The
Dentalpreneur
Podcast
Industry Leading Insights
The Dentalpreneur Podcast with Dr. Mark Costes is one of the top dental podcasts in the country, drawing tens of thousands of listeners each month. This isn’t your typical dental podcast—Mark covers everything from business and marketing to services, motivation, and more, keeping each episode both insightful and entertaining.
Tune in as Mark interviews not only dental professionals but also influential voices beyond dentistry, including Astronaut Clayton Anderson, elite athlete Ben Greenfield, bestselling author Ryan Holiday, former Navy SEAL Jocko Willink, and endurance athlete David Goggins, among others!
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1510: Lessons from the Top 1%
In this episode of The Dentalpreneur Podcast, you’ll hear a powerhouse panel of the Dental Success Blackbelt coaches share their best business practices in dealing with commonly recurring challenges. They take turns identifying these issues ranging from recruitment and onboarding, new hire expectations, success target setting, employee attrition, patient retention, consistency of care, to effective […]
1509: EBITDA Defined
More lessons from the Mastermind sessions: DSN Co-Founder and DSI Blackbelt Coach, Dr. Addison Killeen, demystifies EBITDA as the valuation measure used by DSOs, venture capital firms and private equity groups in deriving a possible sale price for a practice. Spoiler alert: Gross revenues do not count. EBITDA is the one basis for valuation calculation. […]
1508: Your Manifesto
“Imagine it’s your last day of clinical dentistry …” In this episode, Dr. Mark Costes revisits the Mastermind visualization exercise he conducts with every new member of the Dental Success community. Beginning with the end in mind, he takes inspiration from Steven Covey to guide Masterminders towards establishing a clear vision of what their ideal […]
1507: Assets and Wealth Generation
Returning guest Dr. David Phelps sits down with Dr. Mark Costes today for more insights on building wealth and cash flow outside the practice. Himself a former practice owner, David founded the Freedom Founders Mastermind Community helping dentists achieve financial freedom through real estate investing. Here he shares his views on passive income, debt, savings, […]
1506: Digital Design Done For You
Today we look at the future of dentistry and how Artificial Intelligence can help take a practice to the next level. Rob Laizure, Founding Partner of FullContour Design Services, speaks to Dr. Mark Costes on the benefits of utilizing AI digital design services for crowns, bridges, orthodontics, implants, guided surgery and removables. With the latest […]
1505: Dentistry and Life
Dentists lead fast-paced, high-stress, intense lives. For this reason, every dentist needs a life coach. This was the motivation for Chelsea Myers, Founder and CEO of Dental Life Coach, to offer transformative coaching to dental professionals and help them create the dental life they desire. Dr. Mark Costes chatted with Chelsea at the recent Dykema […]
1504: Venture Capital in Dentistry
Today’s guest is a general-dentist-turned-venture-capitalist who is changing the landscape of dental and systemic health ventures. Dr. Jeremy Krell is Managing Partner of Revere Partners, the first-ever venture capital fund focused on oral health. At the Dykema DSO Conference recently held in Colorado, he talked to Dr. Mark Costes about how their dental industry expertise […]
1503: The Ultimate Marketing Resource
Ryan Gross, DSI and DSN Chief Marketing Officer and Founder/CEO of MyCMOShare, returns to the Dentalpreneur Podcast to talk about The Dental Office Marketing Manual – a comprehensive playbook to dental marketing co-written with Dr. Addison Killeen and Kristin Carroll. Using data to help make smart business decisions that drive dental practice growth, he gives […]
1502: The Right Start
Amid soaring interest rates and rapid inflation, one might ask: Is this a good time to take the first step towards startup practice ownership or an acquisition? Drs. Taher Dhoon and Chris Green of The Practice Launchpad join Dr. Mark Costes in this episode to address this prevailing question in the dental vertical. Together, they […]
1501: Workforce Retention
This episode of The Dentalpreneur Podcast was recorded live from the recently held Dykema DSO Conference in Colorado where Dr. Mark Costes led a panel of experts on workforce retention and evolving into a Blackbelt Practice organization. Joining him were Margaret McGuckin, Co-Founder & Principal of i3 Ignite, Dee Fischer, CEO of Fischer Professional Group, […]
