Jocko is a decorated retired Navy SEAL officer, author of the  #1 NY Times Bestseller book Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win, and co-founder of Echelon Front, where he is a leadership instructor, speaker, and executive coach.

Jocko spent 20 years in the U.S. Navy SEAL Teams. As commander of SEAL Team Three's Task Unit Bruiser during the battle of Ramadi, he orchestrated SEAL operations that helped the "Ready First" Brigade of the U.S. Army's First Armored Division bring stability to the violent, war-torn city. During his career, Jocko was awarded the Silver Star, and the Bronze Star.

Jocko will share the leadership lessons he has learned including: 

In 2008, Dr. Ahmed opened his first dental office and under his leadership, DECA Dental has become one of the industry’s fastest-growing and most respected organizations. Dr. Ahmed has taken DECA Dental from 0 to 90 locations and still growing, creating a truly patient centered model. 

Dr. Ahmed will share his DSO leadership journey including:

Dr. Liu is one of group dentistry’s most incredible success stories, demonstrating that growing a DSO through acquisitions can be done rapidly, successfully, and with integrity. Prior to founding, SOHDental, Dr. Liu was an executive vice president at Heartland Dental. He’ll highlight:

In 2008 Ken Cooper co-founded North American Dental Group (NADG) and has helped it grow to 230+ locations in 15 states. Ken was recently named one of the 25 Highest Rated CEOs During the COVID-19 Crisis by Glassdoor.

Ken will discuss why standardizing the quality of care is a necessary next step for a maturing DSO industry, including:

Under A.J.'s leadership, Peak Dental Services, a 35+ location DSO, has been recognized as one of Inc. Magazines Top 5,000 fastest-growing companies 2017-2019. In his presentation, A.J. will share key strategies for building systems to successfully scale your dental group, focusing on the following:

Dr. Kaur has been in the DSO space for over 15 years and has worked with several DSOs in various executive roles. She is known for turnarounds and building DSO platforms ground up. Dr. Kaur will share her vast knowledge to help your dental group, discussing:

As a leader of DSOs with 18 locations combined, and President of Precision Advisory, LLC, Tarek’s expertise, includes DSO platform development and management, M&As, business valuation, and more. He'll share

Dee has decades of experience growing dental groups through guiding their operations and HR management to scale to larger organizations. She helps doctors create systems, accountability, and passion in the workplace. Dee will share:

As VP of Operations of Peak Dental Services, one of the fastest-scaling dental groups, Amber knows the ins and outs of optimizing operations. Amber will share how to organize your operations to propel your dental group’s growth discussing:

Associates are the lifeblood of your DSO and at the heart of its success. But how do you ensure that they are successful — that they help your DSO accomplish its vision? Dr. Patel will share the insight he has gained from leading DECA Dental’s associate training process, including:

As CFO of a rapidly-growing successful DSO, Ken knows a thing or two about how to increase profitability. Ken will share essential strategies for optimizing your DSO’s profitability while keeping patients first, including:

Panel Topic: Emerging Dental Groups — Going from $2 Million to $5 Million

Facilitator: Dr. Charles Moser, VP of Community Management, The DEO

Hear from your peers who have actually walked the walk. Dr. Moser will discuss how to grow a practice from $2 million to $5 million with Dr. Dwight Peccora and Dr. Lee Gary. They'll share how to overcome the dark tunnel  — when you've started to see growth but have stalled out around $2-$3 million, discussing:

Panel Topic: Moving Your DSO to the Next Level — Going from $5 Million to $10 Million

Facilitator: Jacob Puhl, CEO of The DEO

Hear from your peers who have already traveled this road with a conversation between Jacob Puhl,  Andrew Tralongo and Dr. Maya Martin on how to grow a practice from $5 to $10 million. If you're at the $5 million mark and looking to move to the next level,  you won't want to miss this discussion where you'll learn:

Panel Topic: In Full Momentum — Going from $10 Million and Beyond

Facilitator: ADSO President Emmet Scott, CEO of National Dental Partners

Emmet will lead this discussion on how to grow a DSO beyond the $10 million mark. Hear from your peers who "been there, done that". Vince Dilley, Dr. Matthew Haddad, and Dr. Daryl Dudum will share how they put their DSOs into full momentum, expanding into double digit revenue including: