Together, working with our partners in academia, charity, and industry, we’re creating enjoyable and immersive auditory training to enable you to keep hearing the sounds you love to hear.
Our Team
eargym was founded by Amanda Philpott and Andy Shanks. Between them, they have extensive experience working in multiple fields including the NHS, population health and care sector, business development, digital technology and production.
Amanda Philpott
Founder & CEO | Mission
Expertise: NHS Population Health (28yrs)
Ex-NHS Chief Exec
Andy Shanks
Founder & CTO | Product
Expertise: Digital Products (15yrs)
Ex DJ | Founder
Dr Lorenzo Picinali
Board Member | Audio Experience Design
Imperial College London
Jesal Vishnuram
Board Member | Hearing & Audiology
Royal National Institute for the Deaf
Liz Archibald
Board Member | Decision Modelling
Decision Lab Co-Founder (retd.)
Houda Al-Sharifi
Board Member | Public Health
London Local Authorities
Richard Blake
Specialist Advisor | Marketing
Bulldog, BBC, Guardian
Jake Fielding
Sound Designer
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Leo Campos Barreto
Graphic Designer
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Marcus Ansley
Games Developer
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Jennifer Birtles
Business and Communications Manager​
Morgan Crawford
Technical Sound Designer
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Ian Jenkins
UX/UI Designer
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Our Partners
We are grateful for the ongoing advice and support of the following experts in the fields of hearing and audio.
eargym is a new tech startup that has been launched through Zinc.vc's social mission led venture builder. Our primary mission is to build a business that improves the quality of life of 100 million older people.
Special thanks
eargym's immersive stories were created by a fantastic team who very generously gave up their time, energy and professional expertise, skills and knowledge to help us.
We Sincerely Thank:
Sound studio and production: Tom Killian, Audible
Story selection and editing: Cate Crockford and Amanda Philpott
Director: Cate Crockford
Cast: Caitlin Innes Edwards, Jamie Foulkes, Jamie Savage, John Wilson, Sophie Couch