The Coaching Call: Foundational Leadership Principles & Practical Resources for Dentists & Leaders

Dr. Summer Kassmel

You became a dentist. What nobody told you is that you also signed up to be the CEO, the culture keeper, the HR department, and the person who gets called when everything falls apart at 7am. The Coaching Call is where we fix that. Hosted by Dr. Summer Kassmel, founder of Ladder5 Mentorship & Resources and former owner of large multi-provider dental practices, this show delivers foundational leadership principles and practical resources for dental practice owners and the in-practice leaders who keep everything running. Episodes drop twice a month, built to fit a commute or a lunch break. Every episode ends with one clear tool, framework, or piece of language you can take directly into your practice that week. Because the goal is never just awareness. The goal is action. The goal is leadership that is clear, consistent, and grounded in the rooted version of your best self. If you are a practice owner who is tired of being the bottleneck in your own business, this is for you. If you are an office manager or director of operations carrying more than your job description ever accounted for, this is for you.

Episodes

  1. 2d ago

    Welcome to The Coaching Call: Leadership, Systems & Freedom for Dental Practice Owners

    Dentistry never taught us to lead. In this launch episode, Dr. Summer Kassmel shares her own burnout story and how it led her to build the Ladder 5 Framework, the five pillars behind everything on this show: Clarity: most practice chaos is a clarity problem, not a people problemThe Compound Effect: own your numbers before they own youLeading With Impact: consistency and trust over being likedResilience: building roots that hold through hard seasonsLegacy in Motion: a practice, culture, and body of work built to last This show is for practice owners and the in-practice leaders who run alongside them. New episodes drop twice a month, built for a commute, a lunch break, or a walk between patients. Get the free resources mentioned in this episode: summerkassmel.com/podcast-bonus Join our July 14, 2026 Masterclass with 1 hour of CE and instant replay available if you can't attend live: https://products.summerkassmel.com/masterclassjune23

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You became a dentist. What nobody told you is that you also signed up to be the CEO, the culture keeper, the HR department, and the person who gets called when everything falls apart at 7am. The Coaching Call is where we fix that. Hosted by Dr. Summer Kassmel, founder of Ladder5 Mentorship & Resources and former owner of large multi-provider dental practices, this show delivers foundational leadership principles and practical resources for dental practice owners and the in-practice leaders who keep everything running. Episodes drop twice a month, built to fit a commute or a lunch break. Every episode ends with one clear tool, framework, or piece of language you can take directly into your practice that week. Because the goal is never just awareness. The goal is action. The goal is leadership that is clear, consistent, and grounded in the rooted version of your best self. If you are a practice owner who is tired of being the bottleneck in your own business, this is for you. If you are an office manager or director of operations carrying more than your job description ever accounted for, this is for you.

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