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The Bloom Effect with Cassie Kellner

The Bloom Effect with Cassie Kellner

Hosted by: Cassie Kellner

The Bloom Effect with Cassie Kellner is a podcast for teams who care about how they lead and how they grow along the way. Each week, Cassie sits down with guests to talk about the things that don’t always get said out...

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Advocating for Dental Assistants with Julie Varney

“If you’re doing your best to your ability, then you’ve done enough.” For Julie Varney, dental assisting is more than a career — it’s a calling. With over 30 years of experience, she’s worn nearly every hat in the...
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Building Systems and Leadership with Dr. Jeff Kwong

“Growth breaks things, and that’s how we learn to rebuild better.” For Dr. Jeff Kwong, leadership didn’t start with a title. From his early days in Toronto to running a thriving practice in Sacramento, Dr. Kwong has...
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The Art of Trust & Delegation with Dr. Sean Holliday & Brianna Fuentes

“Orthodontics isn’t an individual sport, it’s a team sport. You can’t build lasting growth without trust.” For Dr. Sean Holliday and Brianna Fuentes, what started in a makeshift laundry-room office turned into four...
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Culture, Brand & Growth with Brenda Ashwell

“Your brand is how people feel when they interact with you, inside and outside the practice.” For Brenda Ashwell, what started with grassroots contests and referral slips has grown into three decades of shaping...
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Kristin Lennarson and the Shift from Teammate to Leader

“You have to show up as yourself in leadership. Support carries more weight than power.” What looks like a straight path often starts with an unexpected turn. For Kristin Lennarson, seven years behind the chair as a...
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From Chairside to Brace Face with Tara Mayo

What begins at the chair doesn’t always stay there. For Tara Mayo, a career built on patient care, problem-solving, and chairside confidence turned into a company reshaping how families manage orthodontic care at...
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Shifting Out of the Drama Triangle with Christine Brondyke

Some patterns feel impossible to escape until you see them clearly. That’s what happened when Christine Brondyke first shared the Drama Triangle with me on Episode 2, and now she’s back to go even deeper.In this...
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Why Leadership Feels Lonely (and What to Do About It)

Leadership isn’t always the glamorous role it looks like from the outside. Sometimes it’s heavy, isolating, and leaves you missing the closeness you once had with your team. In this solo episode, I get real about what...
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How High Standards Shape Great Leaders with Lindsay Quinn

Some lessons never leave you. For Lindsay Quinn and me, the high standards we learned working side by side in a world-class orthodontic practice shaped how we lead, coach, and show up for our teams, then and now. We...
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Systems and Showing Up with Kayla Hallen

The biggest transformations in ortho often happen behind the scenes, through the systems you build, the support you offer, and the mindset shifts that come with growth. Kayla Hallen has worn nearly every hat in an...
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Chairside Wisdom with Geena Aceves

Some of the best lessons in orthodontics don’t come from books or CE, they come from the people who take the time to show you how it’s done. Geena Aceves has been in orthodontics for more than 23 years. She’s trained...
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Trust and Leadership with Dr. Ryan McComb

What if the systems you need to grow aren’t about scaling faster, but leading with more clarity and care? Dr. Ryan McComb has built one of the top Invisalign practices in Los Angeles. But what sets him apart isn’t...
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