Preserving Your Legacy, Building the Future: Strategic Growth Opportunities with Miracle-Ear (sponsored by Miracle-Ear)
This webinar & accompanying white paper are sponsored by Miracle-Ear.
Webinar Description
The hearing healthcare industry is undergoing significant change as independent practice owners evaluate succession planning options while a new generation of entrepreneurs explores opportunities for healthcare business ownership. This webinar examines two distinct pathways for growth through Miracle-Ear: transitioning an existing practice to preserve professional legacy and patient relationships or building a future through franchise ownership. Participants will explore the business, operational, and personal considerations that influence practice transitions, including retirement planning, reducing administrative burden, and maintaining continuity of patient care. The session will also review the support systems available to franchise owners, including training, marketing, business coaching, operational resources, and growth planning. Attendees will gain insight into current industry trends and discover strategies for creating sustainable business growth while continuing to improve access to quality hearing healthcare. The webinar highlights how both pathways can support long-term community impact, professional fulfillment, and business success.
Learning Objectives
- Explain key industry trends driving succession planning and ownership opportunities in hearing healthcare.
- Identify the personal, financial, and operational factors that influence practice transition decisions for hearing care professionals.
- Describe the benefits, resources, and support systems available through Miracle-Ear franchise ownership.
- Compare the potential advantages of practice transition and franchise ownership as strategies for long-term growth, sustainability, and community impact.
Meet Your Presenters
Kevin Haslam
Director of Franchise Development and Strategic Accounts, Miracle-Ear
Kevin Haslam is a business development and growth leader with more than two decades of experience driving expansion, strategic partnerships, acquisitions, and franchise development within the healthcare services sector. Throughout his career, he has focused on helping organizations accelerate growth while creating sustainable value for business owners, patients, and local communities.
Known for his collaborative leadership style, Kevin works closely with cross-functional teams across operations, finance, sales, and market analytics to identify growth opportunities, strengthen franchise networks, and support business owners in building successful, community-focused enterprises. His passion for strategic growth, combined with a deep understanding of franchise operations and market development, has helped position Miracle-Ear and its franchise partners for long-term success.
James Carroll
Miracle-Ear Business Sales Manager
Mr. Carroll has been a franchise industry executive for the past 25 years with the last dozen focused on hearing healthcare. While primarily responsible for growth, development, acquisitions and expansion, Mr. Carroll partners across the organization with operations, marketing, legal, finance, compliance, GIS, training, talent acquisition, IT, Amplifon Hearing Healthcare, and corporate retail to support and guide Miracle-Ear business partners and owners.
James has deep ties with the Miracle-Ear franchise community and continuously works to drive their success and welcome new, entrepreneurial owners to the Miracle-Ear family. James has represented the Miracle-Ear Team with the International Hearing Society and other state hearing associations for over a decade.
Carrie Meyer, AuD, DFAAA
Director of Clinical Programs, Amplifon Hearing Health Care
Carrie Meyer, AuD is Director of Clinical Programs for Amplifon Hearing Healthcare. Dr. Meyer is an audiologist with over 35 years of clinical experience in diagnostic assessment of hearing loss, tinnitus, and balance dysfunction as well as hearing aid evaluation, fitting, and verification. In her role as Director of Clinical Programs, Dr. Meyer works with providers, health plans and members to optimize member hearing health outcomes by improving clinical care pathways through provider innovation, member education, and health plan support. Dr. Meyer is Chair of the American Board of Audiology, a Distinguished Fellow of the American Academy of Audiology, and a member of the Academy of Doctors of Audiology as well as a member of the International Hearing Society.