Hello and welcome back to Future Ear and the launch of Season Two of the Future Ear Radio podcast! When I started Future Ear in 2017, my goal was to, "connect the trends converging around the ear." Since then, I've been fortunate to meet many of the top experts working in many of the industries… Continue reading 056 – Ron Jaworski – Making the Internet More Audible
Category: Aural Attention Economy
054 – “What are you looking forward to in 2021?” Part 1 (Hearables + Voice)
As we wind down the year, I rounded up a smattering of guests from the show this year for two end-of-the-year episodes. For these two episodes, I asked each guest, "what are you most looking forward to in 2021 as it relates to your industry, expertise and passion?" This episode features seven guests related to… Continue reading 054 – “What are you looking forward to in 2021?” Part 1 (Hearables + Voice)
053 – Andrew Song – Whisper.ai & A Novel Approach to Hearing Aids
This week on the Future Ear Radio podcast, I'm joined by Andrew Song, Co-founder and President of Whisper.ai. The inspiration for Whisper stems from Andrew and his two co-founders personal experiences' with family members suffering from hearing loss, combined with each co-founder's background working in Silicon Valley. Throughout this conversation, Andrew explains how the team… Continue reading 053 – Andrew Song – Whisper.ai & A Novel Approach to Hearing Aids
051 – Richard Einhorn – Jacoti + Qualcomm & The Consumerization of Hearing Health
This week's episode of the Future Ear Radio podcast features consultant and musician, Richard Einhorn. Richard has consulted for Jacoti, a software-based hearing augmentation company, since 2014. So, when the news broke that Jacoti was partnering with Qualcomm to integrate its hearing augmentation software into Qualcomm's chips, I figured that Richard would be a great… Continue reading 051 – Richard Einhorn – Jacoti + Qualcomm & The Consumerization of Hearing Health
050 – Bret Kinsella – The State of Voice Tech & What Comes Next
Today marks the 50th episode of the podcast, so I want to lead off by saying THANK YOU to all the folks who have tuned in along the way and supported the podcast and blog in one way or another. All the feedback and support I receive serves as motivation to keep chugging along. I… Continue reading 050 – Bret Kinsella – The State of Voice Tech & What Comes Next
049 – Nick Hunn & Carl Thomas – The Past, Present and Future of Hearables
This week's episode of the Future Ear Podcast features Nick Hunn, CTO at WiFore and Chairman of Bluetooth's SIG Hearing Aid Working Group, and Carl Thomas, Founder of Audiowings. Our conversation today explores the first five years of hearables, the present state of the product category and its various subsets, and what the next five… Continue reading 049 – Nick Hunn & Carl Thomas – The Past, Present and Future of Hearables
048 – Kat Penno & Andy Bellavia – Lifestyle Enhancement Devices
The next episode of the Future Ear Radio podcast features Andy Bellavia, Director of Market Development at Knowles, and Kat Penno, Founder and Principal Audiologist of The Hearing Collective. In an effort to help keep each other and the audience abreast with the fast-moving hearables industry, we've decided that the three of us will get… Continue reading 048 – Kat Penno & Andy Bellavia – Lifestyle Enhancement Devices
047 – Dr. Kim Cavitt & Karl Strom – Where the Big Opportunities Lie for Hearing Professionals
The next episode of the Future Ear Radio podcast features two hearing care industry experts, Kim Cavitt and Karl Strom. Kim is a long time audiologist who has worked in nearly every facet of the hearing care industry and is the owner of of the consulting firm, Audiology Resources. Karl is one of the Founding… Continue reading 047 – Dr. Kim Cavitt & Karl Strom – Where the Big Opportunities Lie for Hearing Professionals
046 – Irina Fine & Ian Freed – Bamboo Learning: Building an EdTech Business on Voice Assistant Platforms
The next episode of the Future Ear Radio podcast features two of the co-founders of Bamboo Learning, Irina Fine and Ian Freed. Bamboo Learning is comprised of a set of custom voice skills and actions (apps) built for Alexa and Google Assistant that are designed to educate children on a variety of subjects. I've had… Continue reading 046 – Irina Fine & Ian Freed – Bamboo Learning: Building an EdTech Business on Voice Assistant Platforms
044 – Brian Roemmele – The Path to Contextual Voice Assistants
This week's episode of the Future Ear Podcast is the longest conversation I've had on the podcast to date and features one of my favorite people, Brian Roemmele. For those who are unfamiliar with Brian, he is the person who coined the term, "VoiceFirst." What I love about Brian is that while he's considered a,… Continue reading 044 – Brian Roemmele – The Path to Contextual Voice Assistants