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The Dental Lighthouse with Dr. Jason Tanoory — 171 episodes
171: Power to Change Friday Book Club: Part 1
170: The Productivity Habit That Changed How I lead
169: Join Me In Breaking Down This Powerful Book Over The Next 6 Weeks
168: The Truth About Dental Partnerships, DSOs, and Practice Buy-Ins
167: Why You’re Starting to Resent Your Associate (And What to Do About It)
166: How I Grew a Multi-Doctor Practice Without Sacrificing My Family
165: Do You Own a Business... or Just a Very Expensive Job?
164: What Comes After Success?
163: Why Associates Get Territorial With Patients and What It’s Really Telling You
162: Building a Practice Associates Never Want to Leave
161: Marketing Isn’t Your Problem… Your Front Desk Might Be
160: The 3 Questions You Must Ask Before Letting Someone Go
159: Stop Ignoring Sleep Issues With Your Patients. They Deserve Better.
158: The 2 Buckets Every Team Problem Falls Into
157: From Insurance Chaos to Autopilot - How AI is Quietly Fixing Dental Practices
156: You Built It... Now What? The Crossroads Between Expansion and Enjoyment
155: Is Giving Associates Ownership Smart or a Huge Mistake?
154: Staff Wages Are Out of Control… How Do I Fix It
153: The Flagship Strategy: How To Scale a Dental Organization the Right Way
152: Real, Practical Growth, and Leadership Advice From 2 of The Most Sincere and Genuine Guys I Know
151: Peek Behind the Curtain... Full recording of Session 1 of the Servant Leadership Course
150: Checklists, Assistants Getting Up Again, and Teenagers Cleaning Their Room
149: Sprint Series: Budgeting & Cash Flow — Know Your Numbers or Guess Your Future
148: Sprint Series: Servant Leadership — What It Actually Looks Like in Practice
147: Sprint Series: Core Processes — Stop Running on Chaos
146: Sprint Series: Meetings — If Your Meetings Suck, This Is Why
145: Sprint Series: Winning Pyramid — Why Your Team Isn’t Aligned
144: Sprint Series: Winning — How Do You Know If You’re Actually Winning?
143: Sprint Series: Ideal Week — Where Is Your Time Actually Going?
142: Sprint Series: Accountability — Who Owns What in Your Practice?
141: Sprint Series: Core Values — Stop Saying Them, Start Defining Them
140: Sprint Series: Vision & Purpose — What Are You Actually Building?
139: Sprint Series: 30 Questions Every Servant Leader Must Answer
138: How Do I Maintain Accountability and Culture When I Can't Be Everywhere?
137: First the Right People, Then the Right Systems, and Only Then the Right Incentives
136: 3 Hidden Reasons Your Team Isn't Motivated
135: Case Acceptance: Simple Fixes That Work Immediately
134: More Calls, Fewer Patients: What Dentists Are Missing in 2026
133: Stop Holding Bad Meetings and Start Leading Better Ones
132: Why Your Best Employee is Burnt Out
131: Why a Full January Does Not Mean a Healthy Practice
130: Rip the Band-Aid Off: One-on-Ones, Raises, and the Conversations Leaders Avoid
129: Rules of the House, Posting the Speed Limit & Maintaining Accountability | Part Two
128: Rules of the House, Posting the Speed Limit & Maintaining Accountability | Part One
127: From The Vault: Struggling to Manage Conflict Between Team Members? Don't Forget These 2 Rules!
126: From The Vault: The Cliff Notes on Being a Great Leader
125: From The Vault: These 2 young docs are WAY ahead of where I was at their age
124: From The Vault: Does Your Case Acceptance Suck? If So, Give This a Listen!
123: From The Vault: Will My Insurance Pay For That?
122: Why Does My Schedule Have Holes? Anyone Else?
121: Are Checklists Really That Important If We Are Still Hitting Our Numbers?
120: The Scarcity Mindset Associate: Fixing Culture Before It Cracks
119: Better Than Yesterday Challenge
118: What Does it Take To Get To 10 Locations? An Interview with Dr. Hardik Chodavadia.
117: How Do I Know and Deal With Being Overstaffed?
116: Vision, Ideal Week, and a Life Lesson From My Best Friend Steve
115: First Initiation, Then Consistency, Finally Intensity
114: Removing Yourself From The Op But Not From The Office
113: Please Share This Advice With Your Docs and Hygienists, They Need to Hear it!
112: In Every Single Situation, You MUST Explain the WHY
111: Becoming The Best Leader You Are Capable of Being
110: Time to Start Planning 2026 Revenue and Budget Numbers NOW!
109: How to Incentivize & Bonus Individuals & Teams (Part 2)
108: How to Incentivize & Bonus Individuals & Teams (Part 1)
107: What Marketing Levers Should You Be Pulling On As We Head Into an Economic Downturn? My Conversation with Ryan Gross from CMO Share
106: Should I Start a DSO? A Candid Conversation with My Accountant, Scott Haberman.
105: Why You Should Be Recording All Your Meetings
104: What If I Think Expansion Isn't Right For Me?
103: How Do I Get My Team Off Their Phones? HELP!
102: A Young Doc Dealing with Ceilings of Complexity
101: What Are The Specific Things I Need My Leads To Do?
100: What Can You Learn from My Botched Visit to the Hospital?
99: A Leadership, Systems and Brain Damage Conversation with Dr. Nachos, Paul Goodman
98: You Finally Have CEO Time. Now What?
97: You Can't Produce What You Don't Present
96: Don't Add a Doctor Just Because You Can
95: The Cliff Notes on Being a Great Leader
94: You Need to Buy This Book!
93: Answering Great Questions From The Next Generation of Dentists: Part Two
92: Answering Great Questions From The Next Generation of Dentists: Part One
91: What Are These Foundational Principles Jason is Going On and On About?
90: Replacing KPI's with Health, Service and Gratitude? Dr. Jaffer is doing just that.
89: The Power of the 4 Futures Framework
88: Loving Your Team Like Jesus — Even When It’s Hard
87: Is Demoting My Lead Hygienist the Beginning of the End?
86: What Hill Are You Dying On?
85: How Are Your 1:1's Going? Part Two
84: How Are Your 1:1's Going?
83: Let's Really Deal with Our Phone Addiction
82: What’s the Best Way to Screen Prospective Associate Docs?
81: Do You Have a Morning Routine?
80: I'm Ready to Grow. Next Steps?
79: Will My Insurance Pay for That?
78: Embezzlement... It's Coming For You
77: Do You Have A Human Resource Process?
76: How Long Are You Sitting In The Gap? Probably Not Long Enough.
75: Is Your Team Winning? If Not, Start Here!
74: Are You Leveling Up And Having Real Conversations With Your Key Leaders And Doctors?
73: The Heart of Leadership: A Preview of Our Servant Leadership Course
72: Show Your Docs The Way!
71: What is The #1 Thing That Needs to Happen Right Now for Your Business?
70: If You Fully Control Inputs, The Outputs Take Care of Themselves
69: Do You Know Where Your Money Is Going?
68: How Do I Get People To Show Up To Their Appointments?
67: Can You Afford to Reduce Clinical Time & Replace it With Team Training Time?
66: How to Run Meetings That Don't Suck - Part Two
65: How to Run Meetings That Don't Suck - Part One
64: What's On Your Partnership Options Menu?
63: Should I Fire Her?
62: Servant Leadership Sprint – Ep 7: Character Development: Becoming the Leader They Deserve
61: Servant Leadership Sprint – Ep 6: The 8 Principles of Servant Leadership & Agape Love
60: Servant Leadership Sprint – Ep 5: Winning Models & Meetings: Setting the Tone
59: Servant Leadership Sprint – Ep 4: Structure & Accountability: How to Lead Effectively
58: Servant Leadership Sprint – Ep 3: Core Values: Guiding Your Team to Success
57: Servant Leadership Sprint – Ep 2: Vision & Purpose: The Foundation of Leadership
56: Servant Leadership Sprint – Ep 1: Why This Leadership Approach Changes Everything
55: How Should We Deal with Ceilings of Complexity? A Conversation with an Absolute Rockstar, Dr. Steve Markowitz.
54: Am I Overstaffed or Understaffed?
53: Vulnerability and Wisdom From My Awesome Flagship Office Manager
52: The Right Mindset Using Weekly Scorecards
51: Is it Okay to Band-Aid a Problem Until a Better Solution is Available?
50: Calories & Macros: Sifting Through All The Noise to Help You Get Healthier
49: How to Train Associates to Become More Productive.. An Interview with One of the Best in The Business
48: A Mentor, an Accountability Partner, and a Coach Walk Into a Bar...
47: Are You Asking The Right Marketing Questions?
46: What Are the True Consequences When Owners Do Not Hold the Team Accountable?
45: Am I Ready for Another Location? Listen to This Conversation Before Deciding!
44: A Framework for Goal Setting & Accomplishment That Has Treated Me Well
43: A Doc’s Journey of Growth, Retraction, More Growth, and Now the Question of… What’s Next?
42: These 2 young docs are WAY ahead of where I was at their age
41: How to Motivate Associates to Expand Their Clinical Offering
40: Can Better Leadership Lead to Better Profits?
39: Stop Doing Everything! Better Structure for Optimal Growth
38: Amazing & Practical Insights from a Hygiene Legend!
37: Bridging Health: Exploring the Connection Between Systemic Wellness and Dental Care with Cris Duval
36: Struggling to Manage Conflict Between Team Members? Don't Forget These 2 Rules!
35: Leading with Purpose: Dr. Mark Costes on Leadership Accountability and Transformative Experiences in Dentistry (Part Two)
34: Leading with Purpose: Dr. Mark Costes on Mission Work and Leadership Development in Dentistry (Part One)
33: Will My Insurance Pay for That?
32: Unlocking Your Practice Potential: Leadership Lessons and Empathetic Listening with Addison (Part 2)
31: Unlocking Your Practice Potential: Insider Insights with Addison (Part 1)
30: Does Your Case Acceptance Suck? If So, Give This a Listen!
29: How Do We Empower Dental Hygienists To Become The Best They Can Be? Special Guest: Katrina M Sanders, The WINEgenist
28: Transformational Leadership: Insights from Jason & Kiera
27: Optimizing Communication: How a Customizable Route Slip Bridges the Front and Back Office
26: Mastering Time: Busting the 'I Don't Have Time' Myth
25: Defining Your Core Values: The Foundation of Servant Leadership
24: Preventing Associate Turnover, Is Partnership the Answer? Well, it depends.
23: Scaling a Dental Practice: Navigating Growth, Hiring, and Building for Success
22: Building Trust & Winning as a Team: Quarterly Meetings Done Right
21: Why Peer-to-Peer Accountability is Crucial for Team Success
20: Mastering Servant Leadership: A Sneak Peek of Our Transformative Course Part 2
19: Mastering Servant Leadership: A Sneak Peek of Our Transformative Course
18: Mastering Associate Performance and Productivity
17: Confronting Hygienist Challenges
16: Optimizing Dental Practice Efficiency
15: Balancing Clinical Time and Team Training: A Dental Dilemma
14: Wearing Two Hats? Dental Assistant Compensation and Responsibilities
13: New Lead Assistant Struggles - How to Manage Two Roles?
12: Navigating Leadership & Transparency in Dentistry
11: Creating a Value-Driven Dental Practice
10: Flossing for Dollars: Navigating Hygiene Team Compensation
9: Predictable Doctor Scheduling Pt. 2
8: Predictable Doctor Scheduling Pt. 1
7: Moral, Goals and Leadership alongside Caitlin with Dental Success Network.
6: Conflict and Growth, both great topics to think over!
5: Dr. Jason's take on 75 Hard!
4: All things admin to include pay, office meetings and core values!
3: Work Life Balance and a little bit of Office transparency.
2: Associate Hiring can be tricky!
1: Hiring is never easy.