Principal

Chip Fichtner has built, bought and sold multiple companies, both public and private, in a variety of industries for 40+ years. He has been featured in numerous media outlets including The Wall Street Journal, Forbes and CNBC. His tolerant wife of 30+ years allows him to live on Southwest Airlines visiting clients every week.

Principal

A serial entrepreneur, Matt Wilkins landed in dentistry by accident following too much time spent preparing to be a corporate tax attorney. His entrepreneurial career was interrupted when he became CEO of an 18 location multi-specialty dental group at the age of 26. When he’s not crisscrossing the country to meet with LPS clients, he’s chasing his 3-year-old in Bentonville, Arkansas.

Principal

John Harris has been with LPS since the beginning, John is responsible for expanding LPS outreach and partnerships with others that serve the dental industry. Primarily financial planners, accountants and practice consultants. Prior to LPS, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Dental Resource Systems. John enjoys movies, music, boating and motorsports.

EVP of Development & Buy-side Relations

Maxwell is an Executive Vice President for Large Practice Sales (“LPS”) based in the firm’s Dallas office. He joined the LPS team in 2019. Prior to LPS, he worked for J.P. Morgan, Caiman Energy II, Pathway Vet Alliance, Thrive Affordable Vet Care, and Dental Care Alliance. He has done over $3.2B in transactions which include syndicated loan facilities, buy-side M&A, and sell-side M&A. $1.3B of his total transaction experience has been in the healthcare industry.

Executive Vice President of Development

Andrew is Executive Vice President on the Development team at LPS. Andrew has extensive experience executing transactions across a multitude of industries in both a sell-side and buy-side capacity. He joins LPS from Libra Solutions Group, a specialty finance company sponsored by Parthenon Capital Partners, where he helped to establish the corporate development function. Andrew’s previous experience also includes roles at Citigroup, BBVA USA, and Severn River Holdings, a lower-middle market PE firm. He and his wife live in Austin, TX where they enjoy hopelessly cheering on the Texas Longhorns together.

EVP of Finance

Holding more all-around dental office knowledge than anyone else at LPS, Morgan Hunt is our resident jack-of-all-trades. Having spent nearly a decade in the dental industry holding titles such as controller, CFO, and consultant, she agreed (after a year of begging from Matt) to jump on board with LPS to meet clients’ needs in a variety of areas.

Senior Financial Analyst

Rachel came to LPS following 8 years’ experience and careers in public and private accounting as a Tax Preparer, Controller/CFO with a background in forensic accounting and GAAP compliance. She holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting and criminal justice and a master’s degree in business from The University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond. A Northwest Arkansas native, she enjoys Kayaking, RZR riding, traveling, movies and spending time with family.

Director of Operations

Lindsey Brown joined Large Practice Sales in 2019 as the Director of Operations. She came to LPS with 10 + years of management experience in corporate dentistry from specializing in patient treatment and insurance credentialing to running the Accounts Receivable Department of a multi-million-dollar orthodontic practice. Lindsey thrives on communication, organization and implementing standard business procedures across the company

Administrative Assistant

Lauren Schmalz has been working with LPS since the fall of 2020. She has a varied background in administrative functions, management, and coaching. She is the friendly voice that will most likely greet you when you call the LPS office! When she is not in the office you can find her coaching on the softball field or visiting unique restaurants in downtown Ft. Lauderdale.

Project Manager

Brinkley joined Large Practice Sales in 2021 as Project Manager at the Northwest Arkansas office. She is responsible for managing all LPS data. This includes everything from introductory calls to closings and everything in between. With her exceptional organizational skills, she keeps the team in line and on time. Away from the office, Brinkley enjoys spending time with her family, catching some sun on Beaver Lake, and cheering on the Arkansas Razorbacks! 

Administrative Assistant

Odet Izquierdo joined Large Practice Sales in 2022 as our Administrative Assistant. She has an extensive background in the customer service field, always providing and assuring everyone get the best service. When she is not in the office you can find her spending quality time with her family or traveling to new places. 

Dental Project Manager

Loren Williams joined Large Practice Sales in 2022 as the Dental Project Manager. Loren comes with 10 years of management experience, 5 of those coming from her time in corporate dentistry. She has worked in almost every role in the dental office as well as managing up to 10 at one time. In her personal time Loren enjoys riding motorcycles and hiking the beautiful areas around Northwest Arkansas with her husband and Siberian Huskies.

Managing Director

Jeff Reichardt has been in the dental industry for over 35 years. Starting in sales and working directly with doctors and staff gave him a very close view of those things important to each customer. Being involved in office design, consumables and equipment allowed for a very diverse education to the industry he loves. Jeff most recently held the roll of V.P. of Sales for a Fortune 500 Company servicing clients all across the United States.
Jeff’s passion for his family, along with the five grandchildren keep him very busy when not working.
Watching them grow is truly one of those proud repeating moments in life.

Managing Director

Dean comes to LPS with over 30 years of business development experience.  Prior to LPS, Dean held roles of increased responsibility at companies including Citibank and Time, Inc.  He has built numerous enterprise partnerships with companies including United Healthcare, AT&T, Fortune, and DIRECTV.  Dean earned his bachelor’s degree from Southern Methodist University.

Graphic Design Manager

Deanna is LPS’ founding graphic designer including print, digital and photography. She enjoys expanding her skills as technology evolves. She loves her rapidly expanding family and is proud to be a nearly native Texan!