EP260 | Katherine Peddle - Owner + Dental Hygienist Oral Health Center & Mobile Smiles

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, Gerry Carew sits down with Katherine Peddle, a registered dental hygienist, entrepreneur, and the founder of The Oral Health Center and Mobile Smiles. Katherine shares her inspiring journey from growing up in the small town of Baytona to building a successful business that offers mobile dental services to communities in need.Katherine reflects on her childhood, education, early career, and the challenges of starting her own business, all while balancing family life. From the decision to pursue dental hygiene to her innovative approach to providing accessible dental care, Katherine’s story is a testament to the power of curiosity, determination, and resilience.0:00 - Welcome back to Gale Force Wins season 5.0:15 - Introduction of the guest, Katherine Peddle, by Gerry Carew.1:00 - Katherine introduces herself and her background.3:25 - Katherine talks about moving to town to attend Career Academy in 1993.4:26 - Reflecting on her time working at a dental clinic and taking on unexpected tasks.5:09 - Deciding to pursue dental hygiene after being inspired by a colleague.6:04 - Katherine talks about her time at Dalhousie University and the challenges she faced.8:50 - Her transition from being a student to working in dental hygiene.12:04 - Moving back to Newfoundland and working in a gum disease specialist clinic.13:50 - Experience in volunteer work and leadership roles within her field.16:00 - Katherine discusses starting her own mobile dental hygiene business in 2015.17:00 - reflecting on shadowing a hygienist in Nova Scotia & falling in love with the idea of mobile dental care.19:03 - The early days of her business and overcoming skepticism from others.21:02 - Katherine explains how she convinced people to try her mobile dental service and began reaching more clients.25:37 - Talking about expanding her business and the support she received from her colleague.26:03 - The challenges during COVID-19 and how demand for her services increased.33:07 - The creation of her accessible dental facility for people with special needs.37:00 - The stresses of entrepreneurship and learning how to balance business with personal life.40:10 - Katherine discusses how her family, particularly her children, are influenced by her entrepreneurial journey.42:00 - Reflecting on the sacrifices made and lessons learned in her entrepreneurial journey.44:00 - Katherine offers advice to young women considering entrepreneurship, emphasizing curiosity and asking questions.46:00 - How people can contact her, and the services her company offers.47:01 - Katherine wraps up with a final thought on her journey and the importance of entrepreneurship.Gale Force Wins started out simply as an inspirational podcast releasing episodes wherever you get your podcasts every Tuesday evening. We continue to do that every Tuesday but have expanded into custom content for clients. We also have perfected a conference and trade show offering where you can receive over 20 videos edited and posted to social media at the same time the event is unfolding.For businesses and organizations we also create digital content quickly and efficiently.Visit our services page here:https://galeforcewins.com/servicesTo message Gerry visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gerrycarew/To message Allan visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/allanadale/