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Pletly and NewCourtland are excited to announce that Dr. Stephen Shaya, M.D., Executive Servant Leader at J&B Medical and Managing Director of Akkad Holdings LLC, will be speaking at EmpathyTech Philadelphia! 🎤 Dr. Shaya has dedicated his career to healthcare innovation and compassionate service, overseeing strategy and growth at J & B Medical, a global healthcare consortium. His work has earned him global recognition, including a Vatican Pontifical Hero Award and a U.S. Congressional Commendation. Dr. Shaya’s commitment to improving healthcare access and quality aligns perfectly with the mission of EmpathyTech. 🌍💡 🗓️ Sign up for the waiting list here: https://lnkd.in/dd9zn_Y2 👤 Stephen Shaya, M.D., was guided from an early age by a strong sense of service instilled by his Iraqi Christian parents and his grandmother. He graduated Summa Cum Laude from Birmingham Brother Rice High School and earned a Merit Scholarship to Wayne State University. During his time at WSU, he won several leadership awards, including the Outstanding Student Leader in 1991, and became a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Research Grant Awardee. Dr. Shaya was selected to serve on the Wayne State University Board of Governors from 1991 to 1993 before attending Wayne State University Medical School, where he graduated in 1996. He subsequently trained in Family Practice at North Oakland Medical Center and completed a fellowship in Occupational and Environmental Health at Wayne State University. Since 2004, Dr. Shaya has served as Executive Servant Leader at J & B Medical, a global healthcare solutions company. Working closely with his father, Dr. Shaya helped launch eighteen different business enterprises under J & B Medical, focusing on innovations to enhance patient access and quality of care. His role involves overseeing all aspects of strategy, innovation, and growth for this family of companies, embodying the “intrapreneurial” spirit, as he builds and scales new initiatives within a large organization. Dr. Shaya’s contributions have been widely recognized. He received the 2015 Global Distinguished Health Care Award from the Center of Economic and Leadership Development, a U.S. Congressional Commendation, and the Global Medical Innovation and Leadership Award at the United Nations in 2016. In 2017, he was named the American Diabetes “Father of the Year.” Later, in 2021, he joined global leaders at the Cura Foundation’s Fifth International Vatican Conference, where he was awarded the Vatican Pontifical Hero Award, recognizing his dedication to advancing human health and improving the quality of life worldwide. Guided by his grandmother’s favorite quote from Mother Teresa, “Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love,” Dr. Shaya embodies a commitment to meaningful service at every step of his career.

🎉 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲! 🎉 Caregivers often face complex care needs with fragmented communication and disconnected systems. After working closely with families and pilot partners, we built Pletly Care to bridge those gaps, connect the care circle, and simplify caregiving for all. Pletly Care seamlessly integrates with Pletly Pal, our free, family-focused app. Together, they create a secure, user-friendly platform that fosters transparency, trust, and easy information sharing, meeting the needs of both families and care providers. 🟢 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗣𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲? Pletly Care is a comprehensive platform designed to bring caregivers, families, and professionals together. By prioritizing personal care, transparency, and connected communication, Pletly Care empowers teams to provide coordinated, compassionate, and effective support. 💡 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗶𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀: ❤️ - Because Care is Personal: Every care recipient is unique. Pletly Care allows your team to tailor their support to individual needs. 🔍 - Because Trust Starts with Transparency: Build stronger, more trusting relationships through open, honest communication. 🧑🤝🧑 - Because Collaboration Should Be Seamless: Pletly Care simplifies coordination, helping your team stay connected and informed. 🚀 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗣𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻? Watch our promo video to learn how Pletly Care can transform caregiving by making it personal, transparent, and connected. This is just the beginning. We are committed to continuing our collaboration with families and partners to keep innovating and finding new ways to improve care for everyone. 👉 Discover more at: https://lnkd.in/dYcjMPhp

As we approach EmpathyTech Philadelphia, co-hosted with NewCourtland on November 19th, we wanted to shed light on what EmpathyTech is truly about and our goals in creating this event. EmpathyTech is more than an event—it’s a commitment to bringing empathy-driven innovation to the forefront. Our program will feature voices from multiple sectors, with representation from both Norway and the U.S., all uniting around the idea that technology can transform lives, particularly for underserved communities and caregivers. Learn more about our mission and what we aim to achieve: https://lnkd.in/dKNypE9U

Pletly and NewCourtland are excited to announce that Joe Duffey, CEO and President of NewCourtland, will be joining us at EmpathyTech Philadelphia! 🎤 Under Joe’s leadership, NewCourtland is working to improve health equity by accelerating access to coordinated health, housing, and social services for underserved communities in Philadelphia. 🏥🏡 With a background in business, leadership, and community service, Joe brings a unique perspective on solving housing and healthcare challenges. We’re looking forward to hearing his insights! Although EmpathyTech Philadelphia is officially sold out, you can still join the waiting list to secure a ticket if one becomes available. Don’t miss out on this opportunity! 🗓️ Sign up for the waiting list here: https://lnkd.in/dd9zn_Y2 👤 Joseph Duffey is CEO and President of NewCourtland. NewCourtland is a Philadelphia based nonprofit that is dedicated to improving health equity by accelerating access to coordinated health, housing, and social services in Philadelphia. NewCourtland services include operations of a nursing home, senior centers, and supportive housing for elderly, veterans, and other previously homeless individuals. Joe attributes his passion for business and his commitment to his community to the early years of his career working for his parents in his family’s retail heating services and oil delivery business. After completing graduate studies, Joe founded Compass Management Partners, Inc. and served as Managing Partner. Compass Management Partners provided strategic and management leadership to angel investor and venture capital backed early-stage companies. In 2000, Joe was invited to serve as a board member for The Presbyterian Foundation for Philadelphia (PFFP). During his tenure, he served as Treasurer, Finance Chair, and Vice Chair prior to his current position as Chairperson since June 2018. In October 2018 he accepted his current role as CEO of NewCourtland, PFFP’s operating entity. Outside NewCourtland, Joe serves as Finance Chair on the board of Melmark Inc. Melmark is a multi-state, not-for-profit, human service provider committed to enhancing lives of individuals with autism, intellectual and developmental disabilities. Joe also Chairs the board of The Tile Works of Bucks County. The Tile Works is a national treasure, preserving the work of Henry Mercer and his Moravian Pottery and Tiles Works, by the ongoing operations as a working museum and artisan tile factory. Joe earned a BBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and his MBA from Harvard Business School. “As CEO of NewCourtland my desire is to provide leadership to a talented team of problem solvers and innovators dedicated to finding solutions to housing and healthcare challenges for the underserved individuals within our community.” 🤝 Support our initiative by becoming a sponsor or making a donation: https://lnkd.in/ekYyCPfX

Pletly and NewCourtland are excited to announce that Anne Ollen, Managing Director of the TIAA Institute, will be joining us at EmpathyTech Philadelphia! 🎤 With over 30 years of experience at TIAA, Anne has been instrumental in developing programs that drive change and foster innovation in leadership, workforce trends, and organizational effectiveness. Her deep expertise and vision have shaped key initiatives, such as the TIAA Institute Fellows Program and the Higher Education Leadership Conference. We’re looking forward to hearing Anne’s insights on building knowledge and innovative solutions for nonprofit leaders. 🌟 Although EmpathyTech Philadelphia is officially sold out, you can still join the waiting list to secure a ticket if one becomes available. Don’t miss out on this opportunity! 🗓️ Sign up for the waiting list here: https://lnkd.in/dd9zn_Y2 👤 Anne develops and executes the TIAA Institute’s programs and operations. Programs seek to build and share knowledge important to higher education and other nonprofit leaders about drivers of change and innovative solutions and strategies in three broad thematic areas: leadership, workforce trends, and organizational effectiveness. Anne leverages the Institute’s pillars of work – research, partnerships, convenings and strategic communications – to bring distinctive value to Institute stakeholders in alignment with TIAA business priorities. Anne’s career spans 30+ years of experience in front-line business, marketing, operational, and leadership roles at TIAA. She was part of the founding team of the TIAA Institute in 1998, helping to create and launch several Institute signature initiatives, including the TIAA Institute Fellows Program, the Higher Education Leadership Conference, and the TIAA Institute Theodore M. Hesburgh Award for Leadership Excellence in Higher Education. 🤝 Support our initiative by becoming a sponsor or making a donation: https://lnkd.in/ekYyCPfX

🌍 🇳🇴 The Pletly Team is coming to the U.S. in November! 🇺🇸 🌍 Our CEO, Marius Mathisen, will be in Philadelphia from November 2nd to December 2nd, and he’s ready to connect! 🤝 Marius and our U.S.-based co-founder, Frode W. Kjersem, will have Philly as their main base but are available to travel to New York, New Jersey, and Delaware for meetings, events, and collaborations. Are you a care provider, an investor aligned with our mission, or a community leader interested in working with us? Reach out to Marius Mathisen directly here on LinkedIn or via email at mm@pletly.com! 📧 The rest of the Pletly team will join from November 15th to 24th for EmpathyTech Philadelphia, which we’re co-hosting with our partner, NewCourtland . Though the event is sold out, we encourage you to join the waiting list in case more tickets become available! 🎟️ We’re excited to meet inspiring people like State Rep. Tarik S. Khan, Garry Pezzano from LeadingAge PA, Christopher Banks from Autism Society of America, Stephen Shaya, M.D. from Akkad Holdings LLC, Jack Stoddard from Patina, and so many others at the EmpathyTech Philadelphia event. 🌟 During this time, the rest of the Pletly team will finally get to meet our Pletly Ambassadors: Jamiel Owens, Rachel Honore, and Michele Abraham-Montgomery! About time! 🎉 We’re also bringing with us another Norwegian company, DignaCare, and their CEO, Ellen Cathrine Andersen, who will be joining us at EmpathyTech Philadelphia. 🇳🇴 Plus, we’re planning a “Meet the Team” event—a casual, fun way to get to know us better. Keep an eye out for details! 👋 During our stay, we’ll meet Jamie Jenkins and the team at A Step Up Academy to kick off our special education pilot, take a trip to New York to meet Philip D. from Keymate.AI, and meet Bocar Dia, our investor from Forum Ventures. We’ll also have informal lunches with likeminded people like Jesse Berdinka from BrickSimple LLC and Jay Valente from 365 Health Services. Want to connect during our stay? 🤝 Don’t hesitate to reach out! 📩

Pletly and NewCourtland are excited to announce that Geir Landsgard will be returning as the MC for EmpathyTech Philadelphia, following his fantastic leadership as MC at EmpathyTech Oslo! 🎤 Geir brings his extensive expertise as a business developer, sales expert, strategic advisor, board member and investor in Pletly, deeply connecting him to the mission of EmpathyTech in fostering empathy-driven innovation. With his vast network in the Norwegian startup ecosystem and his role at Impact StartUp Norge, Geir offers valuable thought-inducive insights. He will help guide us through the event, energizing the discussions on empathy-driven technology and bridging U.S. and Norwegian innovation spaces. 🌍💡 Although EmpathyTech Philadelphia is officially sold out, you can still join the waiting list to secure a ticket if one becomes available. Don’t miss out on this opportunity! 🗓️ Sign up for the waiting list here: https://lnkd.in/dd9zn_Y2 👤 Geir Landsgård brings a wealth of expertise in business development, sales, and strategic advisory, having invested in over 30 companies across various industries. As a mentor and business developer at Impact StartUp, an accelerator backed by Ferd Sosiale Entreprenører (Ferd Social Entrepreneurs), he works closely with startups that focus on creating measurable societal change. Geir has a strong network within the Norwegian startup ecosystem and is highly regarded for his ability to support entrepreneurs in navigating the challenges of early-stage growth, fostering innovation with a focus on impactful, empathy-driven solutions. His academic background, with a Master’s degree in Business Organization from Heriot-Watt University, complements his practical experience. Geir’s involvement in empathy-driven ventures, including his work with Pletly, reflects his deep commitment to using innovation to make a positive impact on society. 🤝 Support our initiative by becoming a sponsor or making a donation: https://lnkd.in/ekYyCPfX

Pletly and NewCourtland are excited to announce that Kelly Johnston, COO and co-founder of Quarvis Health, Inc., will be speaking at EmpathyTech Philadelphia! 🎤 Kelly’s impressive career includes co-founding Health Advocate, which grew to serve over 40 million members, and now leading product development, marketing, and operations at Quarvis Health. 🏥💡 Although EmpathyTech Philadelphia is officially sold out, you can still join the waiting list to secure a ticket if one becomes available. Don’t miss out on this opportunity! 🗓️ Sign up for the waiting list here: https://lnkd.in/dd9zn_Y2 👤 Kelly embarked on her professional journey at Prudential before transitioning to US Healthcare. At US Healthcare, she excelled in operations management and led the self-insured business, managing large Fortune 50 companies. Following Aetna, a CVS Health Company’s acquisition of US Healthcare, Kelly led several integration teams before becoming VP of Patient Management Operations. In 2001, Kelly co-founded Health Advocate with former colleagues. As COO and eventually Head of Product Development, she led the development of products, adding EAP, Wellness and Empowered Health to the company’s portfolio. Under her leadership, Health Advocate grew from an idea to a company servicing over 40 million members by the time it was sold 12 years later. Currently, Kelly is the COO and Co-Founder of the newly formed Quarvis Health, Inc (a merger between HandsFree Health and Sibly, Inc). Kelly oversees all aspects of product development, marketing and operations. She has been recognized as an Inspirational Woman Leader in technology by Authority Magazine 🤝 Support our initiative by becoming a sponsor or making a donation: https://lnkd.in/ekYyCPfX

🚀 Partnership Announcement 🚀 We’re thrilled to announce that Pletly has entered a phased partnership with A Step Up Academy, a private school that serves students with autism from preschool to 12th grade. In Phase 1, the academy will pilot Pletly Care to improve communication and coordination among staff, students, and families. In Phase 2, they intend to become a co-development partner and customer, helping us refine the platform to ensure it delivers real value in special education. A Step Up Academy’s dedication to providing individualized programs for students fits naturally with our mission of enabling person-centric care. At Pletly, we focus on ensuring that critical information is shared effectively to deliver personalized support in both care and education. We’re excited to partner with Jamie Jenkins, Head of School, and her exceptional team as we collaborate to create meaningful, tailored solutions that benefit students, families, and educators in the years ahead. ❤️ Together, we’ll help improve the lives of students, families, and educators in meaningful ways. 🌟 🌍 Learn more about A Step Up Academy: https://lnkd.in/e5a2K6f #SpecialEducation #AutismSupport #PersonCentricCare