Owning a Practice, Starting a Brand & Doing It Differently: Dr. Melanie Hecker on The Sound Sisters

Melanie is the owner of Northwest Hearing + Tinnitus and the founder of BLUEMOTH. She is a "care first" audiologist and a curious entrepreneur looking to help more people. https://northwestaudiology.com/ https://bluemothhearing.com/

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