Meet the 2023 Speakers
Clinical Speakers
Arvind Philomin, DDS
MGE Senior Seminar Instructor and Power Program Graduate, Dr. Arvind Philomin has built an incredibly productive practice by adding advanced clinical services to his repertoire. Collecting over $7 Million out of just a 900 square foot facility. Dr. Philomin is an expert in establishing the sales and marketing infrastructure in addition to focusing on excellent clinical quality.
Dean Vafiadis, DDS
Dr. Dean Vafiadis received his dental degree and Prosthodontic specialty training at New York University College of Dentistry. He is currently the Director of the Full-Mouth Rehabilitation CE course at NYU. He is an Associate Professor of Prosthodontics at NYU College of Dentistry. He has lectures nationally and abroad for NYU Continuing Education department. Dr. Vafiadis published and lectured on various topics such as Aesthetics, Implant designs, Computer restorations, Ceramic materials and Occlusion. He is the founder of the New York Smile Institute in NY. It is an educational center, full service laboratory and learning facility as well as a private practice location for a multi-specialty practice for Implant and Aesthetic Dentistry. Currently he is lecturing for the Continuing Education program at NYUCD for Dental Districts in US, Europe and Asia. His patient base includes many Celebrities, Sports Figures, Fortune 500 Company executives, Producers, Directors and Writers in the film industry, Executives in the Fashion world and World renown Chefs and Restaurant Owners. Dr. Vafiadis primary professional mission is to educate, publish and invent new technologies that will help change the dental profession and patients lives.
Management Speakers
Luis Colon
Luis A. Colón is President and CEO of MGE Management Experts, a nationwide leader among executive training and seminar firms and is listed in the Who’s Who of American Business.
As a seminar speaker, Mr. Colón’s dynamic and information packed delivery is fascinating and entertaining, yet down to earth. It has an enormous impact on business owners, professionals and employees alike making him one of the most sought after speakers in his industry today. Over the course of his career as a public speaker and management trainer, Mr. Colón has helped several thousand business owners, CEO’s, executives and professionals to increase business efficiency, income and organization.
Jeffrey M. Blumberg
A dynamic and entertaining speaker, with over twenty years of experience as an executive in the business world and in the dental industry, Jeff has lectured to over 10,000 dental professionals and their teams. At the helm of MGE as the Chief Operating Officer for the last twenty years, Jeff has engineered incredible year-over-year expansion, resulting in over 500% growth overall. MGE clients also see the most rapid growth in the industry - with an average growth rate of 232% over five years - and Jeff's design and oversight of the MGE program is a major part of that.
Mark Dill, DDS
Dr. Mark Dill is an MGE Power Program Graduate with a screamingly successful practice in Chattanooga, TN. He’s grown practice from approximately $1.5 Million in 2018 to almost $7 Million in 2022 while dropping a majority of his insurance plans!
Dan Brown
Known for incredibly effective seminars and workshops in addition to consulting and coaching services, Dan has provided Needs Analysis reports, skills assessments, flow evaluations, marketing evaluations (both online and off-line), management coaching, business troubleshooting, staff seminars and custom training materials for managers as well as for employees. Dan has focused on helping businesses boost their income on an immediate basis, utilizing both outbound and inbound marketing strategies, off-line and online - inclusive of social media, such as LinkedIn, Facebook, video marketing and others.
Jeremy Blumberg
CEO of Blumberg Digital, an expert in Marketing Strategy, Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO), and Customer Experience (CX) who, prior to starting his agency built a company with an eight-figure annual revenue in a highly competitive space in just three years.
S. Gopal Sirivolu, DDS
MGE Power Program Graduate, Dr. S. Gopal Sirivolu successfully acquired (and continued to grow) four additional locations since the 2022 Owner’s Conference (on top of the two he already had) in just seven months! Dr. Sirivolu was able to grow from two doctors to ten doctors in less than a year (hired 8 associates in less than 8 months). Most significantly, Dr. Sirivolu did more than 265 Invisalign cases in a single year, going from Bronze tier to PLATINUM PLUS in a single year. His revenues went up more than $2 Million in a single year.
Amy Eveland
COO of The Smile Group, Amy has helped Dr. James Burden build one of the larger private dental practices in the United States. Their flagship office consists of a team of under 25 collecting close to $6 Million per year, and they have now expanded into multiple locations with a total of 6 offices collecting over $14 Million per year combined!
Aaron Agius
Aaron Agius is the Managing Director and Co-Founder of Louder.Online, a global digital marketing agency. Aaron’s initial experience within the digital and IT space allowed him to gain a deep understanding of both the technical and tactical aspects of executing successful marketing campaigns. This prompted him to start his own consultancy in 2008, and since then, the company has grown massively—their notable clients including global brands such as Salesforce, IBM, Ford, LG, Coca-Cola, Intel, and many more. They also work with a broad range of small businesses, with the sole aim of creating actionable and thoughtful digital marketing strategies that achieve stellar results.
Todd Stern, DDS
MGE Power Program Graduate, Dr. Todd Stern has grown from collecting $1.2 Million to over $6 Million per year, reduced his hours to 2.5 days per week, improved team retention and loyalty and has maximized his profitability!