#80 - Achieving the Dream with Darren Cannell and Andy Stafford

In this episode, we welcome insight from Darren Cannell and Andy Stafford into building successful practices and turning old friends into business partners. Darren and Andy discuss their successes in dentistry, including running practices and giving patients quality treatments. 

 

Darren and Andy also tell us about their journey from university to set up their own business in a Grade 2 listed building in Newcastle.

 

Enjoy!

 

“We wanted to deliver a level of dentistry that we thought wasn't available in the region at a time when there were big practices in Liverpool and Manchester and London. We looked and thought there isn't a landmark practice in Newcastle that was offering this really, really high-level service. So from the start, our vision was, let's just do unbelievable dentistry, let's have a surrounding that that looked like Harley Street.”

• Andy Stafford

 

In This Episode

 

01.51 - Meeting one another

08:07 - Uni life and study

08.49 - Going into business with freinds

09.59 - Finding direction

13:06 - Heading to the North East

14:44 - Buying a Grade 2 listed building

22:04 - Mentors

26:16 - Hiring right

29:15 - Approaching problems together

34:35 - Splitting responsibility

37:38 - Invisalign

39:28 - Expanding

41:42 - Opportunities in a pandemic

45:17 - Work-life balance

46:44 - A day in the life

51:52 - Outside dentistry

57:53 - Dental trends

59:20 - Legacy & last days on Earth

 

About Darren Cannell and Andy Stafford

 

Andy Stafford

After graduating from Newcastle University in 2001, Andy pursued a career in private restorative/cosmetic dentistry. He has managed a chain of successful teeth whitening clinics across the North of England.

 

He has used virtually all teeth whitening systems on the market today and has a portfolio of over 500 completed whitening procedures to date. He co-founded both The Cosmetic Dental Clinics in Durham and the heart of Newcastle with Darren Cannell.

 

Darren Cannell

Darren Cannell also graduated from Newcastle University Dental School in 2001. After graduating, he was awarded the prestigious James Coltman Award, an individual honour awarded for overall skill in Operative Dentistry.

 

He became an established restorative/cosmetic dentist, working out of two very successful practices across the North West. He co-founded both The Cosmetic Dental Clinics in Durham and in the heart of Newcastle with Andy Stafford.