Story of failure: Accidentally killing a baby kitten when I was younger.

Today’s guest is Dr. Chase Kelly!

About Chase:

I am proud to serve my hometown community of Springfield, Missouri, by providing an environment where patients feel safe and where they can trust me as their lifetime dentist. I desire for all of my patients to be excited to visit the dentist and understand the long-term benefits of oral health. My team and I focus on the patient as a whole, and want them to feel we are different from the dental experiences they have had in the past by getting to know the patient as individuals we respect and care for. I believe that listening to our patients and understanding their needs, goals and lifestyles helps my team provide better overall care and achieve better results for our patients.

I spend hundreds of hours each year learning new techniques for patient care related to orthodontics, dental technology and materials, cosmetics, implant dentistry, and team building. When we meet as a team to work on the patient experience, I really feel it brings our team together so we may continue to work better to streamline and make it easy to become a lifelong patient at Kelly Dental.

I achieved my bachelor’s degree from Drury University before attending UMKC School of Dentistry to earn my Doctor of Dental Surgery degree. While in school, and even since graduation, I have spent time teaching other students and dentist techniques related to operative dentistry and dental photography.

In today’s episode Chase talks about:

- why it’s hard to answer questions seriously with Justin
- thought he wanted to be brain surgeon
- why someone directed him to dentistry
- buying a practice from a retiring dentist
- drinking though a firehose
- ignorance was bliss early on
- having a previous dentist as a mentor
- not liking payroll
- why teeth only have one response
- feeling like a fake Doogie Howser
- don’t forget to be yourself
- seeing people you grow up with in professional settings
- patients aren’t a giant tooth walking in the door
- “If people like you, people will keep coming back.”
- why Chase wanted to be a brain surgeon
- connecting circuitry and wires to solve problems
- like the Oscars and Grammys
- why his grandpa was such a big mentor for him
- his grandpa starting in the cotton fields
- trying to keep his grades up
- “If your axe is dull, you just gotta swing harder.”
- story of organic chemistry as a class - 40% of you won’t be here tomorrow
- “It’s always easier the second time.” - Grandpa Kelly
- his parents being mentors
- seeing a Godly marriage with his parents and how they made it
- not sure how to move forward with his practice and why he paid someone to help them
- having a coach/mentor
- why it’s important to find someone that’s been successful and learn from them
- Chase’s Dentist Episode
- Chase’s story of failure
- the anxiety of dental school
- seeking out mentorship from his family
- growth failures with his practice
- humbling himself down to learn
- leadership failures
- having that gut feeling
- messing up but giving yourself grace and asking for forgiveness
- a mindset of thankfulness after a mistake
- being able to know when you screw up
- “You point the finger, and there’s four fingers pointing back at you.”
- why Justin has disconnected with people in the past
- why you never make it as a leader
- Why President Obama has charisma
- identifying where your flaws are
- how Chase overcomes the discouragement of failure
- giving yourself grace in moments of failure
- the mental toughness of improving
- not loving delegating but needing help
- “When you think you’re a good leader, think about hiring someone that does what you do.”
- filling out the space he currently has
- doubling in the last two years
- why leadership and fear of failure can be intimidating
- wanting someone to stick around
- what Chase is looking forward to telling himself in five years
- getting rid of the golden handcuffs
- why he likes to still ride is bike
- Justin’s mountain biking failure story
- Chase’s favorite places to ride
- why he likes Fellow’s Lake
- why he likes NW Arkansas to ride
- Slaughter Pin trails in Arkansas