Laura Brenner, DDS graduated from Baylor College of Dentistry in 2001 and practiced dentistry for 10 years before she left clinical dentistry behind for good.
After writing “10 Reasons Your Dentist Probably Hates You Too,” she began connecting with other dentists from around the world who also wanted more from their careers. She created a space on her Lolabees blog where dentists could have real conversations about life in dentistry.
In 2017 she became a Certified Professional Coach and opened Lolabees Career Coaching to help other dentists plan their own career development or career change.
Michelle Mudge-Riley, DO, MHA is a physician and entrepreneur. She is the Founder of Physicians Helping Physicians. She runs multiple businesses and has spent over 15 years assisting physicians with career strategy. Dr. Mudge-Riley was called the “Doctor’s Doctor” in a 2010 book she co-authored because of her success in working with other doctors. The book is titled Physicians in Transition.
Dr. Mudge-Riley received her medical degree from Des Moines University Osteopathic Medical School and her Masters Degree in Health Administration from Virginia Commonwealth University.
Paul Goodman, DDS is a practicing general dentist and the managing partner of a group practice with two locations along with his brother, Jeffrey, in Mercer County, NJ.
In 2017, Dr. Goodman founded Dental Nachos. Dental Nachos is dedicated to increasing the success and decreasing the stress of dentists and teams! Dr. Goodman is also a practice broker, speaker and coach for dentists.
After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine in
2002, Dr. Goodman pursued additional training at Albert Einstein Medical Center in
Philadelphia. During his general practice residency and hospital fellowship at Albert Einstein Medical Center, Dr. Goodman had the fortunate opportunity to learn how to place and restore dental implants. Dr. Goodman has a passion for teaching, speaking and giving back to the dental community.
Grace Yum, DDS is known as a leading pediatric dentist. She worked hard to eventually start her practice, Yummy Dental and Orthodontics for Kids, which now has two offices. Dr. Yum has an active social media presence, founding Mommy Dentists in Business, a private Facebook group of over 6,800 mommy dentists dedicated to sharing best practices in dentistry while balancing life and work.
Dr. Yum found her passion for dentistry when she was 18 years old. She first worked as a dental assistant, progressing on to dental school, advanced training in pediatrics at Chicago’s leading children’s hospital, and then
climbed the ladder to eventually start her own practice, which now has two offices. As
a certified pediatric dentist, Dr. Yum has earned a certification held by less than 5% of
all dentists in the United States.
David Phelps, DDS practiced dentistry for 21 years. While still in dental school, he began his investment career. After his daughter was diagnosed with leukemia, he left his clinical practice to spend every moment with her. Happily, his daughter survived and is thriving today. Dr. Phelps has become a nationally recognized speaker and founder of a Mastermind group to help others manifest their own dreams into financial freedom.
Ryan Robinson, DDS created and runs a unique practice, dedicated to and focusing on the AIRWAY! Known as Delaware’s first and only doctor who is triple board-certified in craniofacial pain and dental sleep medicine, he dedicates his time to treating craniofacial pain, including TMD and headaches.
Glenn Vo, DDS was born and raised in Pasadena, TX. After attending the University of Houston and University of Texas at Arlington for his undergraduate work, he attended Baylor College of Dentistry for his dental training. Dr. Vo co-owns Denton Smiles Dentistry with his wife Dr. Susan Tran, where they have achieved Best of Denton 3 years consecutively. He is also the founder of Nifty Thrifty Dentists, a website and Facebook group that is aimed to helping dentists pull resources together to save money by leveraging for group buys. Alongside with Nifty Thrifty, he hosts a podcast that is one of the top podcasts on iTunes. Additionally, he is the host of The Doctor Entrepreneur Podcast as well as a best selling author. He is a coach for Delivering WoW, an online coaching community for dentists, and is a speaker for various CE courses.
Jeanine Eaton, DDS currently has a hybrid role within a large biotech company functioning as a Sr. Medical Science Liaison in Neurology and providing scientific leadership to the commercial marketing organization for disease state education content and initiatives. Dr. Eaton received her Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from the University of Iowa College of Dentistry. Prior to joining Biogen, Dr. Eaton was a Team Lead for the Neurology Multiple Sclerosis team at Bayer. She won many accolades during her years there including the distinguished Bayer “LIFE” award. During her time as a clinician, Dr. Eaton worked as a Dental Director for public health facilities before launching her own solo private practice limited to oral surgery, prosthetics and implants. Dr. Eaton has over 15+ years of pharmaceutical industry experience from several companies including Merck, Johnson & Johnson and GSK.
After practicing for about 10 years, Peggy Christian, DDS, translated her love of science and curiosity initially into managing drug/device clinical research while continuing to practice dentistry part-time for several years. Seeking new challenges lead to Medical Science Liaison roles and now, a third major transition to transformational coaching, empowering people to discover and manifest the deepest yearnings for their lives and wellness.