The Trip Is the Reward. The Session Is the Return.
Chris Sund is a keynote speaker for conferences, retreats and incentive trips held at resorts and abroad, in Mexico, the Caribbean, Canada and beyond. He handles his own travel, arrives a day early, and gives a room that traveled to be there one session worth the seat. Chris is booked to speak for Spring Living Retirement Communities in Playa del Carmen in November 2026.
A Different Room Than the Hotel Ballroom
At a destination event the audience has already been given something: the flight, the resort, the time away. The session cannot feel like the price of the trip. Chris builds it so people are glad they came to the room, and he keeps it short enough to protect the rest of the agenda.
- One clear idea the group carries home, not a stack of slides
- Timing built around the resort day, not against it
- Material that works for mixed rooms: leaders, staff and guests
- A speaker who has run companies, not a full-time performer
- Books in the room and a signing after, if you want them
Destination Events Chris Speaks At
If the group is traveling to get there, this is the page. For sales award trips specifically, see the President’s Club & Sales Awards Speaker page.
Association Conferences at a Resort
Annual meetings and member conferences held at a destination property, where a general session opens or closes the program. See nonprofit and association audiences.Leadership Retreats
Executive and management teams using the trip to align on the year, often keynote plus a working session. See healthcare leadership retreats and team offsites.Incentive Trips
Reward travel for top performers across any function, not only sales. For sales award trips see President’s Club.Board Retreats
Small rooms of directors and executives planning strategy away from the office, where a full day or half day fits better than a keynote.Company Kickoffs Abroad
New-year kickoffs and all-company meetings held at a resort. See company kickoffs.Customer and Partner Events
Client appreciation trips and partner summits where the keynote is part of the hospitality.Formats
Every program is customized to the group and the agenda. Choose the length that fits.
General Session
A forty-five to sixty minute general session that opens or closes the program, usually the morning of the first full day.Working Session
A keynote followed by a working session, for leadership retreats that need to leave with decisions.Intensive
For executive teams and boards using the trip to plan the year, with the frameworks applied to their own numbers.Programs
All four run from the principles of the bestselling book.
You Are Capable of More
The signature keynote, on closing the gap between what people do and what they are capable of.Your Team Is Capable of More
For retreats and offsites, built around a standard the team writes together.The Power of Small Moments
How everyday interactions build the culture people stay for.Booked Abroad. Proven on the Road.
Chris is booked to speak for Spring Living Retirement Communities in Playa del Carmen in November 2026. Behind that is a travel record across United States conferences: a sales kickoff in Boston, the NATHO Annual Conference in Las Vegas in May 2026 and the NCCHC national conference there in October 2026, two sessions at the NAHCR Annual Conference in Palm Springs, and a keynote at the AOHP Annual Conference in Tampa.
Playa del Carmen, Mexico
Spring Living Retirement Communities, a Canadian senior living operator, for its leadership team on the Riviera Maya. See Cancun & Riviera Maya.
Definitive Healthcare Sales KickoffBoston, MA
NATHO Annual ConferenceLas Vegas, NV · May 2026
NCCHC National ConferenceLas Vegas, NV · Oct 2026
NAHCR Annual ConferencePalm Springs, CA · July 2025
AOHP Annual ConferenceTampa, FLDestination pages: Cancun & Riviera Maya · Mexico · Canada · Dominican Republic · Jamaica · Bahamas · Costa Rica · Puerto Rico · every international page
Planning a Session Into a Resort Agenda
Destination programs run on a different clock than a hotel ballroom at home. These are the decisions that make the session land.
Morning, Not Arrival Day
The first full morning gets a better room than the evening people land. Put the session before excursions, golf or the pool.One Business Session
Many trips have a single working session. Chris keeps it tight so the rest of the day stays free.Travel Handled
Chris books his own travel and documentation, arrives at least a day ahead, and needs a microphone and a screen.Books in the Room
Signed copies ship ahead with your event materials and a signing follows the session. See bulk book orders.Stages I Have Spoken On
Associations, health systems and companies across the United States.
An Operator, Not a Full-Time Speaker
Chris Sund is President and COO of Uniti Med, GQR Healthcare and Nebula. He helped build Uniti Med from startup into one of the largest healthcare staffing companies in the country, with 10x revenue growth on the core brand, the number three ranking on the Inc. Regionals list of the fastest-growing companies in the Midwest, and Fortune Best Workplaces recognition.Before healthcare he spent ten years in restaurants and beverage, finishing as head of sales and marketing for a brewery. He is a Maxwell Leadership Certified speaker, trainer and coach, Vice President of the NATHO Board of Directors, a Forbes Business Council member, and writes for Inc. and Forbes.More about Chris
A Book Every Seat Can Take Home
You Are Capable of More: A No-Excuses Guide to Becoming Your Best Self is a bestseller from Game Changer Publishing and the 2026 Paris Book Festival winner in the How-To category.For a destination program, signed copies ship with the rest of the event materials so they are waiting in the room, and a signing follows the session.Destination Event Questions
Does Chris Sund speak at events outside the United States?
Yes. Chris travels to Mexico, the Caribbean, Canada and beyond for association conferences, leadership and board retreats, incentive trips and company meetings held at resorts. He is booked to speak for Spring Living Retirement Communities in Playa del Carmen in November 2026. See international keynote speaking.Who handles the speaker’s travel for a destination event?
Chris books and manages his own travel and documentation and travels on his own US passport. Travel is quoted with the proposal, separately from the speaking fee, and he arrives at least one day before the session.Is this the same as a President’s Club speaker?
President’s Club is one kind of destination event, a reward trip for top sales performers, and it has its own page. This page covers every kind of resort or international program, including association conferences, leadership retreats, board retreats and incentive trips for any function.What formats does Chris offer for a retreat or incentive trip?
Three: a keynote of forty-five to sixty minutes, a half day that pairs a keynote with a working session, and a full day for executive teams and boards planning the year. Each is customized to the group.When should the session go on a resort agenda?
The first full morning, before excursions, golf or pool time take the room. Avoid arrival day. Many destination programs have one business session, and Chris keeps it tight enough that the rest of the day stays free.Can attendees take home the book?
Yes. Signed copies of You Are Capable of More can ship ahead with your event materials, and a book signing fits after the session. See bulk book orders.Related Pages
Event types and destinations with their own formats and booking notes.
President’s Club & Sales Awards
Top-performer trips and sales awards events.Healthcare Leadership Retreats
Executive and management retreats for health systems and care providers.Team Offsites
Leadership team and department offsites.Nonprofit & Board Retreats
Boards, staff retreats and association audiences.Cancun & Riviera Maya
Cancun, Playa del Carmen and Tulum.Mexico
Los Cabos, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico City and more.Canada
Conferences and retreats across Canada.International
Every country page in one place.Caribbean: Dominican Republic · Jamaica · Bahamas · Costa Rica · Puerto Rico
Bring Chris to Your Destination Event
Send your date, destination, resort, group size and what the program is for. You will get availability, a plan and a travel quote back within one business day.Check AvailabilitySpeaker KitOr reach out directly: info@chrissund.com · 402-212-5771