Thad Harker is a project advisor at Primus Dental, a design and build full-service construction company that has built close to a 1000 dental offices across the Midwest.

Thad and I have a great conversation about dental office design and construction. He emphasizes that the construction process is all about managing people. We talk about how things have changed with higher interest rates and construction costs, but that it still makes financial sense to not lose opportunity cost and get yourself a "golden hammer."

Some topics we discuss in this episode:

- Why are construction costs high, and will they come back down?

- Why does location matter?

- Does it make sense to price shop a build-out?

- How have pediatric office designs changed post-COVID?

- Is it still worth it to do a start-up and be a practice owner?