Amir brings years of leadership experience across companies of all sizes. He previously served as CEO of one of the largest manufacturer-owned retail hearing aid chains in the United States. In early 2014, he co-founded Hearing Health USA, which quickly earned recognition as one of the fastest-growing and largest privately held retail networks in the hearing aid industry. In 2019, his organization, Belsono/Hearing Health USA, merged with and was later fully acquired by a private equity firm.

Currently, Amir is the co-founder of Mountain Lakes Management, LLC, where he leads strategic initiatives across the hearing healthcare, real estate, and automotive sectors. MLM Hearing now stands at the forefront of these efforts.

Brian Ludden is the founder and CEO of LUDEX and has a distinguished career marked by entrepreneurial endeavors and inspirational leadership. Brian has always attracted the highest level of talent, developing winning teams to scale successful businesses. His passion and love for card-collecting began in his early childhood and extended beyond his college baseball career.

Relying on his background as a successful trader, one who opened and managed high-profile firms, he is driven to provide innovative solutions to the card-collecting space.

Brian graduated from Northern Illinois University with a degree in Finance. He is a member of the Chicago Board Exchange, Chicago Mercantile Exchange, as well as the Chicago Board of Trade. Additionally, he has served on the board of several non-profits, including Urban Options and has consulted for inner-city youth athletic programs. Brian currently sits on the board of The Giving Project, a non-profit organization.

Darrin purchased Specialty Sales in September 2018 with two primary goals: strengthen our operations and grow our customer base. Since then, his incredible team members have made significant progress toward those goals and we continue to set our sights even higher. He's particularly energized by change and project management, strategic planning, and operations efficiency. Prior to owning and operating Specialty Sales, Darrin held several operations leadership and change management roles across a variety of industries.