Guest: Ali Vega, Au.D. - Owner of Complete Hearing & Balance

Topic: Private Practice Audiology, Serendipity, and Saying Yes

Dr. Ali Vega joins Dave on this week's episode of the Future Ear Radio podcast to discuss: 

- Her backstory, motivation for pursuing Audiology, and experience owning a private practice in the Pacific Northwest

- Audiology's transition from a master's level degree to a doctoral level degree & Ali being in one of the first cohorts of doctoral-level Audiologists in 2001

- Recognizing serendipitous occasions and being willing to say "yes" to risk taking

- "Accidental" entrepreneurialism and the willingness to never stop learning

- Figuring out what aspects of your business that you want to own (i.e. Ali's love for Radio advertising), and outsourcing the rest to vetted partners

- Adding a balance offering by partnering with the American Institute of Balance 

- Ali's experience scaling her practice from one location to three