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 Health Officer and an audiologist with 40-years of experience in the hearing industry — talks to industry insiders, business experts and 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 Starkey Sound Bites.
Episodes
Mar 16, 2022
Mar 16, 2022
55 min
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.
Mar 2, 2022
Mar 2, 2022
48 min
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.
Feb 16, 2022
Feb 16, 2022
50 min
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.
Feb 2, 2022
Feb 2, 2022
41 min
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.
Jan 19, 2022
Jan 19, 2022
52 min
Our Chief Technology Officer and EVP of Engineering, Achin Bhowmik, Ph.D., tells Dave what brought him to Starkey, how AI is a hearing technology game changer, and the many ways his team is turning hearing aids into want-to-have devices.
Jan 5, 2022
Jan 5, 2022
44 min
HIA president, Kate Carr, and director of public policy & advocacy, Bridget Dobyan, call in to discuss what MarkeTrak data tells us about prescription hearing aids vs. PSAPs, the state of OTC legislation, and how they’re working to advocate on behalf of patient-driven hearing healthcare.
Dec 15, 2021
Dec 15, 2021
47 min
Starkey’s Chief Compliance Officer and EVP of Corporate Relations, Michael Scholl, joins Dave to discuss how OTC, potential Medicare expansions and other developments in Washington, D.C. will impact hearing professionals and end users, what Starkey is doing to help guide new regulations, and how hearing professionals can ensure their voices are heard.
Dec 1, 2021
Dec 1, 2021
43 min
Dr. Dave talks to the hearing industry’s only Chief Health Officer, Archelle Georgiou, MD, about her unique and important role here at Starkey, how hearing loss effects our overall health, why hearing professionals are vital to the healthcare ecosystem, and hearing loss during the holidays.
Nov 2, 2021
Nov 2, 2021
45 min
In our inaugural episode of Starkey Sound Bites, Dave talks to Dr. Sara Burdak, Starkey’s Chief Audiology Officer and Executive Vice President of Marketing, about her path to becoming an audiologist, the impact of hearing loss, hearing aid stigma, and all the ways our new Evolv AI hearing aids erase that stigma and make better hearing effortless.
Oct 18, 2021
Oct 18, 2021
2 min
Starkey Sound Bites host Dr. Dave Fabry introduces himself and the podcast. Monthly episodes will follow. Thanks for listening!