Next Level Executive

Perrin DesPortes

For dentists ready to grow from practice owner to business leader. You built a successful dental practice. You show up, you produce, and by every visible measure you have made it. But somewhere between your second hire and your hundredth patient, a new question started forming: what am I actually building toward? Maybe you are wondering whether to bring on an associate, add a second location, or finally have the partnership conversation you have been putting off. Maybe the practice runs well, but only because you are in it every single day, and that realization is starting to feel less like success and more like a ceiling. You did not go to dental school to become a business owner. But here you are, at the top of your own org chart, with no one above you to ask whether you are doing this right. Next Level Executive is a weekly podcast for dentists and dental practice owners who are ready to grow from clinician to CEO. Each episode goes deep on the leadership, ownership, and growth strategy decisions that no one teaches you in dental school: how to build a team that performs without you in the room, how to evaluate and structure associate partnerships, how to add locations without doubling your stress load, and how to lead a multi-location dental practice with the confidence of someone who has done it before. No fluff. No motivation. Just the specific, practical business education that dentist entrepreneurs actually need to build a dental practice that works without them, grow into a group practice they are proud of, and lead with the clarity and confidence the next chapter demands. If you have been searching for answers on dental business strategy, practice growth, or what it actually takes to lead and scale a dental practice, you are in the right place. Over 100 episodes available now. Push play.

  1. 3d ago

    This is the Moment You’ve Been Waiting for

    One major difference that separates a great Clinician from a successful CEO is the ability to understand changing market dynamics while living through them.  Timing can, in fact, be the make-or-break factor in your success. In last week’s episode, I said that the “Gold Rush” of those selling their practices ended in 2019 and that we were now a new era of “Fool’s Gold.”  If this is the era of Fool’s Gold for PE-backed DSOs, then it’s the new era of The Currency of Trust for each of you.  You don’t need to be in a hurry.  All you need to be…is “right.”  Let’s go! … CHAPTERS: 1:00     Bill Gross’s number one reason why startups succeed 3:20     Your moment in time 5:30     Fool’s Gold being replaced by a Currency of Trust 8:45     Two changing mindsets for the better 10:50  Understanding time-frame versus time-ing 11:45  Call to Action & Future Commitment … Other Episodes You’ll Love:  S1 E56 Preparing for Growth & Sizing Up Risk S2 E22 Leadership in an Emerging Group Practice: Dr. Nate Tilman & Dr. Dan Hostrander   … Got Questions? Send them to me here: Perrin@TheNextLevelExecutive.com Love this show? Leave a review or share it with your friends! Want more advice on running a better business? See what I’m writing and what I’m reading. ... Want to know The Top 20 Mistakes People Make in Building a Group Practice?  Download the Guide HERE. … Follow me for more insights: LinkedIn | YouTube | Facebook | TheNextLevelExecutive.com © 2025–2026 by Perrin DesPortes. All Rights Reserved.

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  2. Jun 4

    Taking Your Biggest Career Risk - I'll Go First

    S3 E2: Your Biggest Career Risk – I'll Go FirstEveryone likes to talk about transitioning from Clinician to CEO, but nobody talks about what you actually have to do to make that a reality – let alone be effective in the new role.To become an effective executive of the group or practice you lead means getting comfortable as an agent for change. And the first change that has to happen is in reinventing yourself. It's one of the biggest career risks you'll ever take.If you're wondering what that looks like, feels like, and sounds like, then I'll show you as I do the same for my podcast. Push play and let's dive in. … CHAPTERS:1:30 Evolving from a clinician who does the craft to a CEO who leads the business2:50 Seeing things the way they are, not the way you want them to be5:30 What I would say to your team if I were you8:35 Where I've been; where you are; and where we're going together16:55 When the rate of change on the outside exceeds the rate of change on the inside, the end is near … Other Episodes You'll Love:Professional Inflection Points & Key Decisions to Make (part 1)Personal Inflection Points & Key Decisions to Make (part 2) … Got Questions? Send them to me here: Perrin@TheNextLevelExecutive.comLove this show? Leave a review or share it with your friends!Want more advice on running a better business? See what I'm writing and what I'm reading. ... Want to know The Top 20 Mistakes People Make in Building a Group Practice? Download the Guide HERE. ... Follow me for more insights: LinkedIn | YouTube | Facebook | TheNextLevelExecutive.com© 2025–2026 by Perrin DesPortes. All Rights Reserved.

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For dentists ready to grow from practice owner to business leader. You built a successful dental practice. You show up, you produce, and by every visible measure you have made it. But somewhere between your second hire and your hundredth patient, a new question started forming: what am I actually building toward? Maybe you are wondering whether to bring on an associate, add a second location, or finally have the partnership conversation you have been putting off. Maybe the practice runs well, but only because you are in it every single day, and that realization is starting to feel less like success and more like a ceiling. You did not go to dental school to become a business owner. But here you are, at the top of your own org chart, with no one above you to ask whether you are doing this right. Next Level Executive is a weekly podcast for dentists and dental practice owners who are ready to grow from clinician to CEO. Each episode goes deep on the leadership, ownership, and growth strategy decisions that no one teaches you in dental school: how to build a team that performs without you in the room, how to evaluate and structure associate partnerships, how to add locations without doubling your stress load, and how to lead a multi-location dental practice with the confidence of someone who has done it before. No fluff. No motivation. Just the specific, practical business education that dentist entrepreneurs actually need to build a dental practice that works without them, grow into a group practice they are proud of, and lead with the clarity and confidence the next chapter demands. If you have been searching for answers on dental business strategy, practice growth, or what it actually takes to lead and scale a dental practice, you are in the right place. Over 100 episodes available now. Push play.

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