Somebody Is Going To Live In It.
Home builders association conventions, installation and awards banquets, remodelers councils, Parade of Homes events, and builder company meetings.
Most builder and remodeler members are small businesses where the owner sells the job, walks the site, and leads the crew. Give them one hour that speaks to that directly and a convention earns its keep for the year. Chris Sund closes the Midwest Insulation Contractors Association Fall Business Meetings and has spent two decades leading people in demanding, hands-on work.
Anybody can finish the house. Keeping the crew that built it is the real win.
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A room of builders decides about a speaker fast, and that is fair. Send a clip to the program committee and let people judge for themselves. Chris has been on morning television in six markets and in Forbes, Inc., and the Midlands Business Journal, all collected in the media hub.
Five things a member takes back to the business.
No code updates, no material pricing, no market forecast. This is the leadership and people side, which is the part that decides whether a small builder is still standing when the cycle turns.
On what the home builders session is about
- The owner carrying all of it alone. Most members are small businesses where one person holds everything. Naming that honestly in a room of people quietly doing the same thing is most of the value of a convention.
- Keeping good hands in a hot market. Skilled people can go anywhere, so retention comes down to who leads them, whether the work gets noticed, and whether they are getting better. None of that requires a raise.
- Superintendents and lead carpenters who were promoted for being good at the work. Almost all of them were, and almost none were trained to lead. One usable skill changes what a whole crew feels like.
- The trades career story, told well. Real skill, real money, no student debt, and something standing at the end that a family lives in. Members who can say that clearly recruit better.
- One move, not a program. Every session closes on a single specific action, sized for somebody back on a jobsite at seven the next morning.
Eight ways builder groups book him.
Associations usually pair the general session with a breakout. Builder companies usually pair an all-hands with a session for supers and leads.
Association Convention Keynote
General session for a state or local home builders association annual convention, expo, or business meeting.Installation & Awards Banquet
Board installations, builder of the year, and annual awards nights. Sized to fit a program that is already full.Remodelers Council
Remodelers councils and specialty councils, where the room is small enough to have a real conversation.Builder Company All-Hands
The whole company at the start of the year or the building season. Field and office together, built to work for both.Superintendent & Lead Session
The highest-leverage group in the company. Promoted off the tools, handed a crew, and rarely trained to lead.Sales & New Home Counselors
New home sales teams and counselors working long cycles, hard buyers, and long stretches between closings.Take Back Your Time With AI
A live working session, not a lecture. Members bring the bids, follow-ups, and hiring posts eating their evenings. Full details.Conference Breakouts
Repeatable concurrent sessions alongside a general session at an association convention.Built for the people who put up the houses.
The framework holds across all of them. What changes is who is in the room and what starts at seven the next morning.
Home Builders Associations
State and local HBAs, annual conventions, business meetings, and installation banquets. See state association speaking.Remodelers & Councils
Remodelers councils, professional women in building councils, and specialty member councils.Production & Custom Builders
Builder companies of any size. All-hands meetings, superintendent development, and leadership retreats.Trade Contractors
Framing, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, roofing, and finish trades serving residential work. See construction and trades speaking.Building Supply & Dealers
Lumber and building products dealers, distributors, and their associations and customer events.New Home Sales
Sales teams, new home counselors, and design center staff. See sales keynote speaking.Developers & Land
Residential developers, land groups, and the lenders and title partners who attend the same events.Young Professionals
Young professionals in building councils and next-generation member programs. See emerging leaders speaking.Workforce & Trade Programs
Association workforce development programs, apprenticeships, and high school trade partnerships. See student and CTE speaking.Four movements. Ten principles.
Every session runs the same architecture as the book, which is what lets a convention keynote and a superintendent session land as one message rather than two.
The Foundation
Ownership and time. What is inside your control when the rates, the weather, and the supply chain are not.The Breakthrough
The comfort ceiling and the inner voice. The section a thirty-year builder goes quiet for.The Standard
Truth over praise, and the hidden gear. Speaking up, and what a crew does when the newest hand finally does.The Purpose
Finishing, and leaving people better. The close, and the fact that a family is going to live inside the work.A copy for every member in the room.
A convention gives a room an hour. A copy gives an entire membership the same ten principles and the same words, which is how a message survives past the week the banners come down.
You Are Capable of More: A No-Excuses Guide to Becoming Your Best Self. An Amazon bestseller from Game Changer Publishing, with a foreword by Ben Newman.
Ten chapters across four movements, written plainly and short enough that somebody working ten hour days will finish it. The free companion toolkit includes a discussion guide sized for a toolbox talk, a self-assessment, and a thirty day challenge. Nothing is gated behind an email address.
The feedback speaks for itself.
Chris consistently brings knowledge, insight, and practical advice. He led two impactful sessions and left everyone with tools they could use immediately.
Chris was an outstanding speaker and a highlight of our event. He took the time to deeply understand our organization and thoughtfully personalized every moment.
Chris is a thoughtful, intentional leader who understands the influence he carries. His message challenged me to think differently about how I lead, serve, and influence others.
Chris would be an incredible addition to any live audience. Each time he finds a unique way to connect on both a personal and professional level, keeping everyone engaged and attentive.
His engaging style draws the audience into the conversation, creating a relaxed atmosphere that encourages learning and reflection. You leave not only inspired but equipped.
Chris consistently brings knowledge, insight, and practical advice. He led two impactful sessions and left everyone with tools they could use immediately.
Chris was an outstanding speaker and a highlight of our event. He took the time to deeply understand our organization and thoughtfully personalized every moment.
Chris is a thoughtful, intentional leader who understands the influence he carries. His message challenged me to think differently about how I lead, serve, and influence others.
Chris would be an incredible addition to any live audience. Each time he finds a unique way to connect on both a personal and professional level, keeping everyone engaged and attentive.
His engaging style draws the audience into the conversation, creating a relaxed atmosphere that encourages learning and reflection. You leave not only inspired but equipped.
Events already on your calendar.
He built crews that showed up.
Chris Sund is the bestselling author of You Are Capable of More, a keynote speaker, and an executive leader.
As President and COO of Uniti Med, GQR Healthcare, and Nebula, he helped grow Uniti Med 10x in revenue in two years and earn the number three ranking on the Inc. Regionals list among the fastest growing companies in the Midwest, while the organization earned Fortune Best Workplaces recognition and Great Place to Work certification three years running.
He is a father of three, based in Nebraska, a Maxwell Leadership Certified speaker, trainer, and coach, Vice President of the NATHO Board of Directors, and the founder of Amplify Speakers. He has never framed a house and will say so from the front. What he knows is how a leader keeps skilled people in demanding, hands-on work, which is the same job your supers and your members have every morning.
Details your committee will ask for.
Association staff and builder owners ask these.
He has not built houses. Why does that work?
How much does a home builders association speaker cost?
Our members are small businesses. Will this feel relevant?
Can he speak at our installation or awards banquet?
What about our remodelers council or a smaller group?
Can you do a session for our superintendents?
Does workforce and recruiting get covered?
Can you do a breakout as well as the general session?
Can we get books for every member?
How do we start?
Other ways organizations book him.
Same framework, built for the specific room you are filling.