Starkey’s Bill Austin Named 2022 Minnesota Icon
Starkey announced that Owner and Chairman Bill Austin has been named a 2022 Minnesota Icon by Finance & Commerce and Minnesota Lawyer.
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Starkey Serves As Exclusive Supplier for Special Olympics Healthy Hearing
Starkey announced that it will serve as the exclusive global supplier of hearing instruments for the Special Olympics Healthy Athletes® Healthy Hearing program at the 2022 Special Olympics Unified Cup.
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Starkey Names Eric Hanson as Chief Information Officer
According to Starkey's announcement, Hanson is responsible for strategically aligning the company's IT infrastructure throughout the organization to create a secure and strong foundation of systems and tools that enable growth.
Starkey Wins Golden Globee in ‘Best in Business’ Awards
The International Best in Business Awards “recognizes and honors the world’s best in organizational performance, products and services, innovations, executives, and management teams from every major industry in the world.”
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Starkey Promotes Jessica Perez to Chief People Officer, EVP of Culture
Perez has been a vital leader within Starkey’s Human Resources Department since joining the team in 2010, the company says. During her 11 years with Starkey, she earned a track record of accomplishment through her work in the US and with its 28 global facilities in aligning global business strategies.
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Starkey Launches ‘Starkey Sound Bites’ Podcast
Starkey announced the launch of a new podcast, Starkey Sound Bites. Hosted by Starkey Chief Innovation Officer Dave Fabry, PhD, the podcast will shine a light on hearing loss, new research about how it is connected to overall health and wellness, as well as new innovations that make it easier for people to “hear better, so they can live better.”
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Starkey’s Dr Archelle Georgiou Wins 2021 Women in Business Award
Starkey announced that Chief Health Officer, Archelle Georgiou, MD, has been named a 2021 Women in Business award honoree by the “Minneapolis/St Paul Business Journal.”
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Starkey’s Evolv AI Certified by Apple MFi Program
Starkey announced that its newest line of hearing aids are now compatible with iPhone and iPad, making it possible for those with hearing loss to have hands-free conversations. With the release of iOS 15 and iPad OS 15 earlier this year, Apple has added support for bidirectional hearing aids, such as Starkey’s Evolv AI hearing aids which include new bidirectional streaming technology.
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Starkey’s Sara Burdak, AuD, to Appear Live on Instagram
Starkey Chief Audiology Officer and Executive Vice President of Marketing Sara Burdak, AuD, will have a conversation live on Instagram with the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) this week. The discussion will focus on hearing as an essential factor in overall health and wellness. Viewers can tune in at 6 PM Central Time on Wednesday, October 20 to the Instagram handle @ASHAweb or @StarkeyHearing.
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Starkey Issues Statement On FDA Proposed OTC Ruling
Starkey President and CEO Brandon Sawalich has issued a statement regarding the recent proposed ruling by the Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) outlining a new category of hearing aids that can be sold over the counter (OTC).
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Starkey Executive Team Attended EUHA 2021
Starkey President and CEO Brandon Sawalich, along with other members of the Starkey executive team, announced their attendance at EUHA 2021 in person earlier this month, to connect directly with partners in hearing healthcare.
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Starkey Named ‘2021 Manufacturer of the Year’
Starkey announced it has been named a 2021 Manufacturer of the Year by the Manufacturers Alliance. The award was presented this week, during a ceremony in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota.
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Starkey Sponsors AG Bell Global Symposium
The event was an opportunity for professionals and consumers from around the world to learn the latest research and innovative practices related to listening and spoken language, according to Starkey.
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Starkey Sponsors HLAA 2021 Virtual Convention
During the three-day event, participants will learn the latest about hearing health, communication access, and the technologies and strategies that help people with hearing loss live well. It includes a research symposium on Hearing Care for All, as well as workshops on advances in hearings aids, accessibility through mobile devices, hearing access in the workplace, and more.
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Eras in Hearing Aid Technology
The article by Jensen et al in this edition of “The Hearing Review” about sound quality through the ages got me thinking about how circuit technology has evolved.
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Starkey Sponsors Audiology Australia 2021 Conference
The event, which is being held at seven locations across the country, began on May 20 and ends on June 4.
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‘Starkey Cares’ To Increase Hearing Care Accessibility
This month, the company announced, its Center for Excellence provided hearing healthcare services and brand-new hearing aids to frontline healthcare workers as a “thank you” for their service throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as almost 40 other individuals in need of hearing healthcare.
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The Philosophy of Growth by Serving People’s Hearing Needs: An Interview with Bill Austin, Part 2
In February, William (Bill) Austin celebrated his 60th year in the hearing healthcare field. Few people have had a better front-row seat to the history of this industry than Austin. Purchasing a small earmold lab in 1970, he built Starkey Labs into one of the largest hearing aid manufacturers in the world and has played a major role in hearing aid dispensing, technology, and industry evolution.
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