Dustin Burleson

DDS, MBA

Speaker, teacher, author, venture partner and business strategist. His monthly marketing, management and leadership programs reach over 4,200 orthodontists in 35 countries.

His orthodontic marketing campaigns have generated over $500 million in revenue for his clients. He is the author of seven best-selling books and teaches at the UMKC School of Dentistry and Children's Mercy Hospital.

Brooke Oliphant

Straight-Up Sales Orthodontic Coaching

Brooke is an entrepreneur with 20+ years experience plus an awarded Treatment Coordinator with an annual conversion rate exceeding 90% and same-day conversation rate above 80%.

Brooke has a passion for helping others experience their greatness professionally and personally. She equips doctor-owned orthodontic practices with the sales confidence necessary to grow and succeed long-term.

Travis Frederickson

Primacy Experience Services

Travis is a best-selling author, veteran coach and speaker, Travis has spoken to thousands, including international audiences. Travis is recognized as a leading authority in the dental patient experience by many in the industry including Dustin Burleson, Howard Farran and Gary Takacs.

Travis is currently a lead advisor on product development for orthodontic apps that manage the patient journey from marketing through referral.

Dr. Jamie Reynolds

Orthodontic Partners

Dr. Jamie Reynolds is a dynamic and dedicated professional and one of the nation’s leading voices on high-tech and accelerated orthodontics. He is a leading authority in his field, an in-demand speaker, a relentless innovator, and a successful private-practice orthodontist.

Dr. Reynolds is the co-founder of OrthoFi and Orthodontic Partners.

Andrew Higdon

Market Hardware Powered by Socius

Andrew helps orthodontists and dentists achieve their growth goals by leveraging online strategies to find their ideal patients, increase net new patient revenue and patient retention.

Jake Gulick

Greyfinch Software

Jake started his 15 year career in the dental space at TeleVox Software. After leaving TeleVox, Jake was one of the first employees at Cloud9 Ortho and led the sales team for four years. Jake decided to head in a different direction and helped create Greyfinch Orthodontic Practice Management Software.

Greyfinch has been the first to offer many revenue generating tools and continues to be on the forefront of innovation. Greyfinch strives to make software not only to help you run your clinic but also be a valuable tool for your patients as well.

Tom Macari

CEO, Smile Stream Solutions

Tom has 26 years of experience in the Orthodontic marketplace and has held positions from Sales to Executive Leadership for larger organizations such as Dentsply/GAC and GC Corporation, to entrepreneurial companies like Mid-Atlantic Ortho.

He brings tremendous value and insight to Burleson Seminars members through procurement and consumer-driven efficiencies to help orthodontists and their teams grow sustainable practices through clinical excellence and efficiency.

Laura Vogel

City Print

Laura has extensive experience in direct-response marketing, print and direct mail campaigns, internal marketing strategies and new patient generation for dentists and orthodontists.

Laura has been the go-to expert for Dustin Burleson and the growth of his practices, utilizing best-in-class printing and direct mail at affordable prices and superior turn-around times for all of the external and internal marketing programs you see at Burleson Seminars, which are licensed to many orthodontists and dentists around the world.

Todd Nickerson

Rock Dental Brands

Todd Nickerson has joined the Senior Executive Team as Chief Development Officer, overseeing all Merger and Acquisition activity for the organization. Before joining Rock Dental Brands, Nickerson served as Chief Development Officer at North American Dental Group and Vice President of M&A at both U.S. Oral Surgery Management and Smile Source.

During his tenure at U.S. Oral Surgery Management, Nickerson was instrumental in the record breaking revenue growth in three consecutive years, which led to a very successful recapitalization in 2021. During his nine year tenure at Smile Source, Nickerson led the unmatched franchise growth to over 650 locations.

Scott Annable

OrthoFi

Scott has over 20 years of experience in the orthodontic industry, with sales/sales management, and product management experience with Ormco, G&H Wire, and now with OrthoFi as Director of Sales.

With his combination of experience, a MBA, and managing his wife's orthodontic practice, Scott provides a unique perspective on how to implement systems and processes that provide maximum efficiency and profitability to your organization.

Amy Demas

Communicate Excellence

Amy Demas is an international speaker and author of Communicate Excellence, the first book designed specifically for team communication skills.

During her career at Bank of America, she held a VP title and was one of their most prolific inventors, acquiring over 55 US Patents.

Amy attended the United States Military Academy at West Point and went on to receive her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and her MBA. She and her husband, Dr. Don Demas, enjoy travel, time with their 5 grown children, and attending professional education courses. Amy is also an avid Peloton cyclist.

Dr. Blair Feldman

Retainer Club and Mouthguard Club

Dr. Blair Feldman is the Co-Founder of Retainer Club. Dr. Feldman is the orthodontist on the Dental Team for both the Phoenix Suns and the Arizona Diamondbacks. He is also a practicing orthodontic specialist seeing patients at several locations in the greater Phoenix area.

Dr. Feldman has been an adjunct professor at the Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health bringing his knowledge of advanced technologies, 3D scanning, 3D printing, clear aligner treatment, and self ligating braces for 8 years. He has also been a guest adjunct professor at the University of the Pacific. He also lectures to other dentists and orthodontics regularly, including lecturing on behalf of American Orthodontics – a leader in orthodontic product manufacturing.