To create a successful partnership means you must have the right Associate, but to have the right Associate means you have to recruit the right candidate.  So…do you?
I learned the hard way what failure looks like in terms of recruiting, and I fear you’re all making the same mistakes I did.
If you’ve got doubts about your current Associate or you’re about to start a recruiting process for a new one, this episode is for you!  Push play.
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CHAPTERS:
The “lessons I learned” in my early leadership career, so you don’t have to 
How to actually build a strong culture
Don’t believe me?  Ask Warren and Jack…
Putting first things first
You’re recruiting the wrong person
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Other Episodes You’ll Love: 
S1 E33 The Missing Piece of Clinical Mentorship
S1 E59 Six Points of Partnership Alignment
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Got Questions? Send them to me here: Perrin@TheNextLevelExecutive.com
Love this show? Leave a review or share it with your friends!
Want more advice on running a better business? See what I’m writing and what I’m reading. 
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Thinking about selling your business to a PE-backed DSO?  I have 10 Questions you should ask first.  Download the Guide HERE.
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Follow me for more insights: LinkedIn | YouTube | Facebook | TheNextLevelExecutive.com 
© 2025–2026 by Perrin DesPortes. All Rights Reserved.

To create a successful partnership means you must have the right Associate, but to have the right Associate means you have to recruit the right candidate. So…do you? I learned the hard way what failure looks like in terms of recruiting, and I fear you’re all making the same mistakes I did. If you’ve got doubts about your current Associate or you’re about to start a recruiting process for a new one, this episode is for you! Push play. … CHAPTERS: The “lessons I learned” in my early leadership career, so you don’t have to How to actually build a strong culture Don’t believe me? Ask Warren and Jack… Putting first things first You’re recruiting the wrong person … Other Episodes You’ll Love: S1 E33 The Missing Piece of Clinical Mentorship S1 E59 Six Points of Partnership Alignment … Got Questions? Send them to me here: Perrin@TheNextLevelExecutive.com Love this show? Leave a review or share it with your friends! Want more advice on running a better business? See what I’m writing and what I’m reading. ... Thinking about selling your business to a PE-backed DSO? I have 10 Questions you should ask first. Download the Guide HERE. ... Follow me for more insights: LinkedIn | YouTube | Facebook | TheNextLevelExecutive.com © 2025–2026 by Perrin DesPortes. All Rights Reserved.

Fundamental Mistakes to Avoid in Recruiting

For dentists ready to grow from practice owner to business leader.

You built a successful dental practice. You show up, you produce, and by every visible measure you have made it. But somewhere between your second hire and your hundredth patient, a new question started forming: what am I actually building toward?

Maybe you are wondering whether to bring on an associate, add a second location, or finally have the partnership conversation you have been putting off. Maybe the practice runs well, but only because you are in it every single day, and that realization is starting to feel less like success and more like a ceiling.

You did not go to dental school to become a business owner. But here you are, at the top of your own org chart, with no one above you to ask whether you are doing this right.

Next Level Executive is a weekly podcast for dentists and dental practice owners who are ready to grow from clinician to CEO. Each episode goes deep on the leadership, ownership, and growth strategy decisions that no one teaches you in dental school: how to build a team that performs without you in the room, how to evaluate and structure associate partnerships, how to add locations without doubling your stress load, and how to lead a multi-location dental practice with the confidence of someone who has done it before.

No fluff. No motivation. Just the specific, practical business education that dentist entrepreneurs actually need to build a dental practice that works without them, grow into a group practice they are proud of, and lead with the clarity and confidence the next chapter demands.

If you have been searching for answers on dental business strategy, practice growth, or what it actually takes to lead and scale a dental practice, you are in the right place.

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For dentists ready to grow from practice owner to business leader. You built a successful dental practice. You show up, you produce, and by every visible measure you have made it. But somewhere between your second hire and your hundredth patient, a new question started forming: what am I actually building toward? Maybe you are wondering whether to bring on an associate, add a second location, or finally have the partnership conversation you have been putting off. Maybe the practice runs well, but only because you are in it every single day, and that realization is starting to feel less like success and more like a ceiling. You did not go to dental school to become a business owner. But here you are, at the top of your own org chart, with no one above you to ask whether you are doing this right. Next Level Executive is a weekly podcast for dentists and dental practice owners who are ready to grow from clinician to CEO. Each episode goes deep on the leadership, ownership, and growth strategy decisions that no one teaches you in dental school: how to build a team that performs without you in the room, how to evaluate and structure associate partnerships, how to add locations without doubling your stress load, and how to lead a multi-location dental practice with the confidence of someone who has done it before. No fluff. No motivation. Just the specific, practical business education that dentist entrepreneurs actually need to build a dental practice that works without them, grow into a group practice they are proud of, and lead with the clarity and confidence the next chapter demands. If you have been searching for answers on dental business strategy, practice growth, or what it actually takes to lead and scale a dental practice, you are in the right place. Over 100 episodes available now. Push play.

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