Growth and Retention Strategy From Inside the Industry
Chris Sund is President & COO of Uniti Med, GQR Healthcare, and Nebula, and VP of the NATHO board. He is not a consultant who studied healthcare staffing — he is competing for the same clinicians your audience is competing for, this week.
Your Audience Has Heard Enough Market Forecasts
Healthcare staffing conferences are full of slides about where the industry is going. What owners and operators actually need is someone who has solved the problem in front of them: margin pressure, recruiter turnover, clinician experience, and technology that promised more than it delivered. Chris speaks from inside that fight, not above it.
- What 10x revenue growth actually required — and what broke along the way
- Recruiter retention as the hidden driver of fill rates
- Why culture is a margin conversation, not a morale one
- Handling hiring objections in the hardest clinical markets
- What technology fixed, what it did not, and how to tell the difference
Popular Programs for Staffing Audiences
Every session is customized to your audience, theme, and goals.
Winning the Talent Battle
Employer branding for firms competing over the same scarce clinical talent.
How to Handle Objections
The recruiter and account-manager session that turns a no into a conversation.
People Quit People, Not Companies
Retention reframed as a teachable leadership skill — for internal teams and clinicians alike.
You Are Capable of More
The signature keynote on the gap between what a team produces and what it could.
Staffing Audiences Chris Serves
Related pages: Staffing Industry Speaker · Healthcare Keynote Speaker · Employee Retention Speaker
What Staffing Conference Planners Ask
Why does an operator's voice matter here?
Because your audience can tell within two minutes whether a speaker has actually run a desk, a branch, or a P&L. Chris is doing it right now, which changes what he can say and how the room receives it.
Can he speak to both leadership and frontline recruiters?
Yes. The most common package is an executive general session plus a practical breakout for recruiters and account managers on objections, candidate experience, or retention.
Is the content specific to healthcare staffing?
It is built for it. Examples come from travel nursing, allied, per diem, and permanent placement — not generic corporate case studies.
Does he present competitive conflicts?
Chris speaks regularly at industry events including SIA, NATHO, and TravCon. Content focuses on principles and practices, never proprietary strategy or client specifics.
You Are Capable of More
The bestselling book behind the keynotes — ten principles for closing the gap between what a team is producing and what it is actually capable of. It is the framework your attendees hear on stage, in a form they can hand to their recruiters on Monday.
Conferences regularly pair a keynote with copies for attendees. Bulk pricing and signed editions are available.
He Built It Before He Taught It
Chris took Uniti Med from startup to one of the largest healthcare staffing firms in the country: 10x revenue growth, #3 fastest-growing in the Midwest on the Inc. Regionals, and a Fortune Best Workplaces award along the way.
He serves as Vice President of the NATHO board, founded the Amplify Speakers bureau, and is a Maxwell Leadership Certified coach. He has been featured by Staffing Industry Analysts and writes for Inc.
For a staffing audience, that record is the credential. He is not describing a market he watches. He is describing one he competes in.
As Seen & Heard
Television, national business press, and the industry podcasts where Chris talks workforce, retention, and growth.
Stages I Have Spoken On
Where Staffing Audiences Have Heard Chris
Industry conferences and summits where Chris has taken the stage.
SIA Healthcare Staffing SummitArlington, TXNATHO Annual ConferenceTravel HealthcareTravConLas Vegas, NVTalentTrack ConferenceOmaha, NECalifornia Staffing & RecruitingCaliforniaNAHCR Annual ConferenceHealthcare RecruitmentAlso heard on: Staffing Stories · America’s Best Staffing Firms to Work For · Definitive Healthcare Workforce Webinar · See all speaking engagements →
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