Starting Up, All Over Again Right Decision for Industry Veteran
Posted Mar 10, 2020 in Labs & Profiles
After nearly 40 years in the industry—28 of them as a laboratory owner—Greg Sederlin, CDT, FICOI, MAAIP, never dreamed he’d be starting a new laboratory from scratch at age 60.
In 2013, he sold his laboratory, Cal Ceram—an 11-person, full service operation in Lake Balboa, CA—to a private equity group with a portfolio of labs. “Since my children weren’t interested in the business, I chose to sell and was excited to stay on at one of the labs to run the implant and removables division until I was ready to retire,” says Sederlin.
However, five years later, Sederlin wasn’t happy with the relationship and made the decision to leave—but with two college-age boys, retirement wasn’t yet an option.
Since his five-year non-compete contract had expired, Sederlin and fellow technician Boris Zukovski, MDT, decided to join forces and, in November 2018, they opened their own full service laboratory: Masters of Dental...
