FEBRUARY 9–11, 2023 | DENVER, CO
When the winds of change blow, some build walls, and others build windmills.
BUILD WINDMILLS, NOT WALLS.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Keni Thomas
Retired Army Ranger (Black Hawk Down Mission),
Country Music Artist
Staff Sergeant Kani Thomas was a member of an elite special operations package called Task Force Ranger. Their mission was to find and capture a criminal warlord named Mohammed Farrah Aidid. On the 3rd of October, Keni and his fellow rangers distinguished themselves in an eighteen-hour fire-fight that would later be recounted in the highly successful book and movie "Black Hawk Down". Nineteen Americans gave their lives and 78 were wounded in the worst urban combat seen by US troops since WWII.
Drawing from his experiences on the battlefield, Keni inspires people to achieve greatness by stressing the importance of outstanding leadership at every level, even if the only person you are leading is yourself. His message of "Train as You Fight, Fight as You train and Lead By Example" for epitomizes the Ranger motto "Rangers Lead the Way!" Keni sums it up like this, "Leadership has never been the rank.
Keni got out of the Army to pursue his music career and became an award-winning country music recording artist and songwriter in Nashville. He and his band Cornbread were featured in the movie "Sweet Home Alabama" and his music can be heard on country stations nationwide. Keni continued to serve our troops with regular tours to Iraq and Afghanistan. Keni Thomas is a best selling author, an Emmy-winning producer and a regular guest on all the major news networks as a military analyst.
GENERAL SESSION SPEAKERS

Chris Bentson
Partner
Bentson Copple
& Associates

Dr. Jamie Reynolds
Orthodontist
Reynolds Orthodontics

Tracy Martin
Founder
Straight Consulting
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LeeAnn Peniche
Founder
Peniche & Associates
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Dr. Bob Skopek
Orthodontist
Skopek Orthodontics
BREAKOUT SESSION SPEAKERS
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Jill Allen
Owner
Jill Allen
& Associates

Janelle Baum
Treatment Coordinator
Aszkler Orthodontics
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Tina Byrne
Owner
Byrne Consulting
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Dr. Bill Dischinger
Orthodontist
Dischinger Orthodontics

Sarah Funsch
Director of Training, Implementation, & Adoption
OrthoFi + OrthoBanc
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Allyson Griffith
Treatment Coordinator
Joosse Family Orthodontics

Cathy Jugovic
Owner
Embrace Your Practice

Rachel Kopp
Chief People Officer
OrthoFi + OrthoBanc

Charles Loretto
Partner
Cain Watters
& Associates

Paula McGinty
Treatment & Network Details Manager
OrthoFi + OrthoBanc

Angie Menendez
Owner
Embrace Your Practice

Amol Nirgudkar
CEO
Patient Prism

Brooke Oliphant
Owner
Straight Up Sales Orthodontic Coaching

Michelle Shimmin
Owner
Shimmin Consulting

NEXUS 2023 PARTY
FRIDAY 8:00 PM
HALF-DAY COURSES
1:00 PM
Best Practices of the OrthoFi Super User
1:00 PM
Practice Growth Seminar
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Welcome Happy Hour
6:00 AM
YOGA WITH ORTHOFI YOGIS*
8:00 AM
GENERAL SESSIONS
8:00 AM
Dave Ternan
When the Winds of Change Blow,
Some Build Walls ... Others Build Windmills
8:15 AM
Keni Thomas
Extreme Leadership in the Midst of Adversity
9:15 AM
Oliver Gelles
A Look at the Four Winds of Change Challenging
our Industry and the Metrics Every Practice Should Monitor
10:15 AM
LeeAnn Peniche
Practice Strategies to Generate
Additional New Patient Exam Capacity
11:00 AM
Dr. Bob Skopek
The Windmills I Built While Growing
my $2M, 2 Employee Practice
11:45 AM
Tracy Martin
The Power of a Limited Treatment Strategy
to Compete with Direct-to-Consumer Aligners
2:00 PM
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
DOCTOR
2:00 PM
Dr. Bill Dischinger
Using Technology to Create
Extra Clinical Capacity
2:45 PM
Jill Allen
Leveraging Your Time
Through Doctorless Consults
TREATMENT COORDINATOR
2:00 PM
Brooke Oliphant
Master the 45-Minute,
Doctorless Exam
2:45 PM
Janelle Baum
Leveraging Technology to
Create Raving Fans and Master the Adult Start
FINANCIAL COORDINATOR/
INSURANCE COORDINATOR
2:00 PM
The People Team: OrthoFi
My Doctor Outsourced a
Portion of My Job. Now What?
2:45 PM
Cathy Jugovic and
Angie Menendez
Managing Your Financial
Records in OrthoFi
FINANCIAL/INSURANCE ALTERNATIVE FOR NON-ORTHOFI CUSTOMERS
2:00 PM
Tina Byrne
Insurance and Financial
Coordinator Masterclass
DOCTOR
4:00 PM
Amol Nirgudkar
Never Miss the Opportunity
to Schedule a High-Value
Patient Again!
4:45 PM
Rachel Kopp
Recruiting, Hiring, and
Maintaining a Quality Team
4:00 PM
Paula McGinty
Everything You Need to Know
about OrthoFi Insurance
4:00 PM
Tina Byrne
Insurance and Financial
Coordinator Masterclass
8:00 PM
NEXUS 2023 PARTY FEATURING DIAMOND EMPIRE
6:30 AM
YOGA WITH ORTHOFI YOGIS*
8:30 AM
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
DOCTOR
8:30 AM
Charles Loretto
The Truth About
Practice Valuation:
How to Obtain
Maximum Value When it
is Time to Sell Your Practice
Treatment Coordinator
Financial Coordinator/
insurance Coordinator
8:30 AM
Michelle Shimmin
Serve More Patients Through
Tiered Treatment Options
FINANCIAL/INSURANCE ALTERNATIVE FOR NON-ORTHOFI CUSTOMERS
8:30 AM
Tina Byrne
Insurance and Financial
Coordinator Masterclass
10:45 AM
Chris Bentson
The Uncertain Winds of a Challenging Economy:
Using Data from the Past to Drive Our Current Actions so We are Prepared for Tomorrow
11:30 AM
The OrthoFi Team: LeaderBoard Results
Awards for the Best-of-the-Best OrthoFi and OrthoBanc Practices
11:45 AM
Jamie Reynolds
NEXUS Wrap-Up: Build Windmills, Not Walls
SPONSORS





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