This is where something as simple as transport becomes transformative Some charities change lives through big, visible projects. Others do it through steady, frontline work that rarely makes the headlines, but matters every single day. Asha Nepal is firmly in the second camp. Based in Kathmandu, Asha Nepal is devoted to preventing trafficking and abuse of girls and supporting survivors of violence to rebuild their lives with safety, independence and dignity. Their work centre

What surprises people most about my daily life isn’t what I do – it’s that I actually do it People are surprised to discover that I write a journal every morning of my life. People are surprised to discover that I manage to compose a blog post every working day and have been delivering inbound marketing for over 25 years in my own business. People are surprised to discover that I read an absolute minimum of 30 books every year and often exceed that target. People are surprise

Better treatment plans with AI. Clearer communication in less time. The last decade in dentistry has seen a quiet revolution in the way we “sell” treatment. In truth, we’re not selling anything. We’re helping patients understand. But for years we’ve expected patients to commit to complex dentistry on the basis of confusing printouts and clinical shorthand, and then we’ve blamed them when they don’t proceed. That is changing, quickly. In a recent lunchtime session with a group

What dental practice owners really worry about on a Monday. And the four levers that change everything Monday morning, 26 January 2026, starts the same way most Monday mornings do for me. Coffee, laptop, and a queue of Weekly Trackers from owners and managers inside The Extreme Business 100. The tracker is simple. Every weekend, clients answer a few prompts about wins, challenges, priorities, and behavioural changes. My job, before Monday lunchtime, is to read them and respon

Not choosing is what causes problems There’s a particular type of dental business I see again and again. It’s clinically exceptional, financially strong, and admired locally. The diary is full. The reputation is superb. The owner is busy, valued, and (on the surface) winning. And yet the business has a structural problem. It is dependent. Not on a supplier, a lender, or even a marketing channel. It is dependent on one person: the principal fee earner. I had a strategy session

In today's episode of our podcast, hosts Ashley and Chris had the distinct honour of interviewing the esteemed Dr. Howard Farran.  Dr. Farran, DDS, MBA, is the visionary founder and owner of Dentaltown.com  and Dentaltown magazine. With over three decades of experience practicing dentistry at Today’s Dental in the Phoenix metropolitan area, he is a luminary in the field. Notably, in 2017, Incisal Edge magazine recognized him as one of the 32 most influential figures in dentis

this isn’t a day about dentistry. It’s about leadership. Today, Friday 23 January 2026, I’ll be delivering a full-day workshop in Dublin that I’ve never presented before. That sentence alone is enough to make me slightly nervous and very excited in equal measure. Because this isn’t a day about dentistry. It’s about leadership. Not leadership in theory, or the version you’d like to believe you’re practising, but the leadership your team experiences on a wet Tuesday when two nu

If your practice feels “fine on paper” but heavy in the building, Dublin is the right place to start 2026 Thursday 22 January 2026 is the first day of our first quarter workshop tour for the Extreme Business 100, and we’re starting exactly as we mean to go on: with people. The greatest constraint in dentistry right now isn’t dentistry. It’s leadership, morale, trust, and the daily grind of managing human beings in a post-pandemic workplace that has changed faster than most pr

NHS dentistry contract changes 2026, how mixed practices can communicate the shift respectfully and increase private plan membership. This may read as a very strange request - but I'm looking for a guest speaker who can advise my "mixed practice" clients in The Extreme Business 100 on how to communicate the proposed changes in English NHS dentistry in a way that is respectful but also encourages private conversion. I'm in the unusual position of having designed a presentation

blink and you’ll miss it Dentistry in 2026 is having a moment. Not a quiet, incremental moment either. More of a “blink and you’ll miss it” moment, where technology is accelerating, patient expectations are rising, and the gap between practices that adapt and those that don’t is widening by the month. That is why I’ve put together a free download: "The Future of Dentistry: embracing the TCO, AI and digital transformation." It is a practical guide for practice owners, managers