#67 Real life story of a career path from DA and feeling like a “failure” to an Executive with 80+ locations across the US

I met Christin during the Launch event in Durham in April and I was immediately amazed by her positive personality, the smile and when I asked just a few questions about her career path I knew I needed to interview Christin for the ZenOne podcast as soon as possible. Her story is incredible, she has an immense level of Emotional Intelligence and perseverance. In just a short amount of time she was able to grow from starting as a dental assistant, then Hygienist, then to director of operations and to a current position at Light Wave Dental as a VP of Fields Operations. She’s been through some difficult life challenges but with “ Above and Beyond” attitude and “Always say Yes' '' she was able to overcome it all. We discuss many subject including Ambitions, How to reward the team, Personal Life and the cost of achieving goals,  Work life balance for the leaders, and much more. 

Books and Quotes:

Dale Carnegie - How to Win Friends and Influence People (Amazon Link)

“It isn’t what you have or who you are or where you are or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It’s what you think about it.”

Andy Andrews- The Seven Decisions (Amazon Link)

“To be great at whatever it is that you do, it's going to take some discipline to separate yourself from the average.”

“Ask yourself this question: What is it about me that other people would change if they could?”

Short Bio:

Northcutt Dental

2001-2003- Dental Assistant

2004-2011- Dental Hygienist

2011-2016 - Director of Operations

2017-2022 - President / COO

2022- Currently Present- VP of Field Ops , Lightwave Dental