Honor the Years Behind You. Set Up the Ones Ahead.
Chris Sund is a keynote speaker for company anniversary celebrations, from a 25th to a 50th or 100th anniversary. A milestone year is the rare moment when employees, retirees, customers and sometimes the founding family are in the same room. Chris honors the history, recognizes the people who built it and points everyone at the next chapter, so the celebration becomes a starting line and not only a look back.
Anniversary Events Chris Speaks At
A milestone year deserves a program people remember. Chris adjusts the talk to the size of the milestone and the people in the room.
25th Anniversary Celebrations
Often the founders are still in the building. A talk that thanks the people who took the early risk and asks what the next 25 years require.
50th Anniversary Celebrations
Half a century usually means a second or third generation of leaders. Chris speaks to the people who carried the company forward and the ones who will carry it next. See also family business events.
100th Anniversary & Centennial Events
A century of history deserves more than a slideshow. The keynote connects what the company has always stood for to what it has to do now.
Association Milestone Conferences
Associations mark anniversaries at their annual conference. Chris spoke at NAHCR’s 50th anniversary conference.
Three Jobs an Anniversary Keynote Has to Do
Most anniversary programs only look backward: a video, a timeline and a few speeches from leadership. It is good to remember, and it is forgotten by the next morning. Chris builds the talk to do all three jobs in one session.
The History
Name what the company came through and what it stood for while it did. People should hear their own story told back to them, specifically.
The People Who Built It
Long-tenured employees, retirees and the frontline roles that never make the slides. Recognition lands when it is specific.
The Next Chapter
End by asking what the next 25 years will require of the people in the room, so the night becomes a starting line.
Why Recognition Is the Heart of a Milestone
The people who built a company rarely did it with a title. That is the point of a story Chris tells about how he promotes: the interview was last year. The people who earn the next role are the ones who were already making the team better before anyone gave them a title. At an anniversary, it becomes a way to honor the people whose work never made the press release.
It connects to The Power of Small Moments: a company’s history is mostly ordinary days, and the small things people did for each other on those days are why it lasted.
- A thank-you to the people who built the company that is specific enough to feel real
- Recognition for long-tenured employees and the roles that rarely get the stage
- The company’s history connected to what it needs from people next
- The You Are Capable of More message, sized for a celebration
- A natural lead-in to your CEO’s remarks, service awards or a toast
- One question every person can answer about the next chapter
Where the Talk Fits in an Anniversary Program
At an evening celebration, keep it to 20 to 30 minutes so the night stays a celebration. At an anniversary conference or all-company meeting, a full keynote fits. Many companies pair the celebration with a half-day or full-day in-person workshop for leaders the same week, on what the next chapter asks of them.
Proof: Milestone Rooms Chris Has Spoken In
NAHCR programmed Chris’s hiring objections session at its 2025 Annual Conference in Palm Springs, which marked the association’s 50th anniversary, with several past presidents in attendance. The National Commission on Correctional Health Care lists Chris in its speaker directory for the 2026 National Conference, the organization’s 50th anniversary gathering. He also spoke at the Crawford County Memorial Hospital recognition dinner, an evening that honored staff in every role.
Chris not only presented a very informative session at the NAHCR 2025 conference, but was incredibly flexible and moved his last presentation up due to unforeseen circumstances. I highly recommend Sund as a speaker for your event — I even wrote an article sharing takeaways from his presentation.
I’ve heard Chris present several times. His topics are well researched, his presentation style has a good flow, and he weaves in practical tips and real-life examples that make the discussion realistic and relatable. We would love to have him present again.
Chris was an outstanding speaker and a highlight of our 2025 Patient Experience Recognition Dinner. He took the time to deeply understand our organization, our culture, and our specific goals — and thoughtfully personalized his presentation. His message resonated across all roles. Our staff genuinely loved his delivery. We could not recommend him highly enough.
Programs for Anniversary Celebrations
Each one can be trimmed to a 20 to 30 minute celebration version or delivered as a full keynote.
You Are Capable of More
The natural pick for a milestone: look at what the company has done, then ask what it could do next.
The Power of Small Moments
For celebrations built around gratitude: the everyday acts that kept the company going and rarely get thanked.
You Are Capable of a Better Culture
For anniversaries where leadership wants to name the culture it is carrying into the next chapter.
Your Team Is Capable of More
For a division or location marking its own milestone inside a larger company.
Who Books a Company Anniversary Speaker
Related pages: Awards Banquet Speaker · Employee Recognition Event Speaker · Annual Company Meeting Speaker · Company Event Keynote Speaker · Family Business Speaker · Succession Planning Speaker · Holiday Party Speaker · All-Hands & Town Hall Speaker
What Anniversary Planners Ask
What should a speaker cover at a company anniversary?
Three things: honor the company’s history, recognize the people who built it, and set up the next chapter. Chris builds the talk around your story, so it should feel like it could only have been given at your celebration.
How long should an anniversary speaker talk?
At an evening celebration, 20 to 30 minutes is usually right. At an anniversary conference or all-company meeting, a 45 to 60 minute keynote works well.
How does Chris learn our company’s history?
On a planning call with your leadership or event team. He asks about the founding story, the hard years, the people everyone mentions and what you want the next chapter to look like, then builds the talk around those details.
Will the talk work for employees, retirees, customers and family at once?
Yes. The material is about people and what they are capable of, not about job titles, so it lands for a twenty-year employee, a retiree and a guest in the same room.
Can we give attendees a book to mark the anniversary?
Yes. A signed copy of You Are Capable of More makes a keepsake from the event. See bulk book orders for signed editions.
You Are Capable of More
The bestselling book behind the talk, an Amazon bestseller and the 2026 Paris Book Festival winner in the How-To category. Its central idea fits a milestone year: most people, and most companies, have far more in them than they have used so far.
Placed on every seat or handed out as a keepsake, it gives the anniversary something people take home. Chris can sign copies after the program.
He Built a Company Worth Celebrating
Chris is President & COO of Uniti Med and GQR Healthcare and COO of Nebula. He helped grow Uniti Med 10x in revenue in two years, earning #3 on the Inc. Regionals list of the fastest-growing companies in the Midwest, and the organization earned Fortune Best Workplaces recognition and Best Places to Work recognition across multiple programs. He took Uniti Med from startup to one of the largest healthcare staffing companies in the country, so he knows what it takes from the people who build something.
He is the bestselling, award-winning author of You Are Capable of More, an Amazon bestseller and the 2026 Paris Book Festival How-To winner, and he writes for Forbes and Inc. Audiences have also seen him on WOWT, 10/11, WFLA’s Bloom, KXAN’s Studio 512, KCTV5, WOI and Dakota News Now.
Stages I Have Spoken On
Where Organizations Have Celebrated With Chris
Milestone conferences, recognition dinners and company meetings where Chris has spoken.
NAHCR 2025 Annual ConferencePalm Springs, CA · 50th Anniversary
NCCHC National ConferenceLas Vegas, NV · 50th Anniversary
Crawford Memorial Recognition DinnerDenison, IABeatStars Company MeetingMay 2026Definitive Healthcare SKOBoston, MA · 800+ sellersPOWER ConferenceOmaha, NEAlso: Awards Banquets · Recognition Events · All Corporate Events · See all speaking engagements →
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