Named for what it does, Spark is an invitation-only group specifically tailored to help you grow your small to mid-sized dental groups or DSOs by a factor of 10x.
The word spark conjures up images of a catalyst. A small fiery particle that can grow into a mighty inferno … a hint of some specific quality or intense feeling that produces something bigger. That’s exactly what Spark as an organization is. Our members describe it as the perfect mix of coaching, masterminding, instructional presentations, education, and peer support.
The purpose of Spark is to help group dental practices improve the overall value of their dental enterprise. That value may be measured in many ways: profitability, personal growth for themselves and their teams, serving their communities at a higher level, being able to take more time off, etc.
The unique thing about Spark is it creates an environment for owners and leaders of group dental practices to come together and share in a way that is safe, inspiring and humbling.
You get to learn from those who have walked the path before you, to save yourself from years of guess work by following the steps of those who have already accomplished what you are trying to accomplish. There’s no need to reinvent the wheel.
Dr. John, like most dentists struggled and suffered through frustration and the misery of an under-preforming practice.
He bought into just about every consultant and gimmick for acquiring new patients, for getting referrals, for training his team, and spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on seminars, marketing products, and coaching to move the needle in his practice.
And as a result, his practice grew, but that growth came at the expense of his health and his most valuable relationships. He had more stress, more anxiety, and more frustration.
Dr Meis was in over his head. He experienced what you may be experiencing now … a pace that couldn’t keep up with his success.
Going through this personal nightmare forced him to find answers. As a growth-minded person, Dr. Meis was never satisfied with the status-quo. He always sought to figure out what more could be done.
As fate would have it, he was invited by a dental consultant to go to a meeting with just their top clients, those running the biggest practices.
That entire meeting consisted of people getting up and sharing what they were doing in their business and Dr. Meis thought, “This is really cool. We could do this more frequently.” (That’s how the initial group that would become Spark began).
In a very short time Dr. Meis made a mental shift about how he saw his practice.
More importantly he discovered 5 key systems that tripled his own practice production, which allowed him to expand to 12 locations and eventually sell the practices.
He then started to teach dentists around the country the simple process that he came up with so that they could accomplish the same. This process was made up of tactics that were duplicate in any dental practice regardless of the talent or personality of the doctor or the team.
Seeing that there was a proven way for dentists to double their production, double their value, and double their freedom, Dr. Meis’ passion for elevating the industry was inspired to even greater levels.
"I grew from four to eleven practices, and went from $6 million in revenue to $17 million in annual revenue. I have a superb executive leadership team.
Each of my eleven practices are smooth-running with excellent management, no chaos, and happy patients."
Dr. Meis is a fourth-generation dentist, bestselling author, co-founder of the Team Training Institute, and trusted mentor to over 4439 dental practitioners.
Meis helps practices achieve a greater peace of mind and guides them to becoming more productive and more profitable. He’s an industry leader, serving large dental practices with revenues of $5M to $20M and has participated in nearly 100 dental practice M&A. He was also president of a DSO with 120 locations and 180 doctors.
His best-selling book, “The Ultimate Guide to Doubling and Tripling Your Dental Practice Production” reveals how to make a practice more productive and profitable.
Dr. Meis is uniquely qualified to help large practices with company culture, strategic planning, finance, dentist employment, partner acquisition, hygienist productivity and compensation, patient acquisition and retention, and other complications that arise while growing a group practice or preparing for a transaction.
Heather Driscoll is the Director of Consulting for Spark and has been a leader in the dental community since the early 2000’s. At the end of 2017, she followed her entrepreneurial spirit and co-founded Smart Choice Dentistry with Dr. John Meis, a small Dental Service Organization (DSO).
Previously, she served as the Vice President of Operations for Mortenson Dental Partners. She was responsible for the daily operations and leadership development in 120+ practices throughout the United States and was responsible for over $175 M annual patient care revenue.
Heather has supported over 50 practices throughout the US and Canada with personalized business coaching, leadership and team development.
Heather is a graduate of Western Iowa Technical Community College, Sioux City, IA. Her personal executive development has been through the Darden School of Business along with dental leadership development through Whitehall Management. She is also a certified coach for The Leadership Circle.
"We started working closely with Dr. Meis in 2012. At the time, our practice was small, occupying 2000 square feet with three treatment rooms… By 2015, we had expanded to occupy from 2000 to 7500 square feet.
Today, we have 60 employees, 17 operatories that stay booked weeks in advance and generate $10 million in revenue from our single location."
The Spark Dental Network meets four times a year on a quarterly basis. Our members describe it as the perfect mix of coaching, masterminding, instructional presentations, education, and peer support.
Spark has been engineered to make a huge positive difference in both your personal and professional life. Each Spark meeting spans two full days, and there is an option to stay for a third, bonus day.
