On the TechTO stage ×1
First seen on the TechTO stage in 2019. Every talk is searchable — ask the archive about Christopher ↗
In their words
People like Jessica are not finding work. This is a crisis that no one in this industry is talking about.
Four million in the United States alone is how many care workers are going to be required in order to provide adequate care for its aging population. There is no plan to gain those people. None.
Workers like Jessica are accessing 40% more hours. The organizations we work with — over 700 globally right now — we fill over 90% of the shifts that come through our platform.
Quick answers
Who is Christopher Palazzo?
A Toronto product marketer, currently director of product marketing at HSI for its EHS and ESG software. He ran marketing at healthcare staffing platform BookJane, where he took the HealthTO stage in 2019, and taught sustainability and entrepreneurship at Humber College before that.
What did he argue on the HealthTO stage?
That the shortage nobody campaigns on is care workers, not doctors: four million more will be needed in the United States alone, and personal support workers already struggle to find enough hours. His case was that scheduling technology, not policy, was the lever available to him.
What is BookJane?
A Toronto workforce platform, founded in 2016 by Curtis Khan, that fills open shifts for hospitals, long-term care and home-care operators. Palazzo told the 2019 audience it worked with over 700 organizations and filled more than 90% of shifts posted to it.