Sterling Practice Management was started in the back office of a dental practice just outside San Francisco in March 1983. By 1985, the company had grown into a multi-million dollar organization delivering practice management seminars across the country. In July 1986, Sterling moved its headquarters to Glendale, California, where the company expanded even more rapidly.

In 1988, Sterling added programs for professional offices of Optometry, Physical Therapy, Veterinarian, Chiropractic and Podiatric medicine. Then in 1993 we added CPAs and accounting practices, which has since grown to become one of Sterling's largest client bases. By 1988, Sterling had earned the #45 spot on Inc. magazine’s list of the 500 fastest-growing, privately-held companies in the U.S. The following year, Sterling again made the Inc. 500 list at #117, joining a very short list of companies to accomplish the feat, not just once but twice. To accommodate further expansion, in 2007, the company purchased and moved into its own 20,000 square-foot headquarters where it continues to operate today.

Sterling has always played its role on a very large scale. To date, Sterling has trained more than 160,000 professionals and staff in 1,700 cities across all 50 states. In addition, our team of experts have  delivered over a half-million hours of consulting, apprenticing and coaching to practice owners and their staff. From its headquarters in Glendale, CA, Sterling Practice Management welcomes thousands of professionals each year, including Dentists, Orthodontists, Accountants, Optometrists, Veterinarians, Physical Therapists, Chiropractors and Podiatrists.