SCN Autumn Elevate

Ryan Vet

Speaker, Influencer, Consultant

Ryan Vet is an international keynote speaker, entrepreneur, and author. He has presented around the globe on four different continents. Ryan’s experiences range from start-ups to Fortune 500s such as Samsung, Warner Brothers, and Bing. From starting his first business at age 14 to launching and successfully exiting start-ups, Ryan is a serial entrepreneur. He has been featured in countless publications (USA Today, Forbes, Financial Times, NBC, CBS, ABC and more) for his entrepreneurial endeavors and routinely contributes to Forbes and other leading publications. In 2019 he authored the book Cracking the Millennial Code. He holds an MBA from Purdue along with many other certifications business, marketing, and change management from leading institutions including Harvard Business School, Elon University, and Cornell University. Ryan’s wife Jessica is a practicing dentist. Ryan is passionate about the industry and has been actively involved in the dental community for nearly a decade. In addition, Ryan hosts The Dental Experience Podcast. After over a decade in the fast-paced world of startups and venture capital, Ryan has turned a large majority of his personal focus towards the craft beverage and hospitality industry where he has invested heavily. As a fun aside, in pursuing his passion of craft beverages, Ryan is a trained Sommelier. At the core, Ryan is passionate about helping audiences create positive changes in the lives of those with whom they interact. Ryan and Jessica currently live Downtown Durham, NC. Jessica, is a practicing dentist in North Carolina.

Lori Gross

CEO-Founder

Lori Gross is a dental consultant, coach, and founder-level leader with over three decades of experience in clinical care, healthcare management, and public health. She helps dental practices and organizations achieve seven-figure growth, improve efficiency, strengthen compliance, and increase profitability through strategic leadership and operational transformation. She led the development of a mobile dental program and transformed it into a COVID-19 testing and vaccination unit—expanding access to care and serving vulnerable communities. Lori now empowers dental leaders to step outside their comfort zones, embrace change, and create meaningful impact.

Lois Banta

Speaker, CEO, President, and Founder

Lois Banta is CEO, President and Founder of Healthcare Enterprises, Inc., a company that specializes in all aspects of dental practice retreats and lectures. Lois has over 45 years of dental experience and consults and speaks nationally and internationally. She is the CEO of The Speaking Consulting Network, Co-Founder of COLLABricon and a member of several professional organizations.

Amy Wood

CEO, Author, Speaker, Consultant

Amy Wood is on a mission, and it started with a data breach. After her own personal information was compromised, she dedicated her career to protecting healthcare practices from experiencing the same chaos and confusion. Since 2013, she has worked as a HIPAA Educator, Risk Assessor, and Data Breach Consultant, helping organizations nationwide turn compliance into confidence. As CEO of Copper Penny Consulting, she is an internationally sought after speaker. Amy brings energy, clarity, and real world practicality to topics many consider overwhelming. With a background in Healthcare IT, she bridges the gap between regulations and reality, giving doctors and teams the tools they need to stay protected in today’s high risk digital environment. Her presentations are dynamic, practical, and immediately actionable because compliance shouldn’t just check a box. It should protect your practice and your patients.

Brenda McNulty

Owner, Speaker, Author, Fractional Training Officer

Brenda McNulty is a dynamic force in the dental industry, boasting over 30 years of rich experience that spans both clinical and business domains. As the owner of DSO FACTS and Root and Vine Specialty Dental Consulting, she has cemented her reputation as an expert in transforming dental practices through innovative training and accountability systems. Brenda’s depth of knowledge and practical expertise uniquely position her to address the multifaceted challenges faced by specialty dental practices today. Her approach is tailored to enhance the talents of each team member, ensuring that both remote and in-office teams operate with heightened efficiency and productivity. By implementing systems that maximize individual strengths, Brenda consistently drives practices towards increased profitability and success. Brenda has spent over half of her career in Pediatric Dentistry. She co-authored the business chapter in the McDonald and Avery’s Dentistry for the Child and Adolescent textbook. She has also published many articles and most recently she published a book called Smile On that is available on Amazon. As a highly sought-after speaker, Brenda has shared her insights at numerous major dental events, including Chicago Mid-Winter, Yankee Dental, AADOM, Rocky Mountain Dental Convention, and many more. Brenda is known for captivating audiences with her passion and commitment to the profession. Her leadership and guidance have empowered countless dentists and their teams to pursue and achieve their ideal practice vision. Brenda McNulty’s dedication to the dental profession is evident in her ongoing efforts to elevate standards and inspire excellence. Her legacy is one of transformative impact, making her a key expert and thought leader in the industry.

Lindsay Worthington

Tosha Gurley, CDA, DISIPC

Dental Compliance Consultant/ Speaker

<p>With more than 20 years of experience as a dental assistant and clinical manager, I've seen firsthand the incredible impact a knowledgeable, confident, and empowered dental assistant can have on a practice.</p><p>I'm a Dental Compliance Consultant, Speaker, and passionate advocate for dental assistants. I help dental teams reduce stress related to OSHA, infection control, HIPAA, and dental assisting by offering practical, engaging education that makes compliance easier to understand and implement.</p><p>But my passion goes beyond compliance. I believe dental assistants are the heartbeat of the dental team. They deserve to feel confident, respected, prepared, and proud of the important role they play every day. </p><p>Whether I'm consulting with a practice, training a team, or speaking to a room full of dental professionals, my goal is to educate, inspire, and leave people feeling empowered to do their best work. </p><p>Because compliance shouldn't be boring, and dental assistants shouldn't be overlooked!</p>

Erin Glending

Founder and CEO, Speaker, Coach

<p>Erin Glending is the founder of EG: Health Management Advisors, serving dental clients across the country, with expertise spanning practice operations, quality improvement, and business strategy. With more than 20 years in dentistry, across both private practice and enterprise healthcare, Erin’s career spans front-line clinical operations and senior-level institutional leadership, giving her an unusually comprehensive view of how dental organizations succeed or stall at every scale. She has spent her career bridging the gap between the operational rigor of enterprise healthcare systems and the day-to-day realities of private dental practice. Erin is recognized for applying the framework of high reliability as a complete operational philosophy for dental practices. She teaches teams how to design resilience into every workflow so they can create a culture of dependability and a practice that performs on purpose—by design, not by chance.</p>