The Orthopreneurs Podcast with Dr. Glenn Krieger

What if I told you there’s a guaranteed way to make your orthodontic practice more profitable—and it starts with identifying just ONE number?
Most practice owners know they want more production, better profitability, or higher case acceptance. The problem is that knowing you want growth isn’t the same as knowing exactly where to focus. In this Five Minute Friday, I’m challenging you to stop trying to fix everything and identify the one KPI that could make the biggest difference in your practice right now.
💬Quotes
“What is that one KPI you need to work on, and what are you going to do right now to solve it?”
— Dr. Glenn Krieger
“You’ve got the power. You’re smart enough. You were driven enough. Are you still driven enough to get it done?”
— Dr. Glenn Krieger

🎯 Key Takeaways

The challenge: Find the one KPI that matters (00:00)
There’s a way to make your practice more profitable right now (00:49)
Why you can’t simply cut your way to profitability (01:13)
Use AI to identify growth opportunities (01:31)
Case acceptance, overhead, new patients—or something else? (01:56)
Find the one KPI you need to fix (02:02)
Why knowing the answer means nothing without execution (02:17)
Stop waiting and start working on it now (02:31)
The final challenge: Are you still driven enough? (03:04)

🟦 Additional Resources
I’ve seen firsthand how focusing on the right number can change the trajectory of a practice—but only if you actually do something with it.
So here’s your assignment: identify the one KPI that needs your attention most. Then sit down, use AI, talk with your team, and figure out what you can do to move that number. Don’t put it off until next week or when things “slow down.”
You’ve already proven you’re smart enough and driven enough to get where you are.
Now ask yourself: Are you still driven enough to get to the next level?
Go get it.
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What if I told you the difference between a stressful orthodontic practice and an efficient one could come down to eliminating just a handful of recurring problems? 
The episode is about orthodontic efficiency with Dr. Ron Roncone, exploring decades of strategies to optimize orthodontic practices, reduce appointments, and improve patient care while discussing broader business and treatment philosophies in orthodontics.
💬Quotes
“You can greatly reduce your stress by tackling the two or three issues causing most problems in your practice.”
— Dr. Ron Roncone
“It’s always been about what we need to do to reduce the number of appointments each patient has.”
— Dr. Ron Roncone

🎯 Key Takeaways
Introduction (00:00)
The drive for efficiency in orthodontics (01:28)
Reducing appointments and eliminating emergencies (07:34)
How to reach $600,000 in production per team member (11:08)
Smarter scheduling strategies (21:56)
Occlusion and treatment philosophy (37:28)
The cost of ignoring basic occlusal principles (45:16)
Why continuing education still matters after decades in orthodontics (49:14)

🟦 Additional Resources
If your practice feels busier than it should, don’t automatically assume you need more people, more chairs, or more days in the office. Start by asking where unnecessary appointments, emergencies, scheduling problems, and clinical inefficiencies are stealing your time.
Listen to the full episode and identify the two or three recurring problems creating the most friction in your practice. Fixing those first could dramatically change your stress level, productivity, and patient experience.
- Dr. Ron Roncone Course: The Just Short Of Perfect (JSOP)

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What if doubling your take-home next year has less to do with working harder—and more to do with removing the limits you’ve placed on your own practice?

Too many orthodontists set goals based on what feels comfortable instead of what might actually be possible. In this episode, I want to challenge you to stop asking, “What do I think I can grow by next year?” and start asking a much bigger question: What would have to change for me to double my take-home, take more time off, and enjoy my practice more?

💬Quotes

“It was a self-imposed limitation that you put on yourself.”
— Dr. Glenn Krieger

“I want you to come up with a way that next year you’re going to take off more time, you’re going to double your take-home, and you’re going to be happier.”
 — Dr. Glenn Krieger

🎯 Key Takeaways

Intro: Double your take-home and take more time off (00:00)
The rope maker story: How self-imposed limits hold us back (00:38)
Why a $3M practice may be capable of much more than $3.4M (01:49)
Your inability to imagine growth may be the real constraint (03:13)
Growth vs. scale: Why they’re not the same thing (03:43)
How technology and remote monitoring can create leverage (04:16)
Real orthodontists who dramatically changed their practices (05:11)
The challenge: Envision doubling your take-home (05:36)
Why the goal is more income with less stress and more time off (08:14)
How badly do you actually want the result? (08:42)
Building a practice that gives you the freedom to walk away younger (09:14)
Your homework: Build the plan instead of dismissing the possibility (10:04)

🟦 Additional Resources

I don’t want you working until you’re 85 because you have to. I want you practicing because you love it—or having the financial freedom to walk away when you choose.

So here’s your homework: sit down and figure out what would need to happen for you to double your take-home next year while taking more time off and lowering your stress. Think about your marketing, your technology, your systems, your training, and every assumption you’ve made about what your practice can handle.

Don’t start with why it’s impossible.

Start with: What would have to be true for this to work?

You’ve already proven you’re capable of doing difficult things. Now it’s time to stop measuring against the same nine-foot wall.

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For years, I’ve talked about working on your practice instead of getting buried in it. But the truth is, even the most successful orthodontists waste hours every week on tasks that someone else could do better, faster, and with less stress. In this episode, I sit down with someone who has completely transformed the way I work: Falyn Golub, founder of The Invisible Assistant.

Falyn isn’t your typical virtual assistant. She’s an executive assistant, project manager, strategist, and problem solver who helps entrepreneurs reclaim their time by taking ownership of the countless details that steal their focus. We dive into what an executive virtual assistant actually does, why delegation is one of the most valuable skills you can develop, and how protecting your time allows you to become a better leader, doctor, and business owner. If you've ever felt overwhelmed by the never-ending to-do list that comes with running a practice, this conversation will completely change the way you think about productivity.

💬Quotes
“I help many entrepreneurs execute. Whether it’s a personal task or corporate operations, I help organize my clients, give them peace of mind, and free up their mental load so they can focus on what they do best.”
 — Falyn Golub
“The most exciting part of my job is preventing problems my clients never even know were going to happen.”
 — Falyn Golub

🎯 Key Takeaways

Intro (00:00)
Meet Falyn Golub and The Invisible Assistant (00:30)
What an executive virtual assistant actually does (01:26)
Why delegation creates more time—not more hours (03:20)
Trading money for time as your practice grows (05:12)
Real-life examples of how executive assistants remove stress (07:56)
Managing personal and business projects seamlessly (09:38)
How hiring support protects your time and energy (15:28)
Why entrepreneurs struggle to delegate—and how to change it (20:06)
How executive assistants use AI without losing the human touch (21:36)
Pricing, onboarding, and what to expect (24:17)
Why the best assistants become long-term strategic partners (31:02)

🟦 Additional Resources
If you're spending valuable clinical or leadership time managing travel, scheduling, hiring, research, projects, or countless other administrative tasks, it may be time to rethink how you're using your most valuable asset: your time.
To learn more about The Invisible Assistant, visit:
🌐 https://www.theinvisibleassistant.com
📧 Falyn@TheInvisibleAssistant.com
Whether you're looking for executive-level support or simply wondering if a virtual assistant could help your practice run more efficiently, Falyn and her team are a great place to start.

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In this episode of Five Minute Friday, I’m challenging one of the most common tendencies I see among orthodontists: taking a proven system or technology and immediately trying to “make it our own.” We’re highly educated, driven, and clinically capable—but those strengths can become weaknesses when we assume we can redesign every workflow better than the people who built and refined it.

As staffing becomes more difficult, the practices that thrive will be the ones that implement technology before they are forced to. My goal is to help you build a more efficient, resilient practice—one that allows you to spend less time working inside the business and more time leading, growing, and enjoying it.

💬Quotes

“Don’t be too smart for your own good. Be intellectually humble and recognize that there are better solutions out there than you can come up with—and maybe you should embrace them.”
— Dr. Glenn Krieger

“Will you begin working on your practice instead of in your practice? Absolutely.”
— Dr. Glenn Krieger

🎯 Key Takeaways

Why orthodontists try to outsmart proven systems (00:00)
The importance of having a written practice plan (00:41)
When intelligence becomes a business weakness (00:52)
Why you should not immediately customize established technology (01:16)
The Michelin-star lesson: trust the expert process (01:43)
Clinical expertise does not automatically equal business expertise (02:10)
Homework: identify the systems and policies that are not working (03:42)
Why the staffing crisis makes automation more urgent (04:07)
The wrong way to implement remote monitoring (05:17)
Follow the recommended workflow before making changes (06:17)
How inefficient customization increases doctor and team workload (07:03)
Preparing your practice to operate with fewer team members (07:15)
Using digital concierge and AI-powered solutions (08:28)
When a virtual assistant is—and is not—the right solution (09:17)
Why outsourcing can increase freedom, productivity, and profitability (10:08)
The financial case for outsourcing repetitive clinical tasks (10:29)
Final challenge: practice intellectual humility (11:21)

🟦 Additional Resources

I’ve seen firsthand how the right technology can reduce stress, protect your team’s time, and help you build a more profitable orthodontic practice—but only when you stop trying to reinvent it.

Review the systems and policies in your practice that are creating frustration, delays, or unnecessary doctor involvement. Then ask whether a proven solution already exists—and whether you are willing to implement it the way it was designed before attempting to customize it.

Reach out to me anytime if you’d like to continue the conversation.

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