{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Dental CEO Podcast","title":"Is There Ever a \"Right Time\"? Building a Booked-Out Dental Startup While Raising 3 Kids Under 5","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3281,"description":"Episode 77: Is there ever really a \"right time\" to start a practice? In this episode of the Dental CEO Podcast, Scott sits down with Dr. Stamatis Kouniaris and his wife Katarina, a practicing attorney, to talk about one of the boldest timing decisions a young family can make: launching a dental startup in Canada while raising three kids under five, including a newborn just one month old.\n\nJust a month after opening Ilios Dentaire, Stamatis and Katarina are already booked out three to four weeks, adding a hygienist, and hiring a second assistant, all while juggling final construction details, working capital, and the everyday chaos of a young family. They open up about why they chose a startup over an acquisition, how financing and insurance structures shaped their decisions, what it's really like when one spouse is a dentist and the other is navigating life alongside the build, and why they believe waiting for the \"right time\" often means waiting forever.\n\nWhether you're weighing a startup against an acquisition, wondering how kids factor into the timeline, or just want an honest look at the first month of practice ownership, this conversation is a real, unfiltered look at building a business and a family at the same time.\n\nTopics covered: startup vs. acquisition decisions, financing and lending strategy, insurance and fee structures, balancing parenthood with practice ownership, and the value of coaching during a startup build.\n\nSee photos and videos of Ilios Dentaire on Instagram: @ilios.dentaire\n\nIf you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the Dental CEO Podcast and leave a review, it helps other dentists find these conversations.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/SypKbfMRZhvaxFvr7L3tGgKV14N37gxnYirG73tyocY/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS82NGE0/MTdlYTYyNmUwNjhi/ZWMyY2FhNzZmYjA3/Yjk0Mi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}