Meet Our Implementation Partners

Dan Blair

MBA

Passive Income Dentist Implementation Partner

Dan Blair is a growth-focused dental operational leader with over 15 years of experience and a strong track record in growing dental offices, scaling companies, optimizing operations, and driving financial performance. He specializes in profit management, team leadership and operational efficiency, with a proven ability to lead businesses through rapid growth, turnarounds, and technology-driven innovation. Dan holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the Kaplan University School of Management

Dan’s Career Highlights

Boots on the Ground Leader: Multiple years as Office Manager leading highly profitable office with 30% EBITDA. Success led to promotion as Regional Manager of 17 offices.
Team Building: Led team building efforts that resulted in a 210% profit increase within 12 months at Pure Dental Brands.
Profit Management: Drove EBITDA improvement from 15% to 35% in under a year for a $4M private dental practice
Market Expansion: Scaled a regional DSO from 11 to 40 locations in 12 months, increasing revenue from $22M to $72M.
Growth Acceleration: Led 117% revenue growth at American Dental Companies, expanding from 30 to 65 locations across 13 states.
Oversaw a $170M dental practice group with 65 practices across 13 states.
Technology & Innovation: Founded STRAMA, a SaaS company leveraging AI and data science to optimize dental operations, securing $1M in funding.

Dan’s goal is to help our Mastermind members build high-performance teams and execute the Dental Business Operating System strategies in every practice. His approach blends financial discipline, data-driven methods, and technology integration resulting in well-rounded practices that operate in your absence.

Nicole Boles

Passive Income Dentist Implementation Partner

Nicole is a seasoned dental practice management professional with nearly a decade of experience across both single-site and multi-site offices within Dental Support Organizations (DSOs). Recognized for her ability to balance strategic oversight with hands-on leadership, she consistently drives operational excellence and organizational growth.

Highly proficient in dental recruitment and onboarding, Nicole has successfully placed and integrated team members in every role—including doctors across multiple specialties. She has managed HR functions for over 45 locations with over 800 team members and aligning talent strategies with operational objectives.

Nicole’s Career Highlights:

Oversaw $32.8 million in cumulative revenue across all dental offices, with annual revenue fluctuating between $2.1M to $4.6M depending on market conditions and office growth.
Saved over $1.5Million in annual expenses through strategic vendor negotiations and the implementation of in-house solutions.
Enhanced revenue cycle management by 28%, reducing accounts receivable and improving cash flow.
Reduced overall practice overhead by 12%, increasing profitability while maintaining high levels of patient satisfaction.
Introduced YOMI robotic system and CEREC technology to select locations, lowering implant and crown costs, enhancing patient satisfaction, and driving higher ROI over time.
Increased average revenue per patient visit by 25%, from $100 to $125, by expanding elective offerings and improving case acceptance in rural locations.

Nicole’s strengths in operations, team development, and human resources empower her to implement effective solutions that streamline workflows, elevate patient care, and cultivate a positive workplace culture. She is dedicated to supporting our Mastermind members through growth and transformation, ensuring they are positioned for long-term success

Amanda Minyard

Passive Income Dentist Implementation Partner

Amanda Minyard has almost two decades of experience supporting and managing dental practices, working in both clinical and administrative capacities. As an ICF-certified life coach, Amanda brings a unique perspective to helping dental teams and leaders navigate professional growth, mindset shifts, and behavioral change with clarity and confidence.

Over the years, she has served as treatment and financial coordinator, insurance specialist, and office manager, building a proven track record of operational excellence, patient satisfaction, and team leadership.

She has overseen a wide range of business functions, including hiring and onboarding, financial planning, marketing, compliance, and systems development/implementation. Amanda is known for streamlining workflows, improving practice performance, and guiding teams through organizational change with a calm, solutions-oriented approach.

Amanda has managed high-volume general practices including overseeing multi-doctor teams, and implementing systems that streamline operations. Amanda has also worked successfully in hybrid and remote leadership roles, leading teams across multiple locations while maintaining consistent communication and alignment.

AMANDA'S Career Highlights:

Managed operations for 20+ team members, 3-doctor, fee-for-service practice while balancing on-site and remote leadership in a hybrid model.
Led a large-scale hygiene coverage project, sourcing and onboarding temporary hygienists to cover over 300 days of care, with less than 2% of days left unfilled.
Designed and implemented a streamlined temp onboarding and scheduling system integrating HR compliance, improving communication, resulting in faster placement of temps within 24 hours and reducing downtime by an estimated 15 administrative hours per week.
Acted as primary liaison with legal counsel during a practice lawsuit, managing documentation, evidence gathering, and communication, reducing owner involvement by 90%, freeing 10+ hours per week for business operations, and ensuring 100% of legal deadlines were met.
Successfully implemented and optimized practice management systems, improving efficiency by 50%, increasing data accuracy to 99%, and achieving full team adoption within 45 days.
Developed patient experience standards for high-end, fee-for-service dentistry, increasing patient retention by 15%, boosting patient acceptance rates by 20%, and achieving 5/5 patient satisfaction score from first contact to long-term maintenance.

With a strong focus on operations, team cohesion, and the perfect patience experience, Amanda thrives on helping practices improve workflows, elevate care, and create supportive, high-performance cultures. She is passionate about guiding dental teams through change while ensuring both the business and its people are set up for sustainable success. Amanda is excited to support you in building high-performing teams through targeted talent sourcing, driving revenue growth with confident financial case presentations, and optimizing dental insurance systems to enhance both patient satisfaction and practice profitability.

Erica Lockhart

Passive Income Dentist Implementation Partner

Erica Lockhart brings over a decade of leadership experience in dental operations, with a proven track record in turning around underperforming practices, scaling multi-location operations, and coaching teams to achieve measurable results. Most recently, she served as a Regional Manager for Pacific Dental Services for seven years, overseeing 14 owner-dentist locations at a time across a mix of general, specialty, startup, and mature practices. Her role blended strategic business consulting for owners with hands-on team leadership, ensuring both operational excellence and clinical alignment.

Erica’s leadership style is rooted in trust-building, data-driven decision-making, and focused execution. She is skilled at quickly diagnosing operational challenges, identifying the “big rocks” that drive growth, and implementing changes that stick. Her experience spans new office launches, large multi-specialty operations, and full-scale practice culture transformations. She is also a certified project leader for Epic practice management system implementation, integrating medical-dental workflows to enhance whole-body health care delivery.

erica's Career Highlights:

Led the turnaround of a 15-year-old pediatric/orthodontic practice from $100K/month to $350K/month in 6 months, earning Most Improved Office of the Year out of the entire company.
Managed one of the largest multi-specialty offices in her region, with 5 general dentists plus specialists in ortho, endo, OS, and perio, overseeing 10 dental assistants, 4 front office team, and 2 hygienists.
Directed recruitment strategy and leadership development across up to 14 practices simultaneously, including onboarding and coaching for dentists and office managers.
Improved patient retention by 15% and community reputation by implementing culture-change initiatives, targeted review management, and local event marketing.
Developed and delivered in-office coaching programs for associate dentists on case acceptance, patient communication, and treatment presentation, boosting conversion rates and patient satisfaction by increasing Google reviews from 3.0 to 4.5 for the region.
Spearheaded the Epic System rollout for her region, training all team members and integrating medical-dental records for improved patient care coordination.
Former District Manager for Enterprise Holdings, leading multi-location operations and team performance in the Mountain Region.

With a focus on operational excellence, team empowerment, and measurable growth, Erica is excited to support your offices in making informed data decisions to create high-performing teams that deliver exceptional patient experiences.