Chuck Blakeman

Chuck Blakeman

Chuck Blakeman is a successful entrepreneur, best-selling business author, TED Speaker, Inc. magazine contributor, and world-renowned business advisor who built twelve businesses in eight industries on five continents. He and his company, Crankset Group, now uses his experience to advise dental practice leaders and owners to success.. 

Chuck has led grown and led $1 million to $100 million companies. He presently leads the Crankset Group, a dental advisory company, and a for-profit business based in Africa, focused on developing local economies to solve poverty.  

Chuck is the host of the GOTT Dental Podcast, rated one of the top three podcasts in dentistry. He speaks all over the world 50+ times a year, writes for major dental magazines, and has appeared in Success, Entrepreneur, Inc., NYTimes.com, CNNMoney.com, and was cited in Stephen Covey’s last book, The 3rd Alternative 

Before focusing on dentistry, some of Chuck’s former customers included Google, Microsoft, Apple, Eli Lilly, TAP Pharmaceuticals, Sun Microsystems, Tyco Healthcare, Johns Manville and many more Fortune 500s and smaller businesses. 

  

If your dental practice is faced with the challenge of how to: 

  • Get off the dental treadmill 
  • Make MORE money in LESS time 
  • Grow faster, increase profits and higher staff retention 
  • Turn employees into Stakeholders who own their jobs 
  • Attract and retain self-motivated self-managed people 
  • Get back to the passion that brought you into dentistry 

…then Chuck can help. 

Innovator Insights

  • Embrace Risk and Failure: Managed risks and failures are vital for growth and success in entrepreneurship.
  • Resilience from Adversity: Challenging childhood experiences can forge resilience and determination.
  • Vision and Purpose: A clear vision and purpose are fundamental for long-term business success.
  • The Power of Small Steps: Focusing on small steps and incremental progress can lead to significant breakthroughs.
  • Conation Over Clarity: The will to succeed (conation) is crucial, and waiting for perfect clarity can impede progress. 

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