#78 - Building Business Beasts with Sandeep Kumar
In this episode, we welcome insight into growing business values from Sandeep Kumar. Sandeep discusses his successes with Invisalign, House of Fraser and his multiple practices up and down the country. Sandeep also tells us about his journey from Punjab to the UK, setting up MiSmile and prioritising health and family. Enjoy! “And I remember after year 12, me and my dad and my brother were sitting, and we couldn't get our head around - what shall we do? Do I want to do engineering? Do I want to do medicine? Or want to do dentistry? And I still remember that day I called my mum while I was there and I said, “Mum, we don't know what to do.” And mum said, “I always wanted one son to be an engineer and one to be a doctor, but the rest is up to you. It's up to you.” Sandeep Kumar In This Episode 01.48 - Growing up in Punjab 08.15 - Learning the trade 10.28 - Coming to the UK 14.15 - Adjusting to the UK 16:08 - Starting in dentistry 20:38 - Birmingham Dental Hospital 26:55 - Setting up your practice 32:09 - Adding value to your practice 33:12 - Opening a second practice 36:22 - Invisalign 40:43 - House of Fraser 43:19 - Finding the confidence to be ambitious 46:36 - Managing multi-sites 50:50 - MiSmile 58:41 - MiSmile Academy 1:04:20 - Quitting clinical dentistry 1:08:49 - A day in the life 1:13:43 Legacy & last days on Earth About Sandeep Kumar Sandeep qualified as a dentist in India and moved to the UK in 1999. He gained his GDC registration in 2000 and bought his first dental practice in 2003. Thirteen years later, he now works in both the Private and NHS sectors. He runs one of Birmingham’s largest NHS practices and owns the brand Smile Stylist, which has multiple locations across the UK and MiSmile. He also runs the UK’s first Invisalign only clinic and the MiSmile Invisalign Network, comprising independent dental clinics across the country. Sandeep became certified with Invisalign in 2007 and is now one of Invisalign’s leading providers in the UK, submitting over 400 cases per year. He’s also one of the UK’s only Diamond Providers. Highly regarded by Align Technology, he often speaks in clinical on marketing roles and shares his Invisalign journey and experience with fellow practitioners.