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Group Practice Accelerator — 285 episodes
The Results Are In: Practice Owners Reveal What Really Holds Them Back from Taking the Next Step
Ink to Income: Turning Your LOI into a Closed Deal with Rob Montgomery, Founder of Your Dental Lawyer
Better Decisions, Higher Value: Healthcare Real Estate Done Right, with Ryan Gillespie of CARR
Value Erosion & The Hidden Costs of Waiting to Sell, with Diwakar Sinha
Clarity & Clicks: Marketing Must-Haves for Your Healthcare Group with Travis Marshall, MOD Marketing
Culture Cost: How “Soft” Vibes Kill Performance with Adin Bradley
Expansion Without Chaos: Systems, Partners, and Smart Design with Andrew Medina and Blue Frog
Rethinking Accounting: A Human-First Financial Architecture with Benchmarks CEO, Joelle Klovanish
Before You Give Up Equity: 5 Questions Every Founder Should Ask, with Mark Flock
The Hidden Asset Quality Buyers Look For (It’s Not What You Think!) with Nan Meehan
From Offer to Outcome: Evaluating Buyer QUALITY Before Your Sale
Recruit Smarter, Retain Longer: Winning the Dentist Talent War with Morgan Pace, ETS Recruit and Mark Flock
Before You Sell: 5 Things Owners Wish They’d Known with Justin Marti, Marti Law Group
Making Tough Calls That Grow Your Business: Tales of Accountability with Adin Bradley
Inside Multisite Mastery: The Event Powering Group Practice Leaders This March
From Growth to Exit: How the Right Executive Team Creates Stability and Enterprise Value with Jon Fidler
Built to Last: Partnerships & Equity Moves That Actually Increase Value with Mark Flock
Show Me The Money: The One Market Indicator That Can Make or Break Your Deal
Eyes on the Horizon: Year-End Reflections & Building Momentum for 2026
Legal Strategy: Building the Dental Group Practice You Want with Sara Stock, Stock Legal
From Bottlenecks to Better Care: The Intersection of Practice Design & Efficiency with Midmark’s Jennie Vanderpool
Trust, Transparency, Takeoff! Inside Dr. Ben Tolley's Growth & Partnership Model
Multisite Mastery: Direct Access to Your Expansion Playbook (Coming this March)
Solid Footing, Smarter Growth: Building an Unshakable Foundation with Adin Bradley
Sharpening Your Edge: Masterclass Sessions for Your Next Level of Practice with Dr. Vivek Solanki
Beyond the Broker: What Every Practice Owner Should Know
Cary Smith LIVE! A Must-Attend Masterclass Session on Repeatable & Predictable Processes
Passion & Problem-Solving: The Blueprint Behind Barbaro's Multi-Location Success
Calm at Scale: Inside Dr. Vince Monticciolo's Path to a Group Practice with Purpose
Polaris Masterclass Series: The Leadership Advantage - Redefining How You Lead, Scale & Succeed
Breaking the Bubble: Why Even Great Groups Need Outside Perspective
Not Just a Paycheck: Leveraging Practice Growth with Win-Win Partnerships
The Big News We've Been Dying to Share...Multisite Mastery is Coming!
From Rookie to Rockstar: Empowering Dentists Through Drills, Dialogue & Deep Mentorship
Equity, Control & Growth: Making Ownership Decisions That Pay Off
Milestone Moments: Celebrating 250 Episodes + A Bold New Look
Built Not Bought: The Advantages of a De Novo Strategy with Diwakar Sinha
Demystifying Dental: Four Top Legal Considerations for your Practices with Sara Stock, Founder & CEO of Stock Legal
Bold Moves Only: Hard Truths You Need to Hear About Consolidation with Adin Bradley
Mindset Matters: Controlling Your Level of Economic Insulation with Polaris' Mark Flock
10 Strategies For Optimization with Cary Smith, CEO of DoneDesk
The Financial Upside: Why Dentist-Specific Financial Guidance Matters with Matt Mulcock
Ditching Entrepreneurial Doubt: How a Personalized Discovery Day Can Fast-Track Confidence and Success with Polaris CEO, Diwakar Sinha
The Price of Pausing: How Waiting to Get Support Will Cost Your Business with Adin Bradley
What's the Drill on Dental Law? Practical Guidance on Smart Strategy with Legal Expert, Rob Montgomery
Building Community: DentMent's Solution for Post-Grad Mentorship with Founder, Dr. Milad Owji
What's My FICO? Understanding Your Credit and Debt Impact with Polaris CEO, Diwakar Sinha
Blueprint for Growth: Inside Pathway Dental Group’s Winning Formula
Supply Spend Semaglutide? Systems for Proactively Protecting Your Cash Flow with Method's Alison Farber
Associate Equity: A Guide to Offering Partnership According to Your Growth & Exit Strategy
True Crime: Embezzlement, Fraud & Protecting Your Business with Prosperident's David Harris
Cash In with a Tune-Up: Why Upgrading Equipment Boosts Your Sale Price
Building Operational Resilience: Adin Bradley’s Guide to Doing More with Less
The Cost of Getting It Wrong: Why Ignoring Accrual Accounting Could Wreck Your Financial Future — with Ken Kaufman of AccruDent
Turn Associates into Revenue Powerhouses: Dr. Solanki’s Formula for Explosive Growth
The Smart Way to Manage Insurance Contracts: More Profit, Less Stress
Navigating Market Uncertainty: What Practice Owners Need to Know Now
How Clinical Coaching Accelerates Growth: 4 Key Outcomes
Compliance, Operations & Scaling Success: Why Group Success Begins with a Single Practice – with Cary Smith, Co-Founder & CEO of Done Desk
Why Transacting in 2025 Matters: Taking Advantage of the Current Market with Diwakar Sinha
Recruitment & Retention: Solving for Dentistry's #1 Pain Point with Perrin DesPortes
Partnerships & Purchases: Expert Insights on Mergers and Buy-Side Transactions with Mark Flock
Operational Inflection Points: Train Wrecks & Silver Bullets with Polaris Expert, Adin Bradley
The 2025 Seller's Market: How to Position Yourself with Polaris Transaction Advisory Executive, Kyle Webster
The Deal Room: M&A Insights with McGuireWoods’ Geoff Cockrell
Clinical Evolution: Your Guide to Growth with Dr. Vivek Solanki
Becoming a CEO: Pain Points of Saying Goodbye to the Chair with Dr. Steve Giannoutsos
Growth Capital $olutions: Preparing for Your Next Big Investment
A Back to Basics Examination of Rollover Equity with Polaris' Kyle Webster
The Big Reveal: Introducing Polaris Clinical Coaching
Fractional COO: A Hands-On Approach to Increasing Practice Value with Adin Bradley
Equity Insights with Polaris' Mark Flock: What's the Best Fit for Your Ownership Objectives?
Maximizing Value: Expert Insights on Deal Predictability with Kyle Webster
Strategic Planning Snafus: Best Practices for Creating an Achievable Game Plan and How to Dodge Common Missteps
Reevaluating Banking Relationships: Your 2025 Growth Plan Depends on It!
The Positive Shift Ahead for 2025
Is it Time to Build?
Turning the Tables on our Host, Perrin DesPortes!
Polaris Announces Next Level Executive Spin-Off
The Pros and Cons of Buy-in vs Earn-in Equity Models
When is the right time to consider an equity solution for your Associate?
Welcome to our Newest Team Member, Jamie Falasz!
Notes from the Field - Evaluating Your Own Operations Team
Our Advice to New Dentists Entering the Workforce
Riding the Lake View Dental Care Roller Coaster to Success!
Red Teaming for Your Family and Your Business
The Freedom to Fail
Is 2026 the Year to Sell Your Business?
What Does the CEO of a Private Equity-Backed DSO Actually Do?
Perrin's Deep Dive into Associate Equity Q&A from Dr. Jason Tanoory's Podcast
Financial Planning 101: Interview with Dentist Advisors' CEO, Matt Mulcock
The World of M&A - It's Not All Gloom and Doom
Overcoming Growth Challenges: Interview with Dr. Noel Liu and Adin Bradley
What are you Becoming?
Is this a "RESET" or a "Return to Normalcy?"
Pre-Qualifying Your Associates for Partnership
Navigating Orthodontic Success: Case Study Interview with Dr. Steve Giannoutsos & Geovane Lemond
Are You Building a Business That's Built to Last?
Exit Strategy with a Minority Investor? A New Wrinkle in the World of M&A...
The Role of Chief Clinical Officer with Dr. Andrew Matta (part 2)
The Role of Chief Clinical Officer with Dr. Andrew Matta (Part 1)
Is Dental M&A Really Like "Pulling Teeth?!"
A Deeper Dive into the Pelican Landing Case Study with Adin Bradley
Competitive Strategy on the FTC Non-Compete Ruling
Is This the Most Debilitating Disease for Entrepreneurs?!
Insights on the FTC Ruling on Non-Compete Agreements with Bart Walker
Enterprise-level Perspective on M&A with Bart Walker of McGuireWoods
The Most Overlooked Leadership "SuperPower"
Three Key Trends Impacting 2024
M&A Market Update and Process Details with Kyle Webster
Sell-Side Due Diligence to Find the Right Partner
Key Takeaways from The Catalyst Project
A Primer on the Current State of Capital Markets
How to Maximize the Value in Your Banking Relationship
Has "the Bubble Burst?"
What Makes a Great Associate - YOU or Them?
Trends, Insights and Prognostications from Group Dentistry Now's Interview with Perrin
Inflection Points for the Established Group Practice (part 2)
Inflection Points for the Solo and Emerging Group Practice
Part 2: Mindset Shift in Building a Group Practice - Competitive Strategy
Part 1: Mindset Shift in Building a Group Practice - Competitive Advantage
What Would I Build? How? And Why?!
Fractional COO - Creating Change and Making an Impact
Areas to Focus on from Strategic Consulting
Looking Ahead to 2024
2023 - Looking Back & Taking Inventory
Creating Better Marketing Outcomes in 2024 with Carl White
All Overnight Success Takes 10 Years - Personal Journey of Dr. Michael Carpenter
Overcoming the Achilles Heel of Every Emerging Group Practice
Solving The Biggest Problem in Building a Group Practice
Giving Thanks
How Not to Lose Your "Shirt" When Acquiring Practices
How to Avoid an Income Hit When Building a Group Practice
The Top 4 Challenges in Building a Successful Group Practice
Key Takeaways from our Scaling From Clinician to CEO Summit
Solving Hygiene Dilemmas with Irene Iancu of ToothLife
Dental Marketing Theory with Gary Bird of SMC National
Market Update from the McGuireWoods Healthcare Private Equity Conference
SFC2CEO Interview with Jonathan Eskow Owner of Eskow Law Group
SFC2CEO Interview with Sara Stock Owner of Stock Legal
Navigating New Financial Waters (Appearance on The Dentalpreneur Podcast Hosted by Mark Costes)
Darby and CareStack Join us for a Quick Convo - SFC2CEO Promotion
SFC2CEO Interview with Speaker Scott Haberman of Eide Bailly
Personal Journeys with Dr. Samson Liu of SOH Dental
SFC2CEO Interview with Speaker Gary Bird of SMC National
Personal Journeys with Dr. Will Harvey of Harvey Family Dentistry
Contemplating Partnerships: Transaction vs. Transformation
Two Keys Things for You to Address with Associates
Unlocking Your Path to Excellence with Chelsea Myers of Dental Life Coach
Proactively Addressing the Associate Mindset of Ownership
Personal Journeys - Jason Tanoory
Adjusting Your Ownership Mindset for the Group Practice of Today
Personal Journeys - Dr. Daniel Klauer
The "Top 10" Questions on Associate Equity - Part 2
Details on the Catalyst Project - Mini Episode
The "Top 10" Questions on Associate Equity - Part 1
Personal Journeys with Dr. Vincent Monticciolo
The Partnership Pathways Process with Mark Flock
Personal Journeys - Dr. Duc Tang
Is 2024 the Year You Bring in a Partner?
Scaling from Clinician to CEO
Real Estate for Scale: Colin Carr of CARR Realty
An Inside Look at a Successful Sell-Side Process with Dr. Sharvil Shah & Dr. Paresh Shrimankar
Market Timing: Your Capital Event in a Down Stock Market
Proactive Positioning for Your Exit Strategy
A Comprehensive Timetable for Selling a Business
Top 10 Metrics to Know in Your Group Practice
The Key Benchmarks to Know on Your P&L
The Polaris Scalability Matrix & Operating Leverage
Client Experience with Jonathan Eskow
Is it Worth It? The Entrepreneurial Journey
BYEP: Enterprise Solutions with Darby & CareStack
Our Overview of the Group Practice Market
Where Call Centers Underperform - and Why
Managing Your Call Center & Creating Successful Outcomes
Human Capital Strategy for Scale with Lauren Laseck
Implementing a Call Center: Process & Timeframe
BYEP Building a Valuable Company
Call Center Considerations: "The Top 10 Questions to Solve"
Maintaining Control with Minority Partners & Exploring the FTC Ruling on Non-Competes: Interview with Ryan Metzler
Creating Scalable Solutions for Insurance and RCM with Medusind
A Comprehensive Solution for Recruiting Associates
Banking Collapse?!
Comparing, Contrasting & Considering RSUs + PIUs vs Buy-in
Favorable Trends for Recruiting Associates
Predictive Financial Reporting Structures for Scale with Steve Mizrach - MiniEpisode 4
Sponsor Finance & Middle Market Lending Part 2
Building Your Enterprise Platform: Predictive Financial Reporting - MiniEpisode 3
Borrowing to Build a More Valuable Business
Creating a Profitable Call Center with Scott Bonetti - MiniEpisode 2
How Covenant Structures Impact Your Growth
Building Your Enterprise Platform LAUNCH! - MiniEpisode 1
Sponsor Finance & Middle Market Lending
Making an Impact on Your CASH with Rectangle Health
M&A Recap of 2022 and Outlook for 2023 with Brian Colao & Steve Mizrach
2023 Market Conditions + M&A Outlook
Rising Rates & 5-Year Horizons
Preparing to Exit in 2023?
Integration, Operations and Acquisitions: Interview with Dr. Steve Giannoutsos (part 2)
"Dry Powder" and a Mindset for Growth: Interview with Dr. Steve Giannoutsos (part 1)
Tools for 2023: "The Gap vs the Gain" & "The Eisenhower Matrix"
Your "Gut Check" for 2023
Is 2023 Your Year for…what?!
Should You or Should You NOT “Club Up” with Friends? (MAYBE…part 3)
Should You or Should You NOT Build a Group Practice? (YES…part 2)
Should You or Should You NOT Build a Group Practice? (MAYBE…part 1)
Understanding Leverage (part 2) - Using Equity
Understanding Leverage (part 1) - Using Debt
The Single Most Important Point of Clarity for your Growth Strategy
Buy-in versus Earn-in – what’s the right solution?
Associate Equity Solutions: Buy-ins…WHAT?!?
Is the Hygiene Department your biggest area of untapped potential? Part 2
Is the Hygiene Department your biggest area of untapped potential? Part 1
Allen Gillespie, CIO of FinTrust Capital Advisors, on Past, Present & Future Macroeconomic Trends
Dr. Ernie McDowell's Transaction with Blue Sea Capital and Specialty Smile Partners
Interview with Lightwave CEO, Justin Jory
Inflation, Stagflation and Recession or an Economic Rebound?
Scaling from Clinician to CEO with Dr. Mark Costes
The Sell-Side Process: 5 Months or 5 Years?!
Exclusive Interview with the Group Dentistry Now Show
How to Become the Ideal Borrower for a Bank & Planning for Your Future
Overcoming Your Own Obstacles for Change
Growth Capital for a Growing Group – Interview with Dr. Samson Liu of SOH Dental
Business Strategy for a Rising Rate Environment
Gallup & Harvard Business Review on the Subject of “Onboarding”
The "Top 10" Questions on Associate Equity
Why Traditional Buy-Ins Aren't the Ideal Solution for Growing Groups
Pathways to Partnership: Comparing, Contrasting & Considering RSUs + PIUs
Solving the Associate Problem: Becoming a Professional Recruiter
Solving the Associate Problem: Creating 5 Points of Certainty
Solving the Associate Problem: Recruiting + Onboarding + Development
Tactical Guidance in Building a Successful Group Practice with Dr. Mark Costes
M&A Perspective from Miller Norman of Blue Sea Capital
Perrin's Interview with Dr. Mark Costes of The Dentalpreneur Podcast
State of Dental M&A from the Buy-side: Mick Janness of Oakpoint
Mitigating Risks that Impact Valuation
M&A State of Dentistry from Two Industry Experts
Deal Killer & Poison Pills
The Sale Process & What to Expect
3 Points of Absolute Clarity Before Selling Your Business
From Buy-In to Sale…in 16 Months – Personal Journey of Dr. Vivek Solanki
Your Banking Solutions for Long-Term Growth
Cash & Cash Reserves
Banking Strategy: Finding your Last Lender Before Private Equity
Should You Buy Real Estate?
How to Avoid Multiple Practices and Multiple Lenders
Key Banking Metrics and What They Mean
Why Emerging Groups Hit the "Debt Funding Wall”
Banking 101: What NOT To Do…
Outlook for 2022+: “Grow or Go”
De Novo Planning, Strategy & Metrics
Critical Keys to Creating Value Post-Acquisition
Business Development 101: Acquisition Sourcing, Valuing & Funding
The Six Key Steps to Starting a Group Practice
What IS Strategic Consulting?!
We're Grateful
We're Grateful
“The WHATs of Building a Successful Group Practice”
How to Create Financial Success in Building a Group Practice
How to Create Financial Failure in Building a Group Practice
Should You Build a Group Practice?
Defining & Developing Strategy
Stop Playing "Small Ball" - Strategic Planning for 2022
Maximizing Your Most Valuable Currency - a Recap on Equity
Strategies & Tactics Around Affiliations
Affiliations Strategy Details: the Interview with Ryan Metzler of Stock Legal
The NO DEBT Growth Strategy - Affiliations
Enterprise Software Strategy with Carestack's Jim Gerson
Aligning Interests through Equity Structures
Mergers Instead of Acquisitions?!
Getting Your Ownership Structure Straight
Book Review Topic: Hiring & People Management
A Deeper Dive into Tax Law Changes
Associate Equity: a Deep Dive into Profits Interest Units (PIUs)
Associate Equity: a Deep Dive into Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Associate Equity: Attracting, Motivating & Retaining
Personal Journeys: Dr. William Harvey of Harvey Family Dentistry
The TOP 10 Metrics to Measure when Building a Successful Group Practice
"Don't Let the Tax Tail Wag the Dog" - the Eide Bailly Interview
Selling Your Business in 2021? Deal Structure Matters More Than the Multiple
TWO Things to Know Before You Sell Your Business in 2021
Growth Strategies & "The Rule of 72"
The Top 3 Challenges Every Group Practice Confronts
Blueprints, Templates & Frameworks to Build Your Own Group Practice
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