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Pathways to Hearing with Audra Renyi of earAccess
Ripples of Radical Generosity
English - October 01, 2021 13:00 - 17 minutes - 24.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsEntrepreneurship Business Investing business sdgs womeninbusiness Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
"Your average hearing aid retails for about $2,000. These things cost as little as $50 to manufacture or less. So as you can imagine, there’s a huge disconnect there." — Audra Renyi, Founder of earAccess“
In this episode
Join Audra Renyi of SheEO Venture earAccess and SheEO founder Vicki Saunders, as they chat about providing access to quality, affordable hearing care—particularly in developing countries. earAccess works to ensure that the millions of people who need hearing aids have access to quality devices, diagnostic testing, and proper care.
They also discuss:
The personal connections that led her to start earAccess and advocate for hearing care
Her company’s focus on emerging markets where the need is the greatest
Training programs run by earAccess which employ 75% women
Providing affordable hearing care + screening services at scale
The current systems in place leading to a gap in the market, and how this model can be solved
Addressing the stigma behind hearing aids, hearing loss, and shifting cultural motivations
We invite you to join us as an Activator at SheEO.World.
Take action and engage with earAccess on Facebook + LinkedIn.