Tony Layne's guest appearances

Tony Layne

Think Like an Owner

Beyond the Skyline

Moses Kagan

Scott Peterson

Ben Johnson

Sam Rockwell

Ryan Callaghan

Brent Beshore

Michael Curry

Craig Fuller

Glenn Gonzales

Zachary Karabell

David Johnson

Chris Williams

Marshall Nguyen

Jared Anderson

Robert Graham

OwlTail

My guest on this episode is Tony Layne. I met Tony and his wife Cassi at SMBash in February after several folks strongly recommended I talk with them and I'm glad they did. Tony and Cassi are lifelong entrepreneurs in various ventures, but by far, their most successful venture is Senior Dental Care, now called Aria Care Partners under private equity ownership.Senior Dental Care started as a mobile dental services company for senior care homes and evolved to partner with insurance companies to pay for their services on behalf of patients through Medicare, meaning it didn't cost patients a dime to get dental care. Once the insurance aspect clicked, this business exploded, and it's created life changing financial results for them both.Our discussion is very story-based as we go through Tony and Cassi's journey, which is fantastic as their story is anything but dull, boring, and smooth, which brings me to a point about challenges. At the end of the episode, Tony said he was concerned that he'd talked about too many near death experiences in their business, but I feel these stories are perhaps the most important to share.When we hear stories of successful entrepreneurs today, they rarely share failures and hardships endured during the path to success, and that makes other growing entrepreneurs think that they're failures when they hit a rough patch. Sharing near death experiences in entrepreneurship is incredibly important as it demonstrates that hardship is normal, even for those that become successful. I hope Tony sharing his near-death experiences encourages others on this podcast and others to share the same.Listen weekly and follow the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Breaker, and TuneIn.Links:Tony on LinkedInLynniam FarmsTopics:(6:07) - Tony’s background and career in Real Estate, construction &amp; dental health care(32:50) - Being extorted by the state of Florida(37:08) - Butting heads with the board (40:39) - Growing their business and growing their family(44:31) - Acquiring an 1,800 acre property that would become Lynniam Farms &amp; selling off the dental business(54:22) - Stepping away as CEO and getting into the transactional side of the business(56:31) - Setting up a Family Office(58:46) - Do you want to spend more time working with traditional searchers?(1:00:13) - What college class would you teach if it could be about anything?(1:01:28) - What’s a strongly held belief you’ve changed your mind on?(1:02:46) - What’s the best business you’ve ever seen?

My guest on this episode is Tony Layne. I met Tony and his wife Cassi at SMBash in February after several folks strongly recommended I talk with them and I'm glad they did. Tony and Cassi are lifelong entrepreneurs in various ventures, but by far, their most successful venture is Senior Dental Care, now called Aria Care Partners under private equity ownership.Senior Dental Care started as a mobile dental services company for senior care homes and evolved to partner with insurance companies to pay for their services on behalf of patients through Medicare, meaning it didn't cost patients a dime to get dental care. Once the insurance aspect clicked, this business exploded, and it's created life changing financial results for them both.Our discussion is very story-based as we go through Tony and Cassi's journey, which is fantastic as their story is anything but dull, boring, and smooth, which brings me to a point about challenges. At the end of the episode, Tony said he was concerned that he'd talked about too many near death experiences in their business, but I feel these stories are perhaps the most important to share.When we hear stories of successful entrepreneurs today, they rarely share failures and hardships endured during the path to success, and that makes other growing entrepreneurs think that they're failures when they hit a rough patch. Sharing near death experiences in entrepreneurship is incredibly important as it demonstrates that hardship is normal, even for those that become successful. I hope Tony sharing his near-death experiences encourages others on this podcast and others to share the same.Listen weekly and follow the show on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/think-like-an-owner/id1445929750" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3Fbv9d4HpDwuO4MOPvgdvO?si=bfa67fb76c654755" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5yZWRjaXJjbGUuY29tLzI1ODM4YjdlLTdlZTgtNGZjMC05ZjU0LTViNjJkZDNmZTBjNg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Google Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/show/think-like-an-owner" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a>, <a href="https://www.breaker.audio/think-like-an-owner" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Breaker</a>, and <a href="https://tunein.com/podcasts/Business--Economics-Podcasts/Think-Like-An-Owner-p1180625/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TuneIn</a>.Links:<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/tony-layne-baa36b95/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tony on LinkedIn</a><a href="https://www.lynniamfarms.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lynniam Farms</a>Topics:(6:07) - Tony’s background and career in Real Estate, construction &amp; dental health care(32:50) - Being extorted by the state of Florida(37:08) - Butting heads with the board (40:39) - Growing their business and growing their family(44:31) - Acquiring an 1,800 acre property that would become Lynniam Farms &amp; selling off the dental business(54:22) - Stepping away as CEO and getting into the transactional side of the business(56:31) - Setting up a Family Office(58:46) - Do you want to spend more time working with traditional searchers?(1:00:13) - What college class would you teach if it could be about anything?(1:01:28) - What’s a strongly held belief you’ve changed your mind on?(1:02:46) - What’s the best business you’ve ever seen?

Tony Layne - A Turbulent Journey of Entrepreneurship - Ep.112

When we last spoke with Tony Layne in October, the managing director and principal at the Minneapolis office of architecture firm Perkins &amp; Will talked about retaining talent, receiving an AIA award and the core values at his Minneapolis office. The world has changed since then. Much of Layne’s focus has been on work for corporate clients, including renovation and repositioning work of office buildings. Some of his projects include the repositioning of the AT&amp;T Tower in downtown Minneapolis, the expansion and renovation of Land O Lakes Arden Hills headquarters and the conversion of a midcentury, single-tenant office building at 3701 Wayzata Blvd. in Minneapolis into a multi tenant office building.Layne, 42, grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and earned a master’s degree in architecture at the University of Minnesota. He currently lives in Bloomington with his wife and their son. Reporter Matt Johnson caught up with Layne to talk about the evolving nature of design. Layne sees a future in which his work advances the integration of technology into a workplace that is both mobile and office centered. Commercial office space will continue to have a solid place in that work world, but more as a place where people choose to be together rather than a place they are required to go every day.Related links:https://finance-commerce.com/2020/03/qa-architect-envisions-office-as-place-where-workers-want-to-go/

When we last spoke with Tony Layne in October, the managing director and principal at the Minneapolis office of architecture firm Perkins &amp; Will talked about retaining talent, receiving an AIA award and the core values at his Minneapolis office. The world has changed since then. Much of Layne’s focus has been on work for corporate clients, including renovation and repositioning work of office buildings. Some of his projects include the repositioning of the AT&amp;T Tower in downtown Minneapolis, the expansion and renovation of Land O Lakes Arden Hills headquarters and the conversion of a midcentury, single-tenant office building at 3701 Wayzata Blvd. in Minneapolis into a multi tenant office building. Layne, 42, grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and earned a master’s degree in architecture at the University of Minnesota. He currently lives in Bloomington with his wife and their son. Reporter Matt Johnson caught up with Layne to talk about the evolving nature of design. Layne sees a future in which his work advances the integration of technology into a workplace that is both mobile and office centered. Commercial office space will continue to have a solid place in that work world, but more as a place where people choose to be together rather than a place they are required to go every day. Related links: <a href="https://finance-commerce.com/2020/03/qa-architect-envisions-office-as-place-where-workers-want-to-go/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://finance-commerce.com/2020/03/qa-architect-envisions-office-as-place-where-workers-want-to-go/</a>

Interview: Tony Layne, Managing Director and Principal at Perkins & Will in Minneapolis