INTERVIEW | Make Money by Building, Scaling, and Successfully Exiting a Business with Amanda Lewis

About this episode

Amanda Lewis shares her journey as a dental entrepreneur and the lessons learned in building and scaling businesses.

Amanda Lewis is a dental entrepreneur, innovator, and founder of Lewie, an oral wellness company redefining how consumers think about smile care. With more than 15 years of experience growing, acquiring, merging, and selling dental practices, Amanda has built multiple successful businesses while navigating entrepreneurship, leadership, product development, and personal reinvention. In this episode, she shares her journey from aspiring dentist to multi-practice owner and startup founder, along with the lessons she learned about scaling companies, overcoming setbacks, and pursuing opportunities that align with a bigger vision. On this episode we talk about: Building and scaling successful dental practices from the ground up The realities of entrepreneurship, delegation, and business ownership How private equity is changing the dental industry Transitioning from healthcare provider to consumer product founder Creating Lewie and bringing innovative oral wellness products to market Top 3 Takeaways Entrepreneurship requires constant learning, and many of the most important business lessons come through mistakes, challenges, and experience. Delegation is essential for long-term…

People in this episode

Host: Travis Chappell

Guest: Amanda Lewis

Topics covered

• entrepreneurship
• business scaling
• dental industry
• product development
• leadership
• personal reinvention

Keywords

• entrepreneurship
• dental practices
• business ownership
• private equity
• oral wellness
• scaling companies
• delegation
• calculated risks

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Lewie

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