Meet Dr. Cole Herzik | General Dentist, CEO & Founder, Speaker

We had the good fortune of connecting with Dr. Cole Herzik and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Dr. Cole, what’s the end goal, career-wise?
The end goal is simple: to spend more of my life enjoying my time with the people that matter the most. To do so, I am actively working hard between being a clinical dentist and running two businesses on the side. Those businesses are “Phoenix Festivals” – a music-focused retreat with locations all around the world for professionals in all industries to connect with and heal through community and vibrational frequencies – and “M.E.N.T.O.R” – a platform for ‘mentees’ and ‘mentors’ alike to connect with one another in all industries to ensure that both sides of the relationship are Motivating, Empowering, Nurturing, Teaching, Observing, and Receiving one another. With these sides businesses, my hope for the end of my career is that I can spend the times that I am actually working devoting my time to ensuring that the young people of the world just begin their careers find a true Mentor and support to give them the guidance that they need to be successful… and in the times that I am traveling and enjoying, I hope to bring along other like-minded professionals with me all around the world to enhance their life and their mindset.

Can you open up a bit about your work and career? We’re big fans and we’d love for our community to learn more about your work.
I am a dentist that works hard in his practice to ensure that the people I encounter are taken care of and educated on their health. Taking a step back, I am more than JUST a dentist… I would day that I am a person committed in all that I do to ensure that the people I encounter are well taken care of and well educated on how they can best live the life of their dreams. So, I guess you could call me a “CMO”… or as I would call it a “Chief Motivational Officer”. Whether you are a patient in my chair or an attendee at one of my retreats, I hope that in some way my presence in your life leads to you being happy, healthy, and empowered.
I believe that what I am most excited about is being “Awake”, and what I mean by that is that I see that I am in the driver’s seat when it comes to my career and my life. No one else or the actions or anyone else dictates how I am to live my life… because it is MY life. I identify professionally as “Dr. Cole Herzik”, but I am not JUST a dentist… just a retreat host… not JUST one thing. The only thing that I am is “JUST” Cole. What I want others to realize is that the more you surround yourself with those that are “mirrors” to you and your life – the more that you can truly see what you are capable of. What I mean by that is surrounding yourself with those individuals that see all that potential within you that you might not even see at that moment. They challenge you to be better, they motivate you, and they care for and support you along the way.
My life truly changed when I was truly “seen” when I was telling my story to a group of professionals in my industry. Since then, I have made copious life-long mentors that continue to pour into me for the sake of helping me craft the life of my dreams and the sake of that alone.
What I truly want the world and those watching me to know about my brand and my story is that I, just like you out there reading, want my life to mean something… and I want the work that I do to be fun and rewarding. If I were to just do what I got my degree in only until I was well into my senior years, I would feel as if I was not maximizing my potential and living my life to the fullest. I want the same for you. I want you to position yourself in your life and career to create what one of my greatest mentors instilled in me is that every day in your career should be “Fun At Work”. To do this, my story will always be that of empowerment and recognition of the potential that exists in everyone… and to be that mirror for many to truly see themselves. This Chief Motivational Officer is auditing the lives of those around him to ensure that the young people searching for meaning and their own definition of success have someone in their corner to be the mentor they need and deserve.

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
The best places always to go to are the places that have music. Regardless of the genre and the occasion, music is soul food… not just filling but also rejuvenating. Music is therapy. Music is Happiness. For me, traveling the world for the experience of music and enjoying the music to the fullest with singing, dancing, and sharing with others is part of what makes this life so beautiful.

The Shoutout series is all about recognizing that our success and where we are in life is at least somewhat thanks to the efforts, support, mentorship, love and encouragement of others. So is there someone that you want to dedicate your shoutout to?
My shoutout is dedicated to all of those people that have facilitated my journey and growth in life: my mentors. These people, family and role-models alike, have taken a key interest in my success and have invest some much of their time, money, and hard-work to ensure that my life is as fulfilling as I would like for it to be. For that, I am forever grateful and appreciative. A special shoutout should go to my parents for their love and support of me since the moment that I was born. Another goes to my grandfather, Dr. Salvatore Spallone who was truly my very first mentor. He taught me what it means to be the patriarch of your family and how a successful businessman should operate while doing a great service for the community as a physician. The last biggest shout out goes to all of the people that continuously come into my life for no other reason than to add value to me life… those people that truly “see” who I am and what my purpose is here in this life.

Website: https://www.mentordr.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.coleherzik

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-cole-herzik-0b1003246

Other: Podcasts: “The M.E.N.T.O.R Podcast” – “The M.A.N. Podcast”
Retreats: Follow @phoenix_festivals on Instagram for festival content and new dates for upcoming retreats