Hi, I'm

Michael Freyer

My Journey

Vesta Sound (2024 - current)
Owner

Vesta Sound provides system design, acoustical consulting, and tuning services to venues in the Lowcountry and beyond it, nationwide. We also provide support to nonprofit endeavors to support creative efforts and music production.

oveRNight RN (2017 - 2023)
Co-Founder

Millions undergo outpatient surgery every year and have trouble finding a companion who is required to bring them home and watch them for the first night. We bridged this gap between the OR and the living room by arranging specialized care, transportation, and communication along the continuum of care on a scalable web platform. As a result, we made ambulatory surgery safer and available to a wider population of patients, and spared them a stressful and expensive hospital stay.

SoundSolutions LLC (2016 - 2017)
Founder

Drawing on the insights learned during grad school, I established a business that built functional prototypes to reduce noise pollution in intensive care settings and conducted user experiments.

Babson F. W. Olin Graduate School of Business (2015 - 2016)
MS in Management & Entrepreneurial Leadership

Exploring problems, design thinking, and fostering teamwork to test solutions were at the center of this unique program at the #1 grad school for entrepreneurship. It led me to explore noise pollution in hospitals in a thesis project during which I led a team of fellow students in our research.

Meyer Sound Labs Inc. (2014 - 2015)
Technical Services Associate

Assisting with product development, sales demos, and technical project support, I was fortunate to have had the opportunity to work for one of the most well-respected manufacturers in the entertainment technology sector. Contributing to projects with world-famous venues and artists was a cherished experience that reinforced a deep passion for leveraging technical expertise to create experiences that would enrich other people's lives.

University of Connecticut (2010 - 2014)
BFA in Design & Technical Theater

Expanding on my passion for entertainment technology, studying theatrical design helped me understand how to translate vision into concepts and eventually results. Collaborating with a wide range of disciplines and co-creating productions that spoke to audiences were instrumental in understanding communication in various forms of media.

Technical Event Equipment (2006 - 2010)
Owner

Establishing a local audio and video rental business as a high school student and building lasting relationships with community clients was the first step in my business journey.

What I Do

Entrepreneurs are great at listening to others, understanding their problems, and employing business skills and strategy to offer innovative solutions. But getting the job done also requires a wide array of supplemental skills to do a lot with few resources, and to lead teams effectively.

This is what I'm good at:

Audio and Entertainment Tech

Creating unforgettable moments.

  • System Design
  • Market Research, R&D
  • Event Production
  • Recording, Mixing, Mastering

Product Design

Turning visions into results.

  • AutoCAD
  • FFT Tuning and Analysis
  • Photoshop
  • InDesign
  • Acoustic Modeling and Design

Web Development

Full-stack LAMP development and cloud computing.

  • PHP
  • MySQL
  • HTML, CSS, JavaScript
  • Amazon Web Services
  • Clinical Decision Support

Of note:

Blog 1
B.E.T.A. Challenge Winner

April 23, 2020

oveRNight RN was selected as the alumni winner of Babson's 2020 Thougt and Action Challenge.
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Blog 2
Top 100 Healthcare Leader

July, 2019

Presented at the International Forum on Advancements in Healthcare in Las Vegas.
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Ideas worth sharing.

I believe the world is what we make of it, and that building bridges is our shared obligation. The following are ideas, groups, and bodies of work that have shaped my thinking and can lend some insight into it. I hope they are of interest to you, too:

CivilTalk is a community that is purpose-built to address the perils of social media an bridge divides among real, verified people.
CivilTalk
The American College of Healthcare Executives is the professional society for healthcare leaders committed to improving health.
ACHE
The John and Nellie Wooden Institute for Men of Principle is an opportunity for brothers of Beta Theta Pi to become better leaders.
Wooden
Depth of Anesthesia is a podcast that critically explores dogmatic practices for which I'm thrilled to serve as a technical adviser.
Depth of Anesthesia
Letting Go describes a simple and effective by which to let go of obstacles and become free of negativity.
Letting Go
Platform Revolution explores how networkes markets are transforming the economy, and how to make them work for you.
Platform Revolution