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Welcome to back to the Shared Practices Podcast! This week our guest is Matt LaMaster. Matt is an attorney who helps with finding and negotiating leases for dentists. Jonas interviews Matt about Lease Negotiations. They discuss the process of the Letter of Intent, communicating with the landlord, different types of leases, pitfalls in leases, and why it is important for dentists to have a professional in their corner when going through the lease negotiating process. Matt also dives into exclusivity, subleasing, and having clear terms in your lease. Thanks for listening to this week's episode of the Shared Practices Podcast!

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Matt LaMaster is the principal attorney of LaMaster Law. As the firm's founder and principal attorney, Matt, formed LaMaster Law to assist dentists, veterinarians, chiropractors, and physicians with legal and business legal counseling. Prior to forming LaMaster Law, Matt spent a major part of his career providing services as corporate counsel for a multi-location dental practice. Matt negotiated, structured, and implemented multiple acquisitions and mergers of dental practices during his career as corporate counsel. Matt also worked for a large law firm, where he gained significant experience counseling his clients in business and corporate matters, real estate transactions, construction law, bankruptcy, and complex litigation matters.

Contact Matt:

Cell: 269-760-1499

Office: 248-301-0123

www.lamasterlaw.com

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Welcome to back to the Shared Practices Podcast! This week Jonas interviews Dr Trent McCord. Trent is a dentist in Arkansas. Trent started up his practice in Centerton Arkansas in 2015. Trent talks with Jonas about his journey to practice ownership and starting up a practice from scratch. They discuss Trent's struggles and give tips for starting up a scratch practice.

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Dr. Trent McCord grew up in Northwest Arkansas. He attended college at William Jewell College in Kansas City, MO, where he met his wife, Sara. He then went on to earn his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree at the University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry.

Welcome to back to the Shared Practices Podcast! This week George and Jonas have a more in depth discussion about Startups. They dive into planning, timelines, and many of the details within the process of getting a startup off the ground. Jonas touches on how startups fit into a multiple practice model and his future plans. George and Jonas also speak about marketing for startups and future topics in Season 3. Thanks for listening to this week's episode of the Shared Practices Podcast!

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Dr. Jonas Ashbaugh is a general dentist with passion for life, family and dentistry. Dr. Ashbaugh graduated from the University of Florida with a degree in Microbiology. He then moved his talents and family to Columbus, OH to become a Buckeye and received his DDS in 2012. Following graduation, Dr. Ashbaugh spent four years serving as an officer in the U.S Army and providing dental care to our soldiers traveling home and overseas. In 2016, he finally returned home to Jacksonville, FL. Proudly, he is happy to call Jacksonville, FL his home. For questions about startups or more information about Dr. Jonas Ashbaugh reach out to him on our Facebook Group!

Welcome to back to the Shared Practices Podcast! This week we are introducing our new co-host of the podcast, Dr. Jonas Ashbaugh. Jonas is a practicing dentist who completed a startup in Jacksonville, Florida. In this episode, Jonas tells his startup journey from learning everything he could about Startups (while still in the military), demographics, construction setbacks, hiring and training team members and many more important things that he learned throughout the process! We are very excited to have Jonas as our co-host for Season 3. He brings so much knowledge and experience to the podcast! Thanks for listening to this week's episode of the Shared Practices Podcast!

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Dr. Jonas Ashbaugh is a general dentist with passion for life, family and dentistry. Dr. Ashbaugh graduated from the University of Florida with a degree in Microbiology. He then moved his talents and family to Columbus, OH to become a Buckeye and received his DDS in 2012. Following graduation, Dr. Ashbaugh spent four years serving as an officer in the U.S Army and providing dental care to our soldiers traveling home and overseas. In 2016, he finally returned home to Jacksonville, FL. For questions about startups or more information about Dr. Jonas Ashbaugh reach out to him on our Facebook Group!

Welcome to back to the Shared Practices Podcast! This week our guest is James Bachmeier. James is the Co-Founder and COO of Lendeavor, a direct lending company that uses speed, simplicity, and expertise to help buyers with practice and real estate loans. During the episode George and James discuss what things buyers can do to be successful with dental lenders. James also explains how Leadeavor makes the process to be approved for a loan more efficient and seamless. Being with a lender that can quickly and efficiently get you approved means you are much more competitive in buying your dream practice! Thanks for listening to this week's episode of the Shared Practices Podcast!

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James Bachmeier bio: As Chief Operating Officer, James leads business development and operations for Lendeavor. James architected the company's complex lending infrastructure, and in just one year he drove loan originations from zero to over $100,000,000 in annual run rate. Prior to joining Lendeavor, James was an attorney and a touring musician, and he graduated Magna Cum Laude at University of Minnesota Law School. James and his co-founder Dan Titcomb started Lendeavor in 2014 from a one bedroom apartment in San Francisco.

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Welcome to the Shared Practices Podcast! This week Richard and George wrap up Season 2. It has been a very long season about Practice Acquisitions! They discuss some of their biggest takeaways and how their perspectives have changed over the course of the season. They wanted to share the process and experiences with you so that you can be successful in practice ownership. George talks about his future plans for practice ownership and potentially giving updates in future episodes! Stay tuned until the end of the episode for some exciting news for Season 3! Thanks for listening to this week's episode of the Shared Practices Podcast!

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Welcome to the Shared Practices Podcast! This week our guest is Dr. Graham Dersley. Graham is a practicing dentist in Churchton, Maryland. This is a unique episode because George and Graham discuss and analyze a sample practice. They give the listeners an inside look of how buyers should be looking at potential practices. Many dentists will be buying a practice just like this one and Graham talks about the systems to set in place right away to have a jumpstart into successful practice ownership. Be sure to download the episode resource for the Sample Practice on the Shared Practices website - the link is below! Thanks for listening to this week's episode of the Shared Practices Podcast!

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Graham Dersley studied at Columbia University. He also completed a 3-year residency in Prosthodontics at the University of Maryland. Dr. Dersley is the Co-Founder of Practice on Fire. He is a prosthodontist who has experienced the real world trials and tribulations of purchasing, starting up and managing multiple practices. He currently owns and operates two startup practices in Maryland and his clinical focus is on dental implantology. He has experienced practicing in a variety of settings, including high end fee for service and high volume medicaid.

Welcome to back to the Shared Practices Podcast! This week our guest is Dr. Chris Phelps. He is a dentist practicing in Charlotte, North Carolina that owns a practice with $3 million in revenue and has plans to take it to $6 million! In this episode George and Dr. Phelps discuss Robert Cialdini's 6 Principles of Influence and how YOU can be successful by implementing them into your dental office. Dr. Phelps offers a 2-day workshop on these principles, the systems he created around them, and how to ethically tap into them. Dr. Phelps also created his own platforms "Call Tracker ROI" and "Golden Goose Scheduling" to give dentists data about their marketing dollars and new patient phone calls to the dental office. With these services, Dr. Phelps can see if you are having problems, address what are they, and how can you fix them. Thanks for listening to this week's episode of the Shared Practices Podcast!

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Dr. Chris Phelps is a graduate of Nova Southeastern University College of Dental Medicine. He is general dentist practicing in Charlotte NC. Dr. Phelps is also an expert in the Science of Influence and Ethical Persuasion. He has studied under the authority in this field, Dr. Robert Cialdini, and is the only dentist in the world to be named a Cialdini Method Certified Trainer (CMCT). Chris uses Cialdini's Principles to ethically steer patients to more referrals, decreased no shows and higher case acceptance.

For more information about Dr. Chris Phelps, his seminars, or services visit: http://www.drphelpshelps.com/

Welcome to back to the Shared Practices Podcast! This week is the 2nd week with our guest Will Little. If you missed the first part, you should download and listen to Part 1. It was jammed packed with great content and Part 2 is no exception! In this episode, Richard and Will discuss the execution phase of closing. From the legal aspects of starting a business to the tax implications, Will lays out what new practice owners need to know and the pitfalls to avoid. He also shares his experience on implementing systems to ensure a successful transition for the new practice owner. Thanks for listening to this week's episode of the Shared Practices Podcast.

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Dr. Little earned dual degrees in biology and chemistry from Arkansas State University. He then attended dental school at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis.

Welcome to back to the Shared Practices Podcast! This week we have Part 1 in a two-part series with Will Little. Will is the Co-Founder of Southern Dental Group and a listener of the podcast! He along with Hunter Smith started Southern Dental Group in 2015 with 2 practices and are now just about to close on their 10th. In this episode, Richard and Will discuss the chaos that can ensue leading up to the closing date of your newly acquired practice. Will breaks down the timeline for what you should do before, during, and after you find your ideal practice as well as avoiding potential issues during the "pre-practice agreement" phase. Thanks for listening to this week's episode of the Shared Practices Podcast. Stay tuned for Pt. 2 next week!

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Dr. Little earned dual degrees in biology and chemistry from Arkansas State University. He then attended dental school at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis.