What Spark Dental Network does

Spark Dental Network LLC is a privately held, invitation-only executive peer network founded in 2020 (Terms of Use effective July 15, 2020) and headquartered in Fountain Hills, Arizona (16622 East Avenue of the Fountains, Suite 200). The company is led by founder Dr. John Meis, a practicing dental CEO associated with Smart Choice Dentistry, and co-founder Heather Driscoll; Dr. Jason Howell serves as a Spark Coach. Its primary product is an annual membership for owners and leaders of U.S. group dental practices and DSOs, typically enterprises with $5M-$25M in annual revenue. Members convene four times per year for two-day in-person meetings (with an optional third bonus day) blending coaching, masterminding, instructional presentations, education, and peer support; meetings are deliberately kept small, with about a dozen attendees per session, and the network reports an average member tenure of roughly 5 years.

Spark's intellectual property is built around proprietary management and valuation frameworks rather than software. The flagship is the Enterprise Value Matrix, a 4-quadrant model (Cultural, Financial, Process, Personnel) that maps the drivers of dental-group valuation multiples at exit, supported by the Practice Success Loop (12 Profit Blockages), the Scaling Scorecard, the Three-Year View, the Anticipated Emergency Ratio, and the Dentistry Decision Tree. These frameworks are delivered through a content engine comprising the "Strategic Thinker" weekly web series, a long-form blog, a weekly email newsletter, and social channels on YouTube, LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Entry points include a complimentary 1-on-1 Discovery Call with Dr. Meis (scheduled via CalendarBridge) and a free toolkit for group-practice owners; only qualified prospects are invited into the paid membership.

The business model is a recurring subscription membership supplemented by 1-on-1 coaching engagements and E-Commerce sales of educational content and toolkits, with all billing governed by Spark's Arizona-jurisdiction Terms of Use. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. Marketing is content-led and founder-led, leveraging earned media placements in ABC News, NBC News, CBS News, Fox News, MarketWatch, Phoenix Business Journal, and The Fat Pitch as credibility signals. The core team is small (approximately 5-7 publicly identified members), there is no outside funding, no parent company, no disclosed institutional investors, and no M&A or partnership activity. Spark Dental Network operates exclusively within the United States.

Name

Spark Dental Network

Legal name

Spark Dental Network LLC

Website

https://sparkdentalnetwork.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Spark Dental Network is an invitation-only, subscription-based executive peer network and coaching community for owners and leaders of U.S. group dental practices and DSOs, founded in 2020 by Dr. John Meis and based in Fountain Hills, Arizona.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Dental Practice Management Consulting

NAICS

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Federated/Partnership-Model DSOs (Affiliation Networks) (HLABAKAL)

Keywords

• Dental executive coaching
• Group practice consulting
• DSO peer network
• Dental practice leadership
• Practice management training

Headquarters

HQ city

Fountain Hills

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Executive Network Membership: Recurring revenue from invitation-only membership in the Spark Dental Network executive peer group. Members attend four quarterly two-day meetings (with optional third day) per year and gain ongoing access to the peer community. Average member tenure is 5 years, indicating a long-term recurring relationship.
2. Dental Consulting Products and Services: Per Spark's Terms of Use, the site sells "business information, dental consulting products and services, and educational content related to dental practice management." Includes 1-on-1 coaching engagements and Discovery Calls that convert prospects to members.
3. Educational Content and Toolkits (E-Commerce): The site is classified as an E-Commerce Site that sells educational content. The Terms and Privacy Policy reference billing/credit-card collection, indicating paid digital content/toolkit sales in addition to free content (e.g., a complimentary toolkit offered to group-practice owners).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Spark Dental Network runs a private, invitation-only executive peer network for owners and leaders of US-based group dental practices and DSOs (typically $5M–$25M annual revenue). Members attend four quarterly two-day meetings per year (with an optional third bonus day) that combine coaching, masterminding, instructional presentations, education, and peer support. The offering is layered with the Strategic Thinker weekly web series, a weekly strategy email, and a set of proprietary management and valuation frameworks (notably the Enterprise Value Matrix) taught inside the network.

Product overview

Spark Dental Network operates as a single unified executive membership offering rather than a modular software platform. Its core product is the invitation-only Spark Dental Network Membership (https://www.sparkdentalnetwork.com/join), supported by three recurring content/service layers: (1) the weekly Strategic Thinker web series (https://www.sparkdentalnetwork.com/the-strategic-thinker), (2) the Weekly Strategy Email newsletter (https://www.sparkdentalnetwork.com/strategy), and (3) the Spark Dental Network Meetings (https://www.sparkdentalnetwork.com/meetings) held quarterly. Layered on top of these are the Enterprise Value Matrix training framework (https://www.sparkdentalnetwork.com/matrix), the Spark Discovery Call (https://www.sparkdentalnetwork.com/schedule-a-call), and a complimentary toolkit (https://www.sparkdentalnetwork.com/tools). Together, these offerings form an integrated executive coaching and peer-mastermind experience for owners of group dental practices and DSOs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Strategic Thinker: A weekly web series created by the Spark leadership team offering insights and strategies for running a highly profitable dental organization, aimed at executives of group dental practices and DSOs.
• Enterprise Value Matrix

Products and services

• Spark Dental Network Membership Invitation-only executive network membership for owners and leaders of US-based group dental practices and DSOs (typically $5M–$25M revenue), centered on four quarterly two-day meetings per year (with an optional third bonus day) combining coaching, masterminding, instructional presentations, education, and peer support; average member tenure is 5 years.
• Spark Dental Network Quarterly Meetings The quarterly two-day member meetings (with optional third bonus day) at the center of the Spark Dental Network membership, described by members as a mix of coaching, masterminding, instructional presentations, education, and peer support; meetings are intentionally kept small at about a dozen attendees per session.
• Enterprise Value Matrix Training Framework Spark's proprietary training framework outlining four quadrants (Cultural, Financial, Process, Personnel) that drive the enterprise value and sale multiple of dental groups, delivered as the initial Strategic Thinker training video and taught to members as a repeatable methodology for multiplying practice value.

Quantifiable outcome

• 5 years — average member tenure in the Spark network.
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Jameson Management: Jameson Management provides dental practice management consulting, coaching, and peer groups for dentists building group practices and DSOs. Comparable to Spark in customer base (dental group owners) and consulting/coaching business model.
• Fortune Management: Fortune Management delivers executive coaching, consulting, and peer mastermind groups to dentists and dental group practices, focusing on leadership, business growth, and team performance. Directly comparable on niche (dental executives) and delivery (coaching + mastermind).
• Strategic Coach: Strategic Coach provides structured coaching programs and quarterly workshop events for entrepreneurs and executives, using proprietary frameworks and small-cohort in-person meetings. Mirrors Spark's quarterly-meeting cadence, proprietary methodology IP, and high-touch subscription model.
• Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO): EO is a global peer-to-peer network for entrepreneurs that runs forum-based mastermind groups for founders and CEOs of growth-stage companies. Comparable on the curated peer-group subscription model, though EO spans all industries and serves a broader revenue tier.
• YPO (Young Presidents' Organization): YPO is a global peer network for CEOs and presidents offering forum groups, learning events, and executive education. Closely comparable on the invitation-only CEO peer-group structure, although it serves larger enterprises than Spark's dental SMB niche.
• The Alternative Board (TAB): TAB provides peer advisory boards for SMB owners and CEOs, facilitated by experienced board members, with monthly meetings and proprietary business tools. Closely matches Spark's peer-group + proprietary framework structure at a similar SMB revenue tier.
• Vistage: Vistage runs paid peer advisory groups for CEOs, executives, and business owners — the closest analogue to Spark's quarterly executive mastermind model, though Vistage serves all industries rather than specializing in dental. Comparable on membership structure, peer-group facilitation, and high-touch coaching model.
• ACT Dental: ACT Dental provides coaching, consulting, and events specifically for dentists and dental group practices, including practice management education and peer community. Directly competes with Spark in the dental executive coaching niche with a similar target buyer (dental group owners).
• MGE: Management Experts: MGE offers coaching, consulting, and mastermind groups for dentists and dental group practices focused on practice growth, leadership, and systems. Overlaps with Spark on the dental executive coaching and peer-group value proposition.

Broad incumbents

• Henry Schein One: Henry Schein One is the technology and services arm of Henry Schein serving dental practices and DSOs with practice management software, consulting, and back-office services. A larger incumbent that touches the same dental executive customer base with overlapping (though not identical) offerings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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