Displaying 6 items of Voices from The Bench with the tag "ceo".
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425: DLAT 2026 Part 2 with Tony Aliatim, Rebekah Serrago, Chris Wilson, Antoine Coppens, & Christian Saurman
May 18th, 2026 | 1 hr 13 mins
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At the Dental Laboratory Association of Texas Meeting 2026, Elvis and Barb sat down with Tony Aliatim from Axis Dental Milling, Rebekah Serrago and Chris Wilson from Garland Dental Services, and Antoine Coppens from Relu alongside orthodontic lab owner Christian Saurman from New England Orthodontic Laboratory. The conversations covered everything from industrial dental milling and equipment repair to AI-driven workflows that are changing how labs design and manufacture restorations. From preventive maintenance and milling strategies to fully automated AI design systems, this episode is packed with insight into where dental technology — and the lab industry — is headed next.
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421: Katherine Steinbock-Dyke: From Girl Scout Cookies to CEO of Whip Mix
April 20th, 2026 | 1 hr 3 mins
3d printing, analog dentistry, analog vs digital, articulators, asiga, australia, bench culture, bench work, business evolution, cad cam, career growth, ceo, collaboration, continuous improvement, corporate culture, customer relationships, dealer network, dental, dental community, dental education, dental equipment, dental industry, dental lab, dental labs, dental manufacturing, dental materials, dental resins, dental schools, dental technician, dental technicians, dental technology, digital dentistry, employee benefits, entrepreneurship, europe, family business, furnaces, future of dentistry, global markets, gypsum, heritage, hr, human resources, hybrid workflow, ids, industry insights, industry trends, innovation, innovation strategy, international business, katherine steinbock-dyke, lab day, lab life, lab owners, lab workflow, laboratory, large labs, latin america, leadership, legacy, management, materials science, mentorship, mixers, model trimmers, networking, next generation, operations, partnerships, podcasts, polymers, product development, production, relevance, small business, storytelling, succession planning, team building, technician, technicians life, trade shows, voices from the bench, whip mix, win program, workflow efficiency
This week we chat with Katherine Steinbock-Dyke of Whip Mix about growing up in a family-run dental company and unexpectedly working her way to CEO. She shares her path from HR and corporate roles into operations, product development, and ultimately leadership—highlighting the balance between tradition and innovation in today’s evolving lab landscape. The episode mixes stories of continuous improvement, digital transitions, and industry travel, all wrapped in the perspective of someone focused on keeping a legacy company relevant for the future.
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381: IDS 2025 & exocad Part 6 with Björn Zäuner and Tillmann Steinbrecher
July 14th, 2025 | 1 hr 58 secs
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Barb and Elvis bring two powerhouse conversations from the exocad booth at IDS 2025 featuring two people that are changing digital dental design every day. Björn Zäuner tells the story of Bite-Finder and how it can lower remakes by up to 50% and then we chat with the CEO and co-creator of exocad, Tillmann Steinbrecher.
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380: IDS 2025 & exocad Part 5 with John Krier & Dr. Jeff Horowitz
July 7th, 2025 | 1 hr 6 mins
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The conversations from the exocad booth at IDS 2025 just keep coming! This week we talk to two Americans in Germany. John Krier is the CEO of Leixir Dental Group, Barb's boss and Dr. Jeff Horowitz that talks about creating airway passage and his podcast Dentist IN the Know.
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344: Stephenie Who? with Stephenie Goddard the CEO of Glidewell Laboratories
October 28th, 2024 | 1 hr 2 mins
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This week we get to meet the person that took over as CEO of Glidewell Laboratories 3 years ago, Stephenie Goddard. Stephenie talks about her 18 year history with the company, helping them grow in technicians and technology, and creating their leadership program that has allowed the lab to scale to the size it is today.
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289: From Vision Board to Lab Ownership with Todd Reid
October 9th, 2023 | 1 hr 25 secs
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This week we meet Todd Reid, the owner of Access Dental Laboratories. Todd talks about his journey, the people who helped him along the way, and eventually opening his own lab where he can pass along the same opportunities that others gave him.