Worked as a Vice President at Bank of America
Awarded over 56 U.S. Patents for statistical and process development work
Earned Green Belt Six Sigma certification
Inventor of the Year at Bank of America in 2008
Received Distinguished Toastmaster title and am an award-winning communication evaluator
One of the first 1000 women to ever attend the United States Military Academy
Received a BS in Mechanical Engineering from
Missouri University of Science & Technology
Earned an MBA
I believe in establishing trust among doctors, their staff and patients and instilling confidence in front desk employees. No more “gotcha” calls or walking on eggshells.
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Did you know there are different types of questions? Annoyingly, we often default to the question type that doesn't actually help move us towards our goal.
Take a few moments to watch my short video and you'll learn a few of the different types so you can be more conscious of your speaking habits and bring the correct question type to the situation at hand.
Do share this video with the rest of your team to help them make the same change - it's my little thank you for having you join my mailing list.
Don't you wish EVERY generated lead made a beeline to say YES to you and your services? We all do, but the reality is that few glide right through the traditional gateways and START right away.
These days it is not uncommon for an orthodontic office to experience a mere 36% traversing that desired beeline to a YES and starting treatment.
Yes, 36%! Don't be surprised if out of 100 leads/calls, you only have 36 individuals start without meandering through rescheduling, observation, or pending. Very few move "straight through" the process.
Now that does not mean they "never ever" start; it simply means they take detours or meander through the process. Then our job is to help get them back on the journey to the goal of a "YES."
So what ARE the three gateways?
Gateway #1 - Contact to Exam
Gateway #2 - Exam to Ready-to-Start
Gateway #3 - Ready-to-Start to YES!
Each gateway is an unfortunate opportunity for a lead to fall out of the process, meaning we either need to spend MORE marketing dollars to generate yet another lead OR ensure we have supporting processes to re-engage a lead to continue down the path to a YES and begin treatment.
Straight Through Processing (STP) is truly the "Happy Path" to production and income for your practice. And I want you to know more about it. Check out the video below and then download a comprehensive 12-page pdf about Straight Through Processing and how you can easily calculate it for YOUR practice.
Download my Straight Through Processing PDF