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The Orthopreneurs Podcast with Dr. Glenn Krieger
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The Orthopreneurs Podcast with Dr. Glenn Krieger
Penny Wise, Pound Foolish: The Mistake Costing You Time and Profit l 5MF
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What if I told you the fastest way to lower your stress, reclaim your time, and make your practice more profitable isn’t working harder — it’s finally letting go of the things you should’ve outsourced years ago?
In this episode of Five Minute Friday, I’m talking about one of the biggest mistakes I see orthodontists make over and over again: being penny wise and pound foolish. Too many doctors are still using their best team members — or worse, their own mental bandwidth — to manage tasks that could be outsourced, automated, or handled far more efficiently by dedicated systems. If your days feel chaotic, your team feels stretched, and your practice still isn’t running as smoothly as it should, this episode is for you.
Quotes
“Your goal is to show up, do great ortho, hug moms, kiss babies, and grow your practice — and don’t micromanage everything else.”
— Dr. Glenn Krieger
“Money comes and goes, but time only goes.”
— The Trockels, quoted by Dr. Glenn Krieger
Key Takeaways
Intro (00:00)
Why orthodontists stay penny wise and pound foolish (00:28)
The time-versus-money tradeoff at different stages of practice ownership (01:18)
How remote monitoring creates smoother days and fewer office visits (02:03)
Why a leaner team can still support a high-producing practice (02:36)
The overhead math: efficiency, staffing, and profitability (02:56)
Why your in-house team is not monitoring patients the way you think they are (04:10)
How delayed responses hurt both patient experience and team performance (04:46)
Why outsourcing creates peace of mind, faster workflows, and better systems (06:06)
The real goal: less micromanagement, more freedom, and a practice that runs on cruise control (07:53)
🟦 Additional Resources
I’ve seen firsthand how the right systems can make your practice easier to run, more profitable, and dramatically less stressful.
If you’re tired of wasting high-value time on tasks that should already be automated, outsourced, or remotely managed, this episode is your wake-up call. Start looking closely at where your team is getting bogged down, where your response systems are breaking, and where smarter support could immediately improve your workflows.
The doctors who embrace this shift aren’t just saving time — they’re building practices that scale better, feel better, and give them more freedom outside the office. That’s the goal.
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