Future Ear Radio Dave Kemp

Guest: Reuben Zielinski - Co-Founder and Owner of Redux

Reuben joins Dave on the podcast this week for an in-person episode to discuss Reuben's professional journey that ultimately led him to designing and developing the Redux Drying System.

Guest: Chelsea Treseder, MBA - Cofounder of MyVitalsPro (MVP); VP of Business Development at Pivot Hearing

Chelsea joins Dave this week on the podcast to discuss:

- Her family's long-rooted history in the hearing healthcare industry (spanning 5 generations!)

- The three business ventures her family runs together: Kenwood Hearing, Pivot Hearing, and MyVitalsPro

- The realities of working in a family business and the importance of identifying clear roles and responsibilities

- Identifying gaps in a market based on deep expertise and building solutions to fill those gaps (i.e. MVP)

- What makes MyVitalsPro unique and valuable to a private practice owner

- Small businesses being empowered by tools that had previously been limited to enterprises and the macro trend of technology being, "the great equalizer"

- The types of trends that Chelsea and her team are noticing within their MVP data (i.e. managed care trends)

- How to build a business when you don't have a blueprint or any reference point to take your cues from

Guest: Craig Kasper, Au.D - Founder & Managing Director of NYHD | Institute for Hearing & Balance

Craig joins Dave on the podcast this week to discuss:

- His backstory and how he got into Audiology, gaining a business background as a consultant, and then returning to Audiology to start a private practice

- Craig's process of acquiring business acumen and expertise and then leveraging those skills in a private practice

- The importance of actively building relationships with all types of allied medical professionals and being the expert in all things Audiology (not just hearing aids)

- Takeaways from the 2024 American Academy of Audiology conference

- Dr. Kasper's longtime specialization with tinnitus patients and his initial experience with bimodal neuromodulation tinnitus treatments

- Ways the market might adapt to a growing demand for hearing care services with a flat or diminishing supply of Audiologists

- Mentorship in Audiology - bridging the generational gap and imparting wisdom from one generation to the next

Guest: Tom Goyne, Au.D. - Owner of Aberdeen Audiology, Adjunct Professor at Salus University, and Founder of Integrative Audiology



Tom joins Dave on the podcast this week to discuss:

- Tom's backstory, journey into Audiology, and the three hats he wears as private practice owner, professor, and practice management consultant



- How the field of Audiology and the broader industry that surrounds it has changed across the past 25 years



- What Tom is seeing from his students about the kind of Audiology work that they're seeking post-graduation and how that's shifting from past generations


- The growing significance and impact that auditory training and APD work is having within Tom's clinic


- What types of new roles and responsibilities the Audiologist will take on into the future and how to set oneself up to capitalize on those changes

Guest: Daniel Romero, Ph.D. - Vestibular Audiologist and Assistant Professor at Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Daniel joins Dave on the podcast this week to discuss some of their main takeaways from the 2024 American Balance Society Conference.

Emilie Joins Dave on the podcast this week to discuss:

- Her backstory, personal experience with a loved one's hearing loss and dementia, and the serendipity surrounding her path to Audiology

- Entering into a profession and being energized about the direction Audiology is heading (closer to the brain)

- "The Big Onion" patient experience and the value of providing a holistic approach

- Earning her Au.D. at Nova Southeastern, her mentors, and identifying which facets of Audiology she wanted to focus on

- Her residency at Weill Cornell and rounding out her skillset with as much specialty hands-on experience as possible

- Endlessly learning and seeking out challenging scenarios to grow from and invest in oneself

- Emilie's perspective on personal brand building and how she envisions using social media throughout her career