Guest: Mike Andreozzi - Former CEO & Owner of Beltone New England; Current Beltone Brand Ambassador; President-Elect of the International Hearing Society Mike joins Dave on the podcast this week to discuss: - His backstory, growing up in the family business, and learning through osmosis - Mike's time at Miracle Ear and the early days of hearing health franchising - Optical supplier, Bausch & Lomb, purchase of Miracle Ear in the early 90's and the aftermath of the acquisition - Mike joining Beltone in the early 2000's and scaling his New England franchise from 3 locations to 125 sto ..read more

Guests: Liz Fuemmeler, Au.D. - Clinical Product Manager - Balance @ Interacoustics; Podcast Host - A Dose of Dizzy Daniel Romero, Ph.D. - Audiologist & Assistant Professor at Vanderbilt University Medical Center's Department of Hearing & Speech Sciences Liz & Daniel join Dave on the podcast this week to discuss: - How the Daniel & Liz met and the backstory of starting their podcast, A Dose of Dizzy - A Dose of Dizzy's "accessible & digestible" podcast format, bridging the research & clinical gap, and catering to niche audiences ("100 true fans") - The surging interest ..read more

Guest: Sarah McAlexander, Au.D. - Pediatric Audiologist at Texas Hearing Institute Dr. Sarah McAlexander joins Dave on this week's episode of the Future Ear Radio podcast to discuss: - Sarah's backstory and motivation for pursuing her Audiology doctoral degree through Vanderbilt - Sarah's immersion into the world of pediatric audiology and newborn hearing screenings - Sarah's research around "loss-to-follow up rates" in newborn screenings that she presented at the Early Hearing Detection & Intervention (EHDI) conference - Completing to Cochlear Implant Training course and seeking out ways ..read more

Guest: Sarah McAlexander, Au.D. - Pediatric Audiologist at Texas Hearing Institute Dr. Sarah McAlexander joins Dave on this week's episode of the Future Ear Radio podcast to discuss: - Sarah's backstory and motivation for pursuing her Audiology doctoral degree through Vanderbilt - Sarah's immersion into the world of pediatric audiology and newborn hearing screenings - Sarah's research around "loss-to-follow up rates" in newborn screenings that she presented at the Early Hearing Detection & Intervention (EHDI) conference - Completing to Cochlear Implant Training course and seeking out ways ..read more

Guest: Ali Vega, Au.D. - Owner of Complete Hearing & Balance Topic: Private Practice Audiology, Serendipity, and Saying Yes Dr. Ali Vega joins Dave on this week's episode of the Future Ear Radio podcast to discuss:  - Her backstory, motivation for pursuing Audiology, and experience owning a private practice in the Pacific Northwest - Audiology's transition from a master's level degree to a doctoral level degree & Ali being in one of the first cohorts of doctoral-level Audiologists in 2001 - Recognizing serendipitous occasions and being willing to say "yes" to risk taking - "A ..read more

Guest: Rachel Magann Faivre, Au.D. - Owner of Ash Audiology Topic: Entrepreneurism in Audiology Dr. Rachel Magann Faivre joins Dave on this week's episode of the Future Ear Radio podcast to discuss: Her backstory, motivation for pursuing Audiology, and her professional journey thus far Entrepreneurship and business planning in Audiology Specific tips on how to actively network in your local community and grow your professional network The importance of constantly getting out of your comfort zone in order to expand your comfort zone Rachel's motivation for starting her own private practice, As ..read more

Guest: Lori Zitelli, Au.D. - Managing Audiologist at University Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Topic: Maximizing the Audiologist's Reach & Impact Dr. Lori Zitelli joins Dave on this week's episode of the Future Ear Radio podcast to discuss: Lori's backstory, Pittsburgh roots and motivation for pursuing Audiology Lori's mentor, Dr. Catherine Palmer, and the various projects that the two have developed together Interventional Audiology and the benefits of "enlisting" other medical professionals to be advocates for hearing healthcare Way to utilize non-custom amplification solutions and ho ..read more

Guest: Brandi Smiley, Au.D. - Owner of Onsite Mobile Audiology  Topic: Building a Mobile Audiology Clinic from Scratch Dr. Brandi Smiley joins Dave for this week's episode of the Future Ear Radio podcast to discuss: Her backstory, motivation to become an Audiologist, and professional journey as an Audiologist Her time working at the VA and within the Educational Audiology setting The pandemic serving as the catalyst to starting her Mobile Audiology Clinic, Onsite Audiology Why mobile Audiology?  Creating a "Tiny Home" specifically designed to be a mobile clinic Providing Audiologica ..read more

Guest: Jason Leyendecker, Au.D. - Owner of Audiology Concepts Topic: Successfully Scaling an Audiology Private Practice Dr. Jason Leyendecker joins Dave for this week's episode of the Future Ear Radio podcast to discuss: His backstory and professional journey as an Audiologist The decision to go into private practice Taking over an existing private practice clinic and the challenges associated with it Scaling a private practice to seven locations Expanding into new services while scaling the practice to broaden the prospective patient pool Focusing on leadership development and some of the sp ..read more

Guest: Blake Cadwell - Owner & Founder of www.Soundly.com Topic: Redesigning the Start of the Hearing Health Journey  Blake joins Dave this week on the podcast to discuss: His backstory and personal experience wearing hearing aids The motivation for creating www.soundly.com and the goal of the website Widespread mask usage during the pandemic serving as a catalyst to people realizing how dependent they are on lip reading The sheer pervasiveness of hearing loss and why it's not fully in the mainstream's zeitgeist  The potential upside of consumers being exposed to hearing health ..read more