The Audigy Podcast

On this episode of The Audigy Podcast, Stephanie Mullins, Director of Strategic Partnerships at Audigy sits down with Tish Ramirez, VP of Clinical Education and Professional Relations at Signia US and Brian Taylor, Director of Scientific Product Marketing at Signia US, to talk about new products on the way from Signia.  

On this episode of The Audigy Podcast, Deb Abel welcomes Dr. Angela Shoup to the show. Dr. Shoup is the current President of the American Academy of Audiology, and shares the latest on the MASA bill currently working its way through Congress, as well as details AAA's upcoming virtual event.

Stephanie Mullins, Director of Strategic Partnerships from Audigy interviews Widex Industry Influencers Francis Kuk, PhD, VP of Clinical Research and Andrew Majit, AuD, RVP of Sales. To speak to the Audigy team about the benefits of membership, please visit us at: https://www.audigy.com/contact/. If you're enjoying the podcast, please help us reach new listeners and grow the show by subscribing or leaving a review on the platform where you get your podcast.

Nicholas Reed, AuD, Assistant Professor at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, joins The Audigy Podcast-Industry Influencers to discuss his latest research in delirium, thoughts on moving audiology to thinking outside the box, research the Achieve Trial is gathering, and ways to learn more information about what the team at Johns Hopkins is working on.

Join Industry Influencers ADA Past-President Deb Abel and ADA Current-President Victor Bray on The Audigy Podcast as they discuss the Academy of Doctors of Audiology road map for 2021 and what is needed for the future of the industry.

On this episode of The Audigy Podcast, Jason Luchterhand interviews Richard E. Gans, Ph.D., Founder and CEO of The American Institute of Balance and inaugural member of Audigy since 2005. Dr. Gans, a global expert, talks about becoming a healer and the services AIB offer to patients and the larger community. As usual with Dr. Gans, not a dull moment as he discusses how he got into balance, leadership, and how Audigy has impacted his ability to achieve his personal, professional, and financial goals.

Keith Lewis, VP of Business Development at GN ReSound North America, joins Adam Weintraub, VP of Commercial at Audigy, on The Audigy Podcast to discuss the current hearing aid market, the disruptors, the impacts of COVID-19, and the fascinating advancement in technology.

On today's episode of The Audigy Podcast, Audigy President Mason Walker welcomes Archelle Georgiou, MD to the show. Dr. Archelle Georgiou is currently the Chief Health Officer at Starkey Hearing Technologies.  She is a nationally recognized physician, consumer advocate, and health reporter. She earned her medical degree from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and was board certified in internal medicine. Archelle was a senior executive at UnitedHealth and served as Chief Medical Officer where she dismantled many of the company's legacy policies in order to minimize the bureaucratic burdens imposed on patients and physicians. Since then she has been a fierce consumer advocate and has addressed forums including the World Bank, Gallup, and Mayo Clinic. She stays connected to patient's needs with her weekly news segment and regular health specials on ABC's Twin Cities affiliate. Her national news appearances include Fox Business News, CNN, Good Morning America, and Katie's Take with Katie Couric. Archelle is an advisor to a diverse group of healthcare companies and is also adjunct faculty and executive in residence at the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management.

We're taking a few weeks off to plan for Season 2 of The Audigy Podcast! What's new for Season 2? We're going to be talking to industry influencers! Stay tuned to this feed for some exciting new episodes in the following weeks!

On this episode of The Audigy Podcast, Julie Culp welcomes Zea Wintersong, a Human Resources Manager at Audigy back to the show. Julie and Zea discuss strategies to interview effectively and avoid legal pitfalls so you get the right people in the right seats as well as creating a tempting offer and effective onboarding.

On this episode of The Audigy Podcast, Julie Culp welcomes Zea Wintersong, a Human Resources Manager at Audigy to the show. Julie and Zea discuss strategies to handle poor performers or bad attitudes and reward your top performers so they become employees for life.  

On today's episode of The Audigy Podcast, Sam Haney, Director of Business Development, sits down with Jana Brown and Chrissy Lemley of Allegany Hearing & Balance Center to discuss their journey through audiology. Dr. Jana Brown, has practiced audiology since 1983. She is the owner of Allegany Hearing & Balance Center; board certified by the American Board of Audiology; a member and past president of the Maryland Academy of Audiology; a fellow of the American Academy of Audiology, where she recently received her third Scholar Award; and a fellow of the Academy of Doctors of Audiology, which honored her with the Leo Doerfler Award in 2017. She is on the Audigy Member Advisory Board and has been a member of Audigy since November 2010. Welcome Jana! Also joining Dr. Brown is Dr. Chrissy Lemley. Dr. Lemley joined the Allegany Hearing & Balance Center team in May 2014 but has practiced audiology since 2011 in an ENT setting. She is board certified by the American Board of Audiology; a member of the Maryland Academy of Audiology; a fellow of the American Academy of Audiology, and a fellow of the Academy of Doctors of Audiology. Current chair of the Early Career Professionals Committee with ADA. Welcome Chrissy!  

On this episode of The Audigy Podcast, Julie Culp sits down with Lori Cunningham of Burnaby Hearing Centre in Burnaby, BC. Lori is the owner of Burnaby Hearing Centre in Burnaby, BC since 1992 and practicing audiology since 1987. Lori is a clinically certified member of the speech-language and audiology Canada national association, member of BC association of speech/language pathologists and audiologists, member of American academy of audiology and academy scholar. Lori has been a member of Audigy since April 2012 and is on the Member Advisory Board.

On today's episode, Kim Gilmore, VP of Operations at Audigy, interviews Hillary Carter, Au.D. of Comprehensive Hearing Services. Dr. Carter bought Comprehensive Hearing Services in 2009 and joined Audigy in February 2010. She has her Doctor of Audiology from Salus University. She is a member of American Academy of Audiology, Academy of Dispensing Audiologist, Montana Audiology Guild, and Montana Speech-Language-Hearing Association. She has previously served as a Board Member and Secretary of The Salvation Army in Helena. She is currently on the Audigy Member Advisory Board and received the Audigy Salyers Remarkable Award in 2017.

This week on the podcast, Jason Luchterhand sits down with Melanie Driscoll, Au.D. Dr. Driscoll has been in private practice for 17 years. She received her doctorate in audiology from the University of Louisville School of Medicine in 2002. She is a founding member of the National Association of Doctors of Audiology and a current member of the Kentucky Academy of Audiology and the Audigy Member Advisory Board. Melanie has been an Audigy member twice! But most recently since 2016.

On today's episode of The Audigy Podcast, Lindsay Ash sits down with Mark Palmer and Janet Westlund of the Center for Audiology Services in Bethlehem, PA. Janet Westlund has practiced audiology for over 25 years. She has been in private practice since 1985. Mark has an MSME in Mechanical Engineering, he has worked at large corporations as an engineer, managers, in sales, and for the past 20 years has been working with Janet to serve the Bethlehem community.Both Mark and Janet sit on the Audigy Member Advisory Board and are great resources for the membership – we're so honored to be partnered with you and to learn from you today.

On this episode of the Audigy Podcast, Jeremy Roulin sits down with Georgine Ray, Au.D. of Affiliated Audiology Consultants. Dr. Ray founded Affiliated Audiology Consultants Inc. in 1991. She has been a member of Audigy Group since April 2008, and currently sits on the Member Advisory Board. Georgine received her Doctoral Degree in Audiology from the University of Florida in 2003. She has been very active in her professional community including serving on the Arizona Department of Health Services Advisory Committee for seven years, including a role as Chair of that committee. Dr. Ray is a Fellow of the American Academy of Audiology, where she is active on various committees and previously served on their Board of Directors. She recently completed a 5 yr term as a Trustee with the American Academy of Audiology Foundation and served as their secretary/treasurer for the last 2 yrs of her term. She is also Board Certified by the American Board of Audiology and served on their inaugural Board of Governors. On the local front, Dr. Ray is a Past-President of the Arizona Speech-Language-Hearing Association and has served as Program Chair of their annual convention. And although Georgine's influence in the audiology space is impressive, she is known for her passion to assist her patients and create an incredible team.

On this week's episode of The Audigy Podcast, Julie sits down with Cassie Schulz to talk about the benefits and advantages of utilizing block scheduling in your practice. As we always have done, we recorded several episodes of the Audigy Podcast before having them edited and packaged for your enjoyment. Though we are living through unusual times right now, we feel the content contained therein was relevant to our industry before COVID-19 occurred, and that it will be afterward. 

Dr. Amlani has been studying price vs value in the audiology space since 2003 and brings his unique perspective to the podcast. How can private practice audiologists resist the urge to “race to the bottom?” — stay tuned to find out! This episode of the Audigy Podcast  between Julie Culp and Dr. Amyn Amlani originally recorded October 8th, 2019.

On this week's show, we are airing a pre-recorded conversion between Julie Culp and Steve Hughbanks, a Human Resources Manager at Audigy. Today's topic? We're talking about effective employee engagement! As we always have done, we recorded several episodes of the Audigy Podcast before having them edited and packaged for your enjoyment. Though we are living through unusual times right now, we feel the content contained therein was relevant to our industry before COVID-19 occurred, and that it will be afterward. 

Stephanie shares how to be “good in a room” and build rapport and trust with referral sources.  This podcast was initially published on 7/2/2019 and covered creating a teaser, preparing questions to ask for dialogue instead of a monologue, finding confidence through small experiences, and the best piece of business advice she received from Tom Hanks, the value of “no”. 

On this week's show, we are airing a pre-recorded conversion between Julie Culp and Jenna Haagen, a Senior Marketing Manager at Audigy. Today's topic? We're talking about physician referrals and grassroots marketing! As we always have done, we recorded several episodes of the Audigy Podcast before having them edited and packaged for your enjoyment. Though we are living through unusual times right now, we feel the content contained therein was relevant to our industry before COVID-19 occurred, and that it will be afterward. 

Julie talks about being tougher when you're uncertain about the future.  This podcast was initially published on 1/22/2020 and covered mindset, finding what success looks like, and selling.  Lets be a change maker and shake the status quo by the shoulders, stop being like other people, and stand out in the crowd.

On this week's show, we are airing a pre-recorded conversion between Julie Culp and John Millen, a Finance Manager at Audigy. Today's topic? We're talking about money and the importance for checking in on it often by developing a weekly cash call.  As we always have done, we recorded several episodes of the Audigy Podcast before having them edited and packaged for your enjoyment. Though we are living through unusual times right now, we feel the content contained therein was relevant to our industry before COVID-19 occurred, and that it will be afterward. 

What better time to work on your leadership then in a global pandemic?  This podcast was initially published on 1/14/2019. Pete Rooks, Director of Audigy Medical, shares how he found Audigy, growing up in the sign language world, training soldiers in the US Army, and finding joy in helping people help others.  He talks about what leader habits are, how to practice, and how to get better at leading by asking yourself “How would the person I want to be, do the thing I'm about to do.”

On this week's show, we are airing a pre-recorded conversion between Jeremy Roulin, a Regional SBU Director, is hosting this week for Julie. Jeremy sit down with Candy McGinnis, Au.D. from Fox Valley Hearing Center, who shares her story of getting into private practice, and what she's learned along the way. As we always have done, we recorded several episodes of the Audigy Podcast before having them edited and packaged for your enjoyment. Though we are living through unusual times right now, we feel the content contained therein was relevant to our industry before COVID-19 occurred, and that it will be afterward.   

Today on the Audigy Podcast we are airing a pre-recorded conversation with Keith Suits from the Professional Development Team at Audigy on the topic of inbound calling.  As we always have done, we recorded several episodes of the Audigy Podcast before having them edited and packaged for your enjoyment. Though we are living through unusual times right now, we feel the content contained therein was relevant to our industry before COVID-19 occurred, and that it will be afterward. 

This week on the podcast, Lindsay Ash welcomes Vasilike Rauch, Au.D. of Professional Hearing Management to the show to talk about her journey in audiology and private practice. As we always have done, we recorded several episodes of the Audigy Podcast before having them edited and packaged for your enjoyment. Though we are living through unusual times right now, we feel the content contained therein was relevant to our industry before COVID-19 occurred, and that it will be afterward. 

As we always have done, we recorded several episodes of the Audigy Podcast before having them edited and packaged for your enjoyment. Though we are living through unusual times right now, we feel the content contained therein was relevant to our industry before COVID-19 occurred, and that it will be afterward. And believe that ReSound's products can help you support your patients through this difficult time.  We appreciate you listening and we hope you enjoy.

On today's episode of The Audigy Podcast, Julie Stillwell-Culp sits down with Carl Cook, a Senior Professional Development Manager at Audigy. Carl shares his journey through the company and talks in depth on the topic of the Patients For Life Program, which is designed to give your patients the best service and care, consistently.

On today's episode of the podcast, Lindsay Ash welcomes Ashley Mitchell of First Coast Hearing to the show. Ashley shares her journey in audiology, some of the best parts of owning a private practice (as well as some of the challenges) and talks about what excites her about the industry!

On today's episode of The Audigy Podcast, Julie welcomes Bettie Borton back to the studio to talk about the importance of hiring an extern to join your practice. 

On today's episode of The Audigy Podcast, Julie welcomes Danielle Frank, an Operations Manager at Audigy, to talk about time management for business owners and audiologists.

On today's episode of The Audigy Podcast, Julie welcomes KC Grzelka, Audigy Sr. Finance Manager on the Enterprise Team to the show. KC shares with us some of the ways his team supports members with long term strategic planning. Do you have 3-5 year goals for yourself or the business? If not, you need to listen to this episode!

On today's episode of the podcast, Bettie Borton, Au.D. rejoins the show and walks us through tactics and strategies for finding employment in the audiology field.   

On this episode of the podcast, Julie Stillwell Culp welcomes Micah Bobiak to the studio. Micah is an Operations Manager at Audigy, and comes to the company with an interesting background. As someone with a hearing loss, Micah was drawn to the mission and vision that Audigy represented in helping small business owners like Micah's small town audiologist, to reach their personal, professional and financial goals through their business. And today's discussion centers on just that -- Mission and Vision statements! Does your business have one? And if not, should you? 

On today's episode of The Audigy Podcast, Julie Stillwell Culp welcomes Amyn Amlani, Ph.D. back to the studio. Our topic this week covers the evolution of service delivery models. Amyn and Julie discuss how the industry is moving from a medical model to more of a consumer one. What opportunities may exist for private practice audiology in this new model? Listen to find out!

On today's episode of The Audigy Podcast, Julie welcomes Deb Abel back to the show to talk about Third Party Administrators, and how small practices should be thinking about them and how they can work with them.

Hello and welcome back to The Audigy Podcast! This week, Julie Stillwell Culp welcomes Bettie Borton, Au.D. back to the studio. Bettie is the Director of University and Student Outreach for Audigy, and today's discussion centers around starting a practice. Bettie shares some of her thoughts the different ways you can start a practice, with the pros and cons of each, and helps answer the question “Is starting a practice right for you?”

Welcome back to the Audigy Podcast! We're back from holiday break with a special episode. It's special because it's the first time our host, Julie Stillwell Culp, is a GUEST on the show! Also notable, its the first time our podcast producer Will fills in as host! On today's show, Will and Julie talk about the importance of creating a cultural plan for your practice. There are lots of tips, tricks, and useful information in this conversation for providing a spark in your workplace culture! Try a few of these suggestions and let us know what happens! As always, thank you for listening to the show and we'll be back with Julie as host next week!

This week on the show, Julie Stillwell-Culp sits down with Jeremy Roulin, a regional SBU Director here at Audigy, who shares his journey through the company as well as some unique leadership insights he has picked up along the way. And finally, a programming note. This is the last Audigy Podcast of 2019! We want to thank each and every listener of the show, and wish everyone a happy holiday season! We're taking a break for a few weeks following the holidays but will be back strong for 2020!

Today, Julie Stillwell-Culp welcomes Bettie Borton, Au.D. back to the podcast! Bettie is the Director of University and Student Outreach for Audigy, and today's discussion centers around the state of practice management content that is available through the university system. How can we better prepare students for life in private practice, and what is Audigy doing to help?

This week, Audigy President Mason Walker sits down with Eric Timm, Chief Executive Officer of WS Audiology USA. Eric shares with us his journey in audiology, as well as his thoughts about the rapidly moving and changing hearing care industry in the US.

On today's show, Julie Stillwell-Culp sits down with Deb Abel. Deb is someone who will definitely be familiar to Audigy members, and the profession as a whole. She is the manager of coding and contracting at Audigy, and at the time of this recording, the President-Elect for the Academy of Doctors of Audiology, or ADA. In this discussion, Deb speaks to the revenue opportunities available for private practice audiologist when it comes to Over the Counter Hearing Aids. This change is coming, so how have you prepared for it? Hear Deb and Julie's thoughts on todays show! Thanks for listening to today's show. If you enjoyed it, please consider taking a moment to leave us a review on iTunes, Google Play, or wherever you get your podcasts. Tell u what you thought, or what you'd like to hear next! We appreciate your feedback and use it to make the show even more relevant.

This week, Julie is joined in studio by Kelsey Rutis, a Senior Marketing Manager at Audigy. Kelsey shares with us her journey through the organization, as well as some of the most impactful leadership lessons she's learned along the way.

This week, Julie is joined in studio by Sam Haney, Audigy's Director of Business Development and SBU. Sam shares his journey through Audigy as a “servant leader," and talks about how his team works with the SBU to support the goals of the membership.

Hello and welcome to the Audigy podcast! This week, July is joined in studio by Deb Abel, Audigy's Manager of Coding and Contract Services and President-elect for the Academy of Doctors of Audiology. Deb clears up some misconceptions around medicare enrollment and the charging of diagnostic services. She also breaks down some important dates and next steps for the Medicare Audiologist Access and Services Act currently seeking sponsors in Congress. Note: The Medicare Audiologist Access and Services Act is H.R. 4056 in the U.S. House, and S. 2446 in the U.S. Senate) https://www.audiologist.org/advocacy/maasa      

This week, Julie is joined by Andrea Howe, co-author of the Trusted Advisor Field Book and founder of The Get Real Project, a series of programs designed to help you transform your business performance by taking your client relationships to a new level! The topic for the show this week is trust — and how to build it, both with your teams and your patients. Learn more about the Get Real Project by visiting thegetrealproject.com.

This week, Julie is joined in studio by Kelsey Fleming, Audigy's Director of Product Management. Kelsey shares her decade long journey through Audigy, and talks about how a “happy accident” led to her finding her passion for informational technology, product design and managing a team of some of the smartest people in our industry. She also shares some of the impactful lessons she has learned while working at Audigy, including advice for managing highly technical teams.

Julie is joined in the studio by Rob Kennedy, Marketing Innovation lead at Audigy. Today on the show, we're talking about the four ways that you can attract MORE private pay patients. How do you stand out when so many people can do research online? Rob gives you actionable marketing advice today on the podcast!

On today's show, Julie Culp, a Director in the Strategic Business Unit, welcomes Dr. Amyn Amlani, Director of New Business Development back to the podcast. Dr. Amlani has been studying price vs value in the audiology space since 2003 and brings his unique perspective to the podcast. How can private practice audiologists resist the urge to “race to the bottom?” — stay tuned to find out!