In this episode Justin discusses the importance of being able to boldly and confidently stand up for who you are, and for the standards and goals you have for your life and practice. Using real life client interactions he presents a challenge to listeners to evaluate what type of leader they are while encouraging them to be the leader others want to follow!

Derek shares his experience skydiving with his wife. He talks about the fear involved, and the lessons he came away with.

Steve talks with clients Dr. Lauren and Kirk Teachout, who managed explosive growth while running their practice as a couple.

Derek preaches to one of the most common questions he's received over the years. If you're wondering when is the best time to take your next step, you MUST listen to this episode.

In this episode Justin goes through 4 of the top lessons he's learned in the past 5 years since selling his practice and retiring from dentistry. These are universal truths that apply to your life and your practice. He also discusses 3 of the most difficult times in his life (including when his father in law told him 'no' when asking to marry his wife) and how they have turned into a source of strength and fortitude.

Steve gives an update on his practice and shares things that have helped him to continue growing year after year.

Derek shares a revolutionary book he recently discovered that discusses the idea of maximizing your life by trying to die with zero money left.

In this episode Justin discusses the effects of not having a cell phone policy in place for your team in your office.

Stop making mistakes; it's time to implement financial policies for your practice! Steve talks about eliminating mistakes on the front and back ends.

Derek shares the steps you need to be taking to utilize the highest ROI instrument in your practice, your Intraoral Camera.

In what started out as an email from a listener, in this episode Justin gives a brief update on his life beyond owning a dental office. Day to day, month to month, year to year.... From there he drops motivation bombs, one after another, aimed straight for your head causing you face the following questions head on: What do you want your life to look like, like really, deep down? What is your standard? What is it worth to you? How hard are you willing to fight for it? WHEN WILL YOU START?

Does your practice ever have a Karen or Ken?  Steve gives some tips on how to defuse an upset patient.

As business owners we have to evolve, adapt, and improve our strategies to deal with change! If not you'll be left in the dust of those who want IT more, and are willing to put in the work YOU to get it. Last minute cancellations have been hitting a lot of docs hard, and in this episode Justin discusses how his approach to dealing with them has changed.

Dr. Jared Schmitt discusses working for Aspen, starting his own practice in competitive South Palm Beach, FL. He shares his experience using TLP Academy to grow his practice and then working one-on-one with Derek in Coaching.

Are you ever short-handed?  Steve talks about the why employees really miss work and how to have the conversations to fix the problem.

In this episode Justin discusses the importance of building long-term sustainable wealth, and provides an opportunity for listeners to begin accumulating assets via turn-key rentals. (Episode may not be for everyone!!)

Derek breaks down the importance of Google Reviews, and his experience with a One-Star Review.

We practice in the age of debt, Delta, and DSO's.  Steve weighs on whether is dentistry still worth it.

Derek breaks down common difficult situations we face as dentists, and how to evaluate by recognizing what is in our control, and what is outside our control. You want better outcomes? Start HERE!

Do you struggle with inconsistency and motivation?  Steve shares a key part of how to reach goals and form new habits.

In this episode Justin sits down with his past client Dr. Matt Vogt. Dr. Matt started his practice from scratch in 2018. Justin and Matt discuss the highs and lows since it's inception. This is a longer podcast for us, but there are plenty of pearls packed throughout to justify!

How do you compare years against each other in your practice? How do you decide which goals to set? Derek explains his favorite questions to ask in reviewing a year, and setting goals for the upcoming year, along with his favorite overall metric for yearly performance

Steve talks about creating experiences in the present and tells you how to make vacations away from the office happen.

In this episode Justin discusses the fallacy that 'Activity' is the same as 'Productivity'. It's not! He also discusses the top 3 metrics he likes to track, but that idea that tracking alone will do nothing to improve your business or life.

Derek shares about one of the things he believes is missing in most practices today: proper treatment plan presentation. Listen to learn more about what Derek believes is missing, and how you can improve. Bonus: BLACK FRIDAY SPECIAL FOR TLP ACADEMY!

Steve shares with you things you can do chairside to do more dentistry.

In this episode Justin interviews 3 female clients. (1 current, and 2 former) to see what sets them apart, and how they each manage being moms while still running super successful practices.

Derek goes into detail on why 'lucky' people are lucky and what 'unlucky' people are lacking. Listen to find out how you can control your LUCK!

Do you seek to please others rather than run your business and live your life?  Steve shares personal experiences and talks about how dentists can stop worrying about other people's judgements.

In this episode Justin discusses the 'Magical Dental Whiteboard' and how it WILL practically help you to hit your goals every month. In addition he discusses the true stories of seeing a client grow their practice by almost 100% in 3 months without any crazy changes AND the time he won a push up contest.

Daniel Baker hired Derek during his first year of ownership and absolutely crushed things... the 'TLP way'. Derek and Daniel discuss the challenges and successes, and how to navigate them. You won't wan to miss this one.

Steve shares why you should make oral surgery a part of your GP office and gives tips on how to improve your surgery skills.

In this episode Justin discusses what he sees as the #1 Top Differentiating factor between dentists at the top and those that aren't. Is this the only factor? No. But if a dentist lacks this trait they often aren't going to accomplish uncommon success....and we strive for uncommon success!

Derek takes a few minutes to reflect on the beginning of the podcast, to say thanks and encourage listeners to get outside themselves and push on to greatness.

Steve talks about drawing positive inspiration from exceptional leaders and learning from mentors.

Want to be a loser? It's easy, live life according to your feelings and don't listen to this podcast. What is the secret to creating distance and obtaining the life you want? In this episode Justin discusses the importance of living by a standard opposed to your feelings in your life and dental practice.

Have you ever wondered what a 35% overhead office would look like? It might not be what you expect. Derek shares some of the details behind how his practice averages 35% overhead.

Derek shares the principles behind acheiving high daily production, and shares insights of his practice. (Derek is mostly PPO and these are adjusted production numbers.)

Do you complain about insurance? Steve teaches you how to use insurance to be more productive.

In this episode Justin discusses the right approach to giving your team paid time off from your dental office. Chances are the way you're doing it is costing you money and lost time. The goal in this episode it to remedy that!

Derek continues with another episode, this time focusing on specific tips for clinical procedures in your practice, specifically, fillings, crowns, extractions, root canals, injections, and pedo. Take your practice to the next level by implementing these tips!

Derek shares personal insights about his practice and answers questions from listeners.  Here he discusses how to grow clinically and maintain quality in a growing office.

Steve talks about "The Obstacle is the Way" and how the very problems that hold us back can actually propel us forward.  He shares examples from dentistry and real estate.

In this episode Justin discusses: A recent trip he took and a lesson he gained from it. Why focusing on results over image is what really matters. Who YOU should be working for this year. And how it all applies to rising to the top in dentistry and in life!

Derek shares his experiences in breaking down big goals and visions, scaling them back into smaller more achievable steps. 1% improvement every day for one year will lead to being 37X better!!! Forget 10X

Steve shares some things to say and some things to avoid when presenting treatment.  Up your game with these easy pearls.

Fun fact:  This was the last podcast Justin recorded before selling his practice.    In this final mini-series episode Justin discusses his journey in creating passive income outside of his dental office to the level that he could walk away from the drill.    The surprising way he felt once he realized he didn't have to 'work' for a living any longer.    Ways to begin your own wealth building path.     Justin has commented this is the most open and vulnerable he's been on a podcast; almost to the point of NOT releasing this episode before it first aired.  

Do you want to be the dentist collecting 1.5M w/ 75% overhead or the  doc collecting $750K w/ 50% overhead?     Neither!  You want to be the dentist collecting $1.5M w/ 50% overhead!!   In this episode Justin discusses why that starts with your team overhead, and other ways to make it happen.