Management Team

Brandon M. Dawson

President

Prior to founding Audigy Group LLC, Brandon served for seven years as the founder, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Sonus Corp, a publicly-traded company. During his tenure at Sonus, he raised $35 million in four equity transactions and $20 million in strategic growth capital, and he acquired in excess of 100 hearing aid practices resulting in over $50 million in annual revenue. He was responsible for forming and creating the Sonus Network, a national network at over 1,000 locations, and negotiating with suppliers on the network’s behalf. Prior to founding Sonus, Brandon was the National Sales Manager at Starkey Laboratories, a leader in worldwide hearing aid manufacturing. In addition to his accomplishments in the hearing industry, Brandon has identified and negotiated approximately $100 million in a variety of real estate and other financial transactions as a partner, principle and representative. He is also a frequent lecturer and mentor on entrepreneurship and business building techniques.

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Mason B. Walker

Executive Vice President of Business Development

Originally from Arizona, Mason Walker was recruited and offered a scholarship by the University of Portland based upon his political leadership and strong academic background. He received an undergraduate degree in Business Administration with a focus in Marketing & Management. Over the years, Mason has contributed his talents to several political campaigns including a presidential election. Previously, he held key roles in the antiquities and high-end Italian automobile markets. As a Manager at the oldest Ferrari dealership in the nation, Mason excelled at strengthening local and national distribution channels. Through these unique roles he has been able to institute strategic marketing and development approaches at Audigy Group. He was specifically recruited to join Audigy Group, whose Management recognized that Mason’s strong communication and people skills are unparalleled.

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Chris K. Roberts

Controller

Born and raised in the Willamette Valley, Chris Roberts brings tremendous experience and dedication to his role as Controller at Audigy Group. Awarded a four-year scholarship, Chris graduated with honors from the University of Portland with a double major in Accounting and Finance. Chris' previous experience includes working for KPMG, an international public accounting firm, as well as with a local public accounting firm in the Portland area. While at KPMG, Chris specialized in audits, servicing ten notable public and non-public companies. Chris performed year-end audits, Sarbanes-Oxley internal controls testing, quarterly reviews, and benefits plan audits. His work has extended into a variety of industries, including: high-tech, construction, healthcare and forest products. In addition, his professional experience includes forensic accounting for one of Oregon's fastest growing companies as well as providing financial management and accounting services for various locally owned businesses.

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Matthew J. Murray

Vice President of Marketing

Matt Murray has 20+ years of experience providing sales, marketing and operations management to a variety of industry segments, including hearing care, dental, retail based operations and Fortune 500 financial and manufacturing organizations. Acting both as a consultant and member of executive teams, Matt has been responsible for developing award winning sales teams and industry recognized branding and marketing programs. Matt has also gained a reputation for the ability to design and deploy operating processes that align corporate goals with exceptional customer service delivery platforms. His expertise in high growth and start-up environments was gained while managing delivery teams at organizations such as First Interstate Bank, Nike, The Hearing and Speech Institute and First Pacific Corporation.

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Sarah Laughlin

Vice President of Human Resources

Sarah Laughlin has spent her 15+ year career in Human Resources with the objective of linking business strategy and employee performance to help achieve a goal driven culture. As a believer in the premise that the most important resource that any company possesses is employees who are able to think beyond their job descriptions, she has spent her energies linking change and performance management, communication, recruitment and retention, and total compensation strategies to help propel businesses and employees to reach their potential.

Sarah has experience in healthcare, retail and banking sectors. With a Master's Degree in Human Resources and a Certificate in Project Management, Sarah has also managed several HRIS software implementations that led to greater cost and reporting efficiencies for the HR departments that she has managed. She is a member of the Society for Human Resource Management.

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