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Mark Costes
The goal of this podcast is to assemble the greatest minds of the dental profession and to pass on their most valuable and succinct lessons, in order to help you to achieve your full potential in practice and in life. Let's face it. Dentistry can be a frustrating and isolating profession... but you don't have to be an island anymore.
It's possible to become more profitable, less stressed and more fulfilled in your career and it's our mission is to help you get there.
For a whole host of free practice building tips and resources, visit our website at TrueDentalSuccess.com
672: Your Hierarchy
We are all familiar with Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, and rightfully so. From physiological to self-actualization there’s a lot of wisdom in his framework....Continue Reading...
15:1104/09/2019
671: Insights in Dental Consolidation Part 2
Our guest today loves to talk numbers, analytics, and KPIs. Mark Rudolph leads a team of 40 CPAs and MBAs in providing accounting, advisory, and tax services for their clients....Continue Reading...
32:4403/09/2019
670: Insights in Dental Consolidation
Our guest today loves to talk numbers, analytics, and KPIs. Mark Rudolph leads a team of 40 CPAs and MBAs in providing accounting, advisory, and tax services for their clients....Continue Reading...
29:0702/09/2019
669: Before You Die
100% of the men Bronnie Ware cared for said they wished they hadn’t worked so hard. What can us type A, entrepreneurial minded people do to avoid a similar fate? Tune in to find out....Continue Reading...
07:3301/09/2019
668: Vilfredo Pareto and the Champagne Glass
We’ve all heard of the 80/20 rule, but what does it mean to us and our practices? Tune in today to hear the history behind the Italian economist’s Pareto Principle,...Continue Reading...
08:5931/08/2019
667: Follow the Fireball
Join me as I sit down with some of my best podcasting buddies and talk all things dentistry. Four years ago, we came up with the idea of bringing together all the podcasters in dentistry...Continue Reading...
30:3730/08/2019
666: The Simple Definition of Genius
In this episode of The Dentalpreneur Podcast, I’m taking you all inside my morning routine. As all you podcast veterans know, one of my favorite books is The Obstacle is the Way by Ryan Holiday....Continue Reading...
26:3029/08/2019
665: Category of One
When I ask dentists what their radical differentiator is most of them respond with patient experience. But what exactly does that mean? For the Ritz Carleton, it’s a sincere greeting...Continue Reading...
15:3828/08/2019
664: Own It
Many people have influenced the way I do business and live my life. One that deserves a lot of credit is Jocko Willink. The topic of today’s show is leadership, and Jocko’s book Extreme Ownership...Continue Reading...
20:3627/08/2019
663: Your Non-negotiables
Warren Buffet has the same number of hours in his day as we do. Richard Branson takes three months off every year to hang out with his family....Continue Reading...
12:2726/08/2019
662: Accelerated Trust
When patients walk into your office what do they see? This is an opportunity to build trust and report. In our offices, there are pictures of our team with patients and in the community....Continue Reading...
05:1925/08/2019
661: Success in Reverse
We all hear the saying, ‘begin with the end in mind.’ But, what’s that really mean for us? As dentists we should know if the sale of our practice is included in our retirement plan....Continue Reading...
05:1024/08/2019
660: Why They Stay - Why They Don't
It’s easy for us to let our egos get in the way and think our patients stay because of us. But, in all reality it’s our team culture that has the biggest impact on our patients....Continue Reading...
18:0623/08/2019
659: Complex versus Complicated
A lot of people say business is complicated. But, when you break it down step by step it’s really not that hard to understand. Just like a treatment plan....Continue Reading...
18:1822/08/2019
658: Focused up Front
So many offices we see have a front desk team that is tasked way beyond capacity. One quick solution to this is to outsource a couple of things. One of my favorites is insurance verification....Continue Reading...
13:1621/08/2019
657: Why 80% of Businesses Fail
Recent reports say less than half of all dentists are satisfied with their career. This paints a pretty bad picture, but there’s hope when you consider that less than 80% of people in the world are satisfied with their career....Continue Reading...
14:2420/08/2019
656: Your Number
We all have a number. Although we don’t know when our time will come, we do know that it’s coming. With a finite amount of time on this earth we need to make the most of it....Continue Reading...
21:1719/08/2019
655: Have You Lost Your Edge?
It’s hard to want more when we look around and see how good we really have it. I often talk about how fortunate we are to be in our profession and owning our own businesses....Continue Reading...
09:0918/08/2019
654: The Challenge Matrix
We all face challenges. Today’s episode is centered around the process I use to assess the challenges I face, and eventually turn them into strengths....Continue Reading...
08:4417/08/2019
653: 15 Seconds of Courage with Kiera Dent
On today’s show I’m catching up with Kiera Dent! Besides picking each other’s brains on some of our recent struggles, we haven’t talked much lately. So we decided it was time to get on a podcast....Continue Reading...
43:0516/08/2019
652: Walk Your Talk with Dr. Paul Etchison
My good friend Dr. Paul Etchison joins me for today’s show. Paul is an author, podcaster, and practice owner. This was such a fun interview. We quickly got into swapping best practices on things such as onboarding...Continue Reading...
44:1715/08/2019
651: Growth and Goodwill Part 2
My guest today is a practicing dentist in Vancouver, Washington. After associating in Denver for about five years, he jumped onboard with Comfort Dental and opened shop....Continue Reading...
33:5514/08/2019
650: Growth and Goodwill Part 1
My guest today is a practicing dentist in Vancouver, Washington. After associating in Denver for about five years, he jumped onboard with Comfort Dental and opened shop....Continue Reading...
26:4413/08/2019
649: Fresh Look at Specialization
Last week, we had a show with Dr. Amanda Wilson and Dr. Doug Moorehead. Go back and check that one out if you haven’t already! They dropped a ton of great content...Continue Reading...
44:2512/08/2019
648: Good. Simple. Business.
One day I jumped into a cab and started asking the driver about his business. What’s your overhead? “10%” Hey that’s pretty good. “Yeah I make 1k a day and work three days a week....Continue Reading...
05:4511/08/2019
647: Gap Agitation
We all have a gap between where we are and where we want to be. Gap agitation pushes us to purchase things in an effort to close that gap....Continue Reading...
08:2510/08/2019
646: Bio, Travel, and Life Hacks with Dr. Mark Costes Part 2
My good friends Dr. Green and Dr. Dhoon are in the process of writing a book titled "The Practice Launchpad." As part of their process, they are interviewing various professionals to glean insights from multiple prospectives....Continue Reading...
27:4009/08/2019
645: Bio, Travel, and Life Hacks with Dr. Mark Costes
My good friends Dr. Green and Dr. Dhoon are in the process of writing a book titled "The Practice Launchpad." As part of their process, they are interviewing various professionals to glean insights from multiple prospectives....Continue Reading...
30:1008/08/2019
644: Becoming Your Own Specialist
We have a fun show today with Dr. Amanda Wilson coming back for round two. If you haven’t already, be sure to go back and check out her first interview in which we take a deep dive on her ortho coaching program....Continue Reading...
37:5307/08/2019
643: Growth with Intention with Dr. Jason Tanoory
Today we have a great show with a multiple practice owner, Dr. Jason Tanoory. Before getting into ownership, he got an AEGD and worked in three different associateships....Continue Reading...
44:4806/08/2019
642: When Mark Got Arrested
As high school sophomores, my buddy Scott and I were on top of the world. We had just been promoted to the varsity football squad, and we won our first game....Continue Reading...
24:5305/08/2019
641: Collaborative Intelligence
Today’s episode is centered around the power of collaboration. We talk about it at all of our mastermind meetings- there are hundreds of years of dental experience present....Continue Reading...
08:0003/08/2019
640: The CEO-Clinician
The theme of this episode is the balance between growing as the clinician and the CEO. This concept was made popular by Michael Gerber in The E-Myth....Continue Reading...
23:0202/08/2019
639: The Law of Polarity
Today, we are throwing it back to a mastermind meeting in which I discuss the law of polarity....Continue Reading...
16:2101/08/2019
638: Then and Now with Craig Cody
A while back we had Craig Cody, CPA on the podcast for what was one of our most downloaded shows back then. This time around, I had the privilege of being a guest on his show....Continue Reading...
35:2231/07/2019
637: Is Snarkless Dentistry Possible? With Dr. Paul Goodman
My good friend Dr. Paul Goodman is on the show today. Our paths first crossed on Facebook (something we get into during the show), and we have now shared many stages together....Continue Reading...
45:3430/07/2019
636: Authentic Leadership
All the business and clinical knowledge in the world will not result in a successful practice without the presence of an effective leader. In dentistry, that leader is you, doc....Continue Reading...
12:3929/07/2019
635: Cup Runneth Over
Mindset is incredibly powerful. If you chose to see your challenges and setbacks as confirmation that you are not good enough, they will be....Continue Reading...
12:5027/07/2019
634: The Truth About Training
Today’s show is a clip from a coaching call with a small group of our DSI clients. This portion of the call was focused around onboarding, an all too common issue....Continue Reading...
29:3126/07/2019
633: Growth and Human Capital
Today’s show was recorded at the Dykema DSO Conference with my good friend Rashed Din. Rashed is from the Chicagoland area where he manages Maya Dental as well as Din Ventures which is a healthcare focused private equity firm....Continue Reading...
16:1825/07/2019
632: Time to Scale?
In this episode of The Dentalpreneur Podcast, we have Darin Acopan joining the show. Darin plays a critical role in the Dentist Entrepreneur Organization by selecting all new DEO members....Continue Reading...
21:1024/07/2019
631: AI Meets Dentistry
In this episode of The Dentalpreneur Podcast I sit down with my good friend Amol Nirgudkar. We ran into each other at the Dykema DSO Conference and it wasn’t long before we knew it was time to bust out the mics....Continue Reading...
22:3423/07/2019
630: The $4B Juggernaut
This episode of The Dentalpreneur Podcast was recorded live on stage at the Dykema DSO Conference in Dallas, TX. Brian Colao and myself teamed up to interview Don Casey Jr., who took over at the helm of Dentsply Sirona in February of 2018...Continue Reading...
34:0622/07/2019
629: Meeting Your Heroes Part 2
Welcome back to part 2 of our bonus episodes with Dr. Peter Attia. During this part of our conversation we dive deep on concierge medical services, how he built his practice, and why he believes his ideal patient number is around 50....Continue Reading...
41:1221/07/2019
628: Meeting Your Heroes Part 1
Today we are playing one of my favorite interviews as a bonus weekend episode. Dr. Peter Attia is a legend in the biohacking and longevity space, and it was a honor to sit down with him for this interview....Continue Reading...
51:3820/07/2019
627: When Exhaustion Meets Fulfillment
Towards the tail end of an incredibly fulfilling, yet extremely exhausting trip Dr. Aaron Nicholas and I finally got the chance to sit down and bust out the mics....Continue Reading...
39:4819/07/2019
626: Spinnin' Plates with Dr. Grace Yum
I recently had the honor of being interviewed by Dr. Grace Yum of The Mommy Dentists in Business Podcast. She has been a guest of The Dentalpreneur Podcast in the past and we decided it was time to flip the script...Continue Reading...
42:1618/07/2019
625: Selling Your Baby
Terry Lammers is a principal at Innovative Business Advisors where they help clients buy, grow, and sell businesses. He is also the author of You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know in which he takes a deep dive into the processes...Continue Reading...
40:2517/07/2019
624: OSHA Walks Into Your Office And...
In this episode of The Dentalpreneur Podcast we are talking compliance. This can be one of the scariest topics for practice owners....Continue Reading...
36:2116/07/2019
623: Operating as an Entrepreneur
Kiera Dent is back on the show to talk accountability meetings. Podcast veterans know that Dr. Mark Costes leans on The Four Disciplines of Execution...Continue Reading...
31:0515/07/2019