My Connection Statement

I help general and specialist dental business owners who have become disillusioned with owning and running a practice. My mission is to get you back to what you love to do – practice dentistry! Through my Quality Performance Improvement Plan, consultations and in-house observations I empower you and your team to establish proven best practice systems, bespoke to your practice. You win through profitability, personally and professionally.

About Me - My Biography

Hi there, I’m Michelle Pritchard, Founder of Aligned Business Consulting in Perth.

I have been a dental practice owner and managed medical and dental specialist practices over the past 20 years. I understand the struggles of being a practice owner and decided to start my own business so I could give back to small business dental practice owners who give so much to the community.

Generally, these dental professionals excel at what they do but can get caught up in the business side of owning their practice and can become disillusioned. They gained their degree as a health professional and were not generally provided with advice on how to run a business.

I assist these dental owners operationally and strategically. I offer one-to-one advice through consultations and in-house observation to present a Quality Performance Improvement Plan. This is a step-by-step guide on improvements I see can be made through my years of experience as an owner and manager, having implemented successfully what I propose. There are links and templates in this plan. I can also offer advice through coaching and mentoring if required. I want dental practice owners to be empowered and go back to what they love doing best – being a clinician!

I founded this business, so I could get self-fulfilment whilst assisting in an area I am passionate about.

 

My Expertise

I owned and grew a technology-rich dental practice that sold profitably in 2015. I managed a start-up medical practice and an orthodontic practice which both had significant growth.

I have developed extensive professional industry knowledge through attending conferences and workshops. Leveraging my broad experience and knowledge, I have the expertise to utilise my skills and hands-on experience to bring value to health practices.

I can tell you how your practice can be improved and provide you and your team with the tools to do it. This is coupled with corporate banking and finance management exposure and is supported by my Bachelor of Commerce degree.

 

My Passions

I am passionate about learning; founding Aligned Business Consulting has given me so much.

Although I have experience in what I do, I have been learning how to network, write articles, and communicate to my target market for my business. I have met and connected with many amazing business professionals. I am enjoying the challenge. I am finally doing something for myself and loving it!

My Interests

Gym and group fitness classes, personal development, meeting and socialising with friends, sparkling wine and travel.

My friends call me a gym junkie, but I love it! I find it a great stress release and also enjoy the socialisation it gives.

Friends are so important, and when we meet up, we always organise the next ‘date’ to ensure we don’t disconnect.

I like to travel but haven’t done this for a few years. I am hoping to travel internationally next year.

How I Can Help Other Members

I love to chat and looking forward to becoming a Network member, and lifting people up. I knew two people who are part of this group when I joined, and they rave about how fantastic it is and what I will get from being a member.

It is quite overwhelming what HerBusiness offers and once I start navigating my way around, I am sure there will be other ways I think I can help. In a few months, this part of my profile will be edited.

I look forward to meeting members face-to-face or virtually soon!

Why I Became a HerBusiness Member

I received a personal recommendation to join HerNetwork. She felt that women have the ability to empower and help each other, and HerNetwork has given her so much.

I want a community of supportive business owners in a safe environment; where I can ask questions without being judged.

I want to continue my learning journey and self-development from great mentors and like-minded peers.