Bulletproof Dental Practice

Text ‘bulletproof’ to 33777 to stay in the know about all things Bulletproof, and buy the book HERE! Bulletproof Dental Practice Podcast Episode 164 Host: Dr. Peter Boulden Key Takeaways ● Introduction  ● Trying to Find Balance  ● Creating a System with “Pre-Blocks”  ● The Myth of Time  ● Prioritization  ● Decision Fatigue  ● On Being a “Morning Person”  ● Conclusion  References  Bulletproof Dental Practice Tweetable  “Time really cannot be managed, it moves on and all we can do is schedule  accordingly and have personal management amongst that time.” Dr. Boulden  “Prioritization and pre-blocking are a great way to feel balanced yet  effective yet literally moving the needle always in your life.” Dr. Boulden   “We expand or contract our efficiency to the time we are allotted.” Dr.  Boulden

Text ‘bulletproof’ to 33777 to stay in the know about all things Bulletproof, and buy the book HERE! Visit www.BulletproofSwot.com for your free template!  Bulletproof Dental Practice Podcast Episode 163 Host: Dr. Peter Boulden Key Takeaways Introduction Set aside time for SWOT Analysis Sample template for SWOT Analysis Strengths defined Weaknesses defined Opportunities defined Threats defined Bulletproof Ecosystem References Bulletproof SWOT Template Tweetable We as owners can be myopic of what we think the problem is. - Dr. Peter Boulden Awareness is key, execution is just secondary. - Dr. Peter Boulden Place yourself in a place of abundance not of scarcity. -Dr. Peter Boulden Awareness is a powerful thing! -Dr. Peter Boulden

Text ‘bulletproof’ to 33777 to stay in the know about all things Bulletproof, and buy the book HERE! Bulletproof Dental Practice Podcast Episode 162 Hosts: Dr. Craig Spodak & Dr. Peter Boulden Guest: Perrin DesPortes IntPerrin DesPortes, Jr. ​ is a co-Founder and Partner of TUSK. He has over 25  years of leadership, sales, operations, and P&L management experience in the  dental industry, having rebuilt and successfully led 3 different businesses  for Patterson Dental Supply.  TUSK ​Partners ​ provides industry-leading resources to group dental practices and DSOs. They combine over 50 years of experience with a progressive vision  to create the greatest value and impact for their clients. TUSK helps their  clients START, GROW and ultimately SELL their group dental practice or DSO. Key Takeaways  ● Introduction  ● The Founder’s Dilemma       ○ Aspirations to Own Multiple Practices       ○ How Do I Work Myself Out of the Chair?       ○ Getting Paid from Your Practice            ■ Clinical            ■

Text ‘bulletproof’ to 33777 to stay in the know about all things Bulletproof, and buy the book HERE! Bulletproof Dental Practice Podcast Episode 161 Hosts: Dr. Craig Spodak & Dr. Peter Boulden Guest: Perrin DesPortes IntPerrin DesPortes, Jr. ​ is a co-Founder and Partner of TUSK. He has over 25  years of leadership, sales, operations, and P&L management experience in the  dental industry, having rebuilt and successfully led 3 different businesses  for Patterson Dental Supply.  TUSK ​Partners ​ provides industry-leading resources to group dental practices and DSOs. They combine over 50 years of experience with a progressive vision  to create the greatest value and impact for their clients. TUSK helps their  clients START, GROW and ultimately SELL their group dental practice or DSO. Key Takeaways  ● Introduction  ● TUSK Podcast & Origins  ● Hitting the Debt Funding Wall  ● Retaining Top Talent       ○ Recruiting       ○ Motivating and Retaining  ● Pathway to Equity/Associates  ● Increasing the Val

Text ‘bulletproof’ to 33777 to stay in the know about all things Bulletproof, and buy the book HERE! Bulletproof Dental Practice Podcast Episode 160 Hosts: Dr. Craig Spodak & Dr. Peter Boulden Key Takeaways  ● Introduction  ● Dr. Boulden Issues an Apology  ● Your Last Dance  ● Pandemic Proof  ● Amplification  ● Writing Your Next Chapter  ● Vision Practices  ● See it for Yourself  ● My Life is Dope and I Do Dope Sh!t  ● Story of the Bear  ● What Does My Last Dance Look Like?   ● Bellus3D  ● Go Boldly  ● SWOT Analysis Template - NEXT PODCAST!  References  “The Last Dance” documentary   “Happy Together” Youtube channel ​   The Top Five Regrets of the Dying​ by Bronnie Ware Bellus3D Tweetable  Make a mission that’s bigger than you and your dental practice. -Dr. Spodak  There needs to be a bigger voice. -Dr. Spodak   Happiness is not the absence of problems. Happiness is better quality problems. -Dr. Boulden   SHOCKAROO. -Dr. Boulden  What are the skill sets we want to put in our last dance? -Dr. Boulden  

Text ‘bulletproof’ to 33777 to stay in the know about all things Bulletproof, and buy the book HERE! Bulletproof Dental Practice Podcast Episode 159 Hosts: Dr. Craig Spodak & Dr. Peter Boulden Guest: Dr. Miguel Stanley Key Takeaways  ● Introduction  ● COVID Effects and Changes  ● Reprogramming Marketing to Safety  ● Accommodating Patients  ● Empathetic Leadership and Struggles  ● Slow Dentistry in Covid       ○ Cleaning Floors       ○ Top-Down       ○ Disinfecting Packages and Contents       ○ PPE        ○ Contactless Hand Washing       ○ Downsizing Operatories       ○ Virtual Front Desk       ○ Mouth Rinse/Gargle       ○ Iodine Spray       ○ 60% Capacity       ○ Aerosols       ○ PrePaid Appointments   ● Quality Practices   ● PPP, COVID Models and Protocols  ● Supplements  ● Getting Back to Work  ● Creating a Fund to Market the Importance of Dentistry  ● Craftwork  ● Smart Controls at Work  ● Trading Short Term Greed for Long Term Greed  ● Changes   References  Covid Relationship to Slow Dentistry ​ Sap

Text ‘bulletproof’ to 33777 to stay in the know about all things Bulletproof, and buy the book HERE! Bulletproof Dental Practice Podcast Episode 158 Hosts: Dr. Craig Spodak & Dr. Peter Boulden Guest: Dr. Tim McNamara Key Takeaways ● Introduction  ● Signage & Visibility  ● Brand Recognition  ● Marketing & Rent        ○ Invisible Strings  ● Opportunities and Silver Linings       ○ Mindset       ○ Consolidation       ○ Cash Flow Matters       ○ Bitcoin  ● The Value of a Business       ○ Ebitda & Net Profit  ● Habitual Ownership   ● Pivoting  ● Freelancing & Entrepreneurship       ○ What Lights You Up  ● Grow in the Dip  ● EGO  ● Make Sure What You’re Buying Makes Sense  ● Moving the Needle in your Happiness  ● Your P&L is your Freedom  ● Sniff Out the Bullsh!t  ● Dr. Tim McNamara Part 2 Coming Soon!  References  TUSK podcast  Tweetable  Visibility is key. -Dr. Boulden   Dentists see the micro, not the macro. -Dr. Spodak   Business is opportunity. -Dr. Tim McNamara   Dentistry provides

Text ‘bulletproof’ to 33777 to stay in the know about all things Bulletproof, and buy the book HERE! Bulletproof Dental Practice Podcast Episode 157 Hosts: Dr. Craig Spodak & Dr. Peter Boulden Guest: Laura Hatch  Key Takeaways   Introduction Front Office Rocks Importance of Front Office Team “Walk a Mile in My Shoes” Challenge We’ve Always Done it That Way  Ideal Time for New Patient Call Questions from a Patient’s Perspective Delivering Happiness Potential New Patient Calls Respect the Phone, A Butt in a Chair The Dual Close Training, Guidelines, Scripting  Systems & Speaking from your Heart Dentists: Being Vulnerable, Being Leaders, Growing and Teaching The “Why” Importance of Training References Front Office Rocks  Delivering Happiness book by Tony Hsieh  Tweetable If you don’t have bats, you can’t hit a homerun. -Dr. Boulden In the absence of a system, people will create their own. -Dr. Boulden The experience starts before the first phone call. -Laura Hatch Give your team a reason to love you

Text ‘bulletproof’ to 33777 to stay in the know about all things Bulletproof, and buy the book HERE! Bulletproof Dental Practice Podcast Episode 156 Hosts: Dr. Craig Spodak & Dr. Peter Boulden Key Takeaways   ● Introduction  ● Luck & Talent  ● 4 Types of Luck       ○ Blind Luck       ○ Luck from Hustling       ○ Luck from Preparation       ○ Luck from Unique Character  ● Being Wealthy  ● “And Then What?” Exercise  References Naval’s Types of Luck  Tweetable   Talent is overrated, hard work is what matters. -Dr. Spodak   Making money isn’t about luck, it’s about becoming the type of person that  makes money. -Dr. Boulden  Fear is sometimes a great motivator. -Dr. Boulden  Being wealthy is living on less than you earn. -Dr. Spodak

Text ‘bulletproof’ to 33777 to stay in the know about all things Bulletproof, and buy the book HERE! Bulletproof Dental Practice Podcast Episode 155 Hosts: Dr. Craig Spodak & Dr. Peter Boulden Key Takeaways  ● Introduction  ● Multiple Offices   ● Driving Traffic to Individual Assets is Difficult to Manage Versus  Aggregating   ● Same Brand, Individual Site; Different Brands, Different Sites   ● Stock Photos Versus Actual Patient Photos  ● Picture of You & Your Team on Your Website  ● Digital Fingerprint  ● Remove Barriers by Adding Pictures of Team, Pictures of Office(s),  Pictures of Doctors, Sterilization, & Videos of Team, Doctors, and  Office(s)  ● Authenticity of Messages   References  Bulletproof Summit    Atlanta Dental Spa site (Dr. Boulden)    Spodak Dental Group (Dr. Spodak)    Tweetable  Do you want a branded house or do you want a house of brands? -Dr. Spodak

Text ‘bulletproof’ to 33777 to stay in the know about all things Bulletproof, and buy the book HERE! Bulletproof Dental Practice Podcast Episode 154 Hosts: Dr. Craig Spodak & Dr. Peter Boulden References  The Ultimate Sales Machine by Chet Holmes  The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F@#k by Mark Manson   Built to Sell by John Warrillow   A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle    Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin    Bulletproof Dental Practice by Dr. Craig Spodak & Dr. Peter Boulden 

Text ‘bulletproof’ to 33777 to stay in the know about all things Bulletproof, and buy the book HERE! Bulletproof Dental Practice Podcast Episode 153 Hosts: Dr. Craig Spodak & Dr. Peter Boulden Guest: Dr. Simon Chard Key Takeaways   ● Introduction  ● Dr. Chard’s Background  ● British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry  ● PARLA toothpaste tablets  ● A Touchy-Feely Moment with Craig  ● Meditation, Prayer, & Positive Self Talk  ● Dealing with Negative Life Events and Negative Self Talk  ● Unity Across the World and Other Positives During Coronavirus Crisis  ● Dr. Chard’s Plan Post-Covid  ● On Dentistry and Mental and Physical Health   ● Comradery Amongst Dentists  ● When Inevitable Things Go Wrong in Medicine  ● Closing   References  PARLA toothpaste tablets  The Millennial Whisperer by Chris Tuff on Amazon    Tony Robbins seminars ​  Headspace app​  Inside The Pain-Body by Eckhart Tolle      A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose by Eckhart Tolle Words of Wisdom about COVID-19     Black Box Thinking

Text ‘bulletproof’ to 33777 to stay in the know about all things Bulletproof, and buy the book HERE! Bulletproof Dental Practice Podcast Episode 152 Hosts: Dr. Craig Spodak & Dr. Peter Boulden Guest: Nathan French Key Takeaways  ● Introduction  ● Nathan’s Start in Marketing  ● Marketing in Dentistry       ○ Storytelling       ○ You Are the Guide, the Patient is the Hero       ○ Survive and Thrive Filter  ● Videography       ○ Video is the Best Way to Capture People’s Attention       ○ Best Way to Remarket & Establish Multiple Touch Points with  Audience       ○ Opens Doors to Alternative Marketing Strategies       ○ Authenticity and Your Phone as a Production Studio       ○ YouTube Ads  ● Advertising and Brand Awareness  ● Getting Comfortable with Yourself in Videos       ○ Think of Yourself as Serving Others       ○ Write 3 Talking Points Prior to Recording       ○ Get to the Point  ● Testimonials  References  Summit 2020    Storybrand Marketing  Bulletproof Discounts  AlphaGo documentary Attention

Text ‘bulletproof’ to 33777 to stay in the know about all things Bulletproof, and buy the book HERE! Bulletproof Dental Practice Podcast Episode 151 Hosts: Dr. Peter Boulden & Dr. Craig Spodak Guest: Patrick MacLellan – Merchant Cost Consulting Key Takeaways: How can you plan to hit the ground running when current pandemic is over? Merchant Cost Consulting helps you evaluate your merchant processing company and analyze what they’re charging you in fees Now is the time to tighten down and get lean & mean Merchant services are very deceptive, they’re designed to confuse and obfuscate Fees tend to increase 3-4x per year, nobody has the bandwidth to keep checking MCC does all the legwork and negotiation with the merchant processor They’ll negotiate reduction in fees going forward, and will also obtain refunds for situations you’ve been overcharged Then they police & audit monthly statements to ensure against fee-creek MCC is only compensated when clients save money MCC splits savings 50-50 – for Bul

Text ‘bulletproof’ to 33777 to stay in the know about all things Bulletproof, and buy the book HERE! Bulletproof Dental Practice Podcast Episode 150 Hosts: Dr. Peter Boulden & Dr. Craig Spodak Key Takeaways: Turn your pain and confusion into power Deploy your nervous energy into an environment you can control This might be the first time in history where the whole world is working on one common problem Put your media consumption on a diet Write a list of things you can do during this mandatory pause, and start working to accomplish those things – leverage your time! Invest in your family

Text ‘bulletproof’ to 33777 to stay in the know about all things Bulletproof, and buy the book HERE! Bulletproof Dental Practice Podcast Episode 149 Host: Dr. Peter Boulden

Text ‘bulletproof’ to 33777 to stay in the know about all things Bulletproof, and buy the book HERE! Bulletproof Dental Practice Podcast Episode 148 Hosts: Dr. Craig Spodak & Dr. Peter Boulden Guest: Dr. Clifton Cameron Key Takeaways  ● Introduction  ● Dr. Cameron’s Background & Perspective on Dental Industry  ● Establishing a Culture  ● Crises as Silver Linings  ● Ups and Downs in Business   ● Being Committed to the Path  ● Fueling Growth  ● Pain Points  ● Iconic Environments  ● Creating an Experience  ● Millennial Dentists  ● 5 Year Plan       ○ Executing Growth & Impact       ○ Being a Leader Who Curates other Leaders  ● Strategic Focus Quarterly       ○ Praise & Recognition       ○ Accountability       ○ Aspirations       ○ Reflection  ● Audit Where You Are  ● Peter Diamandis  ● Transformative Dentistry  ● Closing    References  Peter Diamandis   Summit 2020  Tweetable  You Might Be Smarter Than Me, But You’re Not Smarter Than My Entire Team  When People are Running They Drop Things 

Text ‘bulletproof’ to 33777 to stay in the know about all things Bulletproof, and buy the book HERE! Bulletproof Dental Practice Podcast Episode 147 Hosts: Dr. Craig Spodak & Dr. Peter Boulden Guest: Ali Oromchian Key Takeaways Introduction Unemployment & PTO Salary VS. Hourly Pay for Employees Guidelines and Obligations Liabilities  Terminating Employees  W2 & 1099 Owners Collecting Unemployment Families First Coronavirus Response Act Exempt Employees  Terminating for Performance Prior to Pandemic Communicating with Your Team Advance PTO Days Rate Modification Work Sharing Unemployment Closing References HR for Health Compliance@HRforHealth.com Tweetable "Now we have one thing that’s common uniting us all as human beings--we have a virus that doesn’t care if you’re woman, man, gay or straight, transgender, it doesn’t matter what group you find yourself categorized in, you’re part of the human race. There’s only one race, everything else is culture. This is a time to look to your neighbors and

Text ‘bulletproof’ to 33777 to stay in the know about all things Bulletproof, and buy the book HERE! Bulletproof Dental Practice Podcast Episode 146 Hosts: Dr. Craig Spodak & Dr. Peter Boulden Summit 2020

Text ‘bulletproof’ to 33777 to stay in the know about all things Bulletproof, and buy the book HERE! Bulletproof Dental Practice Podcast Episode 145 Hosts: Dr. Craig Spodak & Dr. Peter Boulden Guest: Dr. Bruce Baird Key Takeaways ● Introduction ● Dr. Baird on Choices in his Dental Career ● Learning from Mistakes ● Ramp Up Production ● Millennial Generation Dentists ● You Are Responsible to Your Team & Their Families ● How to Run a Business : Know Budget to Actual ● How to Budget For Staff Salary : PRODUCE MORE ● Marketing ● Compassionate Finance & Abella ● Being a Productive Dentist ● Fixed VS. Growth Mindset ● Buying Paper References Summit 2020 Dr. Marc Cooper on Bulleproof podcast Compassionate Finance Abella Productive Dentist Academy  Tweetable Pain is a good motivator and a great educator. -Dr. Boulden Energy is created for your ​mission ​ over your ​position ​ .​ ​ -Dr. Spodak You’re responsible to your team and their families to run a successful business. -Dr. Baird I want pati