hEar Gear, Inc. d/b/a FreeWavz

The natural perfection of fit, sound and athletic performance. 100% wire-free earphones with built-in fitness monitoring and audio control.

  • Stage Prototype Ready
  • Industry Consumer Products
  • Location Melbourne, FL, USA
  • Currency USD
  • Founded June 2011
  • Employees 3
  • Website freewavz.com

Company Summary

hEar Gear produces 100% wire-free ear-wearable fitness devices, incorporating biometric sensing and reporting and the ability to learn and adapt to a user’s listening preferences. Designed by a Doctor for better fit, acoustics and safety, users can listen to inspirational music, receive motivational fitness achievement information and voice-operate their smartphones without visual distraction nor wires strapped to the head or hanging on the body.

Team

  • Harry Ericson
    President

    Harry Ericson, CPA, has 18 yrs experience in financial and business management, which followed 12 years with Ernst & Young's Business Advisory Services. Experience includes CFO of two Inc. 500 Fastest Growing Companies, a turnaround which tripled in revenue and improved from a loss to 10% ROS, and 5 years with Harris Corporation, a Fortune 500 company. Successfully raised venture capital and worked with two venture capital funded companies.

  • Withheld- Committed upon Funding
    VP Sales & Strategic Partnerships

    16 yrs retail experience with leading consumer electronics companies, including the sale and marketing of premium headsets. Responsibilities have included management of strategic national accounts, channel management, and the recruiting and training of national sales teams.

  • Tim Reynolds
    Chief Technologist

    Tim Reynolds co-founded and successfully exited a highly successful, Inc. 500 engineering business with 688% growth over 3 years. He was Entrepreneur of the Year and he has helped develop over 200 products, mostly in the wireless space.

  • Dr. Eric Hensen
    Chief Medical Officer

    Dr. Hensen is hEar Gear's Founder and Inventor. He has 16 years of experience as an Ear, Nose & Throat specialist and provides the medical and fitness expertise to design a product that is made for the human ear.

  • Rob Wight
    Advisor

    Rob built and sold the online product marketing technology business, Channel Intelligence, to Google, and is the Founder and CEO of myList.

Advisors

  • Corporate Attorney
    Mark Malek--Zies, Widerman and Malek
    Patent Attorney
    Unconfirmed

Previous Investors

  • Dr. Eric Hensen
    Unconfirmed
    Harry Ericson
    Unconfirmed

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