Meet The Disruptors: Todd Walrath Of ShiftMed On The Three Things You Need To Shake Up Your Industry

Disruption is a modern term. In the tech or venture world, you want to be doing the disrupting. If you are established or an incumbent, disruption is often looked upon as a risk. They are not the innovators typically. They buy the companies that they couldn’t create themselves.

Todd is the founder and CEO of ShiftMed, a digital workforce management platform that recruits, credentials and schedules licensed CNAs, LPNs and RNs to work at health care providers. Walrath is also CEO and Founder of HomeCare.com, an online marketplace designed to connect caregivers to families and healthcare providers looking for experienced, credentialed post-acute care workers. Prior to launching ShiftMed and HomeCare.com, Walrath founded and sold SeniorLiving.Net and LEADS.com. Walrath also held positions as COO of Weather.com and Vice President of AOL Local.

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