G.O.S.T. Stories from LocalMed

This week we sit down with our friend Dr. Daphne Pierce to discuss some of the biggest decisions of a dentist’s career. Why choose general dentistry over orthodontics? How much will your choice of specialty impact your happiness? Here’s what one successful dentist has to say. You won’t want to miss this episode, especially if you’re still a dental student! Listen in for answers to some big questions, plus some insight into how LocalMed helps Pierce Family Dentistry achieve its goals. You won’t want to miss this episode, especially if you’re still a dental student! Listen in for answers to some big questions, plus some insight into how LocalMed helps Pierce Family Dentistry achieve its goals.

We were lucky enough to chat with our friend, Michael Arias, better known as The Dental Marketer. Vanessa and Michael (and G.O.S.T!) discuss ground marketing, how to target local businesses, and how you and your employees can get the most out of just a little budget. If you have a Starbucks, a hotel, an apartment complex, or even a gym near you, you’ll want to listen in to gain valuable insights on how to attract their employees and clients to your practice.

Please give a big welcome to our friend Dr. Rachael Schuette, a former midwesterner who gave up Spotted Cow and cheese curds to live out her childhood dream of living in North Carolina! After working as an associate, picking up different pieces of information along the way, Dr. Schuette formed the vision for her startup practice, Blue Ridge Family Dental. She shares that vision, her current marketing strategy, and what working mom’s love most about her practice in this episode of G.O.S.T STORIES!

This week, we were lucky enough to pick the brain of our friend Dr. Krysta Manning about starting a dental practice! She launched her practice, Solstice Dental and Aesthetics, in Louisville less than a year ago and so far is at a 100% retention rate! Dr. Manning shares what she attributes her practice’s success to (hint: t-e-a-m), her most successful marketing tactic, the Kentucky Derby’s impact on her practice, and the very interesting story of how she heard about LocalMed (not what you would expect!)

Michael Lomotan of Divergent Dental and Dental Success Network fame is a self-proclaimed #Geek and #DentalSpouse. His San Diego-based practice, Dental Design SD, was an early adopter of LocalMed. Michael chats with us from the streets of San Diego in his “mobile office” (his trusty Subaru) about goat togas, his late-night online shopping adventures and how he uses LocalMed to create efficiency in his dental practice.

Our friend, Shaina Holman DDS, PhD, is an award-winning family dentist who just opened her first practice, Holman Family Dental Care, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina! She shares with us how she decided on becoming a dentist, her startup journey and why branding your practice is SO important!

Please join us in welcoming our friend, Andre Shirdan! Andre is an author, inspirational/motivational speaker, certified software trainer, CAD/CAM/CBCT training professional, the founder of The Crew Process and our inaugural G.O.S.T. Stories guest.

What’s even better than a good story around the campfire? G.O.S.T. stories. LocalMed is starting a new series aiming to share stories of some of the remarkable people we’re had the opportunity to meet, partner with and serve within the dental industry.