Blair Headley

Director of Consulting at Aligned Dental Partners

Blair Headley is a Senior Consultant at Aligned Dental Partners and provides consulting and management support to dental practices, dental groups, and dental support organizations throughout North America. Blair’s focus is on implementing customized growth plans, providing systems and training, and applying industry best-practices to Aligned Dental Partner’s clients.

Blair brings a decade of experience supporting entrepreneurial dentists to accomplish their goals. Prior to joining Aligned Dental Partners in 2019, Blair held roles at two esteemed consulting organizations. Most recently, Blair was the Director of Business Development for a dental consultancy where she assessed dental offices and dental groups for operational inefficiencies. She tailored growth plans for these clients that provided systems, training, reduced stress, and increased income for her clients. Prior to that, Blair was a practice management and marketing consultant and offered consulting and advisory support to hundreds of dentists throughout the US and Canada.

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Thursday

August 22 | 1pm-2pm

Capital is Expensive: Know Where You Stand, What Your Options Are, and How to Continue to Scale Your Dental Business

Session Overview:

It is no secret that capital is EXPENSIVE! So deploying it responsibility, for sustainable growth of your dental company, is more important than ever. In this dynamic breakout session, we will explore effective strategies for raising capital to facilitate both smart acquisitions and organic growth in the dental industry as well as ways to grow and expand without taking on more debt at all! Attendees will gain insights into various funding options, learn how to position their practices to attract investors, and understand the critical financial metrics that drive successful growth. The session will culminate in an interactive workshop where participants will measure their company’s leverage ratios and develop a tailored game plan to achieve their end-of-year financial goals.

Key Takeaways

  1. Understanding Capital Sources & State of the Market: Learn about different funding options available for dental practices, including loans, private equity, and venture capital, and how to choose the right one for your growth strategy. 
  2. Financial Metrics Mastery: Gain a deep understanding of key financial metrics, such as leverage ratios, and how they impact your practice's financial health and attractiveness to investors.
  3. What to Do When Capital is Not Available: When your over leveraged and sourcing capital is a challenge, you still have options. Explore the concept of capital free growth opportunities that exist in your market. 
  4. Actionable Growth Plan: Participate in an interactive workshop to calculate your practice’s leverage ratios and create a personalized game plan designed to meet your end-of-year growth targets.