Stop Waiting for the “Right Time” to Own a Practice | Brian Hanks | FF
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Show Notes
Sometimes the push you need does not feel like courage at first.
In this Fail Forward episode, Brian Hanks shares the honest story behind starting Dental Buyer Advocates and the fear that kept him from entrepreneurship for nearly eighteen years. After walking into a meeting expecting to ask for a raise and leaving without a job, Brian was forced to confront the delay, self-doubt, and avoidance that had held him back. His story is a candid reminder for dentists who want ownership but feel stuck waiting for the “right time.”
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
- Why fear of ownership often lasts until action breaks the cycle.
- How waiting too long can become its own kind of failure.
- Why discomfort in an associate role can be a powerful signal.
- What Brian’s firing taught him about readiness, honesty, and risk.
- How personal failure shaped his passion for helping dentists buy practices.
- Why you may be more prepared for ownership than you think.
Listen now if you have been waiting for a sign to take practice ownership seriously.
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