Crown Council Mentor of the Month

Daniel H. Pink "The Secret to Perfect Timing"

Daniel H. Pink is the author of six provocative books -- including his newest, WHEN: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing. WHEN is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Washington Post, and Publishers Weekly bestseller. Pink's other books include the long-running New York Times bestseller A WHOLE NEW MIND and the #1 New York Times bestsellers DRIVE and TO SELL IS HUMAN.

Dr. Kate Gross "What I've Learned As A Dentist"

Copy the genious of Crown Council mentor - Dr. Kate Gross! 
The dental group she has built with her husband, Dr. Guy Gross, is a source of pride and achievement. “There’s nowhere else I’d rather work than side-by-side with my husband, my father (2002-2013 when he retired), and my brother (2013 to present). “It is truly a family practice - one that was built on my family working together - and one that takes care of families at every stage of life experience. I like the variety, the fast pace, and the patients that I see grow and change throughout the years. The best part of my job is the deeply caring, highly skilled, and truly awesome professionals that I work side-by-side with. Aside from my family, these are the people that I spend the most time with, and I greatly value them and enjoy their company!”
Dr. Gross earned her Bachelor of the Arts in Human Biology from the University of Kansas in 1998, and her Doctorate of Dental Surgery from University of Missouri-Kansas City in 2002. She has continued to learn more about dentistry and patient care through continuing education in orthodontics and oral sedation. In fact, Dr. Kate has logged over 300 hours in orthodontic continuing education alone, gaining her Achievement status in the credentialing process through the American Orthodontic Society.
 

Steven J. Anderson "Secrets of My Early Success"

Tips from Crown Council Young Dentists of the Year
Remember what it was like starting out in practice right after dental school?  Some get off to a better start than others. 
 In this unique Crown Council Mentor of the Month Program, we have compiled the ideas and advice of our six Young Dentist of the Year nominees from 2012 and five of our previous Young Dentist of the Year Award Winners.  They share the critical things that have made the biggest difference for them in every area of practice: 
Clinical
Management
Marketing
Professional and
Personal
 Listen as their thoughts will remind you of things that you know are important as well as introduce you to some things you may never have considered.  It is a perspective from which any dentist can benefit.

Laura Heck "Developing Emotional Intelligence"

Laura Heck is a licensed marriage and family therapist with a private practice in Salt Lake City. She received her M.A. in Clinical Psychology and is a Certified Gottman Therapist (one of less than 300 in the world). Her work includes couples therapy, online counseling, workshops, speaking engagements, teaching for The Gottman Institute and co-founder of forBetter. Laura’s passion to teach has lead her to co-found forBetter, an instruction based web platform allowing couples to access powerful research based tips and tools for creating intimate relationships that are forBetter.
Laura served in a leadership role at The Gottman Institute (TGI) as the Director of Professional Development until 2015 when she relocated to Salt Lake City. Together with Gottman Institute Clinical Director, Dr. David Penner, Laura co-developed The Gottman Seven Principles Program and is also the author of the Seven Principles Companion Workbook, a tool for couples to use in conjunction with The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work book by Dr. John Gottman. She continues as Master Trainer for the program which has trained thousands of people to offer the Seven Principles Program in their communities, across six continents.
Laura is a charismatic and energetic speaker who’s love of life shines through her quirky and quick-witted presentations. Her transparency and authenticity is evident through her use of storytelling and examples of her own struggles in relationship with others. Laura is able to connect with audiences large and small, speaking to intimate groups and up to audiences of over 900. Laura has been with her beloved and patient husband for nearly ten years and they have a two year old son together.
 

Karen Phillips (UltraDent) "Passion in People"

Karen's story of working at UltraDent: When I started in dentistry as a dental assistant many years ago, I was actually quite shy and had been that way my whole life—through childhood and as a young adult. Quite shy! In a crowded room, I was always the wall flower, but I loved dental assisting. Then, when the opportunity to work for Ultradent came around, I started coming out of my shell as I had to go in to dental offices as a sales rep. Later, as a regional manager, again, I blossomed a little bit more. After a few years in that position, I became a product trainer and remember distinctly a few occasions where I would talk to my mother on the phone and say, “Oh, I have a class of 30 people to train today,” or “I’m going to speak at our National Sales Meeting and I have 100 people to present to.” One day she stopped me and said, “Oh my gosh, Karen, how do you do that? You’re SO shy!”
It stopped me in my tracks and it was an “Aha!” moment for me. That moment was a real marker for me in my career because I had almost forgotten that I used to be shy and to look back and go, “How did I get here?!” was amazing.I realized, and told my mom, that when you love what you do, and you’re passionate about it, you gain confidence. I mean, I went from being incredibly timid to public speaking and presenting for a living! I believe this all happened because Ultradent recognizes passion in people and fosters growth in those areas. That’s what I love the most about Ultradent. The only reason I’m in the position I am today as the director of U.S. sales is because Ultradent identified and recognized the passion I had for our products at the beginning, and helped me cultivate it and build on it by making me a trainer, which helped develop my skills further to help me become what I am today. I thank God for that and that I’m part of a company that does that for and with their people.

Dave Weber "The 12 X's of Success for Today's Leader"

LEADERSHIP REDEFINED
The 12 X's of Success for Today's Leader with Dave WeberWhile the traditional view of leadership revolves around authority, responsibility, or title, author Dave Weber, shatters these notions with groundbreaking insights that reflect a new reality.
A leader is anyone who has influence. Take a look at any group of kindergartners on the playground. Not one of those little stinkers has a title, but there is definitely someone in charge, influencing what’s going on. While most people traditionally look to the top of an organization or department for leadership (in theory, that is!), the highest performing groups in companies, schools, clubs, or sports teams have members who demonstrate leadership at every level. These “leaders without the title” have latched on to the profound reality that because they have influence, THEY LEAD.Discover Weber’s 12 X’s for today’s leader and learn simple strategies that can make a positive difference in every area of your life.

Kristie Boltz "Making The Most of Your Marketing Budget"

As owner of myDentalCMO, Kristie Nation’s mission is to lead dental practitioners and their teams into the modern age of marketing, bringing an end to unnecessary, wasteful ad-spend and teaching effective strategies that bring on and offline techniques together as complementary halves of a whole.
Kristie has a strong background in education as a former college mathematics instructor, and puts her passion for teaching and her head for numbers to good use showing dentists how to effectively track their marketing campaigns and measure return on investment.
“Each practice is unique,” she says, adding that there’s no room in dental marketing for a “cookie cutter approach.” Kristie has successfully coached clients in both start-up and established practices nationwide, from small private clinics in rural towns to large team practices with multiple doctors and locations across metro areas.
Kristie also is in high demand as a lecturer; she travels the country speaking on intermediate and advanced marketing topics including data driven campaign planning, effective on and offline word-of-mouth strategies, and the importance of the web environment to today’s health provider market.
Originally from Northern California, Kristie lives in Columbus ,Ohio with her husband, Jim. When she isn’t coaching or lecturing, Kristie can be found cycling to support CAF, or baking up a storm in her “test kitchen” at home.

Robert Glover "Why Dentists Are Wimps"

"Why Dentists Are Wimps" For years, we've talked about the dental epidemic we call "Approval Addiction" and its negative impact on the practice, patients and team members.  With refreshing insight, Dr. Robert Glover provides background, causes and solutions to anyone who is determined to be a better leader at home and or at the office and improve his or her relationships in every area of life.
Dr. Robert Glover, author of No More Mr. Nice Guy: A Proven Plan For Getting What You Want in Love, Sex and Life (Running Press, 2003)Dr. Glover is an internationally recognized authority on the Nice Guy Syndrome. He is a frequent guest on radio talk shows and has been featured in numerous local and national publications.Through his book, online classes, workshops, podcasts, blogs, consultation, and therapy groups, Dr. Glover has helped change the lives of countless men and women around the world.As a result of his work, Dr. Glover has helped thousands of Nice Guys transform from being passive, resentful victims to empowered, integrated males. Along with these personal changes have come similar transformations in these men's professional careers and intimate relationships.Dr. Glover is the creator of Dating Essentials for Men and the director of TPI University.