Listen "118 - Frank Wartinger, Au.D. - Building a Hearing Conservation Business from Scratch"
Episode Synopsis
Guest: Frank Wartinger, Au.D. - Owner/Founder of Earmark Hearing Conservation
Frank joins Dave on the podcast this week to discuss:
- Frank's backstory as a musician, experiencing tinnitus at an early age, and his eventual pursuit to become an Audiologist
- Obtaining his Au.D. from Salus Univerity and some of his mentors along the way
- Starting EarMark Hearing Conservation to provide hearing wellness for musicians in the form of healthcare, hearing protection and occupational safety
- The importance of educating the musician community on the importance of hearing health so that musicians serve as vocal advocates and ambassadors of hearing healthcare within the music scene
- Frank becoming a Course Director with the Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation (CAOHC)
- Extending the knowledge of hearing healthcare to allied medical professionals (i.e. occupational therapists) to dramatically expand the provision of hearing wellness
- The role that Frank's podcast, Talking Ears, has on his business
- Some of the highs and low, and learned experiences Frank's had over the first few years of his business
Frank joins Dave on the podcast this week to discuss:
- Frank's backstory as a musician, experiencing tinnitus at an early age, and his eventual pursuit to become an Audiologist
- Obtaining his Au.D. from Salus Univerity and some of his mentors along the way
- Starting EarMark Hearing Conservation to provide hearing wellness for musicians in the form of healthcare, hearing protection and occupational safety
- The importance of educating the musician community on the importance of hearing health so that musicians serve as vocal advocates and ambassadors of hearing healthcare within the music scene
- Frank becoming a Course Director with the Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation (CAOHC)
- Extending the knowledge of hearing healthcare to allied medical professionals (i.e. occupational therapists) to dramatically expand the provision of hearing wellness
- The role that Frank's podcast, Talking Ears, has on his business
- Some of the highs and low, and learned experiences Frank's had over the first few years of his business
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