{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"S06 E03: The Secrets to Finding a Passion in Dentistry - How to start a brand new dental clinic and prosper from day one","description":"In this month\u2019s podcast we interview Chris Ball - Co-Founder of a super-successful private squat in Preston, Lancashire - Dentistry by Cure Clinics. &amp;nbsp; For anyone considering future practice ownership, anyone who has purchased or opened a clinic in the last few years - and for anybody who may have \u201clost their mojo\u201d - this conversation is a must. &amp;nbsp; Chris shares with us his personal life story and also a detailed account of the planning and execution of the squat opening in May 2022. &amp;nbsp; By the way - the business has been a huge success story with record sales, full surgeries and they have had to close down the recruitment page on their website BECAUSE THEY WERE GETTING TOO MANY JOB APPLICANTS. &amp;nbsp; You\u2019ll learn that Chris is a local lad to Preston, grew up in a family that instilled his work ethic, discovered dentistry as a trauma patient and managed to get into dental school on his third attempt. &amp;nbsp; We will discover why the phrase \u201cluck is the meeting place of opportunity and preparation\u201d is to relevant to the circumstances in which the concept was born - a conversation with his Pharmacist brother at Christmas 2021, that led to the plans for and creation of the clinic. &amp;nbsp; In this podcast you will also hear: &amp;nbsp;   The communication rules for a successful family business; How the clinic manages to stay open for business 7 days a week; The story of the pre-registration campaign that had thousands of potential new patients asking for information before the doors opened; The marketing campaign that had a film crew arriving to create a news-piece for The lancashire Evening Post; The chance encounter in a Cornwall restaurant that resulted in the appointment of their Patient-Experience Coordinator; How best to avoid burn out; What next for Cure Clinics?  &amp;nbsp;  Chris Ball will inspire you and remind you that with a combination of careful preparation, collaboration, core values and future-thinking, anything is possible. ","author_name":"Two Reds are Better than One","author_url":"http:\/\/tworeds.libsyn.com\/podcast","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/26425329\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/96000d\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/26425329"}