
Being a successful hearing care professional requires balancing a passion for helping people hear with the day-to-day needs of running a small business. In every episode of Starkey Sound Bites, Dr. Dave Fabry — Starkey’s Chief Innovative Officer and a 40-year veteran of the hearing industry — talks to industry insiders, business experts and/or hearing aid wearers to dig into the latest trends, technology and insights hearing care professionals need to keep their clinics thriving and patients hearing their best. If better hearing is your passion and profession, you won’t want to miss a single episode of Starkey Sound Bites.
Episodes

Wednesday Jun 01, 2022
A Conversation with One of Africa’s Best Known Better Hearing Advocates
Wednesday Jun 01, 2022
Wednesday Jun 01, 2022
While in town from his home in Zambia, Dr. Alfred Mwamba stops by the studio to share with Dave how he got into audiology via tennis, the idiosyncrasies of hearing loss and hearing health in Africa, advocating for better hearing, and making the choice to serve and change lives.

Wednesday May 18, 2022
The Top 10 Hearing Loss and Hearing Aid FAQs, Answered
Wednesday May 18, 2022
Wednesday May 18, 2022
What’s new in hearing aids? Which one is right for me? Can they relieve my tinnitus? And aren’t they all the same? Host Dave Fabry, Ph.D, Archelle Georgiou, MD, and Jamie Myers, Au.D. answer these questions and more in this special Better Hearing Month podcast.

Wednesday May 11, 2022
Dr. Timothy Shriver on the Special Olympics–Starkey Cares Alliance
Wednesday May 11, 2022
Wednesday May 11, 2022
Dave invites Dr. Timothy Shriver, Chairman of The Special Olympics, to the podcast to discuss his organization’s alliance with Starkey Cares, never saying “I’m just…”, putting the power of connections over “things”, and creating a movement that’s a welcome place for people who want to make a difference.

Wednesday May 04, 2022
Brandon Sawalich Knows You Can’t Commoditize Caring
Wednesday May 04, 2022
Wednesday May 04, 2022
Starkey President and CEO, Brandon Sawalich, sits down with Dave to discuss why Covid erased any doubts that hearing is essential, how Starkey never stopped innovating during the pandemic, industry challenges and opportunities, the Starkey Expo, and why focusing on the patient has been a key to our success.

Wednesday Apr 20, 2022
Thorsten Quaas Provides a Global Perspective on the Evolution of Hearing Aid Technology
Wednesday Apr 20, 2022
Wednesday Apr 20, 2022
Thorsten Quaas, Starkey’s VP of European Sales, talks to Dave about his 36 years in the industry, how hearing aid technology has changed during that time, the art of custom devices, and what people outside of the U.S. are looking for from hearing aids.

Wednesday Mar 30, 2022
Justin Osmond Embraces the Challenges of His Hearing Loss
Wednesday Mar 30, 2022
Wednesday Mar 30, 2022
Dave talks to Justin Osmond about growing up hard of hearing in a musical family, being a hearing aid power user, the awesomeness of accessories, and why — even though he may have hearing loss — he refuses to let hearing loss have him.

Wednesday Mar 16, 2022
Dave Talks Dog Hearing Aids with Dr. Peter Scheifele of FETCHLAB
Wednesday Mar 16, 2022
Wednesday Mar 16, 2022
Peter Scheifele, Ph.D., calls in from the University of Cincinnati’s FETCHLAB to discuss how he began studying animal audiology, what humans have learned from animal hearing research, how to know if your pet is deaf, and hearing aids for dogs.

Wednesday Mar 02, 2022
Tani Austin Discusses Humanity Through Hearing
Wednesday Mar 02, 2022
Wednesday Mar 02, 2022
Starkey’s Chief Philanthropy Officer, Tani Austin, joins Dave to discuss strong women role models, Starkey Cares, fitting hearing aids on people across the globe, and always putting the patient first.

Wednesday Feb 16, 2022
Bill Austin on the Founding and Future of Starkey
Wednesday Feb 16, 2022
Wednesday Feb 16, 2022
Dave talks to Starkey’s Founder, Owner and Chairman, Bill Austin, about how he got his start in the hearing industry, his quest to help the world hear, what he loves about custom hearing aids, and why caring is at the core of what we do.

Wednesday Feb 02, 2022
Huey Lewis Takes Us on His Hearing Loss Journey
Wednesday Feb 02, 2022
Wednesday Feb 02, 2022
The one and only Huey Lewis joins Dr. Dave to share his path to being a rock star, how Menière’s disease cut his singing career short, and why he recommends hearing aids to anyone with hearing loss.