Our Story
History
AcousticSheep LLC was founded in 2007 by Dr. Wei-Shin Lai, a family physician, and her husband Jason Wolfe, a video game developer. Dr. Lai struggled with getting back to sleep after patient phone calls in the middle of the night. She needed to listen to some meditative music to help her relax. But headphones were bulky, and ear buds were uncomfortable. Since there were no headphones specifically designed for sleeping on the market, she invented her own and called them SleepPhones.
They worked so well for her that she decided she had to offer them to all of her patients taking sleeping pills. Her husband soldered and she sewed the first 500 pieces themselves on their kitchen table. Initial feedback was phenomenal. One lady was able to come off of sleeping pills after taking them for 10 years. Another saved her marriage because she could finally sleep in the same bed as her snoring husband. Dr. Lai and her husband decided to patent their invention and start a real business. They completely sold out in their first year.
For the first 6 years, Jason and Wei-Shin ran the kitchen table business out of their house. After selling 100,000 pieces, they decided to take their business to the next level, hiring their first full-time employee and setting up their warehouse in Erie, PA. Since leaving their day jobs in 2013, Jason and Wei-Shin have won numerous awards as Entrepreneur of the Year in PA (SBA), Entrepreneur of the Year in Western PA & WV (Ernst & Young), and Small Business of the Year with the Consumer Technology Association. They have won 8 Consumer Electronics Association Innovation Awards for their products, 2 Pennsylvania ImPAct Awards (Entrepreneur and Exports), and a Red Dot Design Award. Locally, they have won the Disrupt Erie Award, Ben Franklin Award, and the Commitment to Erie Award.
From designing and manufacturing tremendously helpful products to running a fun, innovative company, Wei-Shin and Jason look forward to growing AcousticSheep to offer a fresh, new, natural sleep solution to everyone worldwide.
The AcousticSheep Team
Now there are 20+ employees who all work together to bring you the very best products possible.
Our Flock
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Wei-Shin Lai, MD
Chief Executive Officer
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Jason Wolfe
Chief Technical Officer
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JoLynn McClintock
Executive Assistant
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Allison Testa
Warehouse Specialist
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Mindy Baldi
Warehouse Specialist
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Doug Blair
Customer Service Specialist
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Jessica Rodriguez
Shipping Assistant
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Vanessa Hsu
Procurement Manager
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Jenna Jaworowski
Customer Service Manager
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Erica Kraus
Compliance Assistant
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Jack Reesman
Warehouse Specialist
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Jason Reesman
Assistant Warehouse Manager
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Andrew Dalton
Sales Associate
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Pam Torrelli
Warehouse Specialist
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Daniel Wiler
Warehouse Specialist
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Jeff Wolfe
Warehouse Manager
Mission Statement
AcousticSheep LLC creates a world of happy, healthy, well-rested people with our comfortable headphones, allowing for easy sleep and enjoyable exercise. We strive to use local resources, leverage technology and be socially and environmentally responsible as we manufacture our patented designs.
Contact
AcousticSheep LLC, 2001 Peninsula Drive, Erie, PA 16506, USA. Phone and Fax 877-838-4790. Images and more information for media can be found at: https://www.SleepPhones.com/our-story/media. Press, please contact Carrie Smith at carrie@acousticsheep.com. Resellers and distributors, please contact our Sales team at wholesale@acousticsheep.com.
