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INTERVIEW | Make Money by Scaling a Service Business From Scratch with Dr. Hardik Chodavadia

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Dr. Hardik Chodavadia—better known as Dr. C—is the co-founder and CFO of Enamel Dentistry, a growing network of comfort-first dental studios across Texas. A dentist, entrepreneur, and co-host of the Day Ones podcast, Dr. C shares how he and a college roommate went from fresh dental-school graduates with student loans and no patients to building a repeatable multi-location business. He also breaks down the financial lessons he has learned through expansion, calculated risk-taking, investing, and building wealth early. On this episode we talk about: How repairing and reselling Xbox consoles in high school sparked Dr. C’s first excitement around making money Why he moved from biomedical engineering and a potential medical-school path into dentistry The surprising financing decision that led Enamel Dentistry to launch its first practice from scratch instead of acquiring an established office The operational challenges of scaling beyond being great clinicians, including hiring, leadership, training, and documented systems How Enamel Dentistry evaluates new locations, uses real estate availability as a growth driver, and built a major head start in a high-growth Texas development The difference between investing in unfamiliar “home run” opportunities and reinvesting in a business you understand deeply Why young entrepreneurs should live below their means, save consistently, and use compound interest to create the security needed to take smart risks Top 3 Takeaways Being skilled at your craft is not the same as being skilled at business. Great patient care helped Enamel Dentistry earn trust, but long-term scale required Dr. C and his co-founder to develop leadership, hiring, training, financial, and systems-building capabilities. Focus capital where you have an edge. A high-upside investment outside Dr. C’s core expertise failed despite strong signals and experienced backers, while a carefully chosen dental-office location succeeded because the team understood the market, demand, and operating model. Build financial security before chasing bigger opportunities. Living beneath your means and investing early can create the stability entrepreneurs need to make clearer decisions, weather setbacks, and take risks without putting their entire future on the line. Notable Quotes “Don’t put too much into something because you just never know. Even if everything is written all that’s, like, guaranteed, nothing is guaranteed.” “When you have security, you just move differently.” “You’re doing really well and making money doing this one thing, so just do more of it.” Connect with Dr. Hardik Chodavadia: LinkedIn: Dr. Hardik Chodavadia Instagram: @drharcho Enamel Dentistry: enameldentistry.com Podcast: Day Ones Podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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