I love storms. As a kid growing up in Southern Illinois, I was fascinated by the weather. I used to go outside and watch the storms roll in. You can feel the calm settling in before a storm – Mother Nature’s signal that something is on the way. Another sign a storm is coming [...]
As the President of Starkey, I’m often asked the question, “How do you define leadership?” From time to time, I remind my own executive team to always be willing to lead from the front. What does that mean? Isn’t someone who is leading a division, a group or even a company automatically a leader? The [...]
My grandfather, Mick Sawalich, was in the Navy serving on the Liberty Ship USS Crater AK-70 in the South Pacific during World War II. A replica of his ship sits on the shelf in my office. I have always been fascinated by our history, and his ship serves as a reminder of the sacrifice of [...]
Dear friends, Thank you for taking the time to look at my website and a glimpse at what keeps my world ticking. Today I am thrilled to announce the launch of our new healthable hearing technology, Livio AI. Innovation is the cornerstone of what we’ve achieved at Starkey over the past five decades. The Starkey [...]