Episode 4

Erick Rupprecht, DDS - Curiosity Leads to Opportunity

In this episode, Dr. Erick Rupprecht joins the show. Dr. Rupprecht was a practicing clinician in private practice in Grand Rapids, MI for over 37 years. Erick has been involved in organized dentistry both nationally and actively in the state of Michigan where still resides with his family and all of his alpacas.

  • We learn about the alpacas and why.
  • Why dentistry as a profession.
  • How the curiosity to learn lead to practice ownership.
  • The best investment he made in his practice.
  • The unexpected nature of his retirement and what that taught him.
  • The opportunity for young dentists today.
  • Being a Silent Bell Award recipient and organized dentistry.
  • What he is up to now working in transitions.

Dr. Rupprecht's LinkedIn

About the Podcast

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About your hosts

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Isaiah Douglass, MBA, CFP®, CEPA

I am a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ and a Fee-Only advisor. I left a large national firm to found a solo financial planning firm in 2018 to pursue a planning approach dedicated to identifying ways to grow the net worth of veterinarians and dentists. In the summer of 2020, I merged with another financial advisor and became a partner in Vincere Wealth Management.

To check out Vincere Wealth Management ➡ www.vincerewealth.com
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Nathan Courtney

Nathan has over 15 years of dental experience in the areas of business development, sales operations and management, consulting of dental transitions, dental equipment, supply, and technology distribution. Nathan is a team contributor and Transition Consultant with Legacy Practice Transitions where he helps guide clients through the sale of their dental practices and is also actively helping clients unlock their practice potential and growth through his company Cloverleaf Advisory Group, LLC.