In this episode, we welcome insight from Darren Cannell and Andy Stafford into building successful practices and turning old friends into business partners. Darren and Andy discuss their successes in dentistry, including running practices and giving patients quality treatments.
Darren and Andy also tell us about their journey from university to set up their own business in a Grade 2 listed building in Newcastle.
Enjoy!
“We wanted to deliver a level of dentistry that we thought wasn't available in the region at a time when there were big practices in Liverpool and Manchester and London. We looked and thought there isn't a landmark practice in Newcastle that was offering this really, really high-level service. So from the start, our vision was, let's just do unbelievable dentistry, let's have a surrounding that that looked like Harley Street.”
In This Episode
01.51 - Meeting one another
08:07 - Uni life and study
08.49 - Going into business with freinds
09.59 - Finding direction
13:06 - Heading to the North East
14:44 - Buying a Grade 2 listed building
22:04 - Mentors
26:16 - Hiring right
29:15 - Approaching problems together
34:35 - Splitting responsibility
37:38 - Invisalign
39:28 - Expanding
41:42 - Opportunities in a pandemic
45:17 - Work-life balance
46:44 - A day in the life
51:52 - Outside dentistry
57:53 - Dental trends
59:20 - Legacy & last days on Earth
About Darren Cannell and Andy Stafford
Andy Stafford
After graduating from Newcastle University in 2001, Andy pursued a career in private restorative/cosmetic dentistry. He has managed a chain of successful teeth whitening clinics across the North of England.
He has used virtually all teeth whitening systems on the market today and has a portfolio of over 500 completed whitening procedures to date. He co-founded both The Cosmetic Dental Clinics in Durham and the heart of Newcastle with Darren Cannell.
Darren Cannell
Darren Cannell also graduated from Newcastle University Dental School in 2001. After graduating, he was awarded the prestigious James Coltman Award, an individual honour awarded for overall skill in Operative Dentistry.
He became an established restorative/cosmetic dentist, working out of two very successful practices across the North West. He co-founded both The Cosmetic Dental Clinics in Durham and in the heart of Newcastle with Andy Stafford.
