Miracle-Ear Advocates

Join Advocates Host Kyle Biernbaum and special guest Michele Prevedel with The Visit-A-Bit Program, as they discuss how senior adults can connect with volunteers to foster everlasting friendships.  

"Loneliness in St. Louis has no place to call home with the help of Visit-A-Bit. Visit-A-Bit is a program serving the Greater St. Louis area that connects volunteers with senior adults to help create meaningful relationships that ensure no one feels alone."  

Visit-A-Bit is growing and in need of more in-person Visiting Volunteers especially in the North County and Festus areas.   

To learn more, contact Michele Prevedel at: [email protected] or 314-918-7171 ext. 1274.

Join Advocates Host Kyle Biernbaum and our esteemed guest Gary Foree, as he shares his experiences dealing with stage four cancer, his incredible story of survivorship, the remarkable people that helped him on his journey, and the ways in which he now is able to help others. This is truly an episode that you won’t want to miss.

Join Advocates Host Kyle Biernbaum and special guest Phil Balsamo with The Range St. Louis West, as they discuss how tip and tricks to practice safety and awareness wherever you go.   

The Mission of The Range St. Louis West is to arm, train, educate, prepare and serve its members and guests in recreational and defensive focused personal protection by providing exceptional service and experiences in our state-of-the-art facility.

Join Advocates Host Kyle Biernbaum and special guests Stephanie Rhea and Phil Ruben: Coordinators of the St. Louis Senior Olympics, as they discuss how local residents aged 50+ can become active and social by participating in the St. Louis Senior Olympics.

The St. Louis Senior Olympics is a Masters-style athletic competition that promotes the health and wellness by providing opportunities to participate in competitive sports and social events. Participants must turn 50 by December 31 of the competition year. St. Louis is proud to host one of the most prestigious Senior Games in the country. With the help of 300+ volunteers, more than 1,200 athletes are able to participate in more than 90 events over Memorial Day Weekend each year.

Join Advocates Host Kyle Biernbaum and Scott Tate: President and CEO of the St. Charles Regional Chamber, as they discuss how you can support your local economy by spending money within your neighborhood.  The St. Charles Regional Chamber advocates for the business community by developing opportunities and partnerships that strengthen the economic prosperity and sustainability of St. Charles region.

Join Advocates Host Kyle Biernbaum and Dave Fox: Executive Director of the Missouri State Senior Games, as they discuss how individuals ages 50 and older can participate in a wide variety of friendly, competitive sports. The purpose of the Senior Games is to:

Join Advocates Podcast Host Kyle Biernbaum and special guest Clint Berger, President of the KC Metro Senior Softball League, as they discuss how people ages 50+ in the Kansas City Metro area and beyond can enjoy being active and social through participating in and volunteering for the largest amateur senior softball league in America. In 2021, KCMSSL set an all-time high in the number of paid memberships for a season with a total of 981. Their previous high mark was pre-Covid, in 2019, when they had reached 980. KCMSSL hopes to hit that magical 1,000 mark in 2022!

Join Advocates Host Kyle Biernbaum and Dr. Dave Candy of More 4 Life as they discuss holistic pain relief methodology, and the steps that you can take to become happier, healthier, and more active. More 4 Life helps St. Louis women age 40+ who are frustrated by chronic back pain, neck pain, knee pain, or other nagging aches & pains that just won't go away, despite trying many other failed treatments in the past. They help them get lasting relief from their pain & get back to the happier, healthier lives they want without medications, injections, or surgery!

Join Advocates Host Kyle Biernbaum as he interviews Miracle-Ear's "Pay-It-Forward" Patient Heath Woods, about his very special time at our Bentonville location with Hearing Instrument Specialist Laurie Guerrero, and how all it takes is a bit of generosity to completely change someone's life for the better. This is truly a heartfelt story you won't want to miss!

Dan Slapak is a Hearing Instrument Specialist working in Miracle-Ear's Chesterfield location. He's a St. Louis native and is proud to call it home. He says the deep community traditions in areas like Kirkwood and Webster Groves is why St. Louis is one of the greatest places to live and raise a family.   "The most enjoyable and rewarding part of my profession is the ability to help my patients. I've learned that this career is not a "9-5." My patients have very different schedules, and I will continue to do everything in my power to accommodate their needs, whenever they require it."