Questions:

01:24 – How was the day? How did the day go?

06:03 – The one concern I have is… where do those smaller cases go?

09:36 – What are you complaining about these days?

11:25 – Why from your perspective? (first year being hardest)

12:29 – What were some of the things you didn’t expect when you started private practice?

18:18 – What’s the hardest thing that gets you in a bind sometimes?

32:38 – What’s your favorite restaurant on Long Island?

34:49 – What do you have coming up this week?

35:15 – How often are you doing full arch cases now?

46:32 – What’s your favorite procedure to perform?

57:17 – What’s it like working with a residency program like NUMC?

1:07:07 – Have you seen the IPS plates that KLS is doing?

1:13:32 – Have you been to Japan? Is that your next trip?

Quotes & Wisdom:

“The easiest thing you do is the surgery.”

“90% of what I do today, I did not do in residency.”

“Mentorship is learning your ABCs in residency. Practice is when you read books.”

“Complications are your tuition for learning.”

“You’re not in it for one case. You’re in it for the long run.”

“We compete by providing the best patient care. There’s enough for everyone.”

“Never hesitate to ask for help. We’re colleagues above competitors.”

“Your first job is one of the most formative decisions you’ll make when you base it upon mentorship.”

“We’re not just surgeons—we’re educators to patients.”

“You know a patient’s jaws better than any specialty.”

01:07 – Are you doing both Miami and New York?

03:26 – How many days are you working right now? Any weekends?

04:45 – Do you remember when you were on call, always in low power mode?

06:19 – How many years did it take you to make the full switch to Miami?

08:34 – Who mentored you in implantology in Miami?

10:25 – What do you look forward to doing every day in dentistry?

13:30 – How do you tell a patient that you may not be the best provider for them?

18:22 – Do you see yourself owning a practice in the future?

21:57 – How have you separated and balanced your personal and professional brand?

25:38 – How did your experience in pageantry influence your professional development?

28:48 – What was the most challenging aspect of competing in pageants?

31:58 – Why did you pursue pageantry during dental school?

40:14 – What’s your next big career focus?

44:34 – Where do most of your consulting clients come from?

50:54 – How would you coach someone to start a podcast?

52:01 – Can you give an example of an "anti-vision" for a career?

59:32 – What are the first steps when launching a brand or business?

1:01:49 – Do virtual assistants really help with content and business growth?

1:04:47 – Are you on LinkedIn, and how do you use it for networking?

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