Everyone Else Is Taken - NAIL-IT with Payman Langroudi

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Payman Langroudi, host of Dental Leaders, reveals why starting his podcast felt like a marketing ploy but became his proudest achievement.

The episode features Payman Langroudi as a guest on the Nail It Podcast, hosted by Renner Al-Falaki and Bamf Sal. Payman is introduced as the host of the Dental Leaders Podcast and clinical director at Enlighten. He explains that the Dental Leaders Podcast began six years ago as a content-based marketing strategy during the rise of social media, initially focused on ROI but now a hobby he's proud of, with real stories and conversations preserved. Payman describes his entrepreneurial approach, leaning into strengths like avoiding morning meetings and obsessing over details, such as Enlighten's process of flying gel in refrigerated planes and discarding it after one month to maintain quality. He recounts starting Enlighten at age 28 with university friends and his wife, aiming to specialize in teeth whitening like a steak restaurant with a limited menu. The discussion shifts to leadership and sacrifices, including the challenges of being number two in the market early on and the emotional toll of dentistry. Payman and the hosts explore mental health in dentistry, noting high burnout and suicide rates, with Payman sharing research from his podcast with Rona on why dentists take their own lives, citing factors like live patient stress and lack of inhibitory mechanisms. The conversation touches on identity, with Payman emphasizing the Oscar Wilde quote about being yourself and the journey to self-awareness. He reflects on whether he'd recommend dentistry to his children, balancing its rewards with sacrifices, and shares personal experiences like selling his practice to spend more time with his kids. Payman discusses the Nail It system's pillar of intuition, explaining how he learned to trust his instincts after years of ignoring them, and offers tips like keeping an intuition journal. The episode concludes with the hosts noting Payman's skill as a podcaster who sometimes turned the interview back on them, and they express interest in a part two.

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A candid dental leadership episode about identity, pressure, and the slow release of other people's opinions.

Payman Langrudi comes to The Nail It Podcast from the other side of the mic, with his work on Dental Leaders and at Enlighten shaping a conversation about a familiar professional trap: spending too long performing an identity for other people.

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Press play when you want Payman Langrudi on the receiving end of the podcast mic for once.

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