Brandon Sawalich - CEO of Starkey on The Future of Hearing Tech & AI Innovation
The Casey Adams Show
Listener.com Podcast Network
4.8 • 637 Ratings
🗓️ 29 January 2025
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
Today on The Casey Adams Show, I sit down with Brandon Sawalich, President and CEO of Starkey, the #1 hearing aid company in the U.S. With over 5,000 employees across 29 countries, Starkey is leading the way in hearing innovation by integrating AI, sensors, and health and wellness technology into their products, transforming hearing aids into high-tech health devices.
Brandon has spent 30 years in the hearing industry, working across multiple areas of the company before becoming CEO in 2020. His forward-thinking leadership and commitment to continuous innovation have helped Starkey maintain its reputation for groundbreaking products and expand its market dominance. Under his leadership, Starkey has set the standard for the best sound quality and advanced technology available.
In this episode, we dive into the business of Starkey through Brandon’s journey—how he helped scale the company, drive strategic direction, and shape the future of hearing technology. We also discuss the importance of hearing health, the role of artificial intelligence in hearing aids, and what’s next for the industry.
Brandon has also served as Chairman of the Board for the Hearing Industries Association, working with government leaders to expand hearing aid accessibility. He is a member of the George W. Bush Presidential Center’s Executive Advisory Council and was named ‘Executive of the Year’ in the 2023 Excellence in Customer Service Awards.
Tune in for an insightful conversation on leadership, innovation, and how technology is shaping the future of hearing health.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome back to the Casey Adams Show. |
| 0:02.2 | Today I have a very special guest, Brandon Swalich, the president and CEO of Starkey. |
| 0:09.9 | Brandon, thank you so much coming to show today. |
| 0:11.4 | Thank you, Casey. |
| 0:12.3 | And happy to be here. |
| 0:14.0 | This will be fun. |
| 0:15.1 | I'm glad to hear it, man. |
| 0:16.3 | I know you and the team came out, which I'm very grateful for. |
| 0:19.4 | And, you know, when I was diving into your story, I was truly inspired because as someone that has interviewed so many |
| 0:27.3 | great people and diving in the stories to hear the background and the 30 years that you've |
| 0:34.4 | put in at Starkey to then your grandmother being in the hearing industry |
| 0:39.3 | since the 1950s. |
| 0:40.8 | It just speaks to the depth of industry knowledge and really life expertise that you and the |
| 0:47.0 | team have brought to the table. |
| 0:48.1 | So I just wanted to start by saying I'm inspired by her story. |
| 0:50.9 | I'm very excited to dive in today. |
| 0:52.9 | Well, I'm honored that you have done more homework than most I've tipped out to. |
| 0:57.6 | And yes, my grandmother started in the industry, 1959. |
| 1:03.6 | And when, you know, she opening a hearing aid office, when hearing aids were not, you know, |
| 1:10.2 | where they started started the stigma and |
| 1:12.3 | they were for old and you're disabled and also when you know women weren't getting couldn't get |
| 1:18.7 | loans wow and you know she was up against a lot so i uh i like to think and i know i ever dna take |
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