{"podcast":{"title":"Wholehearted with Shawn Zajas","slug":"wholehearted-with-shawn-zajas-6410588","podcast_index_feed_id":6410588,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/shawn-zajas-show/","website_url":"https://shawnzajas.com/","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/ea40e6f8-01bb-4d2e-b5ec-cf48de12c96b/wholehearted-cover-light.jpg","author":"Shawn Zajas","episode_count":93,"summary":"Somewhere along the way, a lot of good men lost heart. Not their nerve — their heart. The part that used to hope, create, and believe it could still be good. It got buried under shame, under failure, under the quiet verdict that it's too late for them now. Wholehearted is for those men. This is a show about the who, not the what. I've spent years sitting across from people in the middle of their story — not the polished \"after,\" the messy middle — and I've never gotten tired of the same thing: the beauty that comes out of brokenness when a person is finally seen and finally honest. So that's what we do here. Real conversations with people who've walked through moral failure, loss, addiction, doubt, or the slow death of a dream — and found their way back to life. No advice. No fixing. No five-step formulas. Just presence, honesty, faith, and the stubborn belief that restoration is real and no one is past it. If you're a man who's quietly given up on part of yourself — or you love someone who has — pull up a chair. You're not as far gone as the shame keeps telling you that you are. It all starts at the root: becoming whole. From there comes authentic brilliance, and a life that crea…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-24T02:21:20.464259+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wholehearted-with-shawn-zajas-6410588"},"episode":{"title":"72 ::: Kim Mack › The Dreamer's Journey: From Hygienist to Multi-Practice Owner","slug":"72-kim-mack-the-dreamer-s-journey-from-hygienist-to-multi-practice-owner","published_at":"2024-11-20T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wholehearted-with-shawn-zajas-6410588/72-kim-mack-the-dreamer-s-journey-from-hygienist-to-multi-practice-owner","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wholehearted-with-shawn-zajas-6410588","url":"https://shawn-zajas-show.captivate.fm/episode/72-the-dreamers-journey-from-hygienist-to-multi-practice-owner-with-kim-mack","audio_url":"https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/5216028b-82ad-4994-a256-f631ccec20fc/AUDIO-MACK.mp3","summary":"In this inspiring conversation, Kim Mack shares her remarkable journey from dental hygienist to multi-practice owner and founder of Practice Strategies. Starting as a dental assistant before becoming a hygienist, Kim pursued an MBA while still practicing, driven by her vision of being more involved in the business side of dentistry. Together with her husband Ken, she built a successful dental practice management company focused on preserving private practice dentistry. Kim's approach combines risk-taking with practical business sense, emphasizing culture-building and leadership development. She discusses the importance of mentorship, the value of complementary partnerships, and her mission to help dentists maintain their autonomy while achieving both clinical and financial success. Throughout the interview, Kim emphasizes the importance of finding joy in one's work and living with intention.","meta_description":"In this inspiring conversation, Kim Mack shares her remarkable journey from dental hygienist to multi-practice owner and founder of Practice Strategies. S…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3587,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/wholehearted-with-shawn-zajas-6410588/episodes/72-kim-mack-the-dreamer-s-journey-from-hygienist-to-multi-practice-owner/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wholehearted-with-shawn-zajas-6410588/72-kim-mack-the-dreamer-s-journey-from-hygienist-to-multi-practice-owner.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}