About Us
Our Story: Amplifying Independent Hearing Care
Our journey began back to 2012 when Dr. Andre Marcoux set out with a focused mission: to advocate for the importance of independent hearing care. He recognized a troubling shift: manufacturer-owned clinics were becoming more common, often offering patients a limited and potentially more biased selection of hearing aid options. That restricted choice, he understood, could compromise patient outcomes and diminish the role of the independent professional. The real hurdle was restoring clarity and confidence in a complex marketplace. The answer was EarScript.
Developed, patented, and introduced from these early efforts, EarScript enables clinicians and patients to quicky compare how different hearing aids sound - in just minutes. The objective was straightforward: support better-informed decisions that lead to improved outcomes, higher satisfaction, and deeper patient loyalty.
Today, EarScript operates under Amplifi Hearing, a company guided by experienced leaders in the field. We've grown into a reliable partner for an expanding network of independent clinics across North America. Through EarScript and a pipeline of new solutions, we help these practices deliver exceptional value and genuinely personalized care. By equipping independent professionals with the right technology, and business resources, we're helping secure a bright future for patient-centered independent hearing care.
Meet The Team
CEO
Dr. Andre Marcoux
Andre has over 25 years of experience in hearing healthcare and has held diverse roles within the industry. Following his doctoral studies, he held a faculty position at the University of Ottawa where he taught at the graduate level and dedicated his time studying the function and maturation of the auditory system. Andre has also owned and operated multi-disciplinary clinics providing services in ear, nose and throat, audiology and speech therapy, and most recently held senior executive and board member positions with international organizations.
While leading these clinics, Andre developed, patented and utilized an early version of the EarScript technology platform to address a void in the consumer hearing care journey and to improve the overall experience and satisfaction of his clients.
President
Dave Davis
Dave has founded and led both technology and medical device companies over his 40+ year career, and has significant depth of experience in both the telehealth and hearing care markets.
Dave was the founder and former CEO of Otovation, a hearing diagnostics company partnered with Widex (now WS Audiology). He launched RemotEAR, a tele-audiology company as a subsidiary of Otovation in 2011 and the company won a VA innovation award and performed a multi-year successful pilot implementation of remote diagnostics at VA centers in California. Dave holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Ursinus College and completed work toward a Master’s degree in Psychology at Harvard University.
VP Cinical Services
Dr. Tom Powers
Tom is a respected veteran of the hearing care industry, with more than 40 years of service, most recently as Vice President for Government Services and Professional Relations at Sivantos Inc. (now part of WS Audiology and formerly Siemens Hearing). Tom is a member of American Academy of Audiology (AAA), Academy of Dispensing Audiologists (ADA), American Speech, Language and Hearing Association (ASHA), International Society of Audiology (ISA), and is a member and served as President of the American Auditory Society (AAS) from 2004 to 2006. Tom currently holds an appointment as Adjunct Research Professor at Ohio University. Tom has lectured extensively at state, national and international meetings and published over 60 articles. His primary areas of expertise include hearing instrument technology, industry trends, and outcome measures.
×´The future of hearing care is patient-centered and invites active participation. We drive engagement -
and engagement leads to better outcomes.×´
— The Amplifi Team