Shot List · Dr. Scott Kollen × Megafon

Two Shoot Days.
Every Script, One Page.

Built from the pre-production doc Scott, Jay and Neema worked on, including Scott's edits. Each video has its own teleprompter button and a tick box, so Jay can run Day 1 without Neema in the room. Shot order follows the running order below.

Day 1
Fri Nov 13
Basement · 10 AM start
Day 2
Tue Nov 17
Location TBC
On the list
51 videos
+ 10 hooks, 5 CTAs, VSL
Before Friday

Read This First

Logistics, open questions for Scott, what to bring.

Day 1 · Fri Nov 13 · Scott's basement · Jay + Scott

  • Start 10:00 AM. Scott has coaching calls at 7:30 and 9, wrapped by 9:45. Times below run from 10:00.
  • Money shots first while energy is high. Everything here is on prompter, so it runs fine without Neema.
  • Neema is in Kelowna and on call. Text him if a script line doesn't sit right in Scott's mouth. Small wording fixes on set are fine; keep the hooks.
  • Plant: Scott asked in the doc if we're bringing one. "are you guys bringing a plant @neema? the only big plant i have is upstairs and way too heavy to move" Jay, grab one on the way if you can.

Day 2 · Tue Nov 17 · location to be confirmed · Jay + Neema

  • Harder formats, so Neema directs. All of this only needs a clean wall, a chair and a table.
  • Scott said hold off on booking a venue. Options in the doc: his basement again, his parents' place in Pitt Meadows, or a studio.

House rules for every video

  • Money talk stays in general terms ("most owners"), never about the viewer's own money. Meta rejects ads that imply something about the person watching.
  • Every ad CTA calls it a quick 15-minute fit call, so nobody is surprised by the paid diagnostic later.
  • No patient names or charts on any screen. Never name another coach.
  • Every reel has 2 text hooks for the trial reel test. The editor puts them on, Scott doesn't say them.

Scott to confirm (12 still open)

ItemUsed inScott's answer
Start and end time on Nov 13. You have coaching calls that morningRunning orderCan start at 10. I have calls at 730 and 9, should be wrapped up by 945
Where we shoot Nov 17. Your basement again, your parents' place in Pitt Meadows, or a studioDay 2Open
Nicole's billing error: is "almost a quarter million dollars over a year" the right number, and is she OK with us telling it with no name?M1, Ad P3, VSLOpen
Your team size and revenue. We wrote "over 20 people" and "close to four million." The website says $4 million flatF2, S1, VSLOpen
Number of ops at River District. The call transcript was unclearS1Open
Your third book, plus 3 more for each extra book videoBK1 to BK3Open
Exact names of the AI tools: Cleer, Chart AI, Practice by NumbersA1 to A4Open
A photo you can legally show for the smile demo. Your own teeth or a patient with signed consentA5Open
The cut-down PDF, 10 to 15 points, if you want it as a giveawayFollower ad F3Open
Name of the community college course, and the year you took itS1Open
Your real example for each book and each firing or hiring story. Your words beat oursBK1, T9, T10Open
Raw Yusef testimonial, if you can find it. The edited version works as a backupProof adsOpen
Bio and link change on Instagram, before the follower ad goes onFunnelOpen

Bring list

  • Jay: Prompter, lights, podcast mic and arm, lav backup, tripod, tier board and cards for rankings
  • Scott: 2 to 3 outfits with colour. No black, no white. Scrubs and loupes for clones. His gray backdrop and RGB light. The 3x3 table. A plant. Laptop with AI tools logged in, patient data closed
  • Scott: Physical copies of the books
  • Neema: Prompter links, printed list, on call Nov 13

B-roll, Jay grabs at lunch

  • Hands on a P&L printout
  • Calculator
  • Laptop with charts blurred
  • Scott writing on the poster pad
  • Pulling a book off the shelf
  • Walking the trail
  • Coffee at the desk
  • Phone with a text from a client, blurred
  • Loupes on the table
  • Scrubs on a hanger
  • Empty chair
  • Laptop closing
Day 1

Running Order · Fri Nov 13

Scott's basement. Clock times assume a 10:00 start. T12 (Scott's burgers reel) goes right after T11.
TimeSetWhat we filmNotes
10:00+0:00SetupLights, sound, prompterMove the 3x3 table to the bookshelf. Rearrange books in background Add a big plant
10:45+0:451. BookshelfF1 to F3, all follower hooksScott in a chair, table in front, podcast mic on an arm
11:15+1:151. BookshelfP1 to P6, H1 to H10, CT1 to CT5Read straight through, then a second take with more energy
12:00+2:00BreakLunch. Jay grabs b-rollList below
12:30+2:301. BookshelfVSLOne long take in 3 parts. Wardrobe change first
1:00+3:001. BookshelfT1 to T11One outfit, or swap at T6
2:00+4:002. DeskA1 to A5, F4Gray backdrop over the window. Laptop open, RGB light low
2:45+4:45WrapStills and phone clipsR1 to R3 can be shot on Scott's phone any time after
Shot log

The Full List

Tick each one when it's in the can. Tap an ID to jump to its script.

0 of 49 shot. Ticks save on this device.

IDTitleFormatStageDay
F1Who I amFollower adColdDay 1
F2Two margins, longFollower adColdDay 1
F3Short formFollower adColdDay 1
F4Waiting for you, b-rollFollower adColdDay 1
P1Before another $3,000Power offerColdDay 1
P2Rearview mirrorPower offerColdDay 1
P3The other marginPower offerColdDay 1
P4Every day feels like chaosPower offerColdDay 1
P5A team you trustPower offerColdDay 1
P6Still in the chairPower offerColdDay 1
R1 to R3Phone, one takeRaw selfie adColdDay 1
VSLHomepage videoLong formWarmDay 1
T1Two kinds of marginsTalking headColdDay 1
T2Rearview vs windshieldTalking headColdDay 1
T3Before you book that courseTalking headColdDay 1
T4Fishing in the desertTalking headColdDay 1
T5Singles and doublesTalking headWarmDay 1
T6Three questions about your P&LTalking headWarmDay 1
T7Too nice to own a businessTalking headColdDay 1
T8Why I still see patientsTalking headWarmDay 1
T93 signs it's time to let someone goTalking headWarmDay 1
T103 green lights in a new hireTalking headWarmDay 1
T11The perfect resumeTalking headColdDay 1
A13 AI tools in my clinicAI demoColdDay 1
A2The AI that sits on holdAI demoColdDay 1
A3The AI that writes my notesAI demoColdDay 1
A4Seeing next month's revenueAI demoWarmDay 1
A5Smile preview, prompt on screenAI demoColdDay 1
C1The wrong marginsCloneColdDay 2
C2$3,000 flight to FloridaCloneColdDay 2
C3Where did the money goCloneColdDay 2
C4The grand slamCloneWarmDay 2
C5Give her one more chanceCloneWarmDay 2
C6Best resume I've ever seenCloneColdDay 2
C7They wouldn't do that to meCloneColdDay 2
C8I'll just work more daysCloneColdDay 2
B1What to fix first in year oneBlind rankingColdDay 2
B2AI tools for a dental clinicBlind rankingColdDay 2
B3Ways to spend $3,000Blind rankingColdDay 2
B4Hiring red flagsBlind rankingWarmDay 2
BK13 books for practice ownersBook seriesColdDay 2
BK23 books, round twoBook seriesWarmDay 2
BK33 books, round threeBook seriesWarmDay 2
S1The community college courseStoryWarmDay 2
S2The bachelor partyStoryColdDay 2
S3The handwritten booksStoryWarmDay 2
M1The quarter million dollar errorMini caseWarmDay 2
M2Half the team, year oneMini caseWarmDay 2
T12Burgers (Scott added)Talking headWarmDay 1
F1–F4

Follower Ads

One job: get the right dentist to follow. Boosted reel, Instagram only, profile visits, runs until we turn it off. Everything about money stays in general terms so Meta approves it.
SCF1

Who I am

ColdIntro30 sec

The simple one Neema described on the call. Shoot this first.

▶ Teleprompter

ON SCREEN: New dental practice owners in Canada

I'm Dr. Scott Kollen.

I'm a dentist in Vancouver, and I still see patients.

I've done three clinic buildouts from the ground up.

And now I coach newer dental practice owners across Canada.

Your numbers. Your team. How to run the business side, the parts that dental school skipped.

I talk about this stuff every day on this page.

No fluff, just what's working in real Canadian dental clinics.

So if you're in your first few years of practice ownership,

follow along.

SCF2

Two margins

ColdPain60 sec

Film the body once. Record all three hooks separately.

▶ Teleprompter

Hook A, audience

If you own a dental practice and you're in your first few years, this one's for you.

Hook B, contrarian

Dental school taught you one type of margin. The other type decides what you keep in your bank account.

Hook C, status

Most new practice owners are great in the chair. Almost nobody taught them what comes next.

Body

A lot of new owners are amazing clinicians.

Their crown margins are perfect.

They've got new technology,

Their patients love them.

But nobody taught them how to run a business.

So every day feels like chaos:

The team is a revolving door.

Unforced errors stack up,

And the money isn't what they thought it would be.

That's not personality problem; its a skill deficiency.

Clinical work and running a business are two ENTIRELY different skill sets.

You were just never taught the second one.

So if that sounds familiar,

follow me here, go through my content,

and I'll show you how we fix it.

I've done this myself.

I run a practice in the most saturated city in the country,

with a team of over 20, doing close to four million a year.

AND...I still see patients, still in the trenches with you.

The best part is, you don't need another weekend course to start.

Most of this you can learn from your clinic or house, and implement thes change with the team you already have, and.

So follow along,

and I'll show you how to become a confident owner, with a team you trust and less chaos and more profit.

SCF3

Short form

ColdPain20 sec
▶ Teleprompter

ON SCREEN: New practice owners

If you just bought or built a dental practice, this is for you.

Dental school taught you the crown margin.

Nobody taught you the other one.

Follow me here.

I'm a dentist who built three clinics, and I show new owners how to run theirs.

Follow along, and I'll show you how to get a team you trust and less chaos.

Alternate ending, only if the PDF is ready and the DM setter is live:

Follow me and DM me the word BOOKS.

I'll send you the 15 lessons from the three books that changed how I run my clinic.

SCF4

Waiting for you

ColdIntro8 sec, no talking

Scott at the desk, deadpan, sipping a coffee. Text carries it.

TEXT 1: ME WAITING FOR NEW DENTAL PRACTICE OWNERS TO FOLLOW ME

TEXT 2: SO I CAN SHOW THEM THE MARGINS THAT DENTAL SCHOOL NEVER TAUGHT

P1–P6

Power Offer Ads

The offer stays the same, the angles are new. Lead form, then a free 15-minute Consultation Call. Every CTA says it's a quick fit call, so nobody gets blindsided by the paid diagnostic later. Scripts talk about "most owners," not "you," because Meta rejects ads that imply something about the viewer's money.
SCP1

Before another $3,000

ColdMisconception40 sec

Framework: Contrarian. Angle: information holding them back.

▶ Teleprompter

Hook Before a dentist spends another $3,000 on a weekend course, they should hear this.

Pain Three grand for the course. Then the flight. Then the hotel. The Ubers. The Restaurants. The LOST PRODUCTION.

All to learn a new procedure you've heard about and think would be cool. Then you get home, and the patients who need it aren't in your chair.

Change There's a lower-risk place to start: How the business runs. Your numbers, your team, your schedule, your LIFE. You own the clinic, so you can start to make those changes on Monday. You're not waiting for the" ideal patient" with the "ideal indications for treatment" to walk in.

Proof I've coached dentists who have paid tens of thousands on clinical training before anyone showed them how to read their own numbers.

CTA If you own a practice, tap below and book a 15-minute Consult Call. It's a quick call to see if I can help.

Shot Scott at the bookshelf. Cut to b-roll of a suitcase or boarding pass over Pain.

SCP2

Rearview mirror

ColdMisconception40 sec

Framework: Belief-Shattering. Angle: information holding them back.

▶ Teleprompter

Hook Most dental owners are driving across the city looking only in the rearview mirror.

Pain A P&L tells you where you've been. And lots of owners don't even have an up-to-date one. Or it has no percentages on it. Or it does, and nobody ever told them what normal looks like.

Change You need two sets of numbers. One looks back. The other is live, right out of your practice management software. That's the windshield. Now you can see the obstacles on the road ahead and avoid collisions before it costs you.

Proof In one of my first calls with a new owner, we found a billing error that would have cost almost a quarter million dollars in a year.

CTA Own a practice? Tap below and book a 15-minute Consultation call. If I can help, I'll show you the next step.

Shot Scott at the bookshelf. Rearview and windshield graphics in post.

SCP3

The other margin

ColdMisconception35 sec

Framework: Status Play. Angle: misconception.

▶ Teleprompter

Hook In dentistry, a margin is where a filling or crown meets the tooth. In business, it's something else.

Pain New owners spend years getting that first margin perfect. Then they buy a clinic and can't figure out why the second one isn't even there. Collections go up, and at the end of the month, that money is gone.

Change Learn about the second margin the same way you learned the first - study and reps! Know your overhead. Know your benchmarks. Know what you need to bring in each day to breakeven. You learned to think critically and analytically in dental school, now apply those skills to your clinic numbers

Proof I went from associate to running a practice with a team of over 20, and I still see patients. I've made the mistakes, so you don't have to.

CTA If you own a clinic, tap below for a 15-minute Consultation Call. It's a quick call to see if we're a fit.

Shot Scott holds a crown model for the hook, if he has one.

SCP4

Every day feels like chaos

ColdPain35 sec

Framework: Pain Callout. Angle: pain.

▶ Teleprompter

Hook When you bought your clinic, this isn't what you pictured.

Pain Staff drama before the first patient and after the last one. Someone quits. Overhead keeps climbing, your tech stops working. You work more, you see your family less, and you still feel behind. A lot of new owners go through this, and most think they're the only one.

Change It's not because you're bad at this. Nobody taught you. Once your team has clear roles and you know your numbers, the days get calmer.

Proof One of my clients said it best. Having someone who's been down the path and made it through was priceless, for the business and for her.

CTA Tap below and book a 15-minute Consultation Call. It's a quick fit call, nothing more.

Shot Scott leaning in, low energy delivery. Talking to one person. Nicole's line needs her OK, it's from the website quote.

SCP5

A team you trust

ColdOutcome35 sec

Framework: Future-Pacing. Angle: desired outcome.

MANY HATS OF AN OWNER _ SK TO TAKE OFF HATS? FILM AT END?

▶ Teleprompter

Hook How would it feel to leave the clinic at 3pm, and know it's running fine without you?

Pain A lot of owners can't do that. They're the CEO, the HR manager, the marketing director, the pseudo IT and equipment support tech, the parttime therapist, the bookkeeper...and the dentist. If they step away, things fall apart.

Change That's what we build. You become a confident owner. Your team knows what to do. There's less chaos and headaches, and more income per day at the office.

Proof One dentist I worked with owns three practices. He told me he now has peace of mind that the systems keep running when he's not there.

CTA Tap below and book a 15-minute Consultation Call. If I can help, I'll tell you what comes next.

Shot Scott walking out of frame at the end, or closing the laptop. Yusef's line comes from his website quote.

SCP6

Still in the chair

ColdAuthority30 sec

Framework: Status Play. Angle: authority.

▶ Teleprompter

Hook Before you take business advice from a practice coach, ask them one question.

Pain When's the last time you treated a patient in the chair? Dentistry changes fast. The industry today is not the same as it was in 2019. Staffing, insurance, AI, all of it. Old, outdated advice can cost you.

Change I still own a clinic. I still see patients. So when you ask me about a problem, I probably dealt with it this week.

Proof This is exactly why dentists tell me they reach out to me in the first place.

CTA If you own a practice, tap below and book a 15-minute Consultation Call. It's a quick call to see if we're a fit.

Shot Scott in scrubs at the bookshelf. No names, no digs at anyone.

H + CT

Extra Hooks and CTAs

Each one is 3 to 6 seconds, straight to camera. Editor swaps these onto any ad above. One take per bank: read a line, pause two seconds, next line.
▶ Hook Bank Teleprompter

H1Most dentists buy a practice with no idea what their overhead should be.Status

H2You don't need another clinical skills course. You need one for your own business.Belief

H3The fastest raise in dentistry doesn't come from a new procedure.Contrarian

H4Imagine walking into your clinic on Monday and nothing is on fire.Future

H5I found a mistake on a dentist's books that was worth almost a quarter million dollars.Status

H6Three people quit in your first 3 months. Now what?Pain

H7Dental school has no class on how to fire someone.Contrarian

H8They teach you to go fishing, then you move to the desert.Contrarian

H9A new dentist owner told me she turned over half her team in year one.Pain

H10Stop trying to hit a grand slam every time you're at bat.Belief

H6 is the riskiest with Meta. If it gets rejected, drop it and keep the rest.

▶ CTA Bank Teleprompter

CT1Tap below and book your Consultation call. It's 15 minutes.

CT2If you own a practice, tap below. I'll tell you straight if I can help.

CT3Book a quick fit call below.

CT4Fill out the short form below, then pick a time.

CT5DM me the word CONSULT and I'll send you the details. Use only once the setter is live

VSL

Homepage VSL

Sits on top of drscottkollen.com. Also used as a link in the booking confirmation. About 949 words. One long take in 3 parts, wardrobe change first. Shot 16:9 for the website.
▶ Teleprompter

Part 1: The problem

If you own a dental practice, and you've been working harder than ever, but you're not sure where the money's going, watch this.

I'm Dr. Scott Kollen.

I'm a dentist. I still see patients.

I've done three clinic buildouts.

And today I run a practice in the most saturated city in the country, with a team of over 20.

I want to talk to you about the two kinds of margins.

The first one, you know. It's where the crown or a filling meets the tooth.

You spent years getting that interface perfect.

The second type is your business margin, its the money that's left for you, after the bills are paid.Nobody taught us that one. (Just like in clinical dentistry, having a leaky business margin is bad.

So here's what I see happen way too often.

You buy or build a clinic.

You take on a huge loan.

You hire a team.

And on day one, you're parachuted into a foreign role as a CEO with zero training.

Every day feels like chaos.

You can't keep a solid team.

Overhead creeps up.

You're working too much, and you're not taking home what you thought you would. You contemplate selling it all and going back to being an associate

And when something's wrong, what do most of us do?

We book another CE course.

Part 2: The shift

Now, I love clinical education. Keep your skills sharp and provide great outcomes for your patients

But think about what happens.

You spend three thousand dollars, plus a flight, plus a hotel, restaurant, ubers, and time away from home and family and practice

You learn something new. Maybe you have to buy some new equipment.

Then you need that ideal patient to show up.

First You have to find them, Then diagnose them, get them to say yes,, get them to show back up again on treatment day, complete the procedure without complications, and then get them to pay for it.

Then it's crickets till the next ideal patient happens to walk in.

It's like learning how to fish, then moving to the desert.

Acquiring Business skills works in the opposite way.

You ALREADY own the clinic

You ALREADY have a team that wants it to win.

You ALREADY have the infrastructure.

You can make a change on Monday, and it immediately starts paying you back.

Lower risk. Faster return.

You don't need a grand slam. You need singles and doubles.

Here's where I start with every owner: - looking at the situation thru the 5 Facets of Ownership

First, your position - where are you know, and where do you want to go?

Then, personality - what's your leadership style? Can you think strategically and tactically? Do you have a scarcity or abundance mindset? Most of us got into this to help people. That's a good thing.

But it also means we tend to assume everyone's looking out for us.

Sometimes they're not.

You have to learn to lead.

Next, People - what do your interactions with your team and your patients look like? How do you communicate with them? Who to hire. When to let go. How to run a meeting. How to have the hard talk.

4th - Processes. How systematized is your practice? What's being left to chance, and what's structured? Can leveraging AI help?

Then finally, your Percentages AKA your numbers.

Most dentists I talk to don't have an up-to-date P&L.

If they do, there are no percentages on it.

If there are, they don't know what normal looks like.

And that's only the rearview mirror.

You also need to look through the windshield, at live numbers that show you what's coming.

There's no class on this in dental school.

Part 3: The proof and the next step

One of my clients opened her first clinic.

She'd put a lot into clinical training, and cranks out amazing case after amazing case

On one of our first calls, we found a billing error that would have cost her almost a quarter million dollars in a year.

She had no idea.

Another dentist owns three practices, and has three kids.

He told me he was always putting out fires.

Now he has peace of mind that the systems keep running when he's not there.

Another bought an existing practice, and told me the biggest thing they was learned from me was what to focus on, and when.

And I'll tell you WHY they called me.

I'm not retired from clinical dentistry. I'm not selling you a theory.

I've built what you're trying to build, and I'm still in it.

So Here's how this works.

Step one, you book a Consultation Call. It's 15 minutes.

It's a quick fit call, not a strategy session.

I'll ask about your practice and tell you straight if I can help.

Step two, if we're a fit, I'll explain the next steps of the paid program, starting with the 5 Facets Practice Diagnostic.

The Five Facets of Ownership framework helps dentists become better leaders, build stronger teams, streamline operations, increase profitability, and create a practice that supports their ideal lifestyle.

We go through your numbers, and you get a diagnostic report and an action plan.

Step three, if you want help carrying out that plan, we work together.

One quick note. This is for dentists who already own a practice.

If you're still in the planning stage, I'm not the right fit yet.

And if your spouse or business partner is part of these decisions, bring them to the conversation.

So if you're ready to be a confident owner, with a team you trust, and less chaos in your life, click the button below and book your Consultation Call.

I'll see you on the call.

T1–T12

Talking Head Reels

Bookshelf set. Podcast mic in frame. 30 to 40 seconds. Line breaks are breaths. Each reel has 2 text hooks for the trial reel test.
SCT1

Two kinds of margins

ColdMisconception
Text hooksThe margin dental school skippedCrown margins won't pay your loan
▶ Teleprompter

There are two kinds of margins in dentistry.

The first type is where the crown meets the tooth.

We spend years learning to perfect that one.

The second type is what you keep after the bills are paid.

Nobody teaches that one.

Think about two dentists.

Same skill. Same busy schedule.

One knows their overhead, and takes home more.

The other works just as hard, and wonders where all the effort and money went.

The difference isn't in the patient's mouth.

It's on the spreadsheet.

So this week, look at one number.

What percent of what you bring in do you actually keep?

SCT2

Rearview vs windshield

ColdMisconception
Text hooksYour P&L is a rearview mirrorStop driving your clinic backwards

Scott posted a version of this already. Keep it only if this take is stronger.

▶ Teleprompter

Most owners run their clinic looking in the rearview mirror.

Your P&L tells you what already happened 1,3,6, 12 months ago.

And it usually arrives weeks late.

Imagine driving across the city, only looking behind you. It doesn't work.

You need two sets of numbers.

The P&L, from your bookkeeper, shows how things went.

The second is a dashboard that plugs into your practice software.

That one shows what's happening right now.

So look at both.

One tells you where you've been.

The other tells you where you're headed.

SCT3

Before you book that course

ColdMisconception
Text hooksBefore you book that $3,000 courseYour next CE should not be clinical
▶ Teleprompter

Before you spend another $3,000 on a weekend course, stop.

Add the flight. Add the hotel. Add the days you're not producing in clinic.

Now ask one question.

Do you have the patient pool for this?

I've seen dentists spend tens of thousands onclinical skills they use once or twice a year.

They're doing it backwards.

Learn to get people in the chair first.

Learn to run the business.

Your team is there, and can help start on that Monday.

So, keep your clinical skills sharp.

But don't forget about the business skills. You rely on them every single day.

SCT4

Fishing in the desert

ColdMisconception
Text hooksThey taught you to fish. There's no water.The CE trap nobody talks about
▶ Teleprompter

Clinical courses teach you how to fish.

Then you go back to your clinic, and it's the desert.

Even if theres the odd fish around, you have to attract them.

Get them in the chair.

Diagnose them.

Get them to say yes and show up, and pay.

Only then do you get to use that skill.

And then it's crickets till the next one shows up.

Business skills are different.

You don't need to go find a thing.

Your team is already there, and they want the clinic to win.

Teach them once, and it keeps paying you back.

SCT5

Singles and doubles

WarmMisconception
Text hooksStop swinging for grand slamsThe simple fix most owners skip
▶ Teleprompter

Most new owners are trying to hit a grand slam.

New procedure. New machine. New big idea.

But a grand slam needs everything to go right.

The owners I see winning hit singles and doubles consistently

Update your P&L.

Confirm your schedule the day before.

Deliver great patient care.

Run good team meetings.

None of that makes a great story, it's boring.

But all that boring stuff adds up.

Lower risk, and you get paid faster.

SCT6

Three questions about your P&L

WarmMisconception
Text hooks3 P&L questions most dentists failDo you actually know your numbers?
▶ Teleprompter

Three questions about your P&L.

Most dentists I talk to miss at least one.

One. Is it up to date?

Not from six months ago. This month.

Two. Are the percentages on it?

A dollar amount doesn't tell you much. Supply costs at 9 percent tells you something.

Three. Do you know what normal is?

If you don't know the benchmark, you can't tell if you're out of whack.

Three no;s means you're guessing.

Start with number one this week.

SCT7

Too nice to own a business

ColdPain
Text hooksDentists are too nice for businessNot everyone has your back
▶ Teleprompter

Here's something nobody tells you about being a dentist.

We're nice, but sometimes too nice.

We got into this to help people.

And that's great, in the chair.

But in business, we assume everyone has our best interest in mind.

The sales rep. The landlord. The business partner. The staff member.

That is absolutely not always the case.

You don't need to turn into a shark.

You just need to stop assuming.

Read the contract. Check the numbers. Ask the second question. Pause before saying yes.

You can be kind, and still not get taken advantage of.

SCT8

Why I still see patients

WarmAuthority
Text hooksWhy I still work in my clinicAsk your coach this one question

Note: no names, no details on the other coach.

▶ Teleprompter

A dentist hired me recently to help her with her unprofitable practice. She hadn't paid herself in month.

She told me why.

She had worked with another coach.

But that coach had left the clinic dentistry scene years ago.

She said, I know you're still practicing, Scott.

So that's why I reached out.

Dentistry changes fast.

Hiring is different now. Insurance is different. AI is in everything.

So I'm still in the trenches.

If you ask me about a problem, I probably dealt with it this week.

I can't talk the talk unless I walk the walk.

SCT9

3 signs it's time to let someone go

WarmTeam
Text hooks3 signs it's time to fire themSlow to hire, quick to fire
▶ Teleprompter

Three signs it's time to let someone go.

One. They don't fit your culture.

The team feels it, even if nobody says it.

Two. Their work is slipping.

Three. You've already tried.

You coached them. You gave them chances. Nothing changed.

If all three are true, you already know.

The old saying still holds up.

Slow to hire. Quick to fire.

Waiting doesn't help them, and it hurts everyone else.

SCT10

3 green lights in a new hire

WarmTeam
Text hooks3 green lights when hiringHire the ones who do this

Pairs with T11. Post them back to back.

▶ Teleprompter

Three green lights when you're hiring for dental practice

I stole this from a Lencioni Book. Look for people that are

HUMBLE, HUNGRY and PEOPLE SMART

Humble - they know what they can and can't do. I once interviewed a new grad assistant that rated himself 10/10 for intraoral scanning. When I asked him what scanner he used in school....He confessed that he had just watched a lot of YouTube videos about how to do it.

Hungry -. They show up prepared and are eager to learn more than what they currently know

People smart - they can read a room, pick up on nonverbal cues, and alter their behavior to suit the situation They listen, and their answers ACTUALLY make sense. There's nothing more annoying than asking someone a question and having them try to spin their AI-generated answer to match.

That last one matters more than ever.

And I'll tell you why in my next video.

SCT11

The perfect resume

ColdTeam
Text hooksEvery resume is perfect nowThe face doesn't match the resume
▶ Teleprompter

Every resume I get now looks perfect.

Well written. Great layout and font. Reads like an essay.

That's all because of ChatGPT and Claude.

Then... you get them on a call.

And the conversational skill doesn't match the resume.

They can't answer a basic question, or they oversold themselves.

So stop hiring off paper.

Get on a quick phone call first.

Ask something real, and listen for canned answers.

The resume used to tell you who they were.

Now it tells you who their AI is.

SCT12

Burgers

Scott added this one in the doc.

▶ Teleprompter

Too often you work thru business decisions by making a pros vs cons list. You base your decision off all the pros "oh this looks better", but then get mad when the associated cons happen.You've also gotta think in the frame of "this option looks like it could hurt less"

So Choosing Option A and then having complication A happen and getting pissy is like having an impacted lower wisdom tooth extracted and getting whiny about a dry socket. Don't be whiny. It's a known risk! This is the informed consent of practice ownership. You've gotta gameplan All the benefits, risks, and alternatives of each option. They're wrapped up tight together in a burger bundle. This isn't A&W- You can't pull the burger apart and take the gross pickles off just because you don't like them. You gotta eat the whole burger, no substitutions.

A1–A5

AI Demo Reels

Desk set. Scott on camera, screen recordings added in post. No patient names or charts on any screen. These are the ones Neema expects to go furthest.
SCA1

3 AI tools in my clinic

ColdAI
Text hooks3 AI tools in my dental clinicMy clinic runs on these 3 AI tools
▶ Teleprompter

Three AI tools I use in my clinic right now.

One, Cleer.

It's an agent that calls insurance companies and sits on hold, so my team doesn't.

Then it puts the breakdown into our practice software.

Two, Chart AI.

It listens to the appointment and writes the clinical notes.

Three, Practice by Numbers.

It predicts our revenue, so I can see what's coming.

None of these replace my team.

They take the boring stuff off their plate.

SCA2

The AI that sits on hold

ColdAI
Text hooksThis AI waits on hold for my teamMy front desk stopped calling insurance
▶ Teleprompter

How much of your team's day is spent on hold with insurance?

We stopped doing that.

We use an AI agent called Cleer.

It calls the insurance company.

It waits on hold.

It gets the breakdown.

Then it uploads it into our practice software.

No person sitting there listening to the hold music.

That person is now talking to patients instead.

Which one do you think helps your practice more?

SCA3

The AI that writes my notes

ColdAI
Text hooksAI writes my clinical notes nowStop typing notes during appointments

Scott: confirm your patient consent process for recording, and add a line if needed.

▶ Teleprompter

My team used to be typing notes during every conversation.

Scribbling, trying to keep up.

Now we use a digital AI scribe.

It listens to the conversation.

Then it writes the clinical notes.

So my team looks at the patient, not the screen.

We use the same idea for team meetings.

It records the meeting and summarizes it.

Nobody has to take notes, and nobody can say t"hey forgot".

Always check what it writes.

But it's a huge time saver.

[on the same thread, another quick hack - using a program like wisprflow Helps for those other times when you want to dictate a message or email or sometimes even clinical notes. It's wayyyyy faster than typing.

SCA4

Seeing next month's revenue

WarmAI
Text hooksMy software predicts my revenueKnow next month's numbers today

selfie style point at screen for charts

▶ Teleprompter

What if you could see into the future....and see your revenue before it happened?

Your P&L can't do that.

It only shows you the past.

I use an analytics tool called Practice by Numbers.

It plugs into my practice software, and it gives me a ton of operational dataforecasts what's coming.

So if next month looks slow, I find out now, while I can still fix it

If I see that we're plateauing in revenue well before the end of the month, I know I've got capacity issues.

THAT's the difference between reacting and planning.

SCA5

Smile preview

ColdAI
Text hooksI show patients their new smile with AIThe AI prompt I use for smile design

Show the prompt for 3 seconds. No ManyChat needed. Use a consented photo only.

▶ Teleprompter

This is how I show a patient their smile before we touch a tooth.

I use Gemini, but you can use whatever flavour of generative AI you want.

I give it a photo, and I talk to it in plain English.

Whiten the top front teeth.

Close this gap.

Make these two a little longer.

Now they can see it, on their own face.

I can even show what changes if we don't treat certain teeth.

I'm putting the prompt on screen. Screenshot it.

Change it for your case.

R1–R3

Raw Selfie Ads

Phone, vertical, one take. Car, hallway, wherever. Rough is the point. Scott can do these on his own phone any time after the shoot.
SCR1

After a long day

25 sec
▶ Teleprompter

Just finished with patients.

I was talking to a new owner this week. Great dentist. Loves the work.

And the business side was running...and ruining...her life.

That's what I help with.

Not the clinical dentistry. The business.

If you own a practice, tap below and book a 15-minute Consultation Call. It's a quick call to see if I can help.

SCR2

Singles and doubles

25 sec
▶ Teleprompter

Quick thought from the clinic.

Everyone's trying to hit a grand slam. Brand new procedure. Brand new machine. Brand new CE course.

But the owners who win consistently hit singles and doubles.

Small fixes with the team they already have.

Want to see what those are for your clinic?

Tap below and book a 15-minute Consultation Call.

SCR3

What the call is

25 sec
▶ Teleprompter

Here's what a Consultation Call with me actually is. The process should be familiar to you

I take a history; and ask about your practice. You tell me about the symptoms: what's going on, for how long, how bad is it, if you've tried to fix it, etc.

If I can't help, I'll say so and refer you to alternate resources.

If I CAN help, I'll explain the next step in the paid process - the 5 Facets Practice Diagnostic, where we gather our objective findings: exam/imaging/labs, just like you would take an xray and pulp test a painful tooth. I analyze everything, and on the next call, we review the findings, and you get a report and an action plan.

That's it. No surprises.

Tap below to book.

Day 2

Running Order · Tue Nov 17

Location to be confirmed. Times run from whenever the crew is set up.
TimeSetWhat we filmNotes
+0:00SetupLock camera, mark 2 positionsTripod does not move during a clone
+0:303. WallC1 to C8 clonesChair Scott lines first, then Owner Scott, or reel by reel. Jay's call
+2:00BreakChange out of scrubs
+2:301. SeatedB1 to B4 blind rankingsBullets only, no prompter. Reactions need to be real
+3:301. SeatedBK1 to BK3, S1 to S3, M1 and M2Prompter for hooks, loose for stories
+4:30OutsideTrail walk b-roll and T4 hookOnly if it's dry. Skip it if it's raining
C1–C8

Clone Reels

Same frame, two positions. Chair Scott (camera left): scrubs, loupes around the neck. Owner Scott (camera right): collared shirt. The call called them low-leverage and high-leverage Scott. Chair Scott always gets a fair point. Owner Scott agrees first, then turns it.
SCC1

The wrong margins

ColdMisconception
Text hooksClinician vs ownerYou're fixing the wrong margins
Chair Scottcamera left, scrubs, loupes
▶ Chair Scott Teleprompter
  1. Opens the reelLook at that crown. Perfect margins.
  2. After Owner Scott: “It's beautiful. Really.”Took me 30 extra minutes, but it's worth it.
  3. After Owner Scott: “For the patient, yes. For the clinic, how much did you make today?”I don't know. The office seemed full.
  4. After Owner Scott: “A full schedule and a great crown margin aren't Necessarily the same thing.”So I should care less about my work?
Owner Scottcamera right, collared shirt
▶ Owner Scott Teleprompter
  1. After Chair Scott: “Look at that crown. Perfect margins.”It's beautiful. Really.
  2. After Chair Scott: “Took me 30 extra minutes, but it's worth it.”For the patient, yes. For the clinic, how much did you make today?
  3. After Chair Scott: “I don't know. The office seemed full.”A full schedule and a great crown margin aren't Necessarily the same thing.
  4. After Chair Scott: “So I should care less about my work?”No. Keep that chamfer margin perfect. Just learn the other margin too.
Full back-and-forth, in order

Chair Look at that crown. Perfect margins.

Owner It's beautiful. Really.

Chair Took me 30 extra minutes, but it's worth it.

Owner For the patient, yes. For the clinic, how much did you make today?

Chair I don't know. The office seemed full.

Owner A full schedule and a great crown margin aren't Necessarily the same thing.

Chair So I should care less about my work?

Owner No. Keep that chamfer margin perfect. Just learn the other margin too.

SCC2

$3,000 flight to Florida

ColdMisconception
Text hooksPOV: you just booked another CE course$3,000 to learn what?
Chair Scottcamera left, scrubs, loupes
▶ Chair Scott Teleprompter
  1. Opens the reelJust booked it. Three grand. Weekend course in Florida.
  2. After Owner Scott: “Nice. What's it on?”New procedure. It's going to change everything.
  3. After Owner Scott: “Could be. How many patients in your pool do you have that you can offer it to?”I don't know...10 or 20?
  4. After Owner Scott: “and how many will actually pay for it? 2?”I dunno, they'll come in.
  5. After Owner Scott: “How?”I don't know. Word of mouth?
  6. After Owner Scott: “So you're paying to learn it, flying there, closing the clinic for a day, and you've got no one to do it on.”It's good to keep learning.
Owner Scottcamera right, collared shirt
▶ Owner Scott Teleprompter
  1. After Chair Scott: “Just booked it. Three grand. Weekend course in Florida.”Nice. What's it on?
  2. After Chair Scott: “New procedure. It's going to change everything.”Could be. How many patients in your pool do you have that you can offer it to?
  3. After Chair Scott: “I don't know...10 or 20?”and how many will actually pay for it? 2?
  4. After Chair Scott: “I dunno, they'll come in.”How?
  5. After Chair Scott: “I don't know. Word of mouth?”So you're paying to learn it, flying there, closing the clinic for a day, and you've got no one to do it on.
  6. After Chair Scott: “It's good to keep learning.”Totally agree. So learn how to get them in the chair first.
Full back-and-forth, in order

Chair Just booked it. Three grand. Weekend course in Florida.

Owner Nice. What's it on?

Chair New procedure. It's going to change everything.

Owner Could be. How many patients in your pool do you have that you can offer it to?

Chair I don't know...10 or 20?

Owner and how many will actually pay for it? 2?

Chair I dunno, they'll come in.

Owner How?

Chair I don't know. Word of mouth?

Owner So you're paying to learn it, flying there, closing the clinic for a day, and you've got no one to do it on.

Chair It's good to keep learning.

Owner Totally agree. So learn how to get them in the chair first.

SCC3

Where did the money go

ColdPain
Text hooksCollections up. Bank account down.Where did it all go?
Chair Scottcamera left, scrubs, loupes
▶ Chair Scott Teleprompter
  1. Opens the reelBest month ever. Collections are way up.
  2. After Owner Scott: “Congrats. What's in the bank account?”Weirdly, not much.
  3. After Owner Scott: “What's your overhead?”Um. High. I think. My accountant has it from last year.
  4. After Owner Scott: “When did you last see it?”...Tax time.
  5. After Owner Scott: “So you're flying a passenger plane carrying the livelihoods of you and your team.... and you check the fuel once a year.”Chill man, I went to dental school, not business school.
Owner Scottcamera right, collared shirt
▶ Owner Scott Teleprompter
  1. After Chair Scott: “Best month ever. Collections are way up.”Congrats. What's in the bank account?
  2. After Chair Scott: “Weirdly, not much.”What's your overhead?
  3. After Chair Scott: “Um. High. I think. My accountant has it from last year.”When did you last see it?
  4. After Chair Scott: “...Tax time.”So you're flying a passenger plane carrying the livelihoods of you and your team.... and you check the fuel once a year.
  5. After Chair Scott: “Chill man, I went to dental school, not business school.”Me too. That's why I took a community college course on basic business skills, and it changed everything.
Full back-and-forth, in order

Chair Best month ever. Collections are way up.

Owner Congrats. What's in the bank account?

Chair Weirdly, not much.

Owner What's your overhead?

Chair Um. High. I think. My accountant has it from last year.

Owner When did you last see it?

Chair ...Tax time.

Owner So you're flying a passenger plane carrying the livelihoods of you and your team.... and you check the fuel once a year.

Chair Chill man, I went to dental school, not business school.

Owner Me too. That's why I took a community college course on basic business skills, and it changed everything.

SCC4

The grand slam

WarmMisconception
Text hooksStop swinging for the fencesSingles win the game
Chair Scottcamera left, scrubs, loupes
▶ Chair Scott Teleprompter
  1. Opens the reelI need one big thing to turn this around. New scanner. Full-arch cases.
  2. After Owner Scott: “Might help. What's it cost?”A lot. But one big case pays for it.
  3. After Owner Scott: “And when's the last time you did one?”I haven't yet.
  4. After Owner Scott: “So your plan is a new procedure, on a real patient, to fix the entire business.”When you say it like that...
  5. After Owner Scott: “Try these first. Update your numbers. Run consistent team meetings. Fix your scheduling. Nurture your clinic culture.”That's so boring.
Owner Scottcamera right, collared shirt
▶ Owner Scott Teleprompter
  1. After Chair Scott: “I need one big thing to turn this around. New scanner. Full-arch cases.”Might help. What's it cost?
  2. After Chair Scott: “A lot. But one big case pays for it.”And when's the last time you did one?
  3. After Chair Scott: “I haven't yet.”So your plan is a new procedure, on a real patient, to fix the entire business.
  4. After Chair Scott: “When you say it like that...”Try these first. Update your numbers. Run consistent team meetings. Fix your scheduling. Nurture your clinic culture.
  5. After Chair Scott: “That's so boring.”It is. And it pays every month.
Full back-and-forth, in order

Chair I need one big thing to turn this around. New scanner. Full-arch cases.

Owner Might help. What's it cost?

Chair A lot. But one big case pays for it.

Owner And when's the last time you did one?

Chair I haven't yet.

Owner So your plan is a new procedure, on a real patient, to fix the entire business.

Chair When you say it like that...

Owner Try these first. Update your numbers. Run consistent team meetings. Fix your scheduling. Nurture your clinic culture.

Chair That's so boring.

Owner It is. And it pays every month.

SCC5

Give her one more chance

WarmTeam
Text hooksOne more chance, againWhen to stop coaching and let go
Chair Scottcamera left, scrubs, loupes
▶ Chair Scott Teleprompter
  1. Opens the reelI can't let my receptionist go. She's been here for five years.
  2. After Owner Scott: “I get it. What happened this week?”Walked in 10min late with a starbucks in hand after asking to work the early shifts. And the team's frustrated.
  3. After Owner Scott: “Did you talk to her?”Four times.
  4. After Owner Scott: “Did it change?”For a few days.
  5. After Owner Scott: “You're a kind person. That's why your patients love you.”So what do I do?
Owner Scottcamera right, collared shirt
▶ Owner Scott Teleprompter
  1. After Chair Scott: “I can't let my receptionist go. She's been here for five years.”I get it. What happened this week?
  2. After Chair Scott: “Walked in 10min late with a starbucks in hand after asking to work the early shifts. And the team's frustrated.”Did you talk to her?
  3. After Chair Scott: “Four times.”Did it change?
  4. After Chair Scott: “For a few days.”You're a kind person. That's why your patients love you.
  5. After Chair Scott: “So what do I do?”Your best people are watching how you handle this. Slow to hire. Quick to fire. Make Easy decision and have the hard conversation.
Full back-and-forth, in order

Chair I can't let my receptionist go. She's been here for five years.

Owner I get it. What happened this week?

Chair Walked in 10min late with a starbucks in hand after asking to work the early shifts. And the team's frustrated.

Owner Did you talk to her?

Chair Four times.

Owner Did it change?

Chair For a few days.

Owner You're a kind person. That's why your patients love you.

Chair So what do I do?

Owner Your best people are watching how you handle this. Slow to hire. Quick to fire. Make Easy decision and have the hard conversation.

SCC6

Best resume I've ever seen

ColdTeam
Text hooksHiring in 2026The resume looked perfect
Chair Scottcamera left, scrubs, loupes
▶ Chair Scott Teleprompter
  1. Opens the reelLook at this resume. Hire her today.
  2. After Owner Scott: “It's great. Who wrote it?”She did.
  3. After Owner Scott: “Did she? Everyone's got ChatGPT now.”She has five years of experience.
  4. After Owner Scott: “Have you talked to her?”No, but it reads so well.
  5. After Owner Scott: “Call her. Ask one real question. Skills rubric”What if she's great?
Owner Scottcamera right, collared shirt
▶ Owner Scott Teleprompter
  1. After Chair Scott: “Look at this resume. Hire her today.”It's great. Who wrote it?
  2. After Chair Scott: “She did.”Did she? Everyone's got ChatGPT now.
  3. After Chair Scott: “She has five years of experience.”Have you talked to her?
  4. After Chair Scott: “No, but it reads so well.”Call her. Ask one real question. Skills rubric
  5. After Chair Scott: “What if she's great?”Then you've got a great hire, and you spent five minutes finding out.
Full back-and-forth, in order

Chair Look at this resume. Hire her today.

Owner It's great. Who wrote it?

Chair She did.

Owner Did she? Everyone's got ChatGPT now.

Chair She has five years of experience.

Owner Have you talked to her?

Chair No, but it reads so well.

Owner Call her. Ask one real question. Skills rubric

Chair What if she's great?

Owner Then you've got a great hire, and you spent five minutes finding out.

SCC7

They wouldn't do that to me

ColdPain
Text hooksDentists trust everyoneYour rep is not your friend
Chair Scottcamera left, scrubs, loupes
▶ Chair Scott Teleprompter
  1. Opens the reelThe rep says this deal is only good till Friday.
  2. After Owner Scott: “Did you compare prices?”I don't need to. We're friends. He comes to my clinic. Brings the xmas gift basket
  3. After Owner Scott: “He seems like a good guy.”He is. He wouldn't do that to me.
  4. After Owner Scott: “He has a quota. You have a loan.”So I can't trust anyone?
Owner Scottcamera right, collared shirt
▶ Owner Scott Teleprompter
  1. After Chair Scott: “The rep says this deal is only good till Friday.”Did you compare prices?
  2. After Chair Scott: “I don't need to. We're friends. He comes to my clinic. Brings the xmas gift basket”He seems like a good guy.
  3. After Chair Scott: “He is. He wouldn't do that to me.”He has a quota. You have a loan.
  4. After Chair Scott: “So I can't trust anyone?”You can. Just read it first. Being kind doesn't mean being pushover.
Full back-and-forth, in order

Chair The rep says this deal is only good till Friday.

Owner Did you compare prices?

Chair I don't need to. We're friends. He comes to my clinic. Brings the xmas gift basket

Owner He seems like a good guy.

Chair He is. He wouldn't do that to me.

Owner He has a quota. You have a loan.

Chair So I can't trust anyone?

Owner You can. Just read it first. Being kind doesn't mean being pushover.

SCC8

I'll just work more days

ColdPain
Text hooksWorking more is not the fixThe owner trap
Chair Scottcamera left, scrubs, loupes
▶ Chair Scott Teleprompter
  1. Opens the reelMoney's tight. I'll add a Saturday.
  2. After Owner Scott: “You already work five.”What else can I do?
  3. After Owner Scott: “What's your income per day at the office?”No idea.
  4. After Owner Scott: “So you're adding a day, and you don't know what a day's worth.”My kids would like to see me, to be honest.
Owner Scottcamera right, collared shirt
▶ Owner Scott Teleprompter
  1. After Chair Scott: “Money's tight. I'll add a Saturday.”You already work five.
  2. After Chair Scott: “What else can I do?”What's your income per day at the office?
  3. After Chair Scott: “No idea.”So you're adding a day, and you don't know what a day's worth.
  4. After Chair Scott: “My kids would like to see me, to be honest.”That's the real reason to figure this out. More per day, not more days.
Full back-and-forth, in order

Chair Money's tight. I'll add a Saturday.

Owner You already work five.

Chair What else can I do?

Owner What's your income per day at the office?

Chair No idea.

Owner So you're adding a day, and you don't know what a day's worth.

Chair My kids would like to see me, to be honest.

Owner That's the real reason to figure this out. More per day, not more days.

B1–B4

Blind Rankings

Scott doesn't see what's next. Each item comes off a stack, one at a time, and he has to place it 1 to 5 with no moving it later. Keep it unscripted. These are the items. Reasons come from Scott on the day.
SCB1

What to fix first in year one of ownership

ColdMisconception
Text hooksRanking what new owners should fix first
No prompter. Items on cards, one at a time.

Clinical CE.

Your P&L.

Your team meetings.

Your website.

Your hiring.

(add more... the more controversial the better)

SCB2

AI tools for a dental clinic

ColdAI
Text hooksRanking every AI tool I use in my clinic
No prompter. Items on cards, one at a time.

Claude. Gemini. Cleer. Chart AI. Practice by Numbers. Generic 3d design software. Phone agents. wisprflow

(add more)

SCB3

Ways to spend $5,000 as a clinic owner

ColdMisconception
Text hooksThe best way to spend $5,000 as a new owner
No prompter. Items on cards, one at a time.

Weekend clinical course. A new piece of equipment. A bookkeeper. Team training. A business course. Hiring a coach

SCB4

Hiring red flags

WarmTeam
Text hooksRanking hiring red flags, worst to least
No prompter. Items on cards, one at a time.

AI-written resume. Shows up unprepared. Bad-mouths the last boss. Asks about pay first. Doesn't answer the question. Takes a smoke break in the first hour. Requests time off on second day - This should have been mentioned before hiring.

(add more good things)

BK1–BK3

Book Series

Scott holds the book. One takeaway each. Books from the call: Extreme Ownership, 48 Laws of Power, plus a third to confirm.
SCBK1

3 books for practice owners

ColdLeadership
Text hooks3 books every practice owner should readDental school should've assigned these
▶ Teleprompter

Three books that will make you a better practice owner.

One, Extreme Ownership.

It showed me that everything in my clinic is my fault.

Sounds harsh. It's actually good news.

If it's on you, you can fix it.

Scott: one real example from your clinic.

Two, 48 Laws of Power.

It teaches you how not to get taken advantage of.

Dentists need that, because we trust everyone.

Scott: one real example.

Three, [Five Levels of Leadership ].

Scott: the takeaway and one example.

Pick one. Read it this month.

SCBK2

BK2 and BK3

WarmLeadership

Same script, 3 new books each. Scott to pick from his reading list carousel.

E Myth Revisited:

Traction

Profit First

Ideal team player

Five Dysfunctions of a Team

Crucial conversations

Hatchet, Power of One, October Sky

S1–S3 + M1–M2

Stories and Mini Cases

Prompter for the first line and last line only. Scott tells the middle in his own words. Mini cases: No names, on the call we agreed to keep these anonymous. Scott tells it straight to camera.
SCS1

The community college course

WarmStory
Text hooksThe course that changed my careerThe course I took instead of more CE
▶ Teleprompter

My first year out of dental school, I was working as an associate.

And I signed up for a community college course.

Business Finance for Non-Finance Personnel.

I'd never seen any of it before.

Zero overlap with dental school.

And I thought, if I'm ever going to own a business, I should probably learn this.

That one course laid the foundation for everything I do as an owner.

Today I run a practice in the most saturated city in the country.

A team of over 20, doing close to four million a year.

And it started by doing something different from every other dentist in my class.

With other small business owners from all walks of life. Cafe owners, HVAC guys, Insurance broker

SCS2

The bachelor party

ColdAI
Text hooksI didn't use AI until May 2025How a bachelor party changed my clinic

Get the pixelated version.

▶ Teleprompter

I didn't use AI at all until May 2025.

You know why I finally signed up?

I needed a graphic for my brother's bachelor party.

That was it.

Now I use it all the bloody time.

Emails. Spreadsheets. Thinking through a hard talk with my team.

My clinic has an AI that sits on hold with insurance, and one that writes our notes.

So if you think you're too late, you're not.

I started with a party graphic To put up for in a villa in Cabo.

It also happens that he works for the fastest-growing AI company in the world that made a product that you might have heard of, called Claude. We are dentists, not complex rocket scientists or fintech engineers. It's super easy to use this stuff in your day-to-day life.

SCS3

The handwritten books

WarmAI
Text hooksAn 80-year-old did his books by handClaude fixed this in minutes
▶ Teleprompter

I had a client whose books were done by hand.

His bookkeeper was 70 or 80 years old.

All handwritten.

We got it digitized, and the file came back unusable.

Not the right format at all.

So I dropped it into Claude and told it what we needed.

It restructured the whole thing.

That used to be days of someone's time.

If you've got a messy spreadsheet sitting in your clinic, try it this week.

SCM1

The quarter million dollar error

WarmProof
Text hooksI found an almost $250,000 mistakeShe had no idea
▶ Teleprompter

A dentist came to me who had just opened her first clinic.

She'd put a lot of money into clinical courses.

Great hands. Knew all the procedures.

She hadn't looked closely at the business side.

So we started working together.

And we found a billing error.

It would have cost her almost a quarter million dollars over the year.

She had no idea.

Nobody's a bad dentist for missing that.

Nobody had recommended practice analytics.

Nobody ever showed her where to look.

We're coming up on a year now.

And now she's in a great spot to Clear her interestonly period. Look at onboarding another dentist.

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Half the team, year one

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One of my clients turned over more than half of her team in her first year.

She had to let a bunch of people go.

Then hire a bunch more.

On top of running a brand new clinic.

There's no number on this kind of work.

No spreadsheet tells you how to get through that.

You just need someone who's been through it, to help you handle each hard talk as it comes.

I'm not going to sit here and say that I'm immune to it, I've turned over my fair share of team members. I went on a vacation a few months ago and had:

• one team member move away,

• another one go on an extended leave to care for family,

• a new hire take a 3-month medical leave,

• one assistant quit and want to come back,

• another assistant scale down hours after she found out she was pregnant.

All this in one month.

That's a lot of what I do.

Now she's on track to building the team she deserved from day one.

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