are 4th year dental students Brian Pierce and Derek Green. Brian and Derek are classmates at Midwestern University and they are gearing up for graduation in a few short months....Continue Reading...
092: Q&A - Associate Pay, Employee Transitions and Choosing a Specialty
Joining us on today's show is Dr. Mark Costes' COO, Ashlee Evans who will be reading the listeners questions as well as sharing some insights on the topics discussed. The subjects covered today will resonate with dentists and team members in various stages of their dental careers....Continue Reading...
091: Michael O'Neal – The Solopreneur
Michael dives deep into Mark's history as an entrepreneur and explains that being the owner of multiple seven figure traditional businesses gives him the "street cred," that is rare in many business podcast hosts today....Continue Reading...
090: Dr. Mark Costes Q&A - Minimizing Cancelations and Booking Unscheduled Treatment
Today Dr. Mark Costes focuses on how to deter patients from rescheduling appointments as well as how to engage with them in the most effective way concerning unscheduled recommended treatments. To begin, he recommends to Dr. Jacque and listeners to check out previously recorded Episode 81 titled "Case Acceptance: The Unsexy Truth."...Continue Reading...
089: The Expert Panel - Dr. Alan Mead, Dr. Jason Lipscomb and Dr. Shawn Van de Vyver
Dr. Mark Costes will get into what sets these doctors apart, but more importantly what has brought them all together, specifically the upcoming Voices of Dentistry Summit. They will all be appearing at the Summit together to offer attendees the unique opportunity to have a live conversation with the podcast personalities they've been hearing via their respective podcast shows....Continue Reading...
088: Growing Pains - Handling Unforeseen Challenges of Rapid Expansion
Joining us in this episode are two key members of Dr. Costes' team, Ashlee Evans and Jake Conway. Today we are getting to know some of the elements involved in starting new practices and how Dr. Mark Costes and his team have learned from mistakes along the way. We will also gain some insight into methods of administration and analytics that have proven to be most effective...Continue Reading...
087: Wendy Askins - The Criminal Running Your Practice
Wendy explains on this episode that 25 years ago she got started in the dental field because she needed a job. As fate would have it early in her career, she worked at an office that was being embezzled from. Seeing the disaster that happened in her own office helped push Wendy into this career as a Dental Embezzlement Investigator....Continue Reading...
086: Dr. Mark Costes - Systemization Jumpstart
It wasn't long ago when marketing or even referring to a dental practice as a "business" was considered unprofessional. Well, those days are long gone. With increased competition, and astronomical student loan and practice debt, survival of solo and small group practices are directly dependent on their ability to master the fundamentals of business....Continue Reading...
085: Reese Harper - Dentist Money
Joining us to share his expertise on this subject is Reese Harper. Today Reese and Dr. Mark Costes share a glimpse inside the financial planning world. They cover how things have evolved since Reese began his first year in 2003 working in the industry as well as why it is so important to have an excellent understanding of who is managing your finances....Continue Reading...