Dr Kritika Mehra and Dr Jimmi Patel get personal about the messy reality of buying and building their own dental practice. From the fear of a 30-40% revenue drop eighteen months into ownership, to years spent trapped in "survival mode" doing everything themselves, they unpack how that hustle-hard mindset quietly capped their growth and burned them out. They also dig into the often-misunderstood concept of EBOC (earnings before owner's compensation), why working on the business matters as much as working in it, and what finally gave them permission to let go of control, trust their team, and take a Monday off. A candid, no-filter conversation about the true cost of small-business survival instinct.
Dr Kritika Mehra and Dr Jimmi Patel get personal about the messy reality of buying and building their own dental practice.
From the fear of a 30-40% revenue drop eighteen months into ownership, to years spent trapped in "survival mode" doing everything themselves, they unpack how that hustle-hard mindset quietly capped their growth and burned them out. They also dig into the often-misunderstood concept of EBOC (earnings before owner's compensation), why working on the business matters as much as working in it, and what finally gave them permission to let go of control, trust their team, and take a Monday off. A candid, no-filter conversation about the true cost of small-business survival instinct.
(00:00) The Decision to Buy the Business
(03:30) Nervousness, Not Fear
(05:00) The First Big Scare: Revenue Drops 30-40%
(09:30) Slipping Into Survival Mode
(12:00) The EBOC Debate
(19:00) How Survival Habits Paralysed the Team
(24:00) Advice for a Young Couple Starting Out