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MB2 Underground
MB2 Underground goes beyond the clinic walls, diving deep into inspiring stories from dentistry's leading minds. Learn valuable leadership, entrepreneurship, and financial strategies you can use to grow your practice and achieve your goals.
Episodes
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Episode 123 | Welcome to the Club | Amanda Urteaga
What do a giant toothbrush, a disco ball, and a dental membership club have in common? Apparently, Amanda Urteaga. This week on MB2 Underground, Sarah Reed and…
MB2 UndergroundEpisode 122 | Back to Brackets | Becci Barnett
What does it take to build stronger orthodontic practices? Sometimes, the answer starts with getting back to basics. With 35 years of experience in dentistry…
MB2 UndergroundEpisode 121 | The More You Know | Lindsey Chambers
On this episode of MB2 Underground, JT sits down with Lindsey Chambers, Senior Director of Education at MB2 Dental, to talk about the lessons that happen…
MB2 UndergroundEpisode 120 | Smarter Ortho Growth | Marla Merritt
On this episode of MB2 Underground, Sarah Reed and JT sit down with Marla Merritt, Vice President of Strategic Partnerships at OrthoFi, to talk about her path…
MB2 UndergroundEpisode 119 | Why Curiosity Beats Expertise | Deland Basora
On this episode of MB2 Underground, Sarah Reed and Jonathan Tyroch sit down with Deland Basora, Head of U.S. Professional Oral Health at Procter & Gamble, for…
MB2 UndergroundRe-Release | Preparing to Sell: Is Your Practice Ready? | Jonathan Tyroch and Joe Fox
On this episode of MB2 Underground, Jonathan Tyroch and Joe Fox talk through what private practitioners should consider when evaluating a transition. Drawing…
MB2 UndergroundEpisode 118 | Behind the Mic: Get to Know Jonathan Tyroch
On this special Get to Know Our Hosts episode of MB2 Underground, Sarah Reed sits down with JT for a conversation that goes beyond the usual work talk. They…
MB2 UndergroundEpisode 117 | Dorm Room to Dandy | Toni Oloko
On this episode of MB2 Underground, Joe Fox sits down with Toni Oloko, co-founder of Dandy, to talk entrepreneurship, taking big swings, and the journey behind…
MB2 UndergroundRe-Release | The Beautiful Mind of MB2's Growth | Justin Carroll
Justin Carroll joined MB2 Dental in 2014 and now serves on the executive leadership team as Chief Operating Officer. With over 17 years in the healthcare…
MB2 UndergroundEpisode 116 | Taking Risks, Building Teams & Putting the Customer First | Rebecca Whitney
On this episode of MB2 Underground, Joe Fox and Sarah Reed sit down with Rebecca Whitney, CEO of Young Innovations, to talk leadership, risk-taking, and what…
MB2 UndergroundRe-Release | "Communication That Drives Practice Growth" | Dr. Chris Phelps
Jonathan Tyroch and Joe Fox sit down with Dr. Chris Phelps, CEO of The Cialdini Institute, for a conversation about what drives sustainable practice growth…
MB2 UndergroundRe-Release | What Every Dentist Should Know About Insurance & Reimbursement | Clint Ellenberg
MB2's Chief Revenue Officer Clint Ellenberg is back for another round to discuss what's happening with insurance right now and how dentists can ensure they're…
MB2 UndergroundEp. 115 | Built to Practice Longer: Preventing Pain in Dentistry | Dr. Rob Cheyne
On this episode of MB2 Underground, Joe Fox welcomes his chiropractor Dr. Rob for a conversation about the physical demands of dentistry and how dental…
MB2 UndergroundRe-Release | The Legal Side of Selling a Practice | Braden Wayne
On this episode of MB2 Underground, Jonathan Tyroch and Joe Fox welcome back Braden Wayne for a conversation on the legal side of selling a practice, and where…
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Ep. 114 | Evaluating a Partnership: The Red Flags That Matter | Joe Fox and Jonathan Tyroch
In this hosts-only episode of MB2 Underground, JT and Joe pull back the curtain on what happens during conversations with doctors exploring a partnership. The…
MB2 UndergroundEp. 113 | The Next Generation of Dental Leaders | Dr. Wendy Steger
On this episode of MB2 Underground, Joe Fox and Sarah Reed welcome Dr. Wendy Steger, owner of Campbell Crossing Dentistry, for a conversation about leadership…
MB2 UndergroundEp. 112 | Choosing the Right Financial Advisor | John Wortman & Justin Padgett
On this episode of MB2 Underground, Joe Fox welcomes John Wortman, CEO of Valeo Financial Advisors, and Justin Padgett, President of Valeo, for a conversation…
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Ep. 111 | The Four Biggest Decisions in Every Dental Career | Dr. Paul Goodman
On this episode of MB2 Underground, Dr. Paul Goodman returns to the podcast to break down the four biggest milestones that shape nearly every dental career…
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Ep. 110 | What Happens After the LOI? | Susan Huff & Jake Berry
On this episode of MB2 Underground, Chief Development Officer Jake Berry sits down with Chief of Staff Susan Huff for a look at what happens between signing a…
MB2 UndergroundRe-Release | The State of Dental M&A in 2026 | Jake Berry and Omar Jaroun
Jonathan Tyroch and Joe Fox are joined by Jake Berry, Chief Development Officer, as well as Omar Jaroun, Vice President of Business Development, for a…
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Ep. 109 | The Power of Partnership | Jackson Hildebrand & Justin Puckett
On this episode of MB2 Underground, President Justin Puckett and Chief Strategy Officer Jackson Hildebrand take over the podcast to give listeners a closer…
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Ep. 108 | The 2026 Undie Awards | Sarah Reed, Jonathan Tyroch, and Joe Fox
On this special two-year anniversary episode of MB2 Underground, JT, Joe, and Sarah put a fun twist on the podcast with the first-ever "Undie Awards,"…
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Ep. 107 | What Determines a Practice's Value | Joe Fox & Jonathan Tyroch
On this host-only episode of MB2 Underground, Jonathan Tyroch and Joe Fox break down one of the biggest questions they hear from dentists across the country…
MB2 UndergroundEp. 106 | The Foundations of Dental Marketing | Ann Challis & Sid Gaulee
On this episode of MB2 Underground, Joe Fox talks with Ann Challis, Head of Marketing at MB2 Dental, and Sid Gaulee, Director of Digital Marketing and Media…
MB2 UndergroundEp. 105 | The Value of Better Imaging | Erin Kinder & Ryan Roosekrans
On this episode of MB2 Underground, Jonathan Tyroch and Joe Fox talk with Erin Kinder and Ryan Roosekrans from Carestream Dental about the role of 3D imaging…
MB2 UndergroundEp. 103 | Managing Stress in Dentistry | Dr. Kyle Stanley & Dr. Martin Mendelson
On this episode of MB2 Underground, Jonathan Tyroch and Joe Fox sit down with Dr. Kyle Stanley and Dr. Martin Mendelson for a conversation around stress and…
MB2 UndergroundEp. 102 | Dentistry Today and What's Coming Next | Paul Keel
On this episode of MB2 Underground, Jonathan Tyroch and Joe Fox welcome back Envista CEO Paul Keel for a broader look at what's happening across the dental…
MB2 UndergroundEp. 101 | Working Together as Mother and Daughter | Ashley & Nina Park
On this episode of MB2 Underground, we sit down with Ashley Park, CEO of BAYLAB and Parkley, alongside her mom, Nina Park, for a conversation that brings…
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Ep. 100 | The MB2 Story | Dr. V, Dr. Gabe Shahwan, Dr. Mauricio Dardano, and Justin Puckett
On this special edition of MB2 Underground, we get to hear from the people who started it all. MB2's Founder and CEO, Dr. Chris Steven Villanueva, is joined by…
MB2 UndergroundEp. 99 | Cracking the Dental Hiring Code | MB2's Staff Talent Acquisition Team
Staffing can make or break a dental practice, and in this episode of MB2 Underground, the conversation dives into one of the biggest challenges doctors face…
MB2 UndergroundEp. 98 | Tips To Avoid Burnout As A Practice Owner | Dr. Ben Bratcher
We were excited to welcome back Dr. Ben Bratcher, owner of Legacy Dental Group in Canton, TX, to the studio to join Jonathan Tyroch and Joe Fox for a…
MB2 UndergroundEp. 97 | Preparing to Sell: Is Your Practice Ready? | Jonathan Tyroch and Joe Fox
On this episode of MB2 Underground, Jonathan Tyroch and Joe Fox talk through what private practitioners should consider when evaluating a transition. Drawing…
MB2 UndergroundEp. 96 | Finding Balance as a Practice Owner | Dr. Kiran Khemani
Today, we're joined by MB2 Doctor Partner Dr. Kiran Khemani, owner of Valley View Dental in Castro Valley, California, for a conversation about what continues…
MB2 UndergroundEp. 95 | The Road to IPO | Mark Colby
Jonathan Tyroch and Joe Fox sit down with Mark Colby, MB2's Chief Capital Markets Officer, to talk about what it takes to prepare a company for the public…
MB2 UndergroundEp. 93 | Communication That Drives Practice Growth | Dr. Chris Phelps
Jonathan Tyroch and Joe Fox sit down with Dr. Chris Phelps, CEO of The Cialdini Institute, for a conversation about what drives sustainable practice growth…
MB2 UndergroundEp. 92 | How Great Leaders Help People Grow | Sara Dalmasso
Jonathan Tyroch and Joe Fox sit down with Sara Dalmasso, EVP and Head of Enterprise Solutions at Straumann Group, for a conversation that brings an…
MB2 UndergroundEp. 91 | What's Up, Doc? | Dr. Rick MIller
Jonathan Tyroch and Joe Fox welcome Dr. Rick Miller, MB2 partner and owner of Grove Dental Associates in Grove, Oklahoma, to the podcast for a conversation…
MB2 UndergroundEp. 90 | Building Leaders While Supporting Practices | Rachel O'Neill
Sarah Reed and Joe Fox sit down with Rachel O'Neill, Senior Director of Operations at MB2 Dental, to discuss what it has been like to grow alongside an…
MB2 UndergroundEp. 89 | Dentistry by Fate | Dr. Matt Walker
On this episode of MB2 Underground, we learn more about the wildly entertaining journey of Dr. Matt Walker. MB2 Partner, multiple practice owner, bourbon…
MB2 UndergroundEp. 88 | A New Way for Dentists to Save | Tracy Swanson
In this episode of MB2 Underground, our hosts, Joe Fox (throwback!) and Sarah Reed sit down with Tracy Swanson, Director of Growth and Membership for Carabelli…
MB2 UndergroundEp. 87 | The Impact of Align Technology on Modern Dentistry | Frank Quinn
In this episode of MB2 Underground, Sarah and JT sit down with Frank Quinn, Executive Vice President and Managing Director of the Americas at Align Technology…
MB2 UndergroundEp. 86 | Owning It at 26 | Dr. Jessica Britten-Fazzio
Dr. Jessica Britten-Fazzio is the dentist who said "yes" to practice ownership at 26… and then never looked back. In this episode of MB2 Underground, Dr…
MB2 UndergroundEp. 85 | The Intrapreneur | Lee Majerus
In this episode of MB2 Underground, Sarah and JT sit down with serial entrepreneur and Young Innovations Program Manager, Lee Majerus. From growing up with a…
MB2 UndergroundEp. 84 | Everything Is Figureoutable | Melissa Marquez
In this episode, Sarah and JT sit down with Melissa Marquez, Executive Director at Henry Schein One and one of the key forces behind Jarvis, the data platform…
MB2 UndergroundEp. 83 | Bring Your Brand to Life | Matt Carnes
In this episode of MB2 Underground, Sarah and JT sit down with Matt Carnes, founder and president of Branding Resources, to talk about what it takes to bring…
MB2 UndergroundEp. 82 | Building Culture at Midwest Dental | Tim Cluley
In this episode, Midwest Dental's Chief Revenue Officer Tim Cluley joins MB2 Underground to share how a seven-person startup in a Wichita Falls garage grew…
MB2 UndergroundEp. 81 | The Art of Financial Planning | Matt Paladini
In this episode of MB2 Underground, we welcome Matt Paladini, Certified Financial Planner and longtime advisor to MB2 partners, to talk about the importance of…
MB2 UndergroundEp. 80 | Inside DSO Compass | Matt McGaw
We're joined by Matt McGaw, Founder of PC Med Dent Advisors, a one-man mission helping DSOs and group practices make sense of the ever-growing world of dental…
MB2 UndergroundEp. 79 | The Michael Jordan of Dentistry | Dr. Gordon Christensen
Legendary educator and clinician Dr. Gordon Christensen joins Sarah and JT to talk about everything from horses and motorcycles to honesty in modern dentistry…
MB2 UndergroundEp. 78 | The Heart of Dentistry | Dr. Greg Wright
Dr. Greg Wright, owner of Wright Smiles in Southlake, TX, joins us Sarah and JT to share his journey from growing up in small-town Texas to building a…
MB2 UndergroundEp. 77 | The Next Chapter in Ortho | Chris Bentson
In this episode of MB2 Underground, Sarah and JT welcome Chris Bentson, founder of Bentson Copple Patterson & Associates (BCPA) and a true thought leader in…
MB2 UndergroundEp. 76 | All About That Swag | Chris Manfredini
Chris Manfredini, CEO and Founder of Mavich Branding Group, joined the podcast to talk about hhis early days as a competitive soccer player and TCU kicker to…
MB2 UndergroundEp. 75 | Legends of The Smile Lodge | Dr. James McDonnell and Dr. Eric McMahon
MB2 Dental is marking a huge milestone—800 practices strong! To celebrate, we're joined by Dr. James McDonnell and Dr. Eric McMahon the owners of The Smile…
MB2 UndergroundEp. 74 | Building a Safer Future: The Value of Compliance in Healthcare | Thomas Southam
In this episode of MB2 Underground, hosts Sarah Keifer and JT talk with Thomas Southam, MB2's Chief Compliance and Information Officer, about the role…
MB2 UndergroundEp. 73 | Letting Life Happen (Even When You Want Control) | Sarah Keifer
In this special episode of MB2 Underground, guest co-host Joe Fox joins JT to turn the spotlight on longtime MB2 leader Sarah Keifer. From joining the company…
MB2 UndergroundEp. 72 | On the Cusp of the Next Big Win | Jeff Cellucci
Jeff Cellucci, MB2's Chief Strategy Officer — or as we like to call him, our Chief Miscellaneous Officer — talks about the incredible teams he leads…
MB2 UndergroundEp. 71 | AI with a Bird's-Eye View | Srivatsan Laxman
Srivatsan Laxman isn't just talking about AI—he's been building it for decades. In this episode, the CEO of TrueLark sits down with us to share how his…
MB2 UndergroundEp. 70 | Fourteen Years in the Making | Linzee Page
What started as a front desk job turned into a 14-year journey for Linzee Page, now MB2's VP of Business Systems. In this episode, Linzee talks about being…
MB2 UndergroundEp. 69 | Familiar Faces in a New Chapter | Dr. Richard Valbuena
A throwback video, a fishing trip, and a group chat called "Salty Dogs" — that's how Dr. Richard Valbuena, owner of River Rock Family Dental in Lawrence, KS…
MB2 UndergroundEp. 68 | Dentistry in General and Beyond | Dr. Bob "Dee" Dokhanchi
Dr. Bob "Dee" Dokhanchi joins us to talk about his journey from launching Dentistry in General during the pandemic to becoming a bold voice for private…
