Fader Plugs, LLC is a hearing solutions company that is on a mission to perceptually transform and aesthetically refashion the use of hearing protection. Fader Plugs were designed to provide controlled decibel reduction in a highly functional and fashionable design. With their patented, cutting edge design, the user will have the ability to control noise attenuation without having to remove the hearing protection device from their ear. Encompassing the knowledge and credentials to successfully carry out this business venture, President Dr. Gregory Delfino, Au.D., CCC-A, and CEO and Founder, Blaise Delfino, M.S. - H.I.S., have assembled what they believe to be the most qualified and motivated individuals to spread awareness of hearing preservation.
We live in a world full of noxious noise. From live concerts to the iPod ear buds, it seems as though we cannot escape noise. Many people are unaware of the effects of exposure to loud noise/music, often referred to as noise-induced hearing loss. Blaise and Team Fader strongly believe in hearing preservation. Fader Plugs, LLC wanted to release a product that children and adults can wear to loud events without feeling like an outlier wearing hearing protection.
Fader Plugs, LLC has been in business since July 2015. CEO and Founder, Blaise Delfino, President and Co-Founder, Dr. Gregory Delfino, Au.D., CCC-A, and Vice President and Co-Founder, Pete Theodoropoulos, make up the three original members of Team Fader. While Blaise was attending graduate school at East Stroudsburg University pursuing his Master's in Communication Sciences and Disorders (more commonly know as speech-language pathology), he competed in two business plan competitions, placing first in both competitions. The first competition was the 2016 PA State System Business Plan Competition where Blaise was awarded $10,000 cash to use for business-related services. On April 27, 2017, Blaise and Team Fader placed 1st in the TecBRIDGE Business Plan Competition where he and the team won $110,000 in cash and in-kind services. Currently, Fader Plugs is in the end phase of product development and anticipates the release in early 2018.
We live in a world full of noxious noise. From live concerts to the iPod ear buds, it seems as though we cannot escape noise. Many people are unaware of the effects of exposure to loud noise/music, often referred to as noise-induced hearing loss. Blaise and Team Fader strongly believe in hearing preservation. Fader Plugs, LLC wanted to release a product that children and adults can wear to loud events without feeling like an outlier wearing hearing protection.
Fader Plugs, LLC has been in business since July 2015. CEO and Founder, Blaise Delfino, President and Co-Founder, Dr. Gregory Delfino, Au.D., CCC-A, and Vice President and Co-Founder, Pete Theodoropoulos, make up the three original members of Team Fader. While Blaise was attending graduate school at East Stroudsburg University pursuing his Master's in Communication Sciences and Disorders (more commonly know as speech-language pathology), he competed in two business plan competitions, placing first in both competitions. The first competition was the 2016 PA State System Business Plan Competition where Blaise was awarded $10,000 cash to use for business-related services. On April 27, 2017, Blaise and Team Fader placed 1st in the TecBRIDGE Business Plan Competition where he and the team won $110,000 in cash and in-kind services. Currently, Fader Plugs is in the end phase of product development and anticipates the release in early 2018.