.jpg)
Dental Sherpas
“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.
Episodes
67 episodes
Core Values: Your Practice’s Framework of Communication
In 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.
•
29:09
.jpg)
Dealing With The Current Employee Environment
Many 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 ...
•
31:05
New Mini-Series: The Dental Freedom Code 3
We’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 Ma...
•
36:06
New Mini-Series: The Dental Freedom Code 2
We’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 Ma...
•
30:43
New Mini-Series: The Dental Freedom Code
We’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 Ma...
•
37:50
Playing The Full Game In Your Practice
Most 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 necessa...
•
31:00
Recognize When You Are The Problem In Your Practice
Because 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...
•
36:30
New Mini-Series: The 8 Principles That Drive The Value Of Your Practice Part 3
Many 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...
•
35:34
New Mini-Series: The 8 Principles That Drive The Value Of Your Practice Part 2
Many 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...
•
46:39
New Mini-Series: The 8 Principles That Drive The Value Of Your Practice
Many 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...
•
39:08
How Sophisticated Buyers Evaluate Your Practice
As more and more sophisticated buyers enter the marketplace for dental practices, understanding how they evaluate your practice is critical. They are not buying your dental practice! They are buying the future profit your dental pra...
•
30:10
How Offers To Buy Your Practice Are Changing
In today’s episode, Dr. Cedric Lewis and Matt Kennedy do a deep dive on an offer to buy a practice sent in by a listener. They talk about the numbers but also the mindset of the buyer and the psychology it appears the potential buyer is u...
•
38:27
When Data Outruns Operations
All business decisions in the practice need to be driven by data. But in today's episode, Dr. Cedric Lewis and Matt Kennedy discuss the danger in chasing the data but not capitalizing operationally on what the data is telling you. This is a boo...
•
23:57
What Keeps Doctors Stuck In The Chair
Creating a business that allows you to get out of the chair and actually taking the leap of getting out of the chair are 2 different things. In today’s episode, Dr. Cedric Lewis and Matt Kennedy discuss what keeps doctors stuck in the cha...
•
26:27
A Quick Start Guide To Re-Engineering Your Practice
In today’s episode, Dr. Cedric Lewis and Matt Kennedy discuss the first things you should do once you’ve decided to re-engineer your practice and work toward getting out of the chair.
•
Season 2
•
Episode 52
•
35:55
For Associates: How To Evaluate A Practice Before You Join
Most associate doctors struggle with evaluating potential practices to work for. Many times, they choose based on the guaranteed pay. In this episode, Dr. Cedric Lewis and Matt Kennedy discuss some practical ways an associate doctor...
•
30:07
Is The Associate Model For You?
With corporate dentistry gaining market share in just about every market in the US, doctors are wondering how to compete. In today’s episode, Dr. Cedric Lewis and Matt Kennedy discuss the multiple associate model and why you need to under...
•
33:04
Insights From Leading An 11 Location Practice with Joseph Snyder
Today’s episode is loaded with nuggets of wisdom from Joseph Snyder, Operational Specialist at Hawaii Family Dental.
•
36:07
The 3 Places Doctors Get Stuck
In today’s Episode, Dr. Cedric Lewis and Matt Kennedy reveal the 3 places they see doctors get stuck when trying to grow their practice. Knowing these danger zones will allow you to proactively create strategies to avoid them. Don’t...
•
36:20
A Fresh Perspective On The Daily Huddle
In today’s episode, Dr. Cedric Lewis and Matt Kennedy talk about the daily huddle and how having a 3 step approach ensures it becomes an empowering time for your team as well as your company.
•
36:41
New Mini- Series: Shortcuts To Skip The Line To The Top! Part 4
Have you seen pictures of the line of climbers waiting to summit Mt. Everest on a day with clear weather? Because there are so few clear weather days on the Summit, when one is predicted, every climber races to take advantage. This ...
•
35:14
New Mini- Series: Shortcuts To Skip The Line To The Top! Part 3
Have you seen pictures of the line of climbers waiting to summit Mt. Everest on a day with clear weather? Because there are so few clear weather days on the Summit, when one is predicted, every climber races to take advantage. This ...
•
31:35
New Mini- Series: Shortcuts To Skip The Line To The Top! Part 2
Have you seen pictures of the line of climbers waiting to summit Mt. Everest on a day with clear weather? Because there are so few clear weather days on the Summit, when one is predicted, every climber races to take advantage. This ...
•
29:21