The Hidden Pulse with Cissy M
The Hidden Pulse with Cissy M
Podcast Description
This podcast features real conversations with individuals across the healthcare and dental world, from entry-level professionals to CEOs and Doctors. It dives into their career journeys, sharing everything from hilarious moments to serious challenges they’ve overcome. With a blend of humor, resilience, and real-life lessons, it’s the perfect way to wind down the week—laugh, learn, and get inspired by the people who run healthcare and dentistry.
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Content Themes
The podcast focuses on themes such as career development, leadership, and industry challenges within healthcare and dentistry. Episodes explore personal stories and professional journeys, with highlights including humorous work-related anecdotes and serious life challenges. Specific examples from episodes include leadership traits discussed with Steve Craig and travel experiences shared by Richard May.

This podcast features real conversations with individuals across the healthcare and dental world, from entry-level professionals to CEOs and Doctors. It dives into their career journeys, sharing everything from hilarious moments to serious challenges they’ve overcome. With a blend of humor, resilience, and real-life lessons, it’s the perfect way to wind down the week—laugh, learn, and get inspired by the people who run healthcare and dentistry.
Welcome to The Hidden Pulse with Cissy, where we bring you the stories, insights, and voices shaping the future of the dental and medical industry. The Hidden Pulse brings people from all walks of the healthcare industry together. We have guests ranging from individuals on the front line, including front office and clinical teams, Operations, RCM, Finance, Leaders, Doctors, and C-Suite. Every voice matters, helping us better understand what it’s really like to work in our industry.
I am so thrilled to have my guest, Matt Ornstein, on the show! Matt is a seasoned entrepreneur and dental industry expert with a proven track record of building, scaling, and growing businesses in the dental space. He currently serves as Co-CEO of Fortem Holdings, is the Co-Founder of Dental Pitch Brokerage, and the Principal at WinCo Partners. Matt is also an award-winning sell-side dental M & A advisor, recognized for his expertise in helping dentists maximize the value of their practices.
With deep experience across both the clinical and business sides of dentistry, Matt has been directly involved in the acquisition, growth, and sale of numerous dental practices nationwide. He brings a practical, real-world perspective to the complexities of buying and selling dental practices, guiding dentists through every stage from valuation and deal structuring to post-sale integration and long-term growth strategy.
Matt is a published author, a sought-after speaker, and a recognized expert in the business of dentistry. He is passionate about educating dental professionals on how to build enterprise value and navigate success transitions. On this podcast, Matt shares insider knowledge on maximizing practice value, avoiding common pitfalls, and understanding both the emotional and financial dynamics of pre- and post-sale transitions. His insights are especially valuable for dentists considering a sale, exploring partnerships, or looking ot scal strategically.
I am your host, Cissy Mangrum, Co-Founder and Chief RCM and Growth Officer of RevTech Partners and MaximizeRCM Consulting, where we operationalize your KPIs and all aspects of the dental and medical office challenges into opportunities through technology, knowledge, education, and processes.
Cissy Mangrum: [email protected]
Matt Ornstien: DentalPitchBrokerage.com

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