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Next Level Executive
For dentists ready to grow from practice owner to business leader. You built a successful dental practice. You show up, you produce, and by every visible measure you have made it. But somewhere between your second hire and your hundredth patient, a new question started forming: what am I actually building toward? Maybe you are wondering whether to bring on an associate, add a second location, or finally have the partnership conversation you have been putting off. Maybe the practice runs well…
Episodes
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Partner Spotlight: Ali Oromchian, HR for Health
As we roll into 2026, I will be sharing some interviews with a few curated company relationships. These are companies I know and trust, and people whose…
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Top "10-12" Mistakes People Make Building a Group Practice?! (part 1)
When someone asks me why they should join the Next Level Executive program, I frequently tell them that "I already know the top 10 to 12 mistakes you're going…
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6 Points of Partnership Alignment
Many of you will be considering bringing in a partner at some point. I find that too many tend to focus on the mechanics of the structure when they should be…
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Storytelling: My Interview with Joshua Scott of Studio 88
Josh Scott is an industry colleague and CEO of of the marketing firm, Studio 88. They don't just make websites; they make art. And their artistry tells your…
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Leadership & Growth Journey: My Interview from the Simplify Dentistry podcast
The guys behind Simplify Dentistry (Dr. Rick Offutt, Dr. Murtuza Shah-Khan and Dr. Mustafa Shah-Khan) are neighbors of mine, and they're building a great…
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Preparing for Growth & Sizing Up Risk
A few weeks ago, I shared a presentation at the Patterson DSO Summit in L.A. Inevitably there were a few questions from the audience as well as some…
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Ceilings of Complexity and Inflection Points
Many people use these terms interchangeably, but they’re not the same. As a Business Executive, your success depends on your ability to lead through key…
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Takeaways from the CEO Working Group Session in L.A.
I recently hosted the Executives for a "Working Group Session" in Los Angeles, and it dramatically exceeded any expectations I had going into it. I think all…
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Your 5-Year Window (part 2): The Business I Would Build
This episode is taken from the Freshly Brewed essay I recently wrote on that very topic. I hope you enjoy it. If you do, please be sure to subscribe to Freshly…
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Your 5-Year Window (part 1): My Opinion on the State of Dentistry
This episode is taken from the Freshly Brewed essay I recently wrote on that very topic. I hope you enjoy it. If you do, please be sure to subscribe to Freshly…
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Need Help? First Decide if it's Done FOR, WITH or BY You
I have quite a lot of industry professionals who ask me to review their service offerings and business plans, but they all seem to have trouble communicating…
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Selling Your Business? 5 Questions You Should Answer First
Consider this to be "Part 2" from the prior episode about selling your business. Here are five critical questions that you need to ask yourself (and answer)…
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Selling Your Business? 10 Questions I Would Ask a PE-Backed DSO
We're rolling into Q4 when M&A activity typically picks up, so if you're currently in process to transact or have aspirations to in 2026, here are a few things…
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A Comparison of Two Entrepreneurial Journeys: My Conversation with Chris Yonker
Chris Yonker is a Corporate America escapee and an Executive Coach much like I am. Add to that his specialty around family businesses and my background growing…
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A Recent History of Dentistry?! Gary Bird's Interview of Yours Truly from the Dental Marketing Theory podcast
I'm no resident historian of the history of dentistry, but Gary Bird and I got into a fascinating conversation around our perspectives of the evolution of the…
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The Four Major Components of Professional Growth
Let's get tactical! I've been talking a lot lately about your growth as an entrepreneur, so this one is devoted to all of you business leaders who are looking…
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Freshly Brewed: Philosophies, Strategies & Tactics for the Entrepreneurial Journey
This episode is a reading of the Freshly Brewed essay I wrote that dives deeper into guiding philosophies, strategies and tactics to consider in navigating…
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Clinician to CEO to Entrepreneur: My Conversation with Dr. Jason Tanoory
Whether you're at one location, a dozen locations, or anywhere in between, you're going to LOVE this conversation with Dr. Jason Tanoory, Founder of Finger…
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Leadership is Lonely, but Are You Truly Alone?
I learned early on that being a leader meant getting comfortable with the weight of the world constantly on your shoulders. It's a truly lonely row to hoe, but…
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Built to Sell vs Built to Last (part 2): What I Would Build
In the last episode, I discussed the state of the market relative to consolidation and shared why I think we're at a unique window in time. In part two of this…
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Built to Sell vs Built to Last (part 1): State of the Industry
We find ourselves at a pretty unique point in time as it relates to consolidation. I have some pretty strong opinions as to both why that is as well as the…
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Freshly Brewed: Are You the Hero in Your Own Story?
Read directly from my Freshly Brewed, this is my essay on being the hero of your own journey. Are you building your own dream? Or are you starring in someone…
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Insights from an Effective Executive: My Interview with Mick Janness, CEO of Oakpoint
Mick Janness is the CEO of Oakpoint - a mid-Atlantic, PE-backed DSO. He joins me on the show to dive VERY deep into "the Operator Mentality" that is so…
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v3.0 of the Next Level Executive - Entrepreneurial Leadership
2025 has been one Hell of a year already - and I'm not even half way through it! At the behest of several members in the program, I decided to launch a…
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How to Avoid the Insidious Disease that Plagues Too Many Entrepreneurs
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, so I decided to record an episode about a period in my life when I hit a wall. Burnout is real; it's often…
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Success vs Fulfillment: Where does one end and the other begin?
As high achievers, we're all chasing various levels of success that are oriented around money, power, pleasure and fame. What happens when you reach it? The…
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Executive Leadership vs Entrepreneurial Leadership
There's a substantial difference in being a successful executive versus being a successful entrepreneur - though both come down to fundamental aspects of…
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Some Words of Wisdom from Pete and Jack
All of us admire tech companies for the products and services they create that make our lives better, and we marvel at their celebrity CEOs who create a…
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The Missing Piece in Clinical Mentorship
More and more Founders are creating and investing in significant doctor development programs, but effective clinical skills are often only half of the…
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Freshly Brewed: Who is Leading the Business of YOU, Inc.?
We’re all entrepreneurs, but only a small percentage of us realize it. This episode is a reading of the Freshly Brewed blog I recently wrote on that very…
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Leadership in Times of Uncertainty
This episode is based on current events of the past two weeks. As business leaders and business owners, you need to embrace the challenges ahead and…
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The Choice We Make & the Freedom We Have
So many of you in this audience enter the world of business entrepreneurship through the world of medicine first. While this is completely understandable, I…
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Ben Tuinei's Interview with Yours Truly on the Insurance Untangled Podcast
I recently appeared on the "Insurance Untangled" podcast with Founder and host, Ben Tuinei. We talked a lot about the evolving landscape that is the dental…
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Your Most Valuable Commodity & Your Most Valuable Asset
We're all hopefully evolving both as entrepreneurs and as leaders, so it's important to understand what makes us effective at both. While we all have a variety…
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Surprise and Delight!
I've spoken on several different occasions and on numerous podcasts about my underlying fear that we all run the risk of becoming commoditized if we don't take…
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Freshly Brewed: How Many Dots are in a Career?
Steve Jobs has a wonderful commencement address to the 2005 graduating class of Stanford University where he talks about "connecting the dots [of your life]…
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$10 Million in the Bank
I'm constantly amazed when I ask someone about their growth strategy that they so frequently reply with the refrain, "...and I want to sell my business for $10…
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Dr. David Phelps's Interview with Yours Truly from his Freedom Founder Podcast!
Dr. David Phelps has built a tremendous alternative investment company with a very high-level membership. I've been privileged to be on several of their…
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My Own Personal Journey: Where I've Been and Where I'm Going
Quite a few of you have asked about different aspects of "my story," so I figured I would take an episode to tell it from a "what can you take away from the…
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Reaching Critical Mass with Dr. Max Meinerz, Dr. Todd Kuhn and Dr. Michael Carpenter
Three great friends of the program join me behind the microphones for an incredibly candid and wide-ranging discussion on what it takes to go from 1 or 2…
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Taking Stock of Where You Are and What You Want
I know we're all driven entrepreneurs who are determined to create success, but I'm not sure everyone is truly mindful of how we should define success. Is it…
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Surviving Your First Acquisition with Dr. David Laurino and Dr. Joshua Conway
We all love the podcasts where we hear from someone who has 50 to 100 locations, but has anyone ever bothered to tell you how nerve-racking and outright scary…
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My Industry Opinions
I've been asked on podcasts, industry stages and exploratory calls numerous questions that start with: "Hey Perrin, what do you think about the industry trend…
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Maxing Out Your Current Space with Dr. Duc Tang, Dr. Matt O'Shea and Dr. Travis Watson
Why do so many people let their ego get in the way and convince themselves that they should buy another practice when they have a LOT of upside left in their…
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Critical Questions Every Business Owner Must Answer
A colleague recently asked me if I had a "Decision Tree" for those in the early stages of a new venture. While I do not, and I think it would be close to…
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Freshly Brewed: SomeTHING to Believe in? Or SomeONE Who Believes in US?
The mark of an effective executive is the ability to create greater results through others than he or she could create on their own. The quest begins and ends…
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Becoming an Effective Executive
I use the phrase "effective executive" quite often, but what does it exactly mean? This episode is a DEEP dive into mindsets; self-perception; belief and…
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This IS the Next Level...
I have gotten quite a few emails and texts about the upcoming hands on workshops we'll be doing on the role of Chief Clinical Officer and the role of Chief…
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Are you searching for tools? Or are you building your own Tool Factory?
When we start out, we're all looking for "what works" in terms of checklists, playbooks, quick fixes and processes. As we grow into greater leadership…
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Dr. Jason Tanoory's Interview with me from his Podcast, Dental Lighthouse
Dr. Jason Tanoory is an incredibly successful dentist and the founder of Finger Lakes Dental Group. He is a fellow business coach, longtime friend and podcast…
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Key Insights into Acquiring Your Next (or First!) Practice
Buying a practice brings with it a ton of challenges and most of these businesses have very thin margins. The frequent result is an acquisition that creates…
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Mistakes People Make Immediately on Their Growth Journey
It never ceases to amaze me at how seemingly everyone makes the same common mistakes as they start to add practices to their business. Want to know the…
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Is Yours an Execution Business?
As leaders and business owners, we get paid to deliver results. That much is obvious. What's less obvious are the actual levels that create the results and how…
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Sprint Series on Leadership: Delivering Results
In this new format I'm calling a Sprint Series, I'll take a major topic ("Leadership") and break it down into the key components to execute on in a shorter…
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Sprint Series on Leadership: Revenue Generation
In this new format I'm calling a Sprint Series, I'll take a major topic ("Leadership") and break it down into the key components to execute on in a shorter…
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Sprint Series on Leadership: Business Development
In this new format I'm calling a Sprint Series, I'll take a major topic ("Leadership") and break it down into the key components to execute on in a shorter…
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Sprint Series on Leadership: Recruiting
In this new format I'm calling a Sprint Series, I'll take a major topic ("Leadership") and break it down into the key components to execute on in a shorter…
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Sprint Series on Leadership: Communicating Effectively
In this new format I'm calling a Sprint Series, I'll take a major topic ("Leadership") and break it down into the key components to execute on in a shorter…
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Can You Do 14.4?
What the heck is 14.4?! Today's episode unpacks marginal gains, Atomic Habits, evolving identities, and commitments versus declarations in an effort to uncover…
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Frames of Reference and the Merits of the Model
Being a solo-preneur and business owner is incredibly challenging in today's healthcare services environment. I've worked with far too many of you who say that…