Mike Unthank is a Dentist and an Architect! 🤯 He is the guy you want to talk to when doing your Dental Start Up Design/Build. Michael Dinsio and John Bertagni ask Dr. Unthank why do you need an architect and what exactly is the role of the architect you hire? Ultimately it's about designing a dental office that works for the staff and the patients AND still comes in on budget. Thats what the Unthank Group specializes in and they got the awards to show for it.

🎙️ Episode 5: "Designing for Success with Dr. Michael Unthank"

In this jam-packed episode of Startup Unscripted, co-hosts Michael Dinsio and John Bertagni sit down with industry icon and award-winning architect Dr. Michael Unthank of Unthank Design Group. From hard bids to HVAC zoning, and the pitfalls of design-build, this episode delivers an unfiltered look into the real value of working with an experienced healthcare architect.

🔥 Topics include:

• Why overdesign can sink your startup before it launches
• The hidden costs of skipping a true architectural plan
• How architects serve as owner advocates (and why that matters)
• “Design-build” vs. traditional design: is it the fox in the henhouse?
• Real-world examples that cost doctors big (and how to avoid them)
• Smart strategies for startups: remodeling, phased equipment installs, and budget-minded finishes

Whether you're launching your first practice or scaling to your dream buildout, this episode is a must-listen full of laughs, insights, and brutally honest truths.

Contact Unthank Design Group tell Mike you saw him on the Podcast! 

http://unthank.com/press/awards/

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402-423-3300  

00:00 Intro Music
1:08 Introducing Unthank Design
3:59 Craziest Design Request
5:57 Hard Bid Process
11:06 Design Cost Control
17:38 Designing a Start Up
24:00 Cutting Costs

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Michael Dinsio founder of Next Level Consultants.
Michael Dinsio Coaches and supports docs through the entire dental start up process.
He has helped hundreds of dentists become practice owners.
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