Feb 28, 2023
From humble beginnings in a two-up, two-down in Birmingham, Saaqib Ali has gone on to create the city’s largest practice with a list of over 52K patients.
In this week’s episode, Saaqib talks about how his upbringing has shaped his definition of success. He reveals how he capitalised on the lull in business during lockdown to pull ahead of the competition and discusses how kindness pays off in practice for team members and patients.
Enjoy!
03.50 - Backstory and upbringing
29.06 - Rishi Sunak
32.32 - University and discovering dentistry
46.29 - Defining success
01.03.26 - Post COVID
01.13.10 - Culture and kindness
01.24.07 - Retaining associates
01.34.50 - Blackbox thinking
01.55.31 - Fantasy dinnerparty
Saaqib Ali graduated from Guy’s Hospital London in 1999. He is the principal dentist at Sherwood Dental practice—one of the Midlands’ largest mixed practices.