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The Business of Hearing — 117 episodes

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From Operator to Owner: The 3 Things You Must Have in Place Before You Step Back

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How to Articulate Your Value Proposition to Attract More of the Right Patients

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From $1m to $2m - Why So Many Practices Get Stuck

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"I need to think about it" - 3 reasons patients are delaying decision-making

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6 Creative Ideas Private Practices Are Using Right Now

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Why Relying on Paid Ads Is the Riskiest Game in Hearing Care

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Do You Have a Business Model Beyond Hearing Aids?

8

The People Problem Nobody Prepares You For as a Practice Owner

9

The Social Media Playbook for Hearing Care Clinics in 2026

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Google AI Agents Are Booking Patient Appointments - Are You Ready?

11

Your Skills Built the Practice - Are They Now Hurting It?

12

Patients Aren't Buying Hearing Aids - Here's What They Really Want

13

Not All Leads Are Created Equal in Hearing Care: The Curious vs. Convinced Framework

14

The 6 Foundations of a $2m+ Practice

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The Secret Weapon Every Small Hearing Care Practice Already Has

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The Framework Every Practice Owner Needs Before Spending on Ads

17

Amplifon Just Bought GN Resound for $3B: What It Means for Your Independent Practice

18

Happy Hour: Your Questions Answered: Marketing Mistakes, Fatherhood, Website Strategy and More

19

The Hearing Care Practice SWOT Analysis: Where to Attack, Where to Defend in 2026

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5 Competitive Advantages Independent Hearing Care Clinics Have Over the Big Chains

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Are Subscription Models the Future of Hearing Care?

22

The Hard Truths of Being a Business Owner (That Nobody Talks About)

23

Amplifon Acquires GN ReSound - What This Means for Your Practice

24

The Real AI Threat to Hearing Care Clinics (It's Not What You Think)

25

Happy Hour Q&A: 5 Big Questions Hearing Practice Owners Are Asking in 2026

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How Hearing Clinics Can Create a Strong Point of Difference in Their Market

27

Three Ways to Increase Providers Close Rate (Without Them Changing Anything)

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The Real Reason Hearing Clinics Struggle With Pricing

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5 of the Smartest (and Most Original) Ideas Implemented by Hearing Care Clinics in 2025

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The Five C's Framework for Hearing Clinic Growth in 2026

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Your Website Traffic Is Dropping… and That's Actually a Good Thing

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The Death of the Middle: Why Hearing Care Is Splitting Into Two Extremes

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The Surprising Truth About Publishing Your Hearing Aid Prices

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3 Big Trends Every Hearing Clinic Must Prepare for in 2026

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Google's 2025 Algorithm Shake-Up: What Hearing Clinics MUST Change Now

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What 2025 Taught Us About Audiology, AI & The Future of Hearing Care

37

Why Most Hearing Practices Fail (and How to Avoid It)

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3 Reasons You Should NOT Get Into the Hearing Care Industry

39

8 Lessons from 8 Years Running a Hearing Care Marketing Agency

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I Review My 2025 Predictions for Hearing Care Marketing (and Share my 2026 Predictions)

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What Are Patients REALLY Saying About You?

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Should you be the face of your practice? (Growing a personal brand in hearing care).

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Audiology Clinic Marketing - Where to Start?

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Two Audiologists Discuss What Happened After Publishing Prices Online

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How to Make Your Practice Competition-Proof

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I analyzed 116 hearing care websites, the best-performers had these 5 things in common

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The Ingredients of a High-Performing Clinic with Dr. Heidi Hill

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The Website Scorecard: Is Your Website Helping or Hurting Your Practice?

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3 Ways You're Leaving Money on the Table (Without Knowing It)

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I Asked ChatGPT to Pick the Best Audiologist in Every U.S. State - Here's What Happened

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UK Doctor Reinvents Tinnitus Care with Tech – Meet Edmund Farrar (Oto)

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Competing with Big Box, Big Chains or Goliaths? Here's What To Do

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The New Growth Playbook: How to Prepare Your Clinic for 2026's AI-Driven Reality

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How Ben Thompson Built the #1 Tinnitus Channel on YouTube

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I answer your questions (practice pricing, positioning, advertising and strategies)

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Your Clinic is a Zoo - Nigel Risner Explains How to Lead It

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Your Clinic Isn't Fully Booked? It's Not a Marketing Problem

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How to Turn Every Patient into a 5-Star Review

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Marcus Sheridan's 3 marketing predictions for the next 3 years

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3 Industry Shifts That Are Forcing Hearing Clinics to Rethink Growth

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This One's Not for the Highlight Reel

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Summer 2025: The 4 Things Every Private Practice Leader Should Prioritize

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From Search to Suggest: Google AI and the New Era of Discovery

64

How to maximize earwax removal leads

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Proof beats promises - how to increase trust in your community

66

How to Make Patients Fall in Love With You

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Focus on This, Everything Else Becomes Easier

68

The Past, The Present and the Future of Hearing Care (Some Random Wednesday Morning Thoughts)

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Why new patient appointments have fallen ... and what to do about it

70

Google just changed the rules, again

71

4 AI Predictions for the 2 Years

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Become a Long-Haul Leader with Chris Ducker

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Big News: Google's 'AI Overviews' is Heavily Impacting Industry Traffic

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3 unique (and weird) ideas to grow your practice ... that nobody has yet implemented

75

Where to Find Extra Revenue in Your Practice

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How to Increase Help Rates Without Changing Sales Skills

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Three real-world ways to minimize no-shows for appointments

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Being The Only Audiologist on The Island With Dr. Annette Stephenson [Under the Hood]

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What does the future of Audiology look like? With Dr. Amit Gosalia

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Are we entering a golden period for private practice hearing care in 2025?

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Implement this marketing strategy in 2025

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Where to Focus in 2025

83

Google is Losing Marketshare, Fast - What This Means for Private Practice Marketing?

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24 of the smartest (and most original) ideas implemented by private practices in 2024

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What does big industry data teach us about TPA and private practice trends with Chelsea Treseder

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10 Questions about hearing care growth with ChatGPT

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How to Improve your providers 'help rate' by understanding Exactly What to Say with Phil M Jones

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S3 Episode 14 - The kryptonite to manufacturer-owned chains

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Become the most expensive practice in your area by understanding THIS

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Four alternative revenue streams to build into your practice

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5 low-cost ways to grow your perceived value (and have more patients naturally choose you)

92

Could you acquire your competitors? (Spoiler; the answer is yes).

93

How to market to physicians in 2024 (the game has changed)

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The Biggest Marketing Bang for Your Buck in 2024 - Focus Your attention on THIS group of patients

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How to handle and manage stress as an overworked business owner

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How to attract high-quality patients by understanding this 'dating' marketing dynamic

97

Apple's finally arrived - here's what to do

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The 4 private practice value propositions to stand out in a crowded market

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The blueprint to escaping patient care to work ON your practice

100

Stop being priced shopped with this pricing adjustment

101

WTF (Where to Focus) as a Practice Leader in 2024

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The kryptonite to manufacturer-owned chains

103

Growth Through Acquisition with Dr. Leah Guempel | Under the Hood

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Buy Back Your Time as a Practice Leader with Dan Martell

105

The Marketing Lessons That You Can Borrow from Prime Hydration

106

How This Husband & Wife Team Have Built an Incredible Practice | Under the Hood

107

How to Maximize The Valuation of Your Practice (The 5 Areas of Focus)

108

5 Ways to Use ChatGPT (Artificial Intelligence) In Your Practice

109

How Restaurants Set "Perfect Buying Conditions" [Borrow This Lesson for Your Practice]

110

Weird and Unique Physician Marketing Strategies 😱

111

Front Desk Mastery (Have Your Front Desk Listen to This!)

112

5 Things That Every Practice Leader SHOULD Delegate

113

Going From Strength to Strength With Dr. Emily E McMahan | Under the Hood Interview

114

9 Questions to Transform Your Life

115

What Does A Boutique Hearing Care Practice Look Like?

116

Reminiscing & Revolutionizing Private Hearing Healthcare

117

How To Buy A Competitor Without Any Debt