Venture Practices
#13 in Dental
Dental practice coaching and branding agency focused on leadership, team building, and authentic patient acquisition.
- Founded
- 2015
- HQ
- Charlotte, NC
- Team
- 6-15
Founder
Meet the founder
Ben Shaver
Founder & CEO
Ben Shaver is the owner and business coach at Venture Practices, a dental branding and marketing firm serving private practice dentists in Charlotte, NC.
Editorial
Editor’s take
Venture Practices positions itself as a coaching-first agency serving dental practice owners across every stage of ownership — from start-ups and acquisitions to multi-location operators. Their "Signature Brand Experience" framework centers on leadership development, team culture, and referral-based patient acquisition rather than conventional paid advertising, making them a natural fit for practice owners seeking sustainable, relationship-driven growth. The integrated blend of business coaching and brand strategy gives Venture Practices a distinct foothold in the dental practice development space.
What they do
Services
Dental Business Coaching
Certified coaches work with practice owners on leadership, recruiting, team engagement, and growth strategy, aiming to deliver actionable solutions within 90-day windows. Positioned less as marketing help and more as a long-term operating partner for private dentists who want the practice to run without them.
Leadership Development
A structured program built around a behavioral and motivational Leadership Assessment, followed by sessions on vision casting, social awareness, trust building, leadership team development, and organizational strategy. The emphasis is on emotional intelligence and org-chart clarity as prerequisites to any marketing spend.
Signature Brand Experience
A branding methodology designed to make a practice feel authentic and relatable to its local community rather than indistinguishable from the corporate office down the street. The deliverable is a brand identity intended to attract both ideal patients and elite staff.
Dental Marketing
A blended approach that combines internal recall marketing, digital marketing, and external brand building, with the explicit goal of making the practice thrive on referrals rather than paid advertising. Marketing metrics are tracked by a dedicated consultant on the team.
Startup Practice Guidance
Coaching for dentists building a practice from scratch, covering brand identity, systems, and patient base development so the office can operate effectively from opening day. Designed to surface the 'what you don't know you don't know' issues specific to first-time owners.
Multi-Location Coaching
Advisory for owners scaling to three to five practices, focused on people strategy, recruiting, and leadership systems that keep locations aligned under either individual or cohesive brands. Framed around converting active ownership into passive income.