We are excited to Partner with you.
How Our Partnership Works
Your practice is our priority. We offer tools and services to support the growth of your practice and improve patient outcomes. You decide what fits.
Together, we’ll work on your timeline to accomplish your goals.
Get to Know Fuel
November, 2009
Hearing industry veterans Shawn Parker and Brendan Ford decide to open Fuel, a new business advisory company specializing in ENT and medically-based audiology growth.
2010
Brendan and Shawn begin building the team with former coworkers from within the industry who demonstrate both expertise and a penchant for playfulness. Many of these original hires are still on our leadership team today.
January, 2014
Fuel welcomes Jeff Green as our Director of Creative Services. Jeff is not only an experienced graphic designer; he has also been married to an audiologist for over 20 years, making him an ideal head for our creative services.
October, 2014
Fuel moves into our current office in Camas, Washington, a former auto shop that was rehabbed over months and still serves as our headquarters today.
2015
Sarah Laughlin is hired as Fuel’s Director of Human Resources, where she not only serves as an internal resource, but also regularly consults with members on issues of compensation, staff hiring and departure, staff performance issues, and talent strategy formation. Sarah also oversees our recruitment services, which to date have placed more than 150 audiologists, front office staff, and medical assistants in member offices across the country.
August, 2015
Dan Quall joins Fuel as our Director of Strategic Initiatives. Dan is an audiologist and industry veteran who previously owned multiple clinics and worked for several of the industry’s major players. He is the mastermind behind Access Hearing, The Better Hearing Lease Plan, and many of our other programs to help audiologists remain operationally competitive in the face of changing regulations and industry trends.
April, 2016
Jim Fedio joins Fuel as the Director of Professional Development, where he ultimately oversees the expansion of the department to offer training in customer service, leadership, customer journey mapping, practice culture, and more.
December, 2016
Fuel hires Kelly O’Keefe, a web design specialist with a background in building websites in the audiology industry, to manage the expansion of our digital services. Today, Fuel’s digital team has specialists in every area of digital marketing, including web design, paid search, SEO, reputation, social media, email marketing, and more.
October, 2018
We welcome Rose DuLude, Ph.D., CCC-A, FAAA, as our Director of Audiology. Rose has spent decades as an audiologist, practice owner, and trainer, further expanding our professional development resources to offer consultation and development training for audiologists.
2018
Fuel has grown to be the largest business advisory group working with ENTs and audiologists in the country. We’ve continually expanded our services to address changing needs in the industry, but our commitment to excellence and to having fun has not wavered.
Today, we celebrate an exciting new milestone as we begin our partnership with you.