In this episode, Ken Kaufman is joined by Richard Low, CEO, and George Hariri, CFO, of Shared Practices respectively. They share their perspectives with Ken on how a dentist should think about the growth of their first dental practice. George and Richard overview their recommendations for focusing on having a healthy practice(s) you can grow. Along with Ken, they detail what a healthy practice consists of from patient flow, EBITDA, profitability, staffing, and more. They explore two specific pieces of advice "pick your problems" and "begin with the end in mind." They also cover DSO's ever-changing reputation; their top 3 tips for growth through affiliation, startups, de Novos; traits of a successful dentist entrepreneur; and much, much more. intro snippet - 4:20 - 4:27