The CEO Experience
Event Details
Thursday, July 23, 2026
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Friday, July 24, 2026
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Location:
Chicago, IL
Hotel: TBD
*Schedule is subject to change.
Join Us!
A 1.5-day intensive for practice owners who are done figuring it out alone.
Ticket Pricing:
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General Admission $999
*Event tickets are non-refundable. View our Terms & Conditions HERE
What you’ll walk away with:
1.5 days of rolling up our sleeves on the real stuff:
- Your practice financials (what to run, how to read them)
- The numbers that tell you if your business is actually healthy
- HR, hiring, and the employee conversations you’ve been avoiding
- Systems that work without you in the room
Best of speakers from previous CEO Roundtables
*(pending speaker availability)
- Leadership & Team Culture
- Women’s Health & Longevity
- Practice Finance & Wealth Building
- Personal Brand & Visibility
Seats are limited to 25. When they’re gone, they’re gone.
Thursday, July 17th
Check In/Welcome
HEADSHOTS
Lunch
Simple steps to help you become an author
Break
Break
Workshop Time
Friday, July 18th
Morning Welcome
Being a KOL
Building Your Presentation
Filling the Room After Filling Enough Teeth
LUNCH
Workshop Time
Presentation Practice
Meet the Speakers
About The Speaker
Dr. Grace Yum
MDIB Founder & CEO
Dr. Grace Yum grew up in Glenview, Illinois and now lives in sunny California. She is a mother and a certified pediatric dentist, a certification achieved by only 5% of all dentists in the U.S. Dr. Yum is the former founder and practice owner of Yummy Dental & Orthodontics for Kids and she is also the founder and CEO of Mommy Dentists in Business.
Mommy Dentists in Business was started in June of 2017 by Dr. Grace Yum, while on a business trip with her husband. She noticed how lawyers connected and networked with one another and felt that dentistry was missing that component of camaraderie. The Facebook group was a way to connect dentists from all over the world, especially dentists like herself, moms that are business owners.
In addition to managing the MDIB community, Dr. Yum hosts her own podcast, Mommy Dentists in Business Podcast. With 20 seasons and counting, Dr. Yum’s podcast has been in the iTunes top 100, was ranked #3 of 15 of the top dental podcasts by Patterson Dental’s “Off the Cusp” publication and has been downloaded over 200,000 times.
She has quietly become nationally recognized in her field. Dr. Yum has appeared and was featured on TODAY Show on NBC nationally, NBC Chicago as a repeat guest, Parents Magazine, Parenting Magazine, Chicago Parent Magazine. She has also appeared on many podcasts, with topics covering dentistry, work/life balance and business tips for the working mom.
During her spare time, Dr. Yum enjoys spending time with her two kids and husband in Newport Coast, California.
About The Speaker
Kevin Henry
Co-Founder of IgniteDA
With more than 20 years in the dental publishing industry, Kevin Henry is the former group editorial director for Dental Products Report and managing editor for Dental Economics. Currently, he is the editor-in-chief for DrBicuspid.com. He has spoken to dental assistants throughout the world, in person, and through the Dental Assistant Nation podcast series, reminding them of the important role they play every day in their practice. He is also certified as a DiSC trainer, helping dental practices learn how to understand each other better through personality assessments and training.
About The Speaker
Dr. Susan McMahon
Cosmetic Dentist
A graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, School of Dental Medicine, Dr. McMahon enjoys one of the largest cosmetic dental practices in Western Pennsylvania. She is accredited by the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, and an invited Fellow of the prestigious American Society for Dental Aesthetics and a Fellow of the Academy of General Dentistry. An author and internationally recognized lecturer, Dr. McMahon has devoted her professional career to the pursuit of advanced technologies in cosmetic and minimally invasive dentistry. She is a past clinical instructor in Prosthodontics and Operative Dentistry at the University of Pittsburgh. She has been the Director of New Product Evaluation and a Speaker for Catapult Education. She frequently lectures across the United States on minimally invasive dentistry and conservative cosmetic dentistry for teenagers and young adults. She had been honored as a Top Dentist over 20 times. She has also been voted by her peers as a Top Pittsburgh Dentist every year for over two decades.
Along with dentistry, Dr. McMahon developed and is an active partner in Bakn restaurants in Pittsburgh. Bakn, chef driven, funky brunch-all-day restaurants have been featured on The Food Network and Travel Channel. Very Active in charity work and fundraising, she is a founding board member of Music for MS. Music for MS, Roots Music Festival, is a daylong, family friendly, live music festival held annually at Hartwood Acres. Dr. McMahon lives and raised her three children in Pittsburgh.
About The Speaker
LAUREL HOBERG
Founder of Rare Bird Speakers
Laurel Hoberg is the founder of Rare Bird Speakers, a dental service provider focused on placing dental educators onto the podium of dental Continuing Education (CE) venues across North America. Her comprehensive background, having worked in both the manufacturing and educational side of the dental industry, gives her a unique view of the challenges facing the needs of the CE community. Prior to starting her own company, she was instrumental in the development and execution of the speaker’s bureau for Catapult Education where she helped dental educators develop their speaking careers and assisted dental meetings of all sizes, find qualified educators for their CE events. She also spent several years directing CE departments for GC America and DENTSPLY. She has a BS from the University of Minnesota and an MBA from Western New England College in Massachusetts.
Course Title:
Filling the Room After Filling Enough Teeth
Course Description:
So, you think you have an idea to share, a concept/procedure/topic, one that the dental community would appreciate learning more about. You suspect you would truly enjoy being on the podium and sharing your knowledge? Now, how do you move from concept to being a dental audience sensation? Every potential speaker is seeking a solid understanding of how to get past concepts and onto developing the tools and taking the steps that will get you booked. Learning these steps through trial and error can be time consuming and full of unexpected twists and turns. Laurel has spent 20+ years helping dental speakers find more podium opportunities. In this course, she will share the basics of speaker packet design, where to find speaking opportunities, how to expand your dental networking, identifying your dental podium worth and reveal some tips that will help you generate income.
Course Objectives:
- Create a captivating speaker packet
- Search, find, and secure, speaking opportunities
- Maximize networking opportunities that lead to more speaking
- Increase exposure to sponsor/manufacturer support
- Identify common pitfalls and highlights of contracts
About The Speaker
LAUREL HOBERG
Founder of Rare Bird Speakers
Laurel Hoberg is the founder of Rare Bird Speakers, a dental service provider focused on placing dental educators onto the podium of dental Continuing Education (CE) venues across North America. Her comprehensive background, having worked in both the manufacturing and educational side of the dental industry, gives her a unique view of the challenges facing the needs of the CE community. Prior to starting her own company, she was instrumental in the development and execution of the speaker’s bureau for Catapult Education where she helped dental educators develop their speaking careers and assisted dental meetings of all sizes, find qualified educators for their CE events. She also spent several years directing CE departments for GC America and DENTSPLY. She has a BS from the University of Minnesota and an MBA from Western New England College in Massachusetts.
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