Hurricane Helene did a massive amount of damage to our state, and many weren’t prepared for it. Perrin walks through his own thought process about a c…
Many of you enter the world of entrepreneurism by becoming a healthcare services provider first, but do you ever slow down to think about the greatest…
Dr. Jason Tanoory has been a longtime client and friend of Polaris, and now he’s launched his own podcast. Jason runs a highly successful group practi…
If you ever want to hear an entrepreneur be brutally honest about the highest of highs and the lowest of lows, tune in to today's show as Adin Bradley…
All of us absolutely love to talk about the goals we have and the businesses we're building, but how often do we think about what we're actually becom…
We always talk about different methodologies for Partnerships as it relates to buy-ins versus earn-ins, but there's A LOT that needs o be discussed be…
Join us as we delve into the success story and remarkable growth of iSmile Orthodontics. We are joined by Founder Dr. Steve Giannoutsos and his COO, G…
We're all working very hard to build great businesses that create great revenue and even greater cash flow, but have you ever slowed down to really th…
It is mission critical to establish the role of Chief Clinical Officer early on in an emerging group for reasons surrounding clinical philosophy, clin…
It is mission critical to establish the role of Chief Clinical Officer early on in an emerging group for reasons surrounding clinical philosophy, clin…
We're starting to notice 3 positive trends that bode very well for the balance of 2024 and into 2025, and they'll impact you regardless of whether you…
One of our longest tenured employees, Kyle Webster, joins me on the show today to dive deeper into M&A markets as well as the details of due diligence…
The current state of borrowing can be arduous if you're trying to access capital, so maintaining a healthy relationship with your current bank is miss…
Many of you recruit based on need and far too many "hope and pray" that you can hold onto your best Associates, but have you really ever stopped to th…
Our Executive Consultant, Adin Bradley, joins me on the show today to dig into the common areas of focus where we see our clients struggle and where y…
When this episode lands, many of you will be going through your own process of evaluating 2023 and planning 2024, so I figured I'd share my personal j…
As we all turn into a new year and give a ton of thought to where our businesses stand at the end of this year, "business growth" will be at the top o…
Dr. Michael Carpenter of The Dental Excellence Group in NW OH joins me and Adin Bradley, our Executive Consultant, on the podcast to talk about his me…
As we roll into this uniquely American Holiday weekend of Thanksgiving, let's all take a minute to pause, take inventory of our blessings and give tha…
There are obviously a TON of challenges in building a successful business, but these are the top 4 we see people get wrong most often - and any of the…
Gary Bird is the Founder & CEO of SMC National and the host of several podcasts, including Dental Marketing Theory. He joins Perrin today to talk Chat…
Jonathan Eskow, Owner of Eskow Law Group, joins Perrin on the show today to discuss his lecture, "Building your Legal Structure for Scale," and what y…
Jeff Darby from Darby Dental and Jeanina Pizzano from CareStack join us on the podcast today to discuss how they provide the solutions you need to max…
Marketing is driven by emotion, and that's great because you must invoke emotion to get people to respond. Join Gary as he takes you through his lectu…
Tired of playing defense when associates bring up the partnership conversation? It's time to reclaim control and play offense. Join today's episode fo…
On this week's podcast episode, I talked with Chelsea Myers, Founder and CEO of Dental Life Coach about entrepreneurial loneliness and feelings of dis…
If you want to learn the right way to build a business, Dr. Jason Tanoory of Finger Lakes Dental Care is going to share a TON of his experience on the…
Ownership in your business could be your most valuable currency, but far too many of you are operating with a “historical mindset” as it relates to wh…
For all of you wondering just how innovative you can be a in a healthcare services business, you’re going to LOVE this interview with Dr. Daniel Klaue…
We get a TON of questions around associate equity solutions, but there are probably 10 that we hear most often. I bring back Mark Flock again to get h…
OK, so I might’ve created a tiny bit of confusion when I announced the Catalyst Project, so I’m going to take 5 minutes to try to clarify answers to t…
We get a TON of questions around associate equity solutions, but there are probably 10 that we hear most often. I bring back Mark Flock to get his ins…
You heard us talk about creating unique businesses with competitive advantages as well as how much we love the De Novo model, so let’s hear from an en…
One of our Charlotte colleagues, Dr. Duc Tang, Founder of Promenade Center for Dentistry, joins me on the show today to talk through his growth journe…
We’re starting to see and hear about too much turnover of associates in growing groups these days. If you’re building a group practice and have no pat…
Last fall, we built an delivered our 1st Annual “Scaling from Clinician to CEO” Summit with Dr. Mark Costes and his team at the Dental Success Institu…
If you’re building a group practice, your lease is probably your second largest expense…and it’s a fixed cost. That being said, too many people make t…
I bring Diwakar back onto the show to make sense of current events. Together we dig into everything from current market conditions & interest rates to…
I get questions all of the time about “Have I missed the boat?” or “Is it worth it to build a group?” So, I figured I’d talk through this Entrepreneur…
For those wanting to build an enterprise that is truly scalable, you need to have a procurement solution and cloud-based software solution in place. D…
One of the questions I ALWAYS get from people who are interested in associate equity structures is: “How do I keep control of the business I’ve built?…
Well, a LOT has certainly happened in the world of banking over the last few working days, so what does it mean for you and me and our world of dentis…
When we say, “Equity on balance sheet,” do you wonder what that actually means? Or why it is important? Diwakar joins me on the show again today to ta…
If you’re going to truly scale your business, you must gain efficiencies to increase profitability…and there’s arguably no better way to do it than th…
We’re all battling rising borrowing rates and rising wage rates these days, so how does an emerging group maintain it overall level of profitability a…
Holy moly, 2023 has started off with a bang! Diwakar joins me on the show today to discuss everything from current market conditions for 5-YR Treasury…
We pick up right where we left off and discuss aspects around Operations for Integration, thinking through Buy-Side scenarios and building a multi-fac…
I know you’re all going to be doing some end-of-year evaluation and some planning for the new year, so here are two tactics around mindsets to help yo…
We’ve been on the road a lot these last 6 weeks and there has been one MAJOR theme that has come up from the audiences lately…bank funding for growth.…
As you can imagine, there is no “perfect solution” when it comes to Pathways to Partnership…but here’s a list of questions and considerations to ponde…
Rachel Wall, Founder of Inspired Hygiene, sits down with Perrin and Dr. Mark Costes ahead of the “Scaling from Clinician to CEO” summit to take on tha…
Rachel Wall, Founder of Inspired Hygiene, sits down with Perrin and Dr. Mark Costes ahead of the “Scaling from Clinician to CEO” summit to take on tha…
We’ve known Dr. Ernie McDowell of All Smiles Orthodontics for several years now and have had the pleasure of working with him in a consulting relation…
Surprise! New Episodes are now arriving every Tuesday. In this special episode, Dr. Mark Costes reunites with Perrin to discuss our upcoming Scaling f…
Diwakar and I go through the internal and external aspects of potentially changing lenders along with some context around personal living expenses and…
If you don’t have a defined path for allowing your Associates to become Partners, you’re just spinning your wheels. Here are the most important things…
I was fortunate enough to attend the Dental Success Institute’s Mastermind session here in Charlotte his past weekend and was blown away by their memb…
There aren’t many PE firms whose name carries more weight than Blue Sea Capital as I’m sure you all know of them from their super-successful Deca Dent…
Join Perrin for his exclusive appearance on "The Dentalpreneur Podcast" with Dr. Mark Costes. In this episode, Perrin details the history of dental en…
In our continuing effort to part the clouds of our crystal ball, here is another industry veteran to share his insights into the landscape of dental M…
We all know that the valuation a buyer places on your business comprises many different factors, but one of the primary ones is how they assess your i…
Brian Colao of the Dykema Law Group and Steve Mizrach of the accounting firm Dorfman, Mizrach & Thaler join me on the show today to talk through the y…
Dr. Vivek Solanki joins me on the show today to tell his amazing story from traveling Periodontist to Partner Buy-In to Practice sale – all in 16 mont…
In today’s episode, Diwakar and I clarify a few misconceptions around the topics of Free Cash Flow vs EBITDA vs Distributions, and we share some funda…
Sometimes it’s tough to know where to even start, but if you’re going to build a group practice, here are THE key steps to take in your planning phase…
2021 has already been an unbelievable year for us at Polaris, so heading into this uniquely American holiday weekend of Thanksgiving, we wanted to say…
2021 has already been an unbelievable year for us at Polaris, so heading into this uniquely American holiday weekend of Thanksgiving, we wanted to say…
Last week we covered the failures we most often see in group practices, so let’s be more optimistic this week and talk about creating financial succes…
We got a TON of questions around the subject of strategy, but “strategy” can be a wide-ranging topic. I help you think through strategy from several d…
The "Affiliations Model" continues to generate a LOT of interest and inquiries, so I decided to bring back the little man behind with the big micropho…
The "Affiliations Model" has generated a TON of interest and inquiries, so I decided to bring Ryan Metzler of the Stock Legal firm on the show to dive…
Your practice management system should be one of THE cornerstones of your organic growth strategy, but all too often it's treated as just another marg…
You bought or built your first location outright, then you added a second location with a 50-50 partner...and then you both went in on a third locatio…
We had a TON of feedback on our prior podcast (Episode #6) about the potential changes coming in the Biden tax package, so we decided to take a slight…
Having trouble attracting and retaining associates? This episode picks up where the last one left off. My partner, Diwakar Sinha, joins me on the show…