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3 Reasons Why Dentists Face an Uphill Battle to Retirement
Retirement has often been depicted as a three-legged stool, held steady by Social Security, pensions, and personal...
Episode 100
Boring is Sexy
Our 100th episode! Casey and Jarrod celebrate this milestone with a discussion on how boring can be sexy. Listen and learn why practice owners are choosing boring.
Episode 99
Year-End Tax Wrap-Up
Casey and Jarrod are joined by CPA Stevy Levy to discuss a few of the things to keep in mind tax-wise as the year ends.
Episode 98
What's Holding You Back?
Casey and Jarrod discuss ways in which practice owners, and people in general, tend to hold themselves back from achieving more and offer some ideas on how to combat that.
Episode 97
The Spouse's Perspective
Casey is joined by Mollie and Cheri, the wives of two successful dental practice-owning partners. They discuss, from their perspective, how life was before and after partnering with Four Quadrants Advisory.
Episode 96
Financial Fitness
Jarrod hired a fitness coach/nutritionist? Yes. It's true. Casey and Jarrod discuss the parallels between coaches and what Four Quadrants does and how it takes self-drive to make anything happen.
Episode 95
The Inflation Rate and the Supply Chain
Casey and Jarrod discuss the recent surge in the inflation rate and what could have led to this and what it means for the future.
Episode 94
The S-Corp Owners and Employee Benefits
Casey is joined by Steve Levy, CPA, to discuss practice owners that operate as an S-Corp and how employee benefits play into it.
Episode 93
It's Not Just About Money
Casey and Jarrod discuss the journey that many Four Quadrants clients go through in the first few years. More money isn't the only benefit.
Episode 92
Are You in My Network?
Stacy Phillips, CFP® joins Casey and Jarrod to discuss the upsides and downsides of insurance plans. Hear from the experts about how removing certain plans can benefit your practice.
Episode 91
Focusing on Patient Retention Yields Results
Casey and Jarrod discuss the importance of marketing to get new patients, but after that what keeps them coming back? Working on ways to improve patient retention is a more important goal than dumping money into marketing.
Episode 90
HHS Round 4 - What You Need to Know
Steve Levy, CPA, stops by for a quick update on what the 4th Phase of HHS brings. Casey and Jarrod learn a thing or two.
Episode 89
It Takes a Team. Even at the Ryder Cup.
The most elite golfers in the world need a team to support them and so do practice owners. Casey and Jarrod discuss the Ryder Cup and how that applies to the world of the business side of dentistry.
Episode 88
Fantasy Football and Your Practice
It's Football Season and that means time for fantasy football. Is there a way to connect how fantasy football works to how a dental practice operates? Casey, Jarrod, and Special Guest Stacy Phillips CFP® find a way.
Episode 87
Practice Owner Pain Points
Is there a basic list of questions and thoughts every practice owner should consider? Jarrod and Casey discuss several questions that Four Quadrants will ask in an initial call.
Episode 86
Why Dentistry?
Casey and Jarrod discuss why people get into dentistry and how perceptions shift from school all the way through owning a practice.
Episode 85
Practice Pain and Symptoms
Casey and Jarrod discuss common pains and symptoms a dental practice may be experiencing. It's not enough to fix it, you need to understand what's causing the pain.
Episode 84
Accounting Alphabet Soup
Steve Levy, a CPA with Four Quadrants, joins Casey and Jarrod to update our listeners on the current news and status of PPP, HHS, ERC, and EIDL.
Episode 83
What's the Deal with EBITDA?
What is EBITDA? And why are people talking about it? Casey and Jarrod break it down and explain how it's important but not the most important thing to keep track of in your practice.
Episode 82
3 Most Common Stressors for a Practice Owner
Casey and Jarrod are joined by Toby Hampp and John Malone to discuss three of the most common things in a practice that lead to stress for a dentist.
Episode 81
Are You Letting Money Slip Through Your Fingers?
Casey and Jarrod are joined by Toby Hampp, a Four Quadrants Representative, to discuss how dentists are so capable with their hands when it comes to the chair but still let money slip through their fingers.
Episode 80
The State of Things
Casey and Jarrod sit down and discuss the current state of the world of dentistry in how that applies to state meetings, associations, and conventions.
Episode 79
Setting Your Own Salary
Casey and Jarrod welcome Colt Smith, Senior Tax Accountant at Four Quadrants, to discuss what you should consider when trying to set your own salary as a practice-owning dentist.
Episode 78
Breaking the Insurance Cycle
COO Brogan Baxter joins Casey and Jarrod to discuss fee-for-service and breaking the insurance cycle and how that can greatly impact your practice and financial well-being.
Episode 77
Firing a Patient
Have you ever had a patient that you feel yourself dreading when you see them on the schedule? More patients mean more money but sometimes a particular patient isn't worth your time and effort. Casey and Jarrod are joined by Toby Hampp, a National Sales Rep for Four Quadrants, to discuss when and how to fire a patient.
Episode 76
Do's. Don'ts. Practice Transitions.
Buying and selling a dental practice is a lot of work and can be stressful. Casey and Jarrod discuss some of the dos and don'ts of practice transitions.
Episode 75
Practice?! We're Talking About Practice?!
Casey and Jarrod are joined by Certified Financial Planner Stacy Phillips to discuss the hierarchy of needs and how everything starts with the practice, especially practice cash flow and bank accounts.
Episode 74
Why Do People Want to Grow?
Seems like every practice owner wants to grow. But have they really sat down and asked themselves why? Casey and Jarrod dig into the psychology of why people want to grow.
Episode 73
Chicken Sh*t Advice
How many times have you asked for specific advice from your advisory team and received a wimpy, half-hearted answer in return that really didn’t answer your question? These chicken sh*t answers when you need it most can be frustrating and occurs to many dentists.
Episode 72
Preparing for the Next Big Thing
After a rough year, things look to finally be on track but that doesn't mean you should fall back into old habits. Casey and Jarrod discuss preparing for the next big thing.
Episode 71
The Employee Retention Credit
Casey and Jarrod are joined by Stevy Levy, CPA at Four Quadrants, to discuss what exactly is the employee retention credit, its benefits, and how to get it.
Episode 70
3 Common Frustrations of a Practice Owner
Having spoken to thousands of dentists and specialists, we have seen three common frustrations that affect practice owners. Casey and Jarrod break each one down
Episode 69
4 Dumb Things Smart Dentists Do
Even the smartest people still make dumb mistakes. Casey and Jarrod talk about 4 common dumb things that dental practice owners do that are really hurting their income and retirement savings.
Episode 68
How Your Psychological Fears May Be Holding You Back
Casey and Jarrod touch on the psychology of practice owners and how their own fears may be holding them back.
Episode 67
A Little Spring Cleaning Never Hurt
Casey and Jarrod are more than ecstatic to see warmer temps finally starting to show up. In this episode, they discuss the first quarter of 2021 and what they hope to see in the near future.
Episode 66
Time to Start Thinking About Retirement
Casey and Jarrod welcome Stacy Phillips, a Certified Financial Planner and Analyst at Four Quadrants, to discuss all things retirement and that no matter your age you should start thinking ahead.
Episode 65
Tips and Tricks to Lower Overhead
Casey and Jarrod welcome Will Taylor, Financial Planner & Analyst, to discuss some common ways to reduce overhead in a dental practice.
Episode 64
Proactive CPAs VS Reactive CPAs
Steve Levy, a Four Quadrants CPA, joins Casey and Jarrod to discuss the role of a CPA in a practice and how a proactive CPA differs from a reactive CPA.
Episode 63
The Multi-Practice Myth
Founder, CEO, and President of Four Quadrants, Jason Smith, joins Casey and Jarrod, to discuss how some dental practice owners fall into the trap of thinking the only way to become rich and successful is to own multiple practices.
Episode 62
COVID and Your Dental Practice Lease
Casey Hiers welcomes special guest Eric Pook, President of Cirrus Consulting Group, to discuss how COVID has changed the office leasing landscape.
Episode 61
Poor Leadership Is Hurting You and Your Practice
Brogan Baxter, 4Q's COO and Minority Owner, speaks with Casey and Jarrod about what traits make for a good leader and how poor leadership can hurt a dental practice.
Episode 60
Leveraging Your Dental Supply Rep to Benefit Your Practice
Casey and Jarrod invite 4Q's National Sales Representative John Malone to discuss ways to leverage your dental supply rep that can benefit your practice. John has over 10 years of experience as a former sales rep for a dental supplier.
Episode 59
What Does the Big Game Have to Do with the Stock Market
Casey and Jarrod along with Financial Planner and Analyst Will Taylor discuss the 2021 Big NFL Game and how the outcome can cause an effect on the stock market.
Episode 58
Why All the Game Stop Talk?
Casey and Jarrod invite Financial Planner & Analyst Will Taylor to help explain just what happened with the Reddit-fueled buying frenzy of GameStop stocks and what that means for the individual investors, the hedge funds, and the stock market in laymen’s terms.
Episode 57
Life is Stressful, Especially Now
Casey and Jarrod touch upon the stresses and struggles everyone faces, especially at this particular time. And how practice-owning dentists or specialists feel it even more.
Episode 56
Let's Talk Marketing
Casey Hiers, along with Jarrod Bridgeman, discuss do's, don'ts, and tips & tricks in the world of dental practice marketing.
Episode 54
Looking Forward to 2021
Casey Hiers and co-host Jarrod Bridgeman welcome COO, Senior Analyst, and Minority Owner Brogan Baxter to discuss what 2021 may bring to practice owners.
Episode 53
2020 Year-End Wrap-Up
Casey Hiers is joined by new co-host Jarrod Bridgeman to discuss the impact 2020 has had on not only their lives but society as well.
Episode 52
PPP Forgiveness: What You Need to Know
CPA and Attorney, Steve Levy speaks with Casey Hiers about the most current information on PPP forgiveness.
Episode 51
Real Estate: How, When, & If You Should Invest
Casey Hiers sits down with dental-specific Financial Planner and Analyst Stacy Phillips to discuss real estate investments and how, when, & if you should invest.