Faby F.
Faby is a New York City born healthcare and business management professional with over 17 years of experience across dental assisting, front desk leadership, office management, and practice operations. After witnessing how difficult it can be for practices to find reliable, skilled professionals who truly align with their culture, she founded Fabysmiles to deliver thoughtful, people first staffing solutions grounded in real industry and operational expertise.
Fabysmiles specializes in intentional, long term recruitment for dentistry, aesthetics, and medical practices. Rather than transactional placements, Faby focuses on building strategic matches that support growth, retention, and strong office culture. With a foundation in communication, integrity, and business management, she partners with practices to secure high performing professionals who elevate patient experience, strengthen team dynamics, and contribute to sustainable profitability.
What do you attribute your success to?
Faby attributes her success to two influential women in her life: her mother and her first boss, Dr. Frost. Both embodied strength, composure, and timeless grace. They believed in her early, long before her confidence fully formed, and modeled what leadership looks like when it is carried with dignity and presence.
From her mother, she learned resilience, standards, and self respect. From Dr. Frost, she learned professionalism, discipline, and how to carry oneself with quiet authority. Watching them navigate challenges with poise shaped the way Faby leads today.
Their belief in her became the foundation of her ambition. Their example became the blueprint for how she moves through rooms, builds relationships, and upholds excellence.
What’s the best career advice you’ve ever received?
- Know your numbers
Confidence is louder when it is backed by data.
Know your salary value.
Know your production impact.
Know your contribution to revenue.
When you understand numbers, you negotiate from power, not emotion.
- Do not shrink to be accepted
You can be feminine and strategic.
You can be polished and powerful.
You can care deeply and still demand standards.
Never dim your intelligence or ambition to make others comfortable.
What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
Stop thinking like an employee. Think like equity.
You naturally operate at a leadership level. You manage revenue, systems, hiring, negotiation, vendor contracts, culture. That is C level thinking. Even if you are not titled that way everywhere, your brain works that way.
Always ask yourself
Am I building someone else’s asset
Or am I building mine
Every move should increase your leverage, brand value, or ownership.
What are the biggest challenges or opportunities in your field right now?
One of the biggest challenges in the field right now is the disconnect between expectations and market reality. Faby observes that both employers and candidates often enter conversations with high expectations, whether around compensation, flexibility, growth speed, or cultural fit. While ambition is healthy, the market does not always move at the pace people hope for.
A significant part of her role involves education and mentorship. She guides practice owners to understand competitive compensation structures, retention strategies, and realistic hiring timelines. At the same time, she mentors candidates on positioning, skill development, and aligning their expectations with current market conditions.
Rather than simply facilitating placements, Faby sees herself as a market translator. She helps both sides navigate evolving workforce trends with clarity and strategy. In a time of staffing shortages and rising operational costs, this balanced perspective creates opportunity. Practices that are willing to adapt and professionals who are willing to grow are positioned to thrive.
What values are most important to you in your work and personal life?
Alignment
Caring about cultural fit deeply. Not just filling a seat, but placing the right personality in the right environment. You value harmony between leadership style, team dynamics, and long term vision.
