Corporate Milestones

2008

  • Granted Provisional Patent on OZ (electronic hearing protection with 3 times normal hearing while having radio communication for military applications)

  • Completed and implemented  Firemen’s  communication hearing protection system

  • Purchased a $1,250,000, 14,000 sq. ft. office complex in Colorado Springs

  • Grew to approximately 1,500 Big Ear advocates and Associates

  • Reinvented the web presence and web site

  • Improved rank in Google to # 1 in search

  • Added a new generic in-ear monitor

  • Added a personalized communication management system

  • Participated in over 200 trade shows and events

  • Added  3 new colors to our custom ear plug color selection

  • Actively engaged in perfecting a water proof custom ear monitor

  • Created a custom Jawbone II adapter

  • Created a Plantronics Voyager custom Bluetooth adapter

  • Became a Jawbone Bluetooth reseller

  • Worked on launching the “Hoops for Hearing” foundation

  • Purchased New Dodge truck for the 5th wheel trailer

  • Added a Director of Training to our corporate staff

  • Grew another 10,000 new Big Ear customers

  • Projected revenue $1,466,000

2007

  • Grew from 110 to 600 Big Ear Associates as of Oct 26th

  • Moved into 5,000 sq. ft. corporate headquarters with training center

  • Brought web hosting, email, networking and phone system to our own in-house servers

  • Manufactured custom ear pieces to fit most major Bluetooth cell phone

  • Created our own lab (our third) manufacturing  proprietary products

  • Filing Provisional Patent for new product

  • Began R&D on Firemen’s communications device

  • Created the concept of a hearing conservation foundation

  •  CIT joins Big Ear

  •  Add Ebay Store Manager to corporate staff

  •  Graphics Design Team joins Big Ear

  • Added Call Center Operator, Customer Service and Shipping and Receiving Manager

  • Participated at over 100 trade shows and events

  • Generated revenue of $954,000

 

2006

  • Brought COO into the company to help plan our future and make it happen

  • Purchased new 5th wheel trailer to grow business on the road

  • Added 110 Big Ear Associates

  • Generated revenue of $650,000

2005

  • Added first lab for doing custom Big Ears

  • Created our own proprietary silicone material

  • Generated revenue of $360,000

2004

  • Aug 2004 set aside personal funds to do market testing

  • Generated  revenue of approx $96,000  Aug - Dec

2003   

  • Glenn and Mark Hood found a product that they believed would revolutionize the world – custom-molded ear plugs and pondered ways to bring it to the market.

  • Spent from Aug 2003 to Aug 2004 researching market viability