Last Friday morning, the doors swung open at the break of dawn at the Omni Southpark Hotel and dentists from all over Texas poured in, ready for the start of what would soon be an illuminating experience for dental practice owners! Our BusinessTRACK Advisors, the brilliant minds behind the program, along with a very special guest, Dr. Bruce Cassis, the Vice President of AGD, joined in for the weekend to experience the ground-breaking program firsthand.
Francine Johannesen, CAE (Texas AGD Executive Director), Dr. Jeffrey Geno (BusinessTRACK Committee Chair), and Dr. Jennifer Bone (President of Texas AGD) welcomed the first class with words of encouragement and inspiration as the Track 1 Finance speakers, Brandon Parkhurst and Kara Kelley, took the stage. Throughout the day, participants applied the foundational knowledge they had acquired through the pre-session webinars and activities to this in-person session. The speakers provided a wealth of knowledge, backed by years of experience serving the dental community, and answered participant questions throughout.
As the Track 1 came to a close, attendees connected at the “Raise the Bar!” social event, an evening of fun, drinks, and hors d’oeuvres. What a delightful way for participants, advisors, speakers and special guests to share best practices and compare notes!
Day 2 of BusinessTRACK kicked off with Dr. David Schein lending his impressive lifetime of expertise for Track 2 in the area of Human Resources. Even those in the audience who would consider themselves well-versed in Human Resources were often surprised by how much had changed in the field and how much they still had to learn! The Task Force Advisors knew that all 5 tracks were essential pillars to successful practice ownership, as this session made abundantly clear.
The audience was wonderfully diverse, from dental students to seasoned practitioners, participants from many locations around Texas, and levels of expertise jumped at the opportunity to drive their practice and careers forward.
There’s simply no other program built like the Texas AGD BusinessTRACK!
