Jan 9, 2024
On never giving up (and how to run your business in 60
minutes a month)
an interview with Dr Mike Hughes of Deintyddfa Na-Nóg Dental &
Implant Team in Bangor, North Wales
We begin our new podcasting year with a story of courage and
resilience that has led to the creation of an award-winning
specialist referral practice in Gwynedd, even though some local
councillors and planning officers did their level best to stop the
project before it started.
Mike Hughes shares his history with us - qualifying as a
reluctant dentist second time around in Cardiff and then moving on
to develop his passion for MaxFax.
After his mentor sold to corporate,
Mike continued in that environment for 14 years until his hunger
for independence led him to identify a site in a beautiful business
park, where his vision was to create a leading specialist led
referral centre, a vision that started as a chalk drawing on his
driveway.
Local planners thought otherwise and he made BBC news
headlines back in 2021, when he eventually won his battle for the
right to open.
The clinic passed the £1m turnover mark
in its first year and has gone on to even greater success. All
without even having a website!
In our conversation you will learn:
- how to grow a 4-chair practice in 2250 sq feet of office
space;
- how to open in 3 months after acquiring the building
- how to attract over 400 new complex referral patients in
your first year;
- how terrible Chris Barrow is at Welsh pronunciation!
- the three biggest tips for anyone stepping on to the ownership
ladder in 2024;
- how Mike runs his business in 60 minutes a month.