Austin Blakeman
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Hearing Instrument Specialist
Commonwealth of KentuckyAug, 2014- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Lucid Hearing
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United States
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Medical Equipment Manufacturing
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100 - 200 Employee
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Hearing Instrument Specialist
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Oct 2019 - Present
Responsibilities in this role include direct-client engagement, sales growth, floor marketing, and leveraging Lucid's unique market position. Further facets include audiometric testing, fitting and maintaining medical-grade hearing aids, touch-point management, and implementing data-based growth plans. For the first year of employment, revenue growth over the previous FY totaled 75% at an already top-25 location. For the second FY in a row, my location remains in the top-5 company-ranked Hearing Aid Centers.
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Miracle-Ear, Inc.
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United States
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Medical Device
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700 & Above Employee
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Hearing Instrument Specialist
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Jan 2018 - Oct 2019
This role involved client-direct sales presentations, hearing evaluations (audiometrics), closing sales, and maintaining hearing aids for hundreds of active clients across multiple locations. Touch-point campaigns, revenue growth, and market penetration resulted in a short but award-winning tenure. This role involved client-direct sales presentations, hearing evaluations (audiometrics), closing sales, and maintaining hearing aids for hundreds of active clients across multiple locations. Touch-point campaigns, revenue growth, and market penetration resulted in a short but award-winning tenure.
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Hearing Instrument Specialist
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Aug 2014 - Jan 2018
This role began with the setup of a business from scratch, with responsibilities ranging from furniture acquisition to software setup and database integration. Title elements of this role included subjective and objective hearing evaluations, fitting of customized hearing instruments, and follow-up care with clients/wearers. Inventory management, equipment upkeep and sales were also key components.
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Part-Time Student Apprentice
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Jul 2013 - Jul 2014
Licensed Apprentice at BHC with the purpose of attaining Kentucky hearing aid dispensing licensure.
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Winery Sales & Events
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Mar 2013 - Apr 2016
Time at Talon involved wine bar services, retail, event/wedding handling, wine shipping, membership coordination, private party organizing, server training, and basic management responsibilities. Time at Talon involved wine bar services, retail, event/wedding handling, wine shipping, membership coordination, private party organizing, server training, and basic management responsibilities.
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University of Kentucky
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Student
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Aug 2010 - May 2013
Graduated Class of 2013 with B.S. in Biology.
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Anat. & Neurobiology Lab Technician
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Jun 2011 - Aug 2011
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Campbellsville University
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United States
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Higher Education
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300 - 400 Employee
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Microbiology Lab Tech
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Oct 2008 - May 2009
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Education
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Midway University
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration and Management, General -
University of Kentucky
Bachelor of Science (BS), Biology, General -
Campbellsville University
Tranferred, Biology, General