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In this episode of Dentology Andy and Chris sit down with atrue pioneer at the intersection of dentistry and technology – Aalok Y Shukla,CEO of Implement AI.Aalok looks back at his early years and tells Chris and Andyabout qualifying from King's in 2003, and then how he spent over a decade inclinical practice, including more than seven years running Alkali DentalStudios – where his interest in using digital tools to elevate the patientexperience began to take form.He talks about the launch of Instant Dentist inOctober 2019, a digital dental wellness platform providing remote screeningsand consultations, and his currently role heading up ‘Implement AI' – guidingbusinesses, including dental practices, on how to embrace AI solutions inpractical, meaningful ways. He answers a series of rapid-fire questions about AI and explainsclearly how he believes AI can genuinely improve care, streamline systems, andwhy it might also raise patient expectations. Topics:·        Tell us about your early years, includingqualifying from Kings in 2003 and being a practice owner until 2016.·        Were you always interested in leveraging thedigital side of dentistry to enhance the patient experience?·        Explain more about Instant Dentist – a digitaldental wellness platform which enabled remote screening & consultations. ·        Is it true that AI can think and feel just likea human?·        Will AI eventually replace all human jobs and wewill have mass unemployment?·        Is AI inherently biased and dangerous, no matterhow it is built?·        Can anyone build an AI that could beworld-changing – is it a bit like the wild west?·        Does more data always make an AI system smarter?·        What do we need and what's the start point inassessing where AI can truly add value and not be a trendy bolt-on?·        What are the opportunities for dentists toimprove care?·        Is AI leading to increased patient expectations?

In this episode of Dentology, Andy and Chris chat to MaggieAndi – a holistic dentist, practice principal, mother of three, and founder ofthe global Kids Go Free movement. Maggie chats about her childhood and her early years as adentist after qualifying at just 22. She credits her mentor, Dr NariMansukhani, for igniting her love for the profession and talks about how hisinfluence shaped her career from the very beginning.From her first roles in dentistry to becoming principal ofMill Hill Dental Practice – a surgery with over 110 years of history – Maggie talksabout her journey, including the challenges of balancing motherhood andbusiness ownership in a demanding profession.Digital dentistry has played a major role in Maggie'spractice, recognised in 2024 when she won Best Practice for Digital Innovationand Clinical Excellence. She chats about how digital tools fit alongside herholistic approach, and what more needs to be done to integrate lifestyle,mental health, and oral care into mainstream dentistry.Finally, she explains about her Kids Go Free initiative – apowerful movement she launched in 2020 to tackle the growing crisis inchildren's access to dental care, aiming to enlist 5,000 dentists worldwide toopen their doors to young patients. Topics:-         Tell usabout your childhood - was there a time you can look backon your childhood and say this is why I am the person I am today?-         You qualified as a dentist as just 22 and credit your mentor Dr NariMansukhani - what did Dr Nari say which made dentistry so compelling?-         What was your career pathway from qualifying in 2003 through to owning MillHill Dental Practice?-         When did you start your family as this can be a hugely challenging partof dental careers for women?-         Did you get on board with digital revolution quite early on and how doesthis integrate with your holistic approach to dentistry?-         Is there enough being done around holistic dentistry and what are thebarrier to this being a more mainstream conversation?-         Tell us about your Kids Go Free movement -         How is it going and how dire is the situation for kids to get access todentistry?-         You are clearly very entrepreneurial – where does this come from and whatdrives you to keep innovating?-         What is your secret to finding time to do so much but also be so presentwith your family?

In this episode of Dentology Andy and Chris chat to one ofthe most recognised and multifaceted figures in UK dentistry – Dr Raj Rattan MBE.With a career that spans clinical dentistry, practiceownership, policy advising, writing, international speaking, and his currentrole as Dental Director, Raj truly embodies the idea of a portfolio career. Raj talks about why he chose dentistry, the memory of hisfirst patient, and his entrepreneurial drive that led to running threepractices.He reflects on the evolution of his career – how philosophy,mentoring, and policy have all played a part - and shares what mentoring reallymeans to him, and the importance of being supported early in your career.He also talks about his MBE for services to dentistry, arare and prestigious recognition, and what it was like to step into the Palaceto receive the honour.Topics:-         Tell usabout your background and childhood-         Why dentistry?-         Do youremember your first patient?-         Did youalways see yourself as a practice owner and dental entrepreneur?-         You describe yourself having a ‘portfolio career' – is this stillpossible in dentistry today?-         Who was kind and mentored you at the beginning of your career?-         Talk us through the day you visited the Palace to receive your MBE award-         What is the current mood of the profession? Are you worried about it?-         What was the draw to magic & the Magic Circle for you?-         Who is your favourite magician?-         What are the most important skills for an entrepreneur to have?

This week Andy and Chris chat to Tejal Doshi.Tejal is an associate dentist and a podcaster, and while shemay not be a practice owner, her story resonates with so many in the profession– especially those navigating the early years of their career.In this episode, Tejal chats about the key moments thatshaped her journey, her career in dentistry and the highs and challenges oflife as an associate. She speaks openly about the times she's felt overwhelmed andon the brink of burnout, and how a sabbatical in 2022 helped her to reset.Finally, she tells Chris and Andy about the podcast sheco-hosts with her sister, celebrating their shared heritage and bringingcultural stories to life. Topics:-         Tell usabout your childhood-         How was your time atdental school?-         What was your VT time in Berkshire like?-         When youstarted in dentistry who was kind to you?-         What ledto you taking a short sabbatical in 2022?-         What did you do with this time out?-         What do you think your life would look like without this break?-         Is this a pandemic in dentistry?-         Do you see loneliness in dentistry?-         Where does this loneliness and lack of willingness to be open and supportothers come from?-         Tell us about the podcast you host with your sister

In this episode of Dentology Andy and Chris arejoined by Catherine Rutland, a leading figure in UK dentistry whose career hasspanned clinical care, business leadership, and national policy.As Clinical Director for Simplyhealth and Denplan, and Director of Policy and Research for the Association of Dental Groups, Catherinebrings a wealth of insight into both the strategic and practical sides of theprofession.Catherine chats about her early life, including her timespent living in Kenya, and how those experiences helped shape who she is today.From studying at Leeds to her hospital years in Newcastle,and nearly two decades as a partner in a private practice in Berkshire,Catherine reflects on the lessons learned at each stage.She also talks about her current role and considers how thebusiness of dentistry is evolving. Finally, she shares her thoughts on the shift in partnershipmodels and how her role has changed over time. Topics:·          Tell us about your childhood and early years living in Kenya·          You went to Leeds University – what was this like?·          You were a House Office and then SHO in Newcastle – what did thishospital experience teach you?·          How was your experience as a partner in private practice for 19 years?·          What does your current role encapsulate?·          Is there an overlap between the business and clinical aspects of thebusiness?·          Do you miss treating patients?·          How has SimplyHealth changed over the past 15 years?·          You were also awarded a Fellowship of the College of GeneralDentistry in 2023 – so clearly a lifelong learner?·          What is the mood among the UK dental corporate market at present? ·          If you can take only one learning from across yourvaried dental career - what is it?

This week's guest is someone who has continually pushed the boundaries of what dentistry can be – a clinician, an author, a leader, and an innovator – James Goolnik.James is the recent founder of Optimal Dental Health inMarylebone, past president of the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (BACD), head judge of the Private Dentistry Awards, and author of ‘Brush andKick Sugar'.In this episode, Chris and Andy chat to James about hisearly years and the childhood influences that shaped his path, before moving on to discuss how he found dentistry and whether it was love at first sight or something he grew into over time.James reflects on founding Bow Lane Dental Group tolaunching his latest venture, Optimal Dental Health.He talks about his passion for changing the narrative aroundsugar and shares more on some of the insights that have shaped his book and led to his new practice model – one that integrates dentistry with nutrition, health coaching, myofunctional therapy, and psychotherapy.He also chats about his trailblazing work in cognitivehealth. As the first and only UK dentist trained in the RECODE 2.0 Bredesen protocol for Alzheimer's, James is leading the charge into new territory for the profession.Topics:-         Tell usabout your childhood.-         Why dentistry?-         Did you love it from dental school, or have you grown to love it?-         What was your career path up to the point where you founded Bow LaneDental Group?-         What was the inspiration for writing your book?-         How has the food industry seduced us to love sugar so much?-         What's the safe alternative?-         What was the inspiration for your latest venture, Optimal Dental Health?-         How do the services offered join together to bring about optimal dentalhealth?-         What are some of the high-level connections between the mouth and bodythat will come as a surprise to some?-         Tell us about being the first and currently the only UK dentist to beRECODE 2.0 trained to use the Bredesen protocol to help treat Alzheimer's andreverse cognitive decline. -         What was the thinking behind this extension to your professionqualifications?-         Is there a need to get more dental care professionals to ask more dietand lifestyle questions?

In this episode, Andy and Chris are joined by Steve Davey,practice growth and marketing consultant. Steve has over three decades of marketing expertise and followed afascinating journey that's taken him from the leafy suburbs to the heart ofDevon, and from broader healthcare to a powerful niche within dentistry.Steve chats about the early influences that shaped hiscareer and the marketing truths he's uncovered that most still overlook. With acareer that spans both offline and digital worlds, Steve shares what's changed– and what's stayed the same – in the ever-evolving marketing landscape.He also talks about how he found himself working with dentalpractices, how they can grow by focusing on their existing patient base, andwhy clear aligner marketing might just be the most crowded space of all. Plus, he also reflects on some of the current challenges indentistry… and there's a bit of sports chat too. Topics:-         Tell us about your early years.-         Why did you move to Devon? What was the attraction to leave the leafysuburbs? -         What's the one marketing thing you've figured out that most othersprobably haven't?-         What has changed and what has stayed the same over this period?-         Are the broader healthcare needs the same as dentistry?-         How did you find yourself in the niche of dentistry?-         What's your view on online vs offline marketing? -         From a marketing perspective is clear aligners a niche that isultra-competitive and challenging?-         In which ways do you help dental practices?-         Is there a trend in dentistry to attract new patients, and not givingattention to the 000's they have already registered?-         Can most practices meet their growth goals through organic growth fromtheir existing patient base?-         From a dental viewpoint - what are you worried about at present?-         Which is your sport of choice?

Andy and Chris chat to Dr Adam Nulty in this latest episodeof the Dentology podcast.Adam, a true pioneer in digital dentistry, is a highlyexperienced clinician with a special interest in Restorative & AestheticDentistry, Digital Dentistry and Implantology and has been at the forefront ofadvancing technology in dentistry, shaping the way modern practices operatetoday.In this episode, he chats about his journey - from growingup in a household with a dentist father to becoming a leader in digitaldentistry. He explains what first sparked his passion for digital workflows,the impact of digital transformation on patient care, and how his vision led tothe creation of the International Digital Dental Academy (IDDA), the IDDA Lab,and an R&D centre.Beyond his clinical expertise, Adam is also an innovatorwith patents on several dental products and shares more about hisentrepreneurial mindset, the key skills he believes every business owner shouldmaster, and what truly makes him happiest. Topics:-         Tell us about your childhood and what family life in the Nulty householdlooked like?-         You father was a dentist – were you always destined to follow this path?-         Where was digital dentistry at the time you qualified?-         What was the spark that excited you about the application of digitaldentistry and it's future impact?-         What is the biggest impact the digital transformation of dental practiceshas had to improve patient outcomes?-         Is your personal obsession with digital dentistry the driver to createthe International Digital Dental Academy (IDDA)?-         How does this differ from other (digital) labs?-         You've also create the KISS workflow – what is this?-         What was your journey from qualification through to owning Dentist On THEROCK & Digital Smile Studio?-         Would you do it the same again?-         What is the oneactivity you do that makes you the happiest?-         Which is the criticalskill to master as an entrepreneur?

In this episode of the Dentology podcast, hosts Andy and Chris chat to Bilal Ahmed, a chief accountant with a passion for financial literacy and a knack for breaking down complex money matters.Bilal shares his journey from growing up in a family business to navigating the complexities of accountancy and eventually finding his niche in the dental industry.  He chats about the state of financial literacy in dentistry - why so many professionals struggle with managing personal finances, tax planning, and budgeting, and why these crucial skills aren't taught in schools or even business education. He also shares some of the financial pitfalls he's seen dentists fall into and how a shift in mindset can turn tax from a burden into a tool for growth.With a strong presence on social media, Bilal has also built a reputation for making accountancy engaging and accessible. He explains more about his strategy for educating and demystifying financial topics online and discusses the balance between being data-driven and running a business with human intuition.Topics:-         Tell us about your childhood-         What was it aboutnumbers that inspired you to go deep and study accountancy?-         How did you happen upon the dental niche? -         What is your strategy with social media?-         What is your view on the general levels of financial literacy?-         Why is there such a lack of emphasis on manging your personal finances, how much tax will I pay, how much should I save, how do I budget and so on? In schools, dental schools, even business education.-         You must have seen some horror stories over the years, what pitfalls do dentists fall into?-         Discussing money and numbers tends to be a private matter in the UK, is this part of the issue with people getting into troubles?-         Tell us about the 3 principles your practice is built on?-         Does this purely apply to tax or general business advice?-         What is the crossover between being completely data-driven and the person running the business?-         What are the practical ways for dental professionals to shift from reactive to proactive planning?-         Is there a cultural mindset shift needed to not see tax not as a burden but as a natural part of a well-planned and thriving business?-         What keeps you busy away from work?

In this episode, hosts Chris and Andy chat to Stephen Kettle, a seasoned business professional with over 30 years of experience in the building maintenance industry and now a key figure in the dental fit-out niche. As the founder of Clover Dental Fit Out, Stephen took a bold step in launching his business during 2021, amidst the uncertainties of the Covid-19 pandemic. Stephen talks about his childhood in Cheshire, the early influences in his life that have been pivotal to his career success and his decision to transition into the dental sector. He shares how he came to specialise in dental fitouts, the support he offers to aspiring dentists, key considerations for setting up a successful dental practice and the emerging trend of super clinics in dentistry.   He discusses the challenges and rewards of starting Clover Dental Fit Out during such a turbulent time and shares his insights on navigating the complexities of starting a dental practice. Finally, he talks about his experience with the Flying Start TV programme back in the late 90's which provided him with valuable business mentorship.   Topics: -  Tell us about your childhood. What was your upbringing like? -  How did you come to be in the dental niche? -  Starting Clover Dental Fit Out: Was 2021 a great or tough time to start a new business? -  What are key differences between the dental niche and general businesses? -  What are the current trends in what new practices are looking for? -  When setting up a new practice we know how important the location is – do most clients come to you with a site they've committed to? -  Is there an optimal blueprint for a squat? -  What would you say are the 3 most important things if you right at the beginning of planning your squat? - In other countries (far east, USA etc) there are super-clinics with 20+ surgeries, do you see a time where UK dentistry could go down this path? - Tell us about your experience with the Flying Start TV programme in the late 90's -  Based on your own experience - what are the most important skills for an entrepreneur to have?

We are two days before Halloween but we are not going to talk directly about that! However, one of the things associated with Halloween is fear. We would love you to tell us the time in your life that you were the most scared. We suspect that people who are blind or have low vision might find different events frightening than would people with vision. I know that for me the time in my life that I was most frightened was Well, you'll have to tune in to find out, won't you! We are looking for a particular moment rather than something like cockroaches or moths.

In this week's episode of Dentology, hosts Chris and Andy chat with Dr Neal Mehta, a dentist and the innovative founder of Locumloop, a recruitment app for locum dental nurses. Neal talks about his childhood, family background, influence of his father, who is also a dentist and reflects on how his father's enjoyment of the profession inspired him to follow in his footsteps. Neal discusses the gaps he has observed in dental education today compared to when he was a student and highlights the new skills and knowledge that recent graduates possess which were not part of the curriculum during his time. Neal talks about becoming a partner in two dental practices, and explains more about his decision to enter partnerships rather than starting a solo practice. Finally, Neal discusses the inspiration behind Locumloop which was launched 18 months ago and its role in mitigating the ongoing recruitment issues within the dental nursing sector. Topics: - Tell us about your family background - Your father is a dentist – was he the reason you decided to become a dentist? - Would you recommend dentistry to your kids? - What did you learn at dental school that is missing today? - Are there things new graduates have which you didn't when you qualified? - Becoming a partner in 2 practices - Was this a conscious decision to enter into partnership rather than go it alone? -  Locumloop – what was the spark to launch this app? -  Is there still a recruitment issue on the nursing side of dentistry?

In this week's episode of Dentology, Chris and Andy chat to Julie Dale, dentist and Global Sales Manager at Boutique Whitening. Julie talks about her dental career and how a short spell of work experience prompted her to decide that dentistry was for her. She chats about her time working in the NHS for some 14 years after qualifying, shares some of the highs and lows from this time and talks us through the steps she went through before deciding that there were other career opportunities in dentistry aside from the clinical work. She talks about her short stint at Dental Monitoring and how from there, moved on to work at Boutique Whitening and is now looking after global sales for the company.  She shares her thoughts on whether whitening can be used as a practice/profit builder and talks about future plans for Boutique outside of the UK.   Topics: - Tell us about your early career days - How did work experience help you decide that dentistry was for you? - Where did you qualify from and was your dental school experience good? - Working in the NHS – what were some of the highs and lows? - What steps did you go through to decide on a career away from the clinical work? - Did Covid create the reflection time to consider a new path? - Working at Dental Monitoring - Taking on the role of global sales at Boutique Whitening - Can whitening be used as a practice/profit builder? - Are there any global plans for Boutique outside of the UK?

 Today we are talking about Urban Institute, What they do, and How they use Drupal with guest Josh Miller. We'll also cover Access Unpublished as our module of the week. For show notes visit: www.talkingDrupal.com/453 Topics Tell us how you got started with Drupal What does Urban Institute do What do you do at Urban Institute Number of people on dev team Number of sites How does Urban Institute use Drupal Are you using a custom upstream How many sites on Drupal 7 Are you doing Page builders What kind of front end tools do you use What is the preferred local development tool Why did Urban Institute choose Drupal What is the hardest part of using Drupal at a large non profit What is the most interesting interactive experience you have built for Urban Institute Resources Urban Institute https://www.urban.org/ https://datacatalog.urban.org https://upward-mobility.urban.org/ Josh's new custom home Urban Institute at DrupalCon 2023 DKAN Drupal GovCon Post-recording https://www.palantir.net/blog/open-all-bringing-collaborative-editing-drupal-node https://www.palantir.net/edittogether https://www.drupal.org/project/yjs Guests Josh Miller - joshmiller Hosts Nic Laflin - nLighteneddevelopment.com nicxvan John Picozzi - epam.com johnpicozzi Randy Fay - rfay MOTW Correspondent Martin Anderson-Clutz - mandclu.com mandclu Brief description: Have you ever wanted to get feedback on unpublished content from people who aren't users on your Drupal site? There's a module for that. Module name/project name: Access Unpublished Brief history How old: created in Feb 2011 by aberg, though recent releases are by Christian Fritsch (chr.fritsch) of Thunder Versions available: 8.x-1.5 Maintainership Security coverage Test coverage Number of open issues: 58 open issues, 17 of which are bugs against the current branch Usage stats: 8,638 sites Module features and usage Once installed, this module adds a new element to your unpublished entity forms, for generating links with a special hash value. When generating the link, you can choose how long the hash value can be used for access. Within that form section, you can copy the access URL for any of your generated tokens, and then paste into an email or some kind of direct message. You will need to set a permission for users to access content using the special access URLs, so if you want anyone with the URL to be allowed access, you'll need to assign that permission to the Anonymous user role The access lifetime can be anything from 1 day to unlimited (never expires), and you can set the default value in the settings form. That form also allows you to set the URL parameter that will be used for access, gives you options to modify the HTTP headers on the unpublished page, and has a check box you can use to delete all expired tokens. Expired tokens will be deleted on cron run, and when you delete an entity any related tokens are also removed. This use case of allowing review of unpublished content for people who aren't users in the Drupal site is a request I hear on a regular (if infrequent) basis, so I've personally found this module really useful. Necessary Patch: https://www.drupal.org/project/access_unpublished/issues/3421309 Not to be confused with https://www.drupal.org/project/preview_link Preview link is missing the ability to set length of access.

In this week's episode of Dentology, Chris and Andy chat to Gary Chapman, Director of Mergers & Acquisitions for the UK & Europe at Portman Dentex. Having started his career in dentistry over 40 years ago, Gary talks about his early career years, considers what the sector was like back in the 1980's compared to now and reflects on how dentistry has changed during this time. He talks about the many different roles he's been fortunate enough to work in from starting out as a lab technician and running a dental implant company, through to driving the Acquisition Programme at James Hull Associates, leading the growth of the Portman Group, and his more recent role working alongside CEO Sam Waley-Cohen to drive the mergers and acquisitions division at Portman Dentex that has seen the group acquire over 430+ private and specialist practices to date. Finally, Gary shares his thoughts on dentistry moving forward, considers whether the landscape for dental corporates is changing and lets us into a secret about his skills on the badminton court! To hear more from one of the leading authorities on the Corporate Private Dental Market, have a listen to this episode. Topics: - Tell us about your early years - Being in dentistry for over 40 years - What was dentistry like back in the 1980's? - Tell us about your varied career and the many roles you've worked in - Has dentistry changed during your career? - Your early involvement in implants and running a dental implant company - Involvement in the James Hull Associates buyout - Driving the Acquisitions Programme and growth of the Portman Group - Working alongside CEO Sam Waley-Cohen - Is the landscape for dental corporates changing? - Has the competitive nature in sport helped you be so successful in business?

In this week's episode of Dentology, Chris and Andy chat to Paul Abrahams, Owner of SmileMore Dental Care for over 30 years! Paul talks about his time spent studying dentistry at Guys, his early career days working as an associate and his bold decision to set up a squat dental practice in 1993.  He reflects on the challenges faced at the time and how shares his thoughts and opinions on how he feels the people in dentistry and the technology used have changed over the decades.  He also talks about well-being in the profession and also the business side of dentistry that is now considered a non-negotiable to running a successful practice. He goes on to chat about his decision to sell to Dentex, now part of the Portman Dentex Group, five years ago and explains about his new pattern of working now because of this.  Finally, he goes on to share a few top tips gained from his wealth of experience in dentistry and considers if there are any learnings from team sports to managing a dental team.  Topics: - Tell us about your early career & qualifying from Guys in 1989 - Setting up a squat practice in 1993 -  Owning SmileMore Dental Care for over 30 years -  What were the challenges faced back then? -  What are you thoughts on how the people in dentistry have changed over the decades? -  What about the change in technology? -  Well-being in the profession -  The business side of dentistry – is this a non-negotiable to running a successful practice? - The decision to sell to Dentex - Your new pattern of working -  What's one thing you've figured out that most others probably haven't from your wealth of experience in dentistry? - Any learning from team sports to managing a dental team?

Our guest this week on Dentology is Tom Chaston, co-founder of AllMedPro, experts in dental indemnity insurance. In this episode, Tom chats to Chris and Andy about his early career and how he started his own insurance brokerage alongside Adam, his business partner, at the age of 24.  He explains about the key challenges faced at the time when starting out in business, reflects on what he would do differently today and discusses some of the highs and lows faced to date. He goes on to talk about his current work leading AllMedPro, a well-known name within dentistry, the services offered to the profession, and the decision to take on a VC backer in 2021 and what this has since enabled the company to do.  Finally, Tom explains what the 3 core policies are that dentists should have as a minimum. Topics: - Tell us about your early career - What have you learnt from your involvement in sport that has helped you in business? - Starting your own insurance brokerage at 24 years old - What were the key challenges starting a business?  -  What would you do differently today? - What's the toughest thing you've been through & what impact did it have on your life? - AllMedPro: what services are offered to the profession? - Taking on a VC backer in 2021 & what has this enabled you to do? - Are dentists good at keeping themselves well covered/protected? - Aside from PI, what are the 3 core policies dentists should have as a minimum?

In this week's episode of Dentology, Chris and Andy chat to Michael Alatsaris. Michael is a dentist and founder of Ergoprox, the world's first toothbrush designed for teeth next to dentures and large gaps. In this episode, Michael chats about his early career, what drove him to study dentistry and his time spent as a dental practice owner running a private practice for some 9 years before he decided to sell up. At this point, Michael's career ‘took off' in a completely different direction as he became an airline pilot and from there, he also took time to focus on his passion for product design which resulted in the development of the Ergoprox Toothbrush. Michael talks about Ergoprox, the approach he took to bringing a new product to the market and how the business has grown to date with the toothbrush now generally available in dental practices across the UK.   Topics: -  Tell us about your early career -  What drove you to study dentistry -   Did dental school equip you well for being a dentist? -   Being a practice owner -   Why did you decide to sell your practice? -   Being an airline pilot -   Foscusing on product design -  The launch of Ergoprox -  What is the Ergoprox Toothbrush and what problem does it solve? -  How big is education when designing innovative products like this? - Is the toothbrush now a generally available product in the UK? - Would you change anything about your career to date?

This week Chris and Andy had the pleasure of chatting to Abhi Krishna, CEO of Carestack, the dental Practice Management Software company that has recently entered the UK market. In this episode, Abhi talks about his childhood and growing up in India, his career and entrepreneurial journey and the stepping stones that led him to where he is now operating in the hi-tech and commercial world of the west. He tells us more about Carestack, the problem it fixes in the UK dental sector and background to the strong company culture and vision.  He also talks about the new tech such as AI that Carestack is harnessing to allow dentists to run more efficient dental practices, how clients (aka ‘partners') are helping to develop the business and what he believes the future holds for Carestack.   Topics: - Tell us about your childhood in India - Your career journey & the stepping stones that led you to where you are today - Carestack – what problem does it fix? - The vision and culture of the business - How is Carestack harnessing new tech to allow dentists to run more efficient dental practices? - How do your clients (partners) help develop Carestack? - What is imperfectly perfect? - Why are you impatient? - What one day in your life would you like to re-live? - What does the future hold for Carestack? - What does success look like for you? - One learning from your entrepreneurial journey

This week's guest is Simon Thackeray, Principal and Clinical Director of Thackeray Dental Care in Mansfield and Secretary of the British Association of Private Dentistry (BAPD). In this episode Simon chats about his childhood, the reasons why he decided to pursue a career in dentistry and talks about life as a practice owner having been running his own practice for some 27 years now. Simon talks about why he decided to go fully private back in 2005, reflects on how since then, his practice has expanded and shares some of the learnings from his entrepreneurial journey. He reflects on some of the key moments in his career where he's seized opportunities, including his involvement in setting up the BAPD a few years ago. Finally, he shares his thoughts on the future of dentistry, what things he would like to see change and how he feels social media could play a key role to advance the profession. Topics:  -        Tell us about your childhood and school years -         Was dentistry always a calling for you from a young age? -         Life as a practice owner -         Your decision to go fully private back in 2005 -         Your learnings from your entrepreneurial journey -         Any key moments where you took opportunities? -         Your involvement in setting up the BAPD -         What are your thoughts for the future of dentistry? -         What one thing would you like to see change? -         How do you see social media advancing the profession?

This week Andy and Chris welcome Lucie Simic to the Dentology Podcast. Lucie is a well-known dental business consultant, trainer and speaker and has worked in the dental industry for nearly a decade, helping practices increase their turnover and deliver exceptional customer experience with five-star service. In this episode she chats about her early career days working in journalism before moving over to work as a practice manager before moving on to undertake consultancy work with practices around the UK supporting them on their own journey.  Lucie shares her thoughts on how the role of a practice manager has changed over the years, how she feels the mood in dentistry is at present and considers the key things she believes practices need to focus on in 2024 to thrive. Topics: - Tell us about your childhood and your early career days as a broadcast and newspaper journalist -  What did these industries teach you that's proved to valuable transferable skills? - Your first role in dentistry as a Practice Manager -  How has this role since changed? -  How do you gauge the mood in dentistry at present? -  What is the key thing practices need to focus on in 2024 to thrive?

Our guest on the podcast this week is Dr Bobby Bhandal, founder of Avenue Dental Practice in Leamington Spa. Bobby obtained his bachelor's in dental surgery from the University of Birmingham in 2013 and is passionate about postgraduate education and training.  After university, he worked as an associate for approximately eight years, during which time he developed a specialist interest in implants and completed two years of dental implant training at the Campbell Academy. In this episode he talks about those early career years and what drove him to move on from being an associate to designing his own squat practice. He tells Chris and Andy about some of the highs and lows of his first year as a practice owner and explains about the course he now runs supporting others looking to follow a similar path.   Topics:  - Tell us about your time at Birmingham Dental School and your graduation in 2013 - Working as an associate and your specialist implant training - Why did you move on? - What led you to design your own squat? - Almost one year on….how is it going? - What are the non-clinical traits others would need to do something similar? - Explain more about how you now help others follow a similar path - What are the hard truths about owning a practice that associates might not understand?

This week we welcome Dr Christina Radics to the Dentology Podcast.   Christina is a Transformational Coach for dentists and dental professionals and a former practice owner.   Having started her dental journey in the early 2000's, Christina talks to Chris and Andy about qualifying as a dentist in Sweden and her time at dental school before she decided to make the move to Spain to run her own practice.  She talks openly about her experience as a practice owner, the impact ownership had on her own wellbeing and how this led to two periods of burnout, all of which prompted her to change her life and sell her practice.  She shares some great tips on how others in similar situations can prevent burnout and shares her experience and insights on when it's the right time to sell a dental practice. Topics: - Tell us more about your early dental career - Did you get lots of hands-on experience at dental school? - What was your motivation to live in Spain? - How did practice ownership impact your own wellbeing? - What was the build up to your periods of burnout? - What prompted you change your life and sell your practice? - Any tips for others on how to prevent burnout? - Any insights for others on when to sell a practice?

Andy and Chris are joined this week by Dr Suganthan Mahalingam, a general dentist based in the London and Hertfordshire area. In this episode, Suganthan talks about his work offering both NHS and private services to patients and his passion for writing. He reflects on his childhood and how he decided on a career in dentistry despite always being more interested in words than numbers and science at school.  And he goes on to talk about his passion for writing, shares his views on how the recent explosion of AI will influence copywriting going forward and explains more about the writing he loves to do that ranges from marketing messages to poetry and song lyrics! Topics: - Tell us about your childhood - How did you decide on a career in dentistry? - Explain more about your day to day work in a mixed practice in Hertfordshire - What sort of writing interests you? - The explosion of AI as a copywriting tool - What sort of writing do you do? - Within dentistry, is copywriting given the attention it deserves?

Andy and Chris are joined on the podcast this week by Dr Tilly Houston, general and cosmetic dentist and networker extraordinaire! In this episode, Tilly talks about her family upbringing, her decision to become a dentist and her experience at dental school having only graduated from Bristol University in 2020. She chats her involvement with the BACD and how thanks to this and the power of networking, she is now busy working across three different dental practices. Finally, she goes on to talk about how she remains focused on adding to her still stack with courses and CPD and discusses the importance of communication when building a dental career. Topics: - Tell us about your family upbringing and decision to become a dentist - Your experience at dental school - Your involvement with the BACD - Current roles working across 3 practices - Building a strong network  - Courses and CPD - The importance of communication when building a dental career

Will Mercer is Co-founder & CEO of Umaya Village, the first remote work village for work from homers. Topics: - Tell us what inspired you to start Umaya Village... - Why Belize? - What's your target market of tenants? - How is this different from villages in Medellin, Costa Rica, Chiang Mai? Website: www.UMayaVillage.com

Episode page with video, transcript, and more My guest for Episode #236 of the My Favorite Mistake podcast is Sofie Roux, the visionary Gen Z Founder & CEO of BloomBox Design Labs, which is transforming education through innovation.  Sofie's journey began long before her studies at Stanford University, where she studies civil engineering and architecture. It all started with "Sparkly and Smart," an art enterprise that remarkably raised $300,000 to support girls' education. Today, through her revolutionary BloomBoxes ingeniously crafted from repurposed shipping containers, she's reshaping education in Malawi by crafting vibrant STEAM learning environments.  Unravel the revolution of the BloomBox, an educational space breaking barriers by merging innovative technology with architecture, designed to host an array of teaching resources for optimum learning. From its humble beginnings, built and shipped from North America, to transitioning operations to South Africa for economic and environmental sustainability, Bloombox has become a beacon of hope. This initiative has not only curtailed costs but has boosted local economies, creating new job opportunities, and reinforced its mission to bring quality education worldwide. What's Sofie's favorite mistake related to this project? How did she react? And what did she learn in the process?  Questions and Topics: Tell us about the functionality of the BloomBox? Starting with the why What was your spark for this passion for helping girls in Africa? Tell us more about the tech of the BloomBox and how it's used? Was the retractable solar panels part of v 1.0? Design spec or lesson learned? With the Bloombox – there are apparent iterations and learning — is that continuous improvement or learning from mistakes, or both? Tell us how you raised the money? “Sparkly and Smart” — website and Etsy The website shows the overall design and installation process. Talk to me about how the end-to-end process design matters, not just the hardware design… Tell us about Design Thinking and how that influences your work and the BloomBox? At Stanford what are the opportunities to learn about Design Thinking and entrepreneurship, formal or informal? Social benefit corporation vs. not-for-profit? Bloombox Design Labs: Revolutionizing Education Through Innovative Solutions Sofie Roux, a Gen Z visionary and CEO of BloomBox Design Labs, seeks to transform the educational landscape with innovation at the helm. Her journey, which commenced even before her tenure at Stanford University studying civil engineering and architecture, is evidently embellished with radical innovations and projects. One such project entails the creation of Bloomboxes from repurposed shipping containers. These blocks have become instrumental in reshaping education in Malawi. Positioned within the learning environment, Bloomboxes are transforming the way students learn and interact with educational materials. After months of sweat, effort, collaboration, $80,000 on technology and meticulous planning, Sofie and her team encountered a debilitating setback when shipping their first BloomBox. But every dark cloud has a silver lining. This setback unlocked a pivotal lesson for Sofie – accounting for important aspects that one might overlook during the planning process, and rallying the community for support during the implementation phase. Building an Innovative Learning Environment with the BloomBox At its core, the BloomBox strives to provide access to quality education for every child, especially girls, worldwide. Crafted from upcycled shipping containers and fitted with a retractable solar roof system, the Bloombox is more than just a classroom – it represents a merging of innovation and education. Designed to host about twenty laptop computers connected to an off-grid server, the BloomBox is equipped with premier technology, lights, fans, projectors, mobile furniture, and a teacher's desk. It also boasts an extensive library of educational resources, transforming it into a full-fledged maker space. Strategic Innovations and Iterations: Fostering Local Economies Since its inception, the BloomBox project has seen considerable growth and progression. Initially, the boxes were built and shipped from North America. However, the need to cut costs shifted this operation to the South African development community, including Malawi. This strategic move not only curtailed expenditures, but also boosted local economies, employing locals whilst galvanizing the project. The transition further aided in building a team in Africa that assists in the ongoing BloomBox installations. Sofie relies heavily on her team's expertise and knowledge – from essential observations to rigorous technicalities – to keep improving the BloomBox design and making it more effective, useful, and sustainable. Sofie's vision proves that architecture is more than designing spaces; it's about creating environments that positively impact people's lives while fostering technology, innovation, and community empowerment. Her journey continues as she plans to scale the project, potentially connecting to Starlink for satellite internet access and reaching more schools, thus proving that the BloomBox design will never be truly done but constantly evolve with each implementation. Embracing Social Enterprise: A Creative Approach to Address Global Educational Problems Sofie Roux, through her BloomBox project, highlights that businesses can champion an aim beyond monetary gain. Her venture is not merely about designing a product to secure returns; instead, it's built around a social cause – to provide quality education access using creative methodologies. She acknowledges her education at Stanford University, a transformative time spent partaking in the Technology Ventures program and working in maker spaces. These experiences undoubtedly embellished her innovative approach to identifying and solving societal issues. Delineating the BloomBox: A Sustainable Social Benefit Corporation As the founder and CEO of a blooming social benefit corporation, Sofie has had to invade some uncharted territories. Often, sustainable development projects need to conjure creative funding methods to continue on their journey, given that government funding might not always be possible. Sofie's BloomBox, for example, is left with the goal of reaching 67 more schools, and this objective requires secure financing. One creative method Sofie proposes is the commercial sale of BloomBox revolutionary roof design, separating it from its educational purpose and marketing it to any sector requiring off-grid power supply. The plan also involves running BloomBox as an enterprise, balancing between an arm that installs BloomBoxes for free at educational institutions and another that seeks commercial gain to sustain the project. Creating Microeconomies Using the BloomBox Design Sofie's vision doesn't stop at providing access to quality education. She has a novel idea of creating a microeconomy around each BloomBox. Connecting with Starlink to access satellite internet is a significant part of this plan. The idea is simple: while providing free internet access to the students attending the school where the BloomBox is installed, the neighboring community members can get online access for a small monthly fee. As the surrounding community continues to pay these modest fees over time, they would eventually cover the cost of the BloomBox, creating a sustainable, mutually beneficial system. The prospect of limitless possibilities that can arise from someone having a connection to the internet is exciting, and Sofie wants to facilitate those possibilities through the BloomBox initiative. Nurturing Courage and Trust in a Social Enterprise Social enterprises, such as BloomBox, often have to navigate a landscape filled with uncertainties. It takes courage to call out potential issues that might arise, requiring team members to speak up despite fears of offending or erring. It involves trusting others once you've done all within your capacity. Sofie shares her experience of trusting others when lifting a BloomBox with a rusty chain did not go as planned. Despite the mishap, she chooses to focus on the positive takeaways and lessons learned from the incident, offering valuable insights for entrepreneurs at every stage of their entrepreneurial journey. Encouraging Support for Entrepreneurs and Continued Growth As Sofie's story unfolds, it becomes clear that supporting other entrepreneurs is vital in inspiring novel solutions and innovations. Entities like the Stanford Technology Ventures program, and other community supporters, by providing access to resources and encouraging innovative action, actively contribute to the success of ventures like BloomBox. Sofie's journey, along with her fellow entrepreneurs, is still in progress, with new lessons learned, challenges negotiated, and opportunities created every day. The continuous growth and evolution of BloomBox and similar ventures promise an inspirational future for aspiring entrepreneurs. Discover more about her journey and BloomBox Design Labs here.

This week Andy and Chris are joined by Christian Henrici, founder of Opti Health Consultancy, the largest dental consultancy in Germany. In episode, Christian gives us an insight into his career, how he found himself working with the dental profession and his decision to set up the Opti Health Consultancy some 20 years ago.  He outlines some of the key services the company offers to the German dental profession, reflects on how that offering has evolved over the years to match the market and talks about the Opti summer school programme that offers supports to the next generation of dental practice owners in the country. Finally, he goes on to explain how the German market compares to the UK market and shares some interesting stats with Chris and Andy!    Topics: -  Tell us about your background and career journey to date -  How come you found yourself working with the dental profession? -  Your decision to set up Opti 20 years ago. -  Can you tell us the range of services you offer to the German dental profession? -  Was there the existing demand for your services back then or did you create the market? -  Market comparison: Germany v UK -  Explain more about the OPTI Summer School programme designed to support the next generation of dental practice owners

Do you know a student who has a formal assessment coming up? Welcome to Episode 68 of Dyslexia Devoted and today we're talking about the importance of talking to kids about an upcoming formal assessment. Show notes: parnelloeducation.com/episode68 This Episode's Topics: Tell the student it's happening and why Explain why it's not like a school test Explain how it will help longterm Resources Mentioned in this Episode: Get the Dyslexia Devoted Newsletter Book a Parent and Educator Coaching Session Connect with Lisa Parnello: Follow on Instagram @ParnelloEducation Facebook.com/ParnelloEducation Dyslexia Devoted Facebook Group Follow on Spotify --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dyslexiadevoted/message

This week we welcome Dr Martina Hodgson, multi-award-winning dentist, practice owner (The Dental Architect and The Dental Studio) and Invisalign Speaker.   She is also the co-founder of Inspiring Women in Dentistry. In this episode Andy and Chris chat to Martina about her life story, background and what prompted her to follow a career in dentistry.  She talks about her journey from being an associate to buying her first practice and how she has since gone on to open her amazing private practice, The Dental Architect, in Leeds in 2022. She shares advice and top tips for those who are just starting out on a similar ownership journey, talks about her work in orthodontics for the past 12 years and shares more on her dedication and passion to lift up and promote women in dentistry. Martina also shares further information on her upcoming event, ‘The Aligner Launchpad' that is taking place on 20th October – more information can be found here for those looking to book: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-aligner-launchpad-tickets-674667948997?aff=oddtdtcreator   Topics: -  Tell us about your childhood/background -  Your journey from associate to practice owner -  Working in Orthodontics -  How has this area of dentistry evolved? -  Opening the Dental Architect in 2022 - Advice for those thinking of setting up a practice - Women in Dentistry

Mark Topley, founder of Purpose Driven Business and UK dental industry leading authority on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) strategy, joins us this week on the podcast. In this episode Mark chats about his early days working as a teacher and how the skills he learnt in teaching have provided invaluable today. He talks about his change of career and how this saw him enter the dental sector, albeit in an interesting way, and his work today helping people to become great leaders and build purpose driven businesses with strong Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) strategies. He reflects on what this looks like in a dental practice and considers, in his experience, how dentistry compares to the other sectors. Finally, Mark lets us into a secret about his talents within the music world! Topics: - Tell us about your early days working as a teacher - What skills did teaching gift you that have proved to be valuable transferrable skills? - Explain your career move into dentistry - Tell us about your role today helping people become great leaders & build purpose driven businesses - Explain what is meant by a business with strong ESG and CSR strategy? - What does this look like in a dental practice? - How does dentistry compare to other sectors? - Are we in a time where a modern-day business has to create success that positively impacts their stakeholders, the environment, and their wider community?

This week we welcome Suzy Rowlands to the podcast.  Suzy is the Executive Administrator for the BACD (aka the engine that powers the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry). In this episode Chris and Andy chat to Suzy about her childhood and why she chose dentistry as a career.  She talks about her time working at the FDI World Dental Federation back in 1995, how she came to live in France for 18 months because of this job and her experience setting up a wine importing company! Finally, Suzy talks about the BACD - from how she joined back in 2005 when a ‘cosmetic' focussed association was a pretty new concept, leading on the back-office operations through to how it has evolved and grown into the community it is today.    Topics: - Tell us about your childhood - Did dentistry choose you or did you choose it? - Working at the FDI World Dental Federation - Life in France for 18 months - Running a wine importing company - The BACD: early years - Growth of the BACD and the community today

Topics: Tell the Truth….or Don't Keep your promise….or bluff? To Pass the Buck….or not. What do you want to call it? You don't have to go home, but you can't stay here

Today we are talking about The Drupal Association with Tim Doyle. For show notes visit: www.talkingDrupal.com/408 Topics Tell us about yourself Tim Why Drupal What perspective do you bring Strategic plan Leadership Measurements Drupal the project vs Drupal the community Where will the DA be in 5 years Will Drupal be around in 20 years Favorite aspect of the strategic plan Resources Director of Philanthropy Burnout Pitch-burgh Alex Moreno New Core Product Manager Lauri Eskola (lauriii) Tenure of ED/CEOs since formation of DA Jacob Redding March 2010 - February 2013 ~3 years Holly Ross February 2013 - May 2016 3 years 3 months Megan Sanicki May 2016 - September 2018 1½ years (interim) Tim Lehnen September 2018 - June 2019 9 months Heather Rocker June 2019 - March 2022 2 years 9 months (interim) Angie Sabin March 2022 - October 2022 8 months Tim Doyle October 2022 - Present (July 2023) 9 months As of February 2026 Tim will be longest-tenured Guests Tim Doyle - @TimDoyleMPA Hosts Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan John Picozzi - www.epam.com @johnpicozzi Tim Plunkett - @timplunkett MOTW Correspondent Martin Anderson-Clutz - @mandclu ActivityPub Brief description: Implements the ActivityPub protocol on your site, so readers can follow and respond to content on Fediverse sites like Mastodon, and in the future maybe Threads? Brief history How old: created in Feb 2019 Versions available: 1.0.0-alpha17, works with Drupal 9.4 and 10, release in Mar 2023 Actively maintained Minimally maintained Number of open issues: 43 open issues, only 2 bugs but 1 of those fixed in the past week Usage stats: 11 sites using it according to drupal.org Maintainer(s): Created and maintained by swentel, who also created a module for publishing Drupal content to the Nostr network Module features and usage Effectively allows your site to act as a Fediverse server: Mastodon, Pleroma, Picelfed, etc. Users who enable ActivityPub for their account have created @user@domain in the Fediverse At that point the Drupal UI provides some common features of a social client: notifications about subscribers, and so on Provides plugins to define user actions. Default plugins are ‘Accept', ‘Follow', ‘Delete', ‘Undo' and ‘Inbox reply', but a site could add or enable others Based on the documentation it sounds like if you update an entity (e.g. change the title) you can trigger an Update activity, which is in stark contrast to a certain bird platform There's quite a bit more in the module's README file if anyone wants to better understand its capabilities

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: EA EDA: What do Forum Topics tell us about changes in EA?, published by JWS on July 15, 2023 on The Effective Altruism Forum. tl;dr2: Data on EA Forum posts and topics doesn't show clear 'waves' of EA tl;dr: I used the Forum API to collect data on the trends of EA Forum topics over time. While this analysis is by no means definitive, it doesn't support the simple narrative that there was a golden age of EA that has abandoned for a much worse one. There has been a rise in AI Safety posts, but that has also been fairly recent (within the last ~2 years) 1. Introduction I really liked Ben West's recent post about 'Third Wave Effective Altruism', especially for its historical reflection on what First and Second Wave EA looked like. This characterisation of EA's history seemed to strike a chord with many Forum users, and has been reflected in recent critical coverage of EA that claims the movement has abandoned its well-intentioned roots (e.g. donations for bed nets) and decided to focus fully on bizarre risks to save a distant, hypothetical future. I've always been a bit sceptical with how common this sort of framing seems to be, especially since the best evidence we have from funding for the overall EA picture shows that most funding is still going to Global Health areas. As something of a (data) scientist myself, I thought I'd turn to one of the primary sources of information for what EAs think to shed some more light on this problem - the Forum itself! This post is a write-up of the initial data collection and analysis that followed. It's not meant to be the definitive word on either how EA, or use of the EA Forum, has changed over time. Instead, I hope it will challenge some assumptions and intuitions, prompt some interesting discussion, and hopefully leads to future posts in a similar direction either from myself or others. 2. Methodology (Feel free to skip this section if you're not interested in all the caveats) You may not be aware, the Forum has an API! While I couldn't find clear documentation on how to use it or a fully defined schema, people have used it in the past for interesting projects and some have very kindly shared their results & methods. I found these following three especially useful (the first two have linked GitHubs with their code): The Tree of Tags by Filip Sondej Effective Altruism Data from Hamish This LessWrong tutorial from Issa Rice With these examples to help me, I created my own code to get every post made on the EA Forum to date (without those who have deleted their post). There are various caveats to make about the data representation and data quality. These include: I extracted the data on July 7th - so any totals (e.g. number of posts, post score etc) or other details are only correct as of that date. I could only extract the postedAt date - which isn't always when the post in question was actually posted. A case in point, I'm pretty sure this post wasn't actually posted in 1972. However, it's the best data I could find, so hopefully for the vast majority of posts the display date is the posted date. In looking for a starting point for the data, there was a discontinuity between August to September 2014, but the data was a lot more continuous after then. I analyse the data in terms of monthly totals, so I threw out the one-week of data I had for July. The final dataset is therefore 106 months from September 2014 to June 2023 (inclusive). There are around ~950 distinct tags/topics in my data, which are far too many to plot concisely and share useful information. I've decided to take the top 50 topics in terms of times used, which collectively account for 56% of all Forum tags and 92% of posts in the above time period. I only extracted the first listed Author of a post - however, only 1 graph shared below relies on a user-level aggregat...

Episode page with video, transcript, and more My guest for Episode #216 of the My Favorite Mistake podcast is Cathy Fyock, The Biz Book Strategist.  She leads her own consulting/coaching/speaking practice and has been a member of the National Speakers Association for more than 20 years.  Cathy has been a Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) since 1993. Since starting her coaching business in 2014, she's helped more nearly 200 professionals become published authors — including me! She coached me through the writing and publication of my 2018 book, Measures of Success, and she has been coaching me on the book I'm currently finishing up, The Mistakes That Make Us. The Kindle version is available tomorrow! Cathy has written books including On Your Mark: From First Word to First Draft in Six Weeks, Blog2Book: Repurposing Content to Discover the Book You've Already Written, The Speaker Author: Sell More Books and Book More Speeches, and the WSJ, USA Today, and Amazon best-seller, Authority. Her upcoming book, which I've endorsed, is Writer Crisis Hotline. In this episode, Cathy shares her favorite mistake story about leaving a business she had started to take a job where she could be “part of a team.” Was it a mistake to take a job with that particular team or to take a regular job anywhere? Did it become easier to move on from jobs over time? What led Cathy to start her latest business based on what she had learned, including what she learned about herself? We discuss that, along with common mistakes that book authors make when writing and/or publishing their books. We also discuss the choice between traditional publishers, “self” publishing, and “hybrid publishers.” Questions and Topics: Tell us about starting your current business… Writing – following a passion? Understanding the business model around your book? A book is like a startup? The learning that happens while writing a book Ethical situation when it comes to ghostwriting (by a human) or new AI tools? Common book writing mistakes? Mistakes related to the publishing phase? Mistake titles? Mistake covers? The connection between writing and speaking Book pricing – finding the sweet spot?“Self publishing” vs. traditional publishing? How to choose? Hybrid publishing? – hire a general contractor Please follow, rate, and review via Apple Podcasts, Podchaser, or your favorite app — that helps others find this content, and you'll be sure to get future episodes as they are released weekly. You can also financially support the show through Spotify. You can now sign up to get new episodes via email, to make sure you don't miss an episode. This podcast is part of the Lean Communicators network. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/favorite-mistake/support

Today we are talking about The Drop Times with Anoop John. For show notes visit: www.talkingDrupal.com/384 Topics Tell us about the Drop Times Tell us a bit about yourself Getting involved with Drupal People behind Drop Times Mission of the Drop Times Content source Current audience Attribution issues How has the beginning been Funding Roadmap Non-profit Contribution of content How can we help Resources DrupalCon Global 2020: Mind-blowing content planning in native Drupal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAqb7cJgovY https://bit.ly/drupal-community-vision John's Winning Meme Five for the Future The Drop Times Contribute Form The Drop Times Handles https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-drop-times https://twitter.com/thedroptimes Non-Code Contribution: Using your passion and skills to power open source. Guests Anoop John - zyxware.com @anoopjohn Hosts Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan John Picozzi - www.epam.com @johnpicozzi Katherine Druckman - katherinedruckman.com @katherined MOTW Correspondent Martin Anderson-Clutz - @mandclu Content Planner Helps you to create, plan and manage content. It offers a dashboard, a content calendar and a todo list.

Andy and Chris chat to Loven Ganeswaran in this week's episode of Dentology. Loven is the principal dentist/partner at Sunninghill Dental Practice and CEO of Chairsyde, a patient communication and consent platform for dentists. In this episode Loven talks about his early days in dentistry, what drew him towards working in the sector and his transition from associate to partner at Sunninghill Dental Practice where he has worked since 2010. He also chats about Chairsyde, the patient communication and consent platform for dentists that he founded in 2017 and how this platform helps dentists take patients on a visual journey explaining conditions, treatment options and risks both in chair and virtually. Enjoy. Topics: - Tell us about yourself - What drew you to dentistry? - Did you know early on you wanted to become a dental-preneur? - Early days in dentistry and transition to partner - More about Chairsyde, the interactive patient communication platform

Companies use bug bounties and penetration testing to proactively look for vulnerabilities in their systems. These programs should be part of any security conscious organization. However, even with these systems in place, it can be difficult to stay ahead of the hackers and potential attacks. Additionally, the tools available for running penetration tests can be complex to run and often require using a combination of tools. Former pentester and bug bounty hunter Nenan Zaric joins the show to talk about the types of vulnerabilities that companies should be looking for and about how to automate security workflows through the Trickest platform, a company he founded. Nenad's advice from years of cybersecurity work is to be proactive and always attack yourself so that you can find the problems before the attacker does. Topics: Tell me about your history as a former penetration tester and bug bounty hacker. First, what is pentesting and bug bounty hacking How did you get into this field and learn the skills necessary to hack into systems? What are some of the common mistakes companies make when it comes to security that allows a hacker to penetrate their security? How should companies think about protecting themselves and their customer data to prevent such attacks? What is Trickest? Is the idea of automating security workflows something new? How is this traditionally done and how does Trickest improve on the traditional model? What are the common use cases that people are using Trickest for? What sort of common attacks does Trickest help prevent? Who's your typical user? Is it a white collar hacker, like a pentester, or is it security professionals within an organization wanting to have an automated system for testing their security? Walk me through how to set up an automated security workflow. What's the output of a workflow? How do the ready-made workflows work? What are some examples? Where do these security workflows fit with the overall development process for a company? Is this an on-going thing that should be continually run and tested for weaknesses? A large amount of attacks have a human element, social engineering and such, how does Trickest help prevent such attacks? What are your thoughts on the future of security? Are we getting better at protecting and locking down systems? What's next for Trickest? Anything in the future roadmap that you can share? Resources: Trickest  

In this week's episode of Dentology, Andy and Chris chat to Nicola Gore, principal at Totteridge Dental Studio. With so many roles to juggle, from being a mum of two, long-standing VT/FD Trainer, owner of two dental practices, publisher of a dental book, and founder of the British Iran Dental Association (BIDA), Nicola shares her story and achievements with Chris and Andy in this latest podcast episode. She tells Chris and Andy about her background growing up in the UK and Iran and explains what drove her to pursue a career in dentistry. She also shares some great advice for younger people thinking about dentistry as a profession and explains what her teaching role entails. Finally, having recently written and published a book “Dentistry in a Nutshell”, a practical guide to clinical dentistry, Nicola tells Chris and Andy about her book, her work as founder of the BIDA and what's next on the horizon for her! Topics: - Tell us about your background & childhood - Pathway to the UK - Any advice to younger people thinking about a career in dentistry? - Your role as a Foundation Dentist Trainer - Who are your mentors? - Your book “Dentistry in a Nutshell” - The British Iran Dental Association - Working alongside your husband - How do you juggle your time?

In this episode, Dr Sandep Kumar talks to Sundeep Patel, Practice Owner and MiSmile Network member! Topics: Tell us about your background. Back to the beginning, your childhood and how you got into dentistry? When did you first hear about Invisalign? When did you realise the potential Invisalign could bring? Tell me about the mentoring and training you deliver to other dentists using non-invasive techniques? Tell me about your team - they're pretty amazing. How do you get them on board, how do you motivate and get them to lead the business? You've got more than 300 5 star Google reviews - how do you do it? I know getting reviews is one of the hardest challenges for dentists What drives you? What's your split of time between clinical dentistry / mentoring / business Who inspires you as a business leader? What's next for you – what's the 10 year plan?

In this episode, Dr Sandep Kumar talks to David Galler, Best GP Invisalign Dentist in North America. Topics: Tell us about your background. Back to the beginning, your childhood and how you got into dentistry? When did you realise the potential Invisalign could bring? Tell me about the Gallerites What's the Galler Spacing Technique? What drives you? Do you find the ‘business of dentistry' more fulfilling than being a clinical dentist? Who inspires you as a business leader? What's next for you – what's the 10 year plan?

Our guest this week on Dentology is Ricky Adams. Having graduated from Kings College in 2008, Ricky followed in the steps of his father (also a dentist) and became a practice owner early on in his career with a focus on cosmetic dentistry. Having now sold his dental practice, Ricky tells us more about his reasons for selling and shares his story on how the practice sales process was for him – something we're sure many of our listeners will be keen to hear more on as they will no doubt be in the same boat at some point in their careers. Enjoy! Topics: · Tell us about your upbringing · Did your father (a dentist) influence your career choice? · The timeline from qualifying to becoming a practice owner · What was your motivation to be a practice owner? · What was the driver to sell? · The sales process from your perspective · Mind, body and soul is important to you – has this always been the case? · What's next?

The importance of #ShopLocal I meet a women who along with her brothers and sisters, are continuing to run the family retail business that was started by their Grandmother. Tracy Phillips and her family own Phillips Shoes and Phillips Menswear in the West of Ireland. Having been in business for nearly 100 years, this family is at the very heart of the local community. Tracy describes the true meaning of customer service, that has been nurtured over the generations. Having grown both the physical and online parts of the business, Tracy imparts some excellent, honest advice so that you can do the same.Topics:Tell us about you and your businessGenerations of retailingThe community and shopping localPutting the service into customer serviceFacts, figures and expertisePlans for the next few months

I grab a cuppa with a retailer and maker who runs a coffee and gift shop on one of Ireland's most famous tourist trails. Caitríona and Kevin Considine founded Moher Cottage at St. Brigid's Well beside the world-famous Cliffs of Moher. The destination store sells unique, local and Irish made crafts and gifts including award-winning coffee and artisan fudge (that is made in-house). Caitríona didn't have any retail experience, but that didn't stop her from starting the business after noticing a gap in the market. She describes how understanding the customers' needs while having a strong belief in herself propelled her on this amazing journey. Topics:Tell us about you and your businessPlanning the coffee shop and storeBecoming a retailer and makerCurating the range and making fudgePlans for the next few months

From founder of a luxury experiential store to Managing Director of an online platform with 180 million registered users worldwide. Sarah Curran-Usher is a multi-channel retail expert and her no nonsense approach is so refreshing. She discusses combining data driven consumer experience with human skills to ensure you build trust and loyalty with shoppers. There are so many takeaways from this episode that you'll want to grab a notebook and pen! Topics:Tell us about you and your retail backgroundThe start of E-Commerce and digital retailTrue Fit and the data driven experienceThe negative emotional connectionExciting plans for the next few months

I grab a cuppa with a couple who have created one of Ireland's most successful interiors and lifestyle stores. Vanessa O'Brien and Kieran Malone from Vobe Interiors have an exceptionally strong physical and online retail presence. They discuss the challenges of running a store with an ever-changing collection, a social media following of a quarter of a million people and a website that sells stock 24 hours a day. At the heart of it all is the trust factor; they won't sell to you for the sake of making a quick buck. This conversation is an honest look inside one of Ireland's best retail examples. Topics:Tell us about you and your backgroundsRunning a successful physical and online store during a pandemicThe demanding nature of eCommerceSales vs Service, having the trust factorThe challenges of building a loyal social media followingPlans for the next few months

Come hang out with Backyard Pitmaster and creator of Outdoors with Geoff on YouTube, Geoffrey Boyd as we talk about all things live fire! Topics Tell us a little about yourself since you are a first time guest. How we linked up. When was the first time you grilled something? What was and on what type of grill? Geoff really got into BBQ in 2011 after relocating for work. Tell us about that transition from VA to GA What did you miss about VA? Your first grill or smoker. How did you master the snake method? How did you hone your skills using an offset smoker? When did you realize you were good at it Have you ever entered in any competitions? If no, would you want to enter Memphis in May or some other competition? When did you start recording your cooks? 2020? Masterbuild Gravity series Your recording setup Being a content creator on Youtube Pros, Cons and learnings along Promoting your content on social media Likes and dislikes That types of videos are coming next? Reviews Masterbuild Gravity series smoker Char-griller Gravity Series 980 Pros- Cons 980 vs Masterbuild Gravity series Char-griller Akorn My experience with my old one and Geoff's impressions Char-Griller Flat Iron Premium Griddle impression How do you feel about gas and pellet grills? General Questions Favorite type of charcoal and wood Royal Oak, B&B lump or briquettes Clean smoke vs Dirty smoke Different ways to light your grill/smoker Your favorite flavor profiles The most difficult thing to cook. Your go to protein -tri tip? Supply chain challenges with wings. Price increase of most cuts of meat Where do you purchase your proteins? Techniques St. Louis Ribs or Baby backs Hot & fast vs low and slow. Type of wood? Remove membrane? Favorite rubs Sauce or no sauce? Wings - techniques Flats or drummies Dry or wet? Pulled pork - technique Type of wood Brisket - technique Type of wood Burnt ends? Steaks - technique Pork steaks? - technique Pizza on the grill Tailgating - Favorite teams. Do you tailgate? Find Geoff on Youtube: https://youtube.com/c/OutdoorsWithGeoff --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blacksmokebarbecue/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blacksmokebarbecue/support

This week's special guest is the Democratic Candidate for the North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction, Dr. Jen Mangrum. She spent fourteen years teaching elementary in Onslow and Guilford Counties, then continued on to receive her PhD in Curriculum and Instruction from UNC-Greensboro. In 2004, Jen started the Elementary Education program at NC State University. Jen is now a professor at UNCG, preparing future teachers in the School of Education. We hope this conversation gives you new insight to her campaign and what she stands for. We certainly learned a great deal in a short period of time. Topics: - Tell us about your current role and how that prepares you for Superintendent of Public Instruction, as well as the primary responsibilities of the position. - Public school funding in NC has been an issue for many years. What part would you play in working on the budget and how do you foresee education changing in NC as the budget changes? - Teachers are underpaid. How do you propose a fix to this ongoing problem? Do you think if teachers were paid more, education would improve? - Technology related to Covid. What can be improved? What is the long term plan for getting back into the schools? Helpful Links: Campaign Website Instagram Facebook Twitter --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/voteonpurpose/message

This week's special guest is the Republican Candidate for the North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction, Mrs. Catherine Truitt. She has worked in many aspects of public education over the years ranging from K-12 to being appointed by Governor McCrory to serve as his Senior Advisor on Education to the University level with WGU NC (Western Governors University North Carolina). Catherine's focus is on ensuring that all NC students have the opportunity to receive a quality education and that students graduate high school and college with the skills they need to succeed in today's world. We hope this conversation gives you new insight to her campaign and what she stands for. We certainly learned a great deal in a short period of time. Topics: - Tell us about your current role and how that prepares you for Superintendent of Public Instruction, as well as the primary responsibilities of the position. - Public school funding in NC has been an issue for many years. What part would you play in working on the budget and how do you foresee education changing in NC as the budget changes? - Teachers are underpaid. How do you propose a fix to this ongoing problem? Do you think if teachers were paid more, education would improve? - Technology related to Covid. What can be improved? What is the long term plan for getting back into the schools? Helpful Links: Campaign Website Instagram Facebook WGU (Western Governors University) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/voteonpurpose/message

*We do not own the rights to the music* NBA: Conference Semi-Finals Discussion? Raptors vs Celts Lakers vs Rockets Bucks vs Heat Clippers vs Nuggets Thoughts on Steve Nash getting the BK Nets job Why do you think so many qualified black coaches are being passed over? Topics: Tell us about how COVID-19 affecting Education in the New Orleans Community Police Reform in Jefferson Parish (Jefferson Parish Sheriff's office) Keiben Robinson Tell us about tTurf Wars & Collateral Damage (Community Violence) in NOLA and Mother2Mother involvement Surviving the Blacklist (A. Wyatt Solutions Group) Tell us about the “Freedia got a gun” documentary BIO: Dr. Ashonta Wyatt is a mother, educator, consultant, community activist and a proud native of the city of New Orleans. Dr. Wyatt is a product of traditional public schools, graduating from William J. Fischer Elementary in the Fischer Housing Development and Edna Karr Magnet High School in Algiers. Dr. Wyatt earned her undergraduate Degree from the University of New Orleans and went on earn both a Masters and Doctorate Degree from Xavier University of Louisiana. Dr. Wyatt is certified teacher and principal who formerly served as an adjunct professor at Southern University of New Orleans. Currently, Dr. Wyatt works as a Chief Consultant with A.Wyatt Solutions Group, consulting on issues ranging from education to police reform. Dr. Wyatt is also the Founder and Executive Director of the non-profit organization Mother2Mother. Mother2Mother stands against gun violence and murder in the city of New Orleans. Dr. Wyatt has advocated on behalf of faculty, staff and students by speaking before the Orleans Parish School Board, the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Louisiana Senate Education Committee. You can find Dr. Wyatt in “Freedia Got A Gun” an American Film Institute newly released documentary on gun violence, starring Big Freedia, produced by World of Wonder and directed by Emmy Award Winner, Chris McKim. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/arguingbrothers/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/arguingbrothers/support

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