Episode 29 | How to Lead and Be the Change with Jonathan Bonnano

In this week's Dental Handoff, Dr. Kelly is joined by her friend Jonathan Bonnano, the Founder of CULTURA and The Chief Psycho Podcast. Jonathan holds over a decade of healthcare experience working alongside senior leadership teams of reputable Fortune 100 companies and small to midsize start-up businesses in the disciplines of people operations and implementation management. 

Jonathan specializes in Industrial/Organizational (I/O) Psychology and is responsible for designing sustainable solutions in the areas of talent, leadership, and cultural development. Jonathan operates by his commitment to leaving people better than he found them with a vested interest in improving workplace health and culture across all industries. Jonathan earned a B.S. in Business Administration, an M.S. in Management with an emphasis in Business, and is currently attending Grand Canyon University to obtain a Ph.D. in Industrial-Organizational Psychology (Class of 2023) as an honorable member of Alpha Chi. 

When Jonathan is not working or studying, he enjoys spending quality time with his friends and family. Jonathan holds a strong admiration for technology, design, and architecture. While he did not pursue a career in these direct fields, if you know Jonathan, he will surely bring the style and savviness through every interaction!

In this discussion, Dr. Kelly and Jonathan discuss:

- How Jonathan got into dentistry after starting his career planning to become a plastic surgeon

- Jonathans' First leadership position at the age of 20, and how it allowed him to mature more quickly and fvaluate the type of leader he wanted to be

- Having the self awareness to realize there is a lot that goes on behind the scenes that you don’t know

- What helped make Jonathan the pivot from frustration to being open to learning and improving

- Focusing on where growth opportunities are after achieving mastery in one area

- How to create potential in your teammates even when you might not be seeing it in your own trajectory

- The importance of the “Trust Transfer” aka the Dental Handoff and including the patient in the process

- How his company Cultura helps instill a culture of trust and growth in dental practices

- Leveraging your people to create a competitive advantage

- How to be cool and gracious at the same time when it comes to growing as a leader

- The biggest difference he’s noticed in himself going through his PhD program.

And so much more!

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