Selling Hearing Aids Or Providing Holistic Hearing Solutions I have just come back from a two-day speaking event at BSHAA 2016 where I had hoped to challenge delegates thinking on technology, our business model and what exactly they do. I think I did just that for the two separate groups…
What if QuickSin results on one ear show that while the loss is aidable, you need +30dB for any chance at speech perception in noise while the other ear is at +6dB? What if QuickSin results on one ear show that you may never be able to deliver speech perception…
Exciting Times To Be Alive I was talking to my wife the other day about college kids, I said that this was such an exciting time. New communication platforms, revolutionary technological change, breakneck pace of innovation. Radical changes in norms, the breakdown of barriers to knowledge, it is an amazing…
You People Are Mediocre I am sorry but you people are mediocre, the service offering you subscribe to is mediocre at best. It isn’t necessarily what the consumer wants and it’s processes aren’t relevant to the consumer needs. I can do it better, I can deliver to the customer needs and…
I an undertaking a project with the Innovation Academy in UCD in Ireland. As part of the project I am helping out an early stage food start up with some research. The foodstuff is a high quality nutrition balanced packaged noodle portion in different flavours. Please undertake the survey below,…
I was honoured to be asked to present at the BSHAA Conference in May. I shall be exploring Hearing Healthcare Futures, Possible Futures and Securing Yours. Hopefully we can explore those futures together. I will be presenting on the Friday and I hope you can join me. Rotten fruit for…
2014 here we come Well here we are, at the end of another year. Big changes for me this coming year, meeting it with some trepidation but real excitement. It is a bit bittersweet really, my time at Widex has been fantastic, so I am sad to leave the company.…
After four and a half years I am leaving Widex for pastures new. I would like to send my regards and best wishes to all of my friends and colleagues within Widex and the customers I have worked with. I have been proud to work with and alongside you all,…
Christmas greetings from Ireland Well it’s that time of the year again, the madness of Christmas is in full swing. This holiday is all about the joy of friends and family. Just keep telling yourself that when they begin to drive you insane! 🙂 On a serious note, there are…
Are we victims of our own stupidity? Hell yes! In the minds of the consumer, particularly the new consumer, hearing well has become all about the product and not about the process. We as a profession internationally are responsible for this state of affairs. Our marketing strategy and business model…