Sept. 3, 2026

ABOUT THIS EPISODE

Everyone in this audience is a successful clinician and business owner, but each of us has experienced a point of burnout from owning a dental practice.
So, if you didn’t already own your business, would you buy it? And if you had it to do all over again, would you become a dentist? Think very hard about your answer…
Then “push play”
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CHAPTERS:
Moore’s Law and the most successful “pivot” in Corporate America history
Is it time for you to pivot, too?
My MBA case study on your industry
My job performance “needs improvement”
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