Starkey Expands Livio Edge AI Product Family; Announces New Features and Fitting Enhancements
EDEN PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA – Starkey has announced an expansion of it’s award-winning Livio Edge AI line of hearing aids. Starkey is “putting the power of better hearing in the palm of users’ hands with more styles, more features, and new fitting enhancements”. This launch includes the introduction of the world’s smallest, most powerful rechargeable BTE*,…
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Starkey Honored with 2020 Manufacturing Leadership Award
EDEN PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA – Starkey has been named a 2020 Manufacturing Leadership Award winner for its outstanding achievements in supply chain management. The award, presented by the Manufacturing Leadership Council, recognizes organizations who rethink and reengineer how they source materials, manage suppliers, manufacture products, and deliver to customers. Starkey’s recent supply management transformation project earned this award.…
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Starkey Helps Support Local Small Businesses Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
EDEN PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA – Starkey has partnered with two Minneapolis organizations to create a Minnesota version of Shark Tank, in which small business owners have the opportunity to compete for tens of thousands of dollars in financial assistance ad placement and consulting services. The campaign, called “Hey, We’re Building a Brand”, includes a weekly segment on WCCO…
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Starkey Announces the Appointment of Jeff Geigel as Chief Retail Officer
EDEN PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA – Starkey announced today that Jeff Geigel has been named the organization’s Chief Retail Officer. For more than 20 years, Geigel has built a strong track record of success in the hearing healthcare industry, leading dynamic, high-growth organizations and developing the teams within them. As Chief Retail Officer, Geigel will be responsible for…
Read MoreStarkey President Brandon Sawalich Promoted to President and Chief Executive Officer
EDEN PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA – Starkey founder and owner Bill Austin has promoted Brandon Sawalich to President and Chief Executive Officer. Austin will retain an active and pivotal role as Starkey’s Chairman. Austin founded Starkey in 1967 and has grown the hearing technology business into a global enterprise, with more than 5,000 employees in over 26 countries…
Read MoreStarkey Chief Health Officer, Dr. Archelle Georgiou, Co-Authors JAMA Study on COVID-19
EDEN PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA – The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), a peer-reviewed medical journal, has published new research from the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management that shows an association between the implementation of statewide stay-at-home orders and a reduction in the number of people hospitalized for COVID-19. Starkey Chief Health Officer, Archelle Georgiou, M.D. co-authored the study.…
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Starkey Expands Access to Fall Alert Feature
EDEN PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA – Starkey has announced that its Thrive Hearing Control app has been updated to enable the Fall Alert feature in the “basic mode” for both iOS and Android versions. This feature was previously only available in “advanced mode.” Using their built-in 3D sensors, Starkey’s Livio Edge AI hearing aids can detect when the…
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Starkey Livio Edge AI Now Available Through VA and DoD
EDEN PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA – Starkey has announced that its latest hearing technology, the Livio Edge AI, is now available through the U.S. Veterans Administration (VA), Department of Defense (DoD) and other federal agencies. “As the only American-owned hearing aid manufacturer, Starkey is pleased to continue supporting our veterans and active duty military personnel on their…
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COVID-19 Pandemic Exposes Troubling Gap in Healthcare System
EDEN PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA – Since the beginning of the COVID-19 health crisis, clear communication has been vitally important for the safety of people around the world. For adults and children with hearing loss, the barriers to communication have been complicated by the debate about whether or not hearing-related care is an essential service. As local and…
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Starkey Releases Remote Programming Feature to All Patients
EDEN PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA – In response to the ongoing challenges facing hearing care providers and their patients amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Starkey has made its telehealth technology available to even more hearing aid users. Effective immediately, the Hearing Care Anywhere remote programming feature is now enabled across all technology tiers of Starkey’s Livio, Livio AI and…
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