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Daniel A. 'Danny' Bobrow Born: Chicago, IL November 6th, 1957
Daniel Bobrow is President of AIM Dental Marketing, a health care consultancy based in Chicago, IL. He also serves on the Executive Committee of the American Academy for Oral Systemic Health (AAOSH).
Mr. Bobrow frequently lectures around the country, and has been published in Dental Economics (as of 2011 writing a regular column entitled What's Working In Dental Marketing Today), New Dentist, Dental Products Report (as their Marketing Insider), Dentistry Today, AGD Impact, and other profession-related publications.
He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from The University of Illinois and Masters of Business Administration Degrees in finance and marketing from The University of Chicago and The Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium, respectively.
Daniel is also the former Program Chair, Vice President, and President, of the Chicago Mountaineering Club. His mountaineering and adventure racing exploits have been chronicled in Red Book, Private Clubs, The Chicago Tribune, and Windy City (now Competitor) Sports.
He is a Charter Member of The Speaking and Consulting Network, a Certified Dental Practice Consultant, and chaired the Website Committee of The Academy of Dental Management Consultants
In 2010 he was inducted as a Member of the American Academy of Dental Practice Administrators (AADPA), and was also elected to the Board of the American Academy for Oral Systemic Health (AAOSH), where he served on the Executive Committee and as its Treasurer from its Founding in October, 2010 until August, 2011, and continues to serve as Chairman of its Marketing Committee.
He is a Member of the University of Chicago's Booth Graduate School of Business's CEO Roundtable. In 2011 he became a Member of the American Academy of Private Physicians and the Academy of General Dentistry.
Mr. Bobrow holds various Certifications ranging from Insurance to Wilderness First Aid, and is a Member of the American Alpine Club
He is author of The State of The Art In Dentistry Marketing and contributing author to Powerful Practice Vol. II.
Mr. Bobrow has a passion for rock and ice climbing, alpine mountaineering and, since 2000, Adventure Racing (see resume below). His mountaineering and racing exploits have been chronicled by Windy City Sports, Private Clubs, Red Book, Vertical Jones, The Chicago Tribune, and other publications.
By soliciting pledges and corporate sponsorship, he has used many of these climbs as vehicles to raise both awareness and funds for a number of philanthropic organizations.
Mr. Bobrow is also a Certified mediator and arbitrator, and has worked pro bono for several agencies including; the Better Business Bureau, Youth Justice Institute, Center For Conflict Resolution, Illinois Department of Human Rights, the Circuit Court System of the City of Chicago, Center For Conflict Resolution, and Loyola University School of Law. He is a certified Professional Selling Skills II sales trainer and coach, and has passed the real estate professional's licensing exam. He is also Member of the University of Chicago's Graduate School of Business (Booth School) CEO Roundtable.
In 2010 Daniel authored along with Bill Blatchford, The Art of First Impressions, a product whose purpose is to help dental teams acquire effective telephone call handling skills.
Climbing & Race Resume
Mountaineering/Trekking
October, 2011 CFAC XIV San Jacinto Peak, Palm Spring, CA elev. 10,283
January, 2011 The Frozen Otter (DNF)
September, 2010 DCFAC 2010, Middle Sister, OR
March, 2010 San Jacinto Peak, Palm Springs, CA elev. 10,283
September, 2009 DCFAC XII Half Dome via Cable Route, Yosemite, CA
September, 2009 Half Dome via Snake Dike, Yosemite, CA
August, 3008 DCFAC XI Mt. Marcy, NY
February, 2008 Aconcagua, Argentina 'the quadrophenia climb'
elev. 22,834
September, 2007 Half Dome Trail, CA
September, 2007 Mt. Marcy, NY elev. 5,344
July, 2007 Mt. Hood, OR elev. 11,239 DCFAC X
February, 2007 Ice Climbing at Ouray, CO
Mt. Hood, OR, January, 2007 elev. 11,239
Humphreys Peak, AZ September, 2006 elev. 12,633 DCFAC IX
Harney Peak, SD July, 2006 7,242 feet
Humphreys Peak, AZ May, 2006 12,633 feet
The Grand Canyon via Kaibab Trail (Descent), Bright Angel Trail
(Ascent) in one day. DCFAC VIII
Aconcagua via the Ruta Normal, Argentina, 1/05
Mt. Charleston, NV 09/04 11,912 DCFAC VII
Mt. Baker, WA 07/04 10,778
Mt. Charleston, NV 08/03 11,912 DCFAC VI
Couloir of Mt. Holy Cross, CO 5/03
The Grand Teton via the Exum Ridge, WY 9/02 13,770 DCFAC V Summit
Mt. Rainier via the Emmons/Winthrop Glacier Route, WA 6/02
Longs Peak via the Keplenger Couloir, CO 5/02 14,255 Summit
Aconcagua via the Polish Glacier Route, Argentina, 1/02
Mt. Adams, WA 7/01 Mazama Glacier 12,276 DCFAC IV
Torrey's Peak via Dead Dog Couloir, CO 5/01 14,267
Gray's Peak, CO 5/01 14,270
Mt. Charleston, NV 11/00 11,000
Longs Peak, CO, Kieners Route 8/00 14, 255 DCFACIII
Mt. Shasta, CA, Normal Route 7/00 14,161
Mt. Rainier via the Emmons/Winthrop Glacier Route, 8/99 14,411
Mt. Rainier, WA, Disappointment Cleaver Route 9/99 14,411 DCFACII
Mt. McKinley, Alaska 'The Balkans Expedition', 6-7/99 20,320
Mt. Whitney, CA, Mountaineers' Route, 9/98 14,495 Summit DCFACI
Mt. Whitney, CA, East Face Route, 9/98 14,495
Mt. Whitney, Mountaineers' Route, 8/98 14,495
Longs Peak, 5/98 West Ridge
Mt. Hood, 4/98 Keyhole Route 11,285
Kilimanjaro, Tanzania10-11/97, Machame Route 19,340
Mt. Whitney, CA, Mountaineers' Route, 9/97 14,495
Mt. Charleston, NV, 3/97
Aconcagua, Argentina, 12/96-1/97
Mt. McKinley, Alaska, 5-6/96
Orizaba, Mexico 1/96 18,400
Iztaccihuatl, Mexico,12/95 17,500
Mt. Rainier WA, 8/95 14,411
Mt. Rainier, WA, 7/94 14,411
ROCK CLIMBING
October, 2011 Joshua Tree, CA
September, 2010 Monkey Face at Smith Rock, OR
September, 2009 Half Dome via Snake Dike Route
Devil's Tower, WY Durrance Route, 07/06
The Needles, SD Tricouni Nail 07/06
Mt. Rushmore Needles, 06/06
Red Rocks, NV 07/05 Panty Wall
Frey, Patagonia, Argentina, 1/05 "Jim Donini's Crack" & "Pitafuso"
Red Rocks, NV 8/03 Panty Wall and Dark Shadows (Pine Creek Canyon)
Jackson Falls, IL 10/02
Lumpy Ridge, CO First Rock 5/02
Flat Iron I, CO 5/02
Lumpy Ridge, CO First Rock & Pin Route of Twin Owls 5/01
Jackson Falls, IL 12/00
Red Rocks, NV 11/00
Eldorado Canyon, CO 8/00
Castle Crags, CA 7/00
Sandia Mountains, NM 4/99
Flat Irons, CO 5/98
Lumpy Ridge, CO 5/98
Mt. Helen, Ontario, CAN, 3/98
Jackson Falls, IL, 7/97
Shawangunks, NY, 5/97
Red Rocks, NV, 4/97
Mississippi Palisades, IL, 3/97
Camel Back Mountain, Phoenix, AZ, 4/94
Devil's Lake, WI 1993-Present
Ice Climbing
Batchawana Bay, Montreal River and Gros Cap, Canada, 2/11
First Ascents, led by Shaun Parent, include: No Extra Charge, Valentino, and Valentina, all 14, February, 2011
Vail, CO 1/09
Ouray, CO 1/07
Ouray, CO 2/06
Mt. Baker, WA 9/04
Montreal River, Ontario 2/04
Mount Lincoln, CO 12/02
Ouray, CO 12/01
Silverton, CO 12/01
Orient Bay, ONT, CAN 3/01
Munising, MI 2/01
Montreal River, ONT 1/01
Lone Rock, WI 12/00
Starved Rock, IL 12/00
Orient Bay, ONT, CAN 3/00
Agawa Canyon, ONT, CAN 2/00
Kama Bay, ONT, CAN 3/99
Mt. McKay, Thunder Bay, ONT, CAN 3/99
Orient Bay, Nipigon, ONT, CAN 3/99
Agawa Canyon, ONT, CAN 1/99 (Bridal Veil Falls,
Whippers & Blood FIRST ASCENT)
Orient Bay, ONT, CAN, 3/98
Adventure Racing
June, 2006 Eco Primal Quest Expedition Adventure Race. UT Go To
Primal Quest Website (Daniel unable to participate owing to injury)
May, 2006 Michigan Coast-To-Coast Expedition Adventure Race. MI
February, 2006 24 Hours on the Move. Attica, IN
March, 2006 Gravity Play P.Q. Certification Training. Moab, UT
Rock The Race, 10-Hour Sprint, Rockford, IL 9/05
WILD SCALLION, 8-Hour Sprint, Urban Adventure Race Chicago, IL 10/05
MICHIGAN COAST TO COAST, 72-Hours Frankfort-Midland, MI, 6/2-4/05
FIFTH PLACE
GMRAS, 14-Hours, 4/22/05 Savannah, IL
SWAMP STOMP, 36-Hours Spring Hill, FL 2/19/05 SECOND PLACE IN DIVISION
FALL CLASSIC, 6-Hour Sprint, Delafield, WI 11/6/04 FOURTH PLACE
URBAN FROG, 8-hours, Milwaukee,WI 6/19/04
FEARS II 8-hours, Taylorsville, KY 6/13/04 SECOND PLACE
BOAR 6-hours, Devils Lake, WI 5/04 THIRD PLACE IN DIVISION
PLANET ADVENTURE 24 hours, Wasatch Lake, IN 4/04
WILD ONION 24 Hours, Chicago, IL 9/03 (Team Captain)
MISSION ON THE MUSCATATUCK 18 Hours, Vernon, IN 7/03 (Second Place - unranked owing to lost passport)
THE ENDORPHIN FIX 36 Hours, WV, 5/03
IATOS 6 Hours, Chicago, IL, 3/03
S NOWGAINE 6 hours, Mississippi Palisades, IL 2/03 FIFTH PLACE
24 HOURS ON THE MOVE Lafayette, IN 12/02
WILD ONION 24 hours, Chicago, IL 9/02 (Team Captain)
FOUR WINDS Supreme 7 Day Race, UT 8/02
MID-AMERICA XTREME, 18 Hours, Nicollet National Forest, WI, 7/02
(Team Captain)
WATERTOWN CHALLENGE , Watertown, WI, 2002 6/02 (Team Captain)
WILD ONION Urban Adventure Race, Chicago, IL 9/01 (Team Captain)
WILD ONION Urban Adventure Race, Chicago, IL 10/00 (Team Captain)
MARATHON/TRIATHLON/ULTRA
Des Plaines River Marathon, October, 2011
The North Face 50 mile Endurance Challenge, S. Kettle Moraine September, 2011
Madison to Chicago Relay (one of two three person teams) June, 2011
Chicago 50k Ultramarathon, Chicago, IL 3/26/11
Madison To Chicago 205 Mile Relay Completed In 34 hours 14 minutes
(only 4-person team to compete)
Marathon Des Sables, Morocco, 4/10
The Frozen Otter Ultra Trek (24 hour / 64 mile), Kettle Moraine, WI
Chicago 50 Mile Ultramarathon
2009 Mens Health Chicago Urbanathlon
2008 Chicago Lakefront 50k Ultramarathon
Chicago Triathlon, Lake Geneva Triathlon, Devil's Challenge Triathlon,
Crystal Lake Triathlon (Various Dates)
1998-2005 Galena Triathlon Galena, IL (2004 canceled)
2002 Pigman Half Ironman, Iowa City, IA
2002 LaSalle Bank (formerly Chicago) Marathon
2001 Flying Pig Marathon, Cincinnati, OH
2001 LaSalle Bank (formerly Chicago) Marathon
2001 Florida Ironman, Panama City, FL
2001 Pigman Half Ironman, Iowa City, IA
1991 Chicago Marathon
1979 Chicago Marathon
Kayak/Miscellaneous Events
2010 Chicago Shoreline Mens Masters Sea Kayak (8 mile) SECOND PLACE
2010 Chicago Flatwater Classic
2009 Chicago Shoreline (8 mile) Mens Master Sea Kayak
7/09 Presented at The North Face Store, Chicago on ascents (both
successfully and 'penultimate') of Denali and Aconcagua
2008 Chicago Flatwater Classic
2008 Chicago Shoreline Marathon (25 mile)
2008 Navy Seal Fitness Challenge
2007 Chicago Flatwater Classic
2006 Chicago Flatwater Classic
2005 Chicago Flatwater Classic
Designations
Member of the American Alpine Club 2003-Present
AAI Mountaineering Course I, 07/04
President, Vice President, Expedition Chairman and Program Chairman,
Chicago Mountaineering Club, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2000, 1999, respectively
Advanced Ice Climbing Seminar, North of Superior Climbing Company,
Thunder Bay, CAN, 1998
Solo Wilderness First Aid, 1996
Mt. Rainier Expedition Seminar, 1995