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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
220: Car Cast Nebraska
Nebraska traffic laws as he podcasts while driving his rental car. This is a good one!...Continue Reading...
18:5731/10/2017
219: Debt, Partnerships and Developing your Clinical Suite- University of Nebraska School of Dentistry
Over that time, Dr. Dunning’s curriculum has evolved to include simulations that expose his students to real-life practice scenarios and help them to develop the knowledge base to become effective future practice owners....Continue Reading...
22:5930/10/2017
218: Ownership: Benefits and Challenges Part 2
In this episode, I play part 2 of my presentation entitled, Your Professional Journey Part 1 that I gave to the students at the Missouri School of Dentistry and Oral Health....Continue Reading...
49:2728/10/2017
217: Ownership: Benefits and Challenges Part 1
In this episode, you’ll hear me talk to the student body at the Missouri School of Dentistry and Oral Health....Continue Reading...
01:02:2528/10/2017
216: Car Cast: Getting Past the "Struggle"
In this episode of the Dentalpreneur Podcast, you'll hear Kiera Dent and I reflect on our travels, the "struggle" that so many dentists face and how to keep perspective when you are stuck in the daily whirlwind....Continue Reading...
25:0127/10/2017
215: Drinking from a Fire hose at Creighton University
Following the presentation, I opened up the discussion to a Q and A- they asked some great questions!...Continue Reading...
36:4726/10/2017
214: The Silicon Valley Bonus System
During our discussion, Chris brought some great actionable content including all the details for implementing what he calls his...Continue Reading...
33:5924/10/2017
213: The Counterintuitive Approach to Case Acceptance
Over one-hundred new patients per month, three packed hygiene columns, two hundred plus doctor exams per month…Continue Reading...
41:2618/10/2017
212: Avoiding the Land Mines of Practice Ownership
Dr. Brenny, who specializes in teaching dental students and early career dentists how to run wildly successful dental practices, is one of our most popular guests in the history of the podcast....Continue Reading...
45:2118/10/2017
211: Immediately Increase the Order and Profitability in Your Practice
In this Tactical Tuesday episode of the Dentalpreneur Podcast, Kiera Dent, our in-office implementer and I chat about how to use your practice management software in conjunction with route slips...Continue Reading...
19:2417/10/2017
210: Dentistry's Toughest Career Questions
In this episode of the Dentalpreneur Podcast, I replay a key note presentation where I ask some of our professions most difficult questions....Continue Reading...
48:3213/10/2017
209: Is Business-Life Balance a Myth?
In this episode of the Dentalpreneur Podcast, Dental Success Institute’s in-office implementer, Kiera Dent and I riff about the challenges of life on the road, creating a “Purpose Driven” dental practice, and the importance of recognition in building a rock solid practice culture....Continue Reading...
44:0912/10/2017
208: Take the Mystery out of Marketing (Tactical Tuesday)
In this tactical Tuesday episode of the Dentalpreneur Podcast, I share our end of month Marketing Director Protocol form....Continue Reading...
18:0411/10/2017
207: The Power of Knowing Your Numbers
In this episode of the Dentalpreneur Podcast, I play part 2 of a live keynote presentation that I delivered at the Dental Success Summit in 2017....Continue Reading...
29:0705/10/2017
206: How to Create Systems that Stick
In this episode of the Dentalpreneur Podcast I play a live keynote presentation that I delivered at the Dental Success Summit in 2017....Continue Reading...
40:2904/10/2017
205: Three Phases of Practice Evolution
In this episode of the Dentalpreneur Podcast, I sit down and chat with DSI's numbers guy, Jake Conway. ...Continue Reading...
22:2603/10/2017
204: Everything is Negotiable
Keeping this simple reality in mind, and armed with some very basic negotiating skills, you can significantly decrease your overhead and greatly increase your take home income. All without having to produce any additional dentistry....Continue Reading...
31:4529/09/2017
203: Growth by Design with Dr. Cole Brenny
On this episode of the Dentalpreneur Podcast, we revisit one of the most popular episodes in the history of this podcast....Continue Reading...
01:03:4829/09/2017
202: Growth in a Saturated Market and Finding the BEST Dental CE
Craig’s company is an online database for dental CE that helps dentists and dental professionals to search and navigate the vast world of clinical, business and practice management continuing education....Continue Reading...
48:0128/09/2017
201: Eliminate Tire Kickers and Decrease Attrition
In this episode of the Dentalpreneur Podcast, I discuss the benefits of introducing an in-house membership into your practice with the founder and CEO of Boomcloud.com, Jordan Comstock....Continue Reading...
42:0727/09/2017
200: In the Trenches
In this episode of the Dentalpreneur Podcast, I take you behind the scenes of our most recent Mastermind meeting....Continue Reading...
43:3126/09/2017
199: The Dental CEO- Redefined
In this episode of the Dentalpreneur Podcast, I play a live presentation that I gave at the Advanced Prosthetics Institute last week....Continue Reading...
01:11:0425/09/2017
198: Two Hacks, a Worm and an Entrepreneur
In this episode of the Dentalpreneur Podcast a sit down for a round table chat with the hosts of two popular dental podcasts...Continue Reading...
41:2520/09/2017
197: Can You Afford an Executive Team?
During our fireside chat, we discuss:...Continue Reading...
39:5519/09/2017
196: The Holy Grail of Practice Growth- Business Intelligence
In this episode of the Dentalpreneur Podcast, I interview Kevin Rossen, founder and CEO of Divergent Dental and Michael Lomotan ...Continue Reading...
01:02:5114/09/2017
195: Your Clinical and Entrepreneurial Evolution
In this episode of the Dentalpreneur Podcast, I play the audio of a live presentation that I delivered I the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill....Continue Reading...
01:15:2213/09/2017
194194: If I'm Profitable, Where's the Money?
30:5412/09/2017
193: Next Level Efficiency and Execution
In this episode of the Dentalpreneur Podcast I interview DSI coach, author and speaker, Dr. Aaron Nicholas....Continue Reading...
01:01:3111/09/2017
192: 5 Specific Profitability Hacks with Dr. Jason Campbell
In this episode of the Dentalpreneur Podcast, Dr. Jason Campbell lectures to our group of adventure seeking dentists from the banks of the Snake River....Continue Reading...
41:2508/09/2017
191: The DSO “Bubble”, Becoming a Speaker and Handling Debt with Dr. Chris Salierno
In this episode of the Dentalpreneur Podcast, I interview Dr. Chris Salierno- a lecturer, educator and influencer to the dental profession....Continue Reading...
01:13:5407/09/2017
190: Influencers and Desert Island Dentistry with Dr. Alan Mead
In this episode of the Dentalpreneur Podcast, I broadcast a crossover episode where I was interviewed on Dr. Alan Mead's new podcast, the Alan Mead Audio Experience....Continue Reading...
55:2107/09/2017
189: Creating a Monetization Plan with Zack Mohorn
We had a great chat about his tech startup Mandible.io and his plans to follow two previous generations into the world of dental specialization....Continue Reading...
58:2105/09/2017
188: Saving Lives while Growing your Practice with Dr. Tom Larkin
How Dr. Larkin was able to successfully sell a dental practice before he had even graduated from dental school....Continue Reading...
58:3831/08/2017
187: Find your Operational Equity with Diana Thompson
In this episode of the Dentalpreneur Podcast I interview Diana Thompson, founder and CEO of the Dental Performance Institute....Continue Reading...
54:1031/08/2017
186: Collaboration at 7,000 Feet
Nerding out about dentistry in a boat on the banks of the Snake River in Wyoming… it doesn’t get much better than that....Continue Reading...
42:1529/08/2017
185: Innovation and Shifting Paradigms with George Hariri
Talk to any dental student or young dentist and you immediately discover that their biggest concerns are: how to tackle crushing student loan debt, whether or not to become and associate or practice owner, and how to find and purchase their first dental practice...Continue Reading...
01:03:5928/08/2017
184: The New Dental Financial Landscape
In this episode of the Dentalpreneur Podcast, I interview two entrepreneurial endidontists, Dr. Howard Kang and Dr. Jeffery Hom....Continue Reading...
01:11:0324/08/2017
183: 100 Years Serving Dentists
In this episode of the Dentalpreneur Podcast I interview Julie Charlestein, CEO of Premier Dental Products. Her family started Premier four generations ago- 104 years to be exact....Continue Reading...
49:1522/08/2017
182: Vicki McManus - Increasing your Productivity, Profitability, and EQ
Vicki has decades of experience coaching dentists and dental teams. During our chat, we discuss:...Continue Reading...
56:4218/08/2017
181: Making Money After Dental School
With astronomical student loan debt and an ever evolving professional landscape, it's never been more important for dental students and young dentists to get connected and to get educated on the topics of practice management and business ownership....Continue Reading...
01:02:4317/08/2017
180: Multiple Practice Owner Rapid Fire
Strolling the exhibitor's hall, chatting at lunch or dinner, standing at the bar after the event... these are some of the places where I've met future business partners, associates, and preferred vendors....Continue Reading...
30:0515/08/2017
179: Scratch versus Acquisition
I love talking business. And there are some people who I can talk to for hours on the subject....Continue Reading...
54:3610/08/2017
178: Thinking About Starting a DSO?
Brian and his firm represent over 200 DSO groups in all 50 states in the areas of entity formation, compliance, mergers, acquisitions, working with private equity and just about anything else that you can think of in the DSO world...Continue Reading...
24:0609/08/2017
177: Verbiage, Standard of Care and Supervised Neglect
What's the best way to "retrain" a patient or an entire patient base that has been neglected under the supervision of another dental team?...Continue Reading...
42:0008/08/2017
176: Profit is NOT a Four Letter Word
Yep, that’s what it says… I guess you can call me a bit of an entrepreneurial nerd (at least that’s what my wife Leslie calls me) but there are certain authors and speakers in the entrepreneurial space that are like rock stars to me....Continue Reading...
51:3203/08/2017
175: Your Last Day of Clinical Dentistry
In today’s episode of the Dentalpreneur Podcast, I answer this question posed by a listener who is facing the above scenario, well before his time....Continue Reading...
38:3802/08/2017
174: Effective Associate “Onboarding”
In this episode of the Dentalpreneur Podcast, Kiera Dent (DSI’s chief in-office implementer and Regional Manager for Flagship Dental Group) and I discuss our process for on-boarding a new dental associate....Continue Reading...
22:0201/08/2017
173: Exponential Growth- It Ain’t All Sunshine and Rainbows
This eternally appropriate quote comes from Theodore Roosevelt and it’s a mantra that I’ve become accustomed to since I embarked on my journey of multiple practice ownership....Continue Reading...
41:4827/07/2017
172: The Whirlwind, Start-Ups, and Hacks for Inexpensive Expansion
During this Q and A session, you’ll hear three members of my awesome team- Ashlee, Sam and Kay read some of the questions posed by our podcast listeners....Continue Reading...
30:1627/07/2017
171: Norman Gelfand - Knowledge-Based Negotiation
Whether of not you agree with these two quotes above, if you’re about to sign a lease, renew your current lease of purchase a commercial property, this episode is a “must listen.”...Continue Reading...
45:2925/07/2017