Investment Grade Practices: A Dentist Podcast
Investment Grade Practices: A Dentist Podcast
Investment Grade PracticesTM are designed to give you the lifestyle you enjoy today, while building an asset for tomorrow. Victoria Peterson, SsD helps dentists build practices that they love today while building value to secure their future.
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Know Your Value: Navigating Practice Transitions (E.154)
“Know the terrain before you navigate it. Information is power.” – Matt Zolfo BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE EPISODE Selling a dental practice is no longer as simple as getting an offer and handing over the keys. The market is shifting, private equity is holding longer, and consolidation is changing...  Read More
Case Acceptance Isn’t a Script. It’s a System (E.149)
Why Do Some Practices Thrive While Others Plateau? It’s not charisma. It’s not better technology. And it’s definitely not slick sales tactics. According to Dr. Wade Kifer, the turning point came when he stopped relying on his own ability to carry the conversation and started training his team...  Read More
The Three Phases of Long-term Practice Growth (E.148)
“Where you set your mind and your focus is where you will end up.” ~Dr. Victoria Peterson Think about this: what is your 10-year goal? I often invite business owners to talk about their 10-year goal. It seems easy so you might be surprised to learn how many owners balk at doing that. I get it....  Read More
The Keys to Exceptional Dental Partnerships (E.147)
“It was never about a number, it was about lifestyle.” ~Dr. Clint Euse When he was a new dentist and saw an ad that said he could make $1000 an hour, work 3 days a week, and take a month of vacation each year, Dr. Clint Euse thought that was crazy…impossible. Now, ten years down the road, he’s not...  Read More
Optimization and the Investment Grade Practice (E.146)
“That sense that you’ve plateaued but know that there is more…that’s what tells so many of us our practices aren’t optimized.” ~Dr. Victoria Peterson My most recent guest Dr. Nikki Green knew her practice wasn’t optimized because of her feeling that there was more she could accomplish in her...  Read More
What Productive Dentists Gain When They Own an Investment Grade Practice (E.145)
“I was growing, but if I hadn’t realized that I wasn’t optimizing my EBIDA, then wouldn’t have gotten the value out of my practice that I did.” ~Dr. Nikki Green Having an Investment Grade Practice gives you choices. This is something my guest today, Dr. Nikki Green, knows well. Dr. Green is a...  Read More
Understanding the Metrics that Drive Your Dental Practice (E. 144)
In this special crossover episode of the Investment Grade Practices Podcast and Everyday Practices your hosts Dr. Victoria Peterson and Regan Robertson bring together their expertise and insights and cover high-level visionary planning with essential nuts-and-bolts day-to-day practice management....  Read More
Vision vs. Reality (E. 143)
“If we don’t have a strong foundation in our practice or in our life, everything that sits on top of it can begin to show wear and tear.” ~Regan Robertson Welcome to a special crossover Episode of Everyday Practices Dental Podcast and the Investment Grade Practices Podcast. This collaboration...  Read More
Preparing for the Sale of Your Dental Practice (E.142)
“Ninety-five percent of dentists cannot retire and maintain their standard of living, which is sad. It’s not fair.”  ~ Dr. Victoria Peterson Join Investment Grade Practices Podcast host Dr. Victoria Peterson and Dr. Bruce B. Baird (host of The Productive Dentist Podcast) in this raw and candid...  Read More
The Power of Personal Philosophy (E.141)
“It’s not about working more, because I was working very hard. It’s about working smarter.” ~Dr. Maggie Augustyn In this episode of the Investment Grade Practice Podcast, Dr. Maggie Augustyn shares her journey from burnout to building a thriving, patient-centered practice. She reveals how defining...  Read More
Supporting Your Future by Building Your Dental Practice (E.140)
“If you don’t know where you’re going then you better enjoy the ride, because you’re never going to get there.”  ~ Victoria Peterson Do you know where your business is going?  Have you ever been thinking about your business and found these questions chasing themselves around your brain: Should I...  Read More
Attracting High-quality Patients: Top Dental Marketing Strategies for Practice Growth (E. 139)
“Talk about what you care about. Being authentic attracts the people who are like-minded.”  ~ Victoria Peterson When it comes to marketing, dentistry is late to the game. Many of you may not know that it was illegal to market dental practices until the late 1980s. So it’s no surprise that so many...  Read More
Get the Freedom to Put Patients First (E.138)
“There’s a freedom that comes when you’re truly in control.” ~Dr. Bruce B. Baird In this powerful episode, we’re diving into the concept of freedom – what it really means and how we can achieve it, both in business and life. Dr. Bruce B. Baird, Victoria Peterson S.s.D., and Regan Robertson share...  Read More
Episode 136:Requested Replay: Building the Best Team
“If you’re going to grow your business, you need to grow your people.” Building and retaining a fantastic team is key to building your Investment Grade Practice™. But so many dentists and business owners struggle with their team and office culture. In fact, it can be downright debilitating when...  Read More
Episode 134: Requested Replay: Setting Standards
“The number one job of a leader is to provide clarity.”  ~ Dr. Victoria Peterson In this episode of the Investment Grade Practices podcast, your host Dr. Victoria Peterson recaps her conversation with the remarkable Dr. Jonathan Ehlers from the previous episode, and provides listeners with some...  Read More
Episode 132: Requested Replay: Paving the Way for Your Associate
“You have to be honest with yourself, and establish standards and your practice philosophy early. Don’t just cross them, you have to have the hard conversations, because at the end of the day it’s going to make your life better.”  ~ Dr. Jonathan Ehlers In this episode of the Investment Grade...  Read More
Episode 131: Requested Replay: Philosophy Of Care
“Figure out who you are, who you serve, and then develop your philosophy of care from there.”  ~ Victoria Peterson There are so many different metrics that we can use to measure the success of your dental practice. But if you truly want to gauge how well your practice is doing, it comes back to...  Read More
Episode 129: But They Were So Good In The Interview…
“You hired the most amazing person, and 30 days later they suck. What happened?” ~Dr. Victoria Peterson In this episode of Investment Grade Practices, Dr. Victoria Peterson takes a deep dive into the common post-hire conundrum many dental practice owners face: Why do promising new hires sometimes...  Read More
Episode 126: Leading From the Heart
“My team is incredible. I am so spoiled to have them around me, the way that they care about me, the way that they listen to me.” ~Dr. Maggie Augustyn In this captivating new episode of Investment Grade Practices Podcast, host Dr. Victoria Peterson sits down with PDA friend and faculty member,...  Read More
Episode 71 – How to Transition Your Dental Practice
“When you’re planning the right way of doing a transition, you should know your options sooner rather than later. ” ~Kyle Francis You want to make good decisions. The right decisions. For you. It’s no secret that consolidation has been happening in the dental industry and as all smart business...  Read More
Episode 61 - This Is How to Maximize the Value of Your Dental Practice
“I was growing, but if I hadn’t realized that I wasn’t optimizing my EBIDA, then wouldn’t have gotten the value out of my practice that I did.” ~Dr. Nikki Green Having an Investment Grade Practice gives you choices. This is something my guest today, Dr. Nikki Green, knows well. Dr. Green is a savvy...  Read More
Episode 59 - Hire the People Who Believe in You
“My office manager is my right hand, she is someone I can 100% rely on to understand the vision of the practice and drive to that.”  ~Dr. Clint Euse Hire the people who believe in you.  That might sound daunting, especially right now when there’s a shortage of employees in the dental industry, but...  Read More
Episode 11 – Hiring a Passionate Dental Team with Dr. Adrienne Reynolds
“If you’re going to grow your business, you need to grow your people.” Building and retaining a fantastic team is key to building your Investment Grade Practice™.  But so many dentists and business owners struggle with their team and office culture. In fact, it can be downright debilitating when...  Read More
Episode 10 - People, Purpose, & Passion...Profits will Follow with Dr. Adrienne Reynolds
“I always say hire someone to do 80% of the job, and allow room for them to grow.” People. Passion. Purpose. Profit. An Investment Grade Practice needs all 4. Why do you want to do it? If you’re only in it to make the money, then what is it that drives you what gets you out of bed? It’s not enough...  Read More
Episode 9 - Deeper Dive: Balancing Your Equation
“If you find yourself questioning your decisions all the time, then you’re making the decision on an emotional high, and questioning on an emotional low.”  In my interview with Dr. Josh Bower he brought up an incredible theme: is your dental practice a hobby or a business? Am I so focused on my...  Read More
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