Vickie Burgess has in interesting story arch that landed her in the banking industry. Her journey is not that of financial schooling and institutions that would naturally lead to banking. Rather she came from the wold of Social Work where she spent eight years working with high-risk youth offenders in Toronto. Now this start may…
I really enjoyed catching up with Dr. Mark Tholen as we discussed a range of topics surrounding the continuing evolution of the dental operator and dental office. I have known Mark for years as I was fortunate to attend his design seminars when he was partnered with Pelton & Crain and now A-DEC. These…
If you can’t beat-em, join-em. Born into the Dental Industry, and married into it Vic Nikolaj is not surprised to find himself helping doctors and dental offices improve their marketing execution. It was fun to talk today with Vic on a virility of topics surrounding Marketing and the Dental Industry. We discussed the old…
Today’s episode was a fun one for me. Two guests Chrissy Ford and Lousia Zylstra of Advanced Hygiene Consulting. This is a fun conversation where we cover a verity of topics. Who are they and how did they find themselves on this path. What has Advanced Hygiene Consulting gown to become. What common issues do…
Ted Gray of SciCan spends much of his time visiting offices observing their Infection Control protocols and education the doctor and team on ways to improve their systems. He has seen the best of offices and he has seen the worst of offices. I wanted to talk to Ted today to discuss the common mistakes…
Chris Stachniak has over 20 years of experience in the dental industry starting on the Supply / Distribution side before moving to CBRE and specializing in Retail Leasing and Sales. I wanted to talk with Chris today to discuss the current Commercial Real estate environment we find our selves in 12-13 months into COVID. There…
Kirsten Skocdopole is a Certified Dentrix Trainer and I wanted to talk to her today on her experiences and what she sees visiting dental offices. It can easily be assumed that what she sees is occurring in all dental offices regardless of Office Management Software – most dental offices are not using their OMS to…
The clock is ticking. Dental offices need to have their OH&S manuals and documentation completed by November 1, 2021. The concern is that many offices do not understand what is required and the amount of work that will go into creating these documents. Today Samantha and I discuss what is required and how Stream Dental…
Kevin who owns Wagging Tails Studios, a video production company in Edmonton was invited to take part of the NHL Playoff Bubble, World Juniors Bubble and the Briar Curling Bubble in Calgary. I wanted to talk to Kevin about his experience living in those bubbles. A very unique experience and one that will likely not…
I met Mike Clark in 2019 in Kelowna at an unofficial Dental Summit. It was a meeting organized by a number of Henry Schein reps from Western Canada and gave us a chance to swap stories and notes on how we were working in the dental industry. Mike and Workforce was one of the shining…