Podcast
Dental Sherpas
Hosted by Matt Kennedy and Dr. Cedric Lewis · EN
“The only difference between you and me is that I’ve failed a lot more.” Dr. Cedric Lewis. Having the option of getting out of the dental chair is a journey. It’s a lot like climbing a mountain. There’s danger around every corner but the payoff of reaching the summit is life changing. There’s no reason you have to do it alone. Multi-Location Practice owner Dr. Ced Lewis and Dental Wealth Coach Matt Kennedy, The Dental Sherpas, want to help you reach the Summit … this place where working in the dental chair becomes optional. Their knowledge and expertise, gained on the cliffs of their journey, will help you plan your route to dental freedom.
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Core Values: Your Practice’s Framework of Communication
Dec 6, 202100:29:09Tap to summarizeIn today’s episode, Dr. Cedric Lewis and Matt Kennedy discuss the importance of defining your practice’s core values and using them as a framework through which you measure and communicate how the practice and your team is performing.
Transcribe →Dealing With The Current Employee Environment
Nov 30, 202100:31:05Tap to summarizeMany dental offices are struggling to retain or find employees in today’s post pandemic environment. In today’s episode, Dr. Cedric Lewis and Matt Kennedy talk through strategies to deal with this issue. Many times, employees think the owner puts profit before people. This mindset among your employees is poison. In this episode you’ll learn how to make sure that your communication with your team consistently wards off this damaging mindset.
Transcribe →New Mini-Series: The Dental Freedom Code 3
Oct 18, 202100:36:06Tap to summarizeWe’ve identified 10 distinct phases that all dental practices move through while transforming into a business that outlives the owner/doctor and allows he or she to get out of the chair. Over the next few episodes, Dr. Cedric Lewis and Matt Kennedy will discuss each phase, how to know which phase your practice is in and what you need to aim for to get forward momentum toward the next phase.
Transcribe →New Mini-Series: The Dental Freedom Code 2
Oct 13, 202100:30:43Tap to summarizeWe’ve identified 10 distinct phases that all dental practices move through while transforming into a business that outlives the owner/doctor and allows he or she to get out of the chair. Over the next few episodes, Dr. Cedric Lewis and Matt Kennedy will discuss each phase, how to know which phase your practice is in and what you need to aim for to get forward momentum toward the next phase.
Transcribe →New Mini-Series: The Dental Freedom Code
Sep 27, 202100:37:50Tap to summarizeWe’ve identified 10 distinct phases that all dental practices move through while transforming into a business that outlives the owner/doctor and allows he or she to get out of the chair. Over the next few episodes, Dr. Cedric Lewis and Matt Kennedy will discuss each phase, how to know which phase your practice is in and what you need to aim for to get forward momentum toward the next phase.
Transcribe →A Big Announcement
Sep 17, 202100:17:45Tap to summarizeNo description available
Transcribe →Playing The Full Game In Your Practice
Sep 14, 202100:31:00Tap to summarizeMost doctors, consultants, marketers, etc. focus almost entirely on growing production or top line revenue. In today’s episode, Dr. Cedric Lewis and Matt Kennedy discuss how this narrow focus can certainly grow revenue but doesn’t necessarily equate to a better business.
Transcribe →Recognize When You Are The Problem In Your Practice
Sep 7, 202100:36:30Tap to summarizeBecause most dentists build their practice from the ground up and know everything about everything, they become the central hub for all questions and processes in the practice. In today’s episode, Dr. Cedric Lewis and Matt Kennedy discuss how this “doctor as the hub” approach can have a devastating effect on the practice’s potential and it’s long term value.
Transcribe →New Mini-Series: The 8 Principles That Drive The Value Of Your Practice Part 3
Aug 27, 202100:35:34Tap to summarizeMany Dentists believe that the main thing that makes their practice valuable is production/collections/profit. While this can increase the value of the practice, it’s not the place to focus on to get buyers to pay a lot of money. To understand what drives the value of a business, including a dental practice, look at it through the eyes of an investor. In this mini-series, Dr. Lewis and Matt Kennedy teach you to do just that. They break down the 8 principles that will exponentially drive up the value of your practice.
Transcribe →New Mini-Series: The 8 Principles That Drive The Value Of Your Practice Part 2
Aug 23, 202100:46:39Tap to summarizeMany Dentists believe that the main thing that makes their practice valuable is production/collections/profit. While this can increase the value of the practice, it’s not the place to focus on to get buyers to pay a lot of money. To understand what drives the value of a business, including a dental practice, look at it through the eyes of an investor. In this mini-series, Dr. Lewis and Matt Kennedy teach you to do just that. They break down the 8 principles that will exponentially drive up the value of your practice.
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