THE EXIT-OPTIONAL BLUEPRINT
Exit-Optional. Freedom Required.
Work 10-20 hours less each week and turn your practice into an asset
buyers compete for—so attractive you'll think twice about selling.
20 Spots. Starting January.
Join The Cohort By Dec 31
You're Winning the Wrong Game
My name is Dr David Phelps.
For years, I've watched successful dentists follow the same painful pattern:
You built a thriving practice… and it quietly stole your life.
Your spouse sees the success—but also the exhaustion. the fading weekends, the phone that never rests.
You feel trapped doing everything "right"… yet gaining no freedom.
You're winning—but winning the wrong game.
The Exit-Optional Blueprint breaks the cycle.
The 4 Outcomes You Will Achieve
This transformational program delivers four interconnected outcomes that work together to create lasting freedom and practice sustainability.
Reclaim 10-20 Hours Weekly
The Practice Liberation System™
Redesign your practice to eliminate dependency, reduce bottlenecks, and remove hidden time leaks.
Reignite Your Shared Vision
The Dentist Family Blueprint™
Your spouse becomes a partner in your next chapter, fully aware of your exit timeline and burdens.
Create Replacement Income
The Personal Freedom Number Formula™
Identify the monthly cash flow needed for financial independence and build a roadmap for passive income.
Become Exit-Optional
The Exit-Optional Roadmap™
A complete blueprint to break practice dependency, integrating your values, assets, and timeline for inevitable transformation.
How We'll Achieve This Together
This program combines 4 weeks of virtual clarity work with a 48-hour, in-person Blueprint Weekend unlike anything else in dentistry. Below is the complete transformation plan that has changed hundreds of dental families' lives.
Phase 1: Virtual Masterclass
4 weeks of intensive clarity work, January 8-29
Phase 2: Blueprint Weekend
48-hour in-person transformation with your spouse
Phase 1 — The Masterclass
4 Weeks Virtual • January 8-29
Where the clarity, direction, and momentum begins.
You enter a small cohort of just 20 likeminded doctors. Live. Interactive. Guided directly by me.
Over these four weeks, you will:
  • Identify the specific time leaks costing you 10-20 hours per week
  • Diagnose how to reduce practice dependency by 30-50%
  • Assess your practice across 7 exit-readiness categories
  • Uncover the bottlenecks keeping you tied to the chair
  • Clarify your Freedom Number
  • Build your personalized 24-36 month path to becoming exit-optional
Phase 2 — The Blueprint Weekend
In-Person • Date Selected by You
The 48-hour transformation that changes the next 20 years
A private, intimate weekend with 4-6 couples. Phones off. Distractions eliminated. Real life, real clarity.
My wife Kandace and I take you through a "Blank-whiteboard-to-North-Star" process that integrates your values, family priorities, constraints, investment puzzle pieces, practice realities, long-term timeline, and your true vision for life beyond the chair.
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Enter carrying weight
Frustration, uncertainty, misalignment with your vision and spouse
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Experience transformation
Deep facilitation, breakthrough clarity, aligned decision-making
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Exit with certainty
Fog cleared, decisions crystallized, personalized roadmap in hand
Your Blueprint Weekend Outcomes
You will walk out with clarity, alignment, and a concrete action plan that transforms how you view your practice and your future.
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Fog Cleared
Mental clarity on what truly matters and what's been holding you back from freedom
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Clear Decisions
Concrete choices made on practice direction, investments, and timeline
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Unified Vision
You and your spouse aligned on the same page with shared North Star
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Realistic Next Steps
Actionable roadmap you both believe in and can execute immediately
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Personalized Roadmap
Custom Exit-Optional strategy based on your unique situation and goals
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Renewed Purpose
A profound sense of possibility and excitement about your future

Every couple who attends calls this in-person weekend transformational. There is no replacement for it.
What You'll Walk Away With
By the end of this process, you and your spouse will have pattern-breaking clarity that eliminates overwhelm and confusion:
  • A blueprint to reclaim 10-20 hrs/week from clinical work
  • A 30-50% clinical dependency reduction strategy you can implement right away
  • A clear, aligned North Star as a couple to guide practice, investment, and life decisions
  • Your Freedom Number plus a concrete Gap-Closure plan
  • A 24-36 month Exit-Optional roadmap customized to your situation
  • A practice that supports your life instead of consuming it
Hear From Doctors Who Have Experienced The Transformation…
"David, your facilitation and deep questions during the blueprint process cuts through the noise and emotions until clarity crystallizes. In many cases, you simply give us permission to act on our deepest ideals by stripping away the emotional restraints which we have bound ourselves. Thank You!"
— Dr. Cree Hamilton
“Tammy and I did Blueprint at the end of June, and it was awesome. Being open and honest with the group, letting yourself be vulnerable, and feeling the support—it was really cool. We came out with a really clear vision of what we want to do.”
— Dr. John DeBonis
“Blueprint was definitely eye-opening. You allow yourself to be vulnerable and lay it all out, and there’s a lot of support.
They break it down, spell it out, and say, ‘here’s your plan.’
It really shed clarity and took a lot of load off our minds. There is a path to move forward and transition out.”
— Dr. Umberto Ficarella
Why Now?
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The Environment Is Shifting
Margins are tighter. Headwinds are stronger. The DSO window is closing. Real estate and private equity markets are changing rapidly.
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Old Models Are Breaking
The traditional retirement timeline no longer works. Dentists need new strategies for freedom and practice sustainability.
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You're Closer Than You Think
The good news? You're closer to freedom than you realize—you just need the right blueprint to get there.
Who This Is For
This is a small cohort. I'm looking for the right fit—not the most applicants. You're an ideal candidate if you check most of these boxes:
You're Ready If...
  • You have a successful practice but feel chained to the chair
  • You want your spouse aligned in decisions and direction
  • You're ready for clarity on the next chapter of your life
  • You have assets, but lack a cohesive plan to leverage them
And You Can...
  • Commit approximately 5 hours/week during the Masterclass phase
  • Take a coaching approach—you're coachable and ready for action
  • Invest in yourself without needing a DIY approach
  • Bring your spouse to the transformational Blueprint Weekend
Investment & Guarantee
If purchased separately:
  • The Masterclass alone is valued at $3,000
  • The Blueprint Weekend alone is valued at $5,000
Right now, I’m offering the entire combined experience, the Masterclass and the Blueprint Weekend… for $3250.
And because I am so convinced of the clarity and transformation this experience creates…
Here’s my invitation to you:

Go through the entire experience—and then YOU decide what it was worth.
Because I am so convinced of the clarity and transformation this experience creates, here's my invitation to you:
If the clarity, alignment, breakthroughs, time you buy back, and path we build together aren't worth at least what you invested (and most doctors say the Blueprint Weekend alone is worth multiples)… then simply name what the experience was worth to you, and I'll refund the difference. Even if that number is zero.
I take the risk. You take the transformation.
“Blueprint was a great weekend. I would describe it as couples practice therapy. It was cathartic, and it’s a team effort for sure. The insight and workshopping helped push me to take action. And the biggest takeaway was that Blueprint wasn’t just about making money or retiring. It was about having a whole life experience—emotionally, spiritually, financially—as you go through the process.”
Dr John Petrini
Your Next Steps
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Submit Your Deposit
Complete your refundable deposit application at the link below to secure your spot in this exclusive cohort.
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Answer the Questionnaire
Provide details about your current situation, practice, goals, and what you're seeking to achieve.
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Personal Review
I will personally review your application to confirm there's a mutual fit for this intensive program.
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Onboarding & Welcome
Once approved, my team will reach out to onboard you into the cohort and prepare you for the Masterclass.
The Complete Experience Includes:
  • 4-week Masterclass with live cohort sessions
  • Personalized financial diagnostics and assessments
  • Video modules and planning frameworks
  • Practice assessments across 7 exit-readiness categories
  • The full Blueprint Weekend (with spouse)
  • Customized Exit-Optional roadmap
  • Ongoing support throughout the entire experience
  • Access to proven systems and templates
Your Defining Moment
Your next decade will be shaped by what you do in the next 12 months.
If you want:
  • Your time back—10 to 20 hours every week
  • Alignment with your spouse on your shared future
  • A practice that serves your life instead of consuming it
  • A clear path to become exit-optional in 24-36 months
  • Clarity you've never had before about your next chapter
This is your moment.

January 2026 is when your transformation begins.
Don't let another year pass feeling trapped by the practice you built. Take the first step today.
Why This Blueprint Exists
I don't share this often, but it's the foundation of this entire process.
Years ago, during my daughter's battle with Leukemia, I sold my practice believing it would give us the time and freedom we desperately needed. Shortly after, the buyer defaulted. The practice landed right back in my hands.
That moment changed me. I had a successful practice—but not a free life. Income—but no independence. A business—but not a path to live on my own terms.
So I rebuilt everything differently. Those lessons became the Blueprint that has now helped hundreds of doctors transform their lives, marriages, and futures.
A few years later, I sold again. This time, for good. Helping you reach that same freedom—without the pain I went through—is one of the great privileges of my life.
What a gift!
David