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#130- Citizen Ken - Ken Finlayson

· 1 h 19 min

Episode #130- Citizen Ken - Ken Finlayson

0:00 1:18:39

This week’s guest is the closest thing in dentistry to a media mogul. Ken Finlayson launched his first dental magazine in 1995, which quickly expanded to more than 20 digital and print titles under the FMC umbrella.

Ken chats to Payman about how it all started, discusses the challenges of hosting and judging awards, Dentistry’s Top 50 List and much more.

Enjoy!

In This Episode

01.39 - Starting in publishing

04.00 - Backstory

08.36 - Dentistry Magazine

14.44 - Ruffling feathers

17.38 - Independent Dentistry

22.14 - Education and events

28.21 - Risk, ops and ideas

32.39 - Copy and processes

34.50 - Teambuilding and culture

39.28 - Buying and selling the company

46.25 - Awards

56.37 - The top 50 list

01.03.39 - Blackbox thinking, strengths and weaknesses

01.05.28 - The future of dentistry

01.11.40 - Remembering Kimberley

01.14.19 - Fantasy dinner party

01.15.38 - Last days and legacy

About Ken Finlayson

Ken Finlayson is the CEO of FMC, which publishes more than 20 dentistry related digital and print titles.

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