My story

I became the 15th dentist in my family and two years later married the 16th. As a full-time periodontist and one of DC's "top dentists," you'd assume I'd be on top of the world. I had a bustling practice and a bright, smiley photo in Washingtonian magazine. But inside, I was not smiling at all.

Washingtonian Top Dentist, 2019

I would sit in my back office staring at my computer screen, counting how many more patients I had to see before the day was over. As the minutes ticked by I'd feel more frustrated, more anxious, and more physically drained. And yet, what options were there? I had spent thirteen years becoming a highly-skilled, highly-specialized periodontist and had plans of buying my father's practice. But the thought of spending the next five, ten, fifteen years doing dentistry that I didn't want to do, sacrificing my body, trying to lead and motivate a staff to care about something that I didn't care for myself. All of this scared me more than I can say here.

That all changed for me when I took a small but important step. I decided to work with a coach.

That one decision changed everything. I went to Georgetown, got certified as an executive coach, and started helping people get to the next thing without having to figure it all out alone. The tough conversations. The decisions you keep sitting on. The moments where you need to trust yourself and you're not sure you can.

Eventually I went deep into AI and built ONWRD. Not the hype. The practical side, where you figure out which tools actually fit your business and make the day feel lighter.