What happens when the dream you’ve been chasing for years no longer fits?

After building a career across hundreds of dental practices, Mimi Godin landed the job she’d worked toward for years — only to realize six months later it wasn’t what she expected. In this honest conversation, she opens up about what it felt like to walk away from her “dream job,” navigate guilt and uncertainty, and follow curiosity into a completely new chapter of leadership.

Today, as Senior Director of Dental Hygiene & Practice Development at Canada’s largest DSO, DentalCorp,  Mimi leads with a mindset that bridges clinical care and business outcomes — proving that success doesn’t mean climbing higher; it means staying aligned with what matters most.

Whether you work in dentistry or not, this episode is for the high achiever with evolving dreams — the one wondering what’s next when the plan suddenly changes.

 In This Episode

• The surprising reality of being the first hygienist in a practice — and what it taught her about leadership
• How curiosity (not planning) became Mimi’s greatest career strategy
• The emotional truth of realizing your “dream job” isn’t the right fit
• Navigating the tension between patient care and business outcomes
• Redefining success as progress, not perfection

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