🫳 3...2...1...Season 4 of Kinda Different is dropping!

🎁 In a season of giving, we're thrilled to give you the final episode of Season 3 of Kinda Different with Samantha Strain, partner and chief development officer at HealthStream Ventures! Matt and Sam chat about the need for humanity in the process of integrating dental practices, her tendency to seek perfection, and not just building a stool by connecting various parts of an organization, but actually building something strong enough to sit on!

🅧 X marks the spot and X also marks the middle abbreviation for this week's guest on Kinda Different! We were thrilled to have Andrew Gordon, Chief Experience Officer - or CXO - of Open Door Dental join us. There aren't many CXOs in the dental world (this needs to change) so Andrew and Matt discuss what a CXO does, how staff experience and patient experience are linked, and how Open Door Dental is literally opening doors to patients that couldn't come to the dentist before - but not for the reasons you might initially think!

🙏 In a month with a holiday defined by gratitude, the new episode of Kinda Different is sure to bring a smile to your face and hopefully, a new perspective (along with action) on giving back! Listen in as we chat with Dr. Jan Jaffer, CEO of TREC Dental, on how he's made it easy for his team to give and participate in making the community better, why they don't look at financial metrics at TREC, and being changed by stepping up to help.

🛰 Like a satellite, a new episode of Kinda Different has circled around again! In this episode, Matt chats with Kirby Arnold, COO of REV One Dental Partners about providing total autonomy support to their doctors, managing relationships instead of metrics, and the "clear is kind" in their partnership process.

🌅 The sun is shining (it always does in Colorado) on a new day and a new episode of Kinda Different! We were thrilled to welcome Cassie Tallon, an experienced DSO operator, integrator, and marketer, for a conversation that you don't want to miss! Matt and Cassie dive into real-world examples of how to more effectively integrate new practices into your organization's culture, more quickly align new hires around your mission, and develop your current team to become lifetime advocates and champions.

💬 The three dots we in the bubble for a few weeks, but we're back with another new episode of Kinda Different! We were thrilled to be joined by Joe Thurman, CEO and co-founder of IIA Healthcare. IIA Healthcare helps healthcare organizations (including dental!) hire and build the best teams possible. Matt and Joe chat about the science behind hiring, how that challenge presents special challenges and opportunities in healthcare, and why IA may be more important than AI 🙌🏼

👋🏼 Welcome back to another episode of Kinda Different!

⏰ The alarm bell is ringing because a new episode of Kinda Different is here! We are thrilled to be joined by Dr. Mary Pham, CEO and founder of Lollipop Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics. Mary and Matt chat about empathetic leadership that asks the question, "What Do Our Patients Need?", how the Lollipop name was born, and the importance of helping your team discover the passion for your mission.

🍁 🏔 The leaves are changing, there's snow on the mountain tops, and fall is here - as is a new episode of Kinda Different! We are thrilled to be joined by Wardah Inam, CEO of Overjet, a company not just revolutionizing the dental AI space, but revolutionizing the AI space in general. Wardah and Matt discuss co-diagnosis (crucial for shared decision-making), how better diagnoses can help dentists and patients move beyond 'watch', and the future of using data to help patients make treatment decisions.