Creator of My Care Friends, Todd Keitz

Today's Episode Dr. Raj talks with Todd Keitz, the creator of My
Care Friends, a community of advocates for patients and caregivers.
Together, they delve into their own caregiving journeys, shedding
light on the significance of advocacy in fostering empathy and
enhancing mutual understanding within the healthcare sphere. 
Today’s Guest  Todd has been a lifelong social good
evangelist! His personal ethos is “Paying It Forward” in a myriad
of ways. He has woven community engagement and social impact into
his life since he was a teenager volunteering in senior living
centers. Over decades, he has created intergenerational programs to
build bridges within families and communities, volunteered as a
strategist and “hugger” for Special Olympics, developed business
curriculum for high schools, taught for Junior Achievement within
intercity Philadelphia, and been a group mentor for Big Brothers
Big Sisters. Through all of this, Todd became even more driven to
translate his personal ethos on a much larger scale within his
professional life. In 2012, he co-founded and served as CEO of
Stock4Good, to make the process infinitely easier for individuals
to donate stock of publicly held companies to 501(c)3
organizations. In 2018, he relocated to Florida to become caregiver
and patient advocate for his mom and dad – each with life
threatening diseases. During those experiences, Todd saw first-hand
the many challenges all caregivers and patient advocates face. That
led him to create My Care Friends, a unique web app for caregivers
and patient advocates to connect and support each other.
Additionally, Todd is Founder/CEO of 17 Commerce, which represents
products at the crossroads of healthcare and technology. In
addition to his role with AACY, he currently serves on the board of
Say Ah! – a health literacy nonprofit changing the way people think
about their health and healthcare, and the way the healthcare
system interacts with the people who need it. Todd earned a B.S. in
Business Administration from Temple University in Philadelphia, PA.
My Care Friends Website  About Dr. Raj Dr Raj is a quadruple
board certified physician and associate professor at the University
of Southern California. He was a co-host on the TNT series Chasing
the Cure with Ann Curry, a regular on the TV Show The Doctors for
the past 7 seasons and has a weekly medical segment on ABC news Los
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