Alaska keynote speaker for conferences and corporate events.
Chris Sund is a keynote speaker, Maxwell Leadership Certified Coach, and sitting executive who leads national healthcare staffing organizations. He speaks on workforce motivation, leadership, retention, and human potential for Alaska associations, hospitals, resource and maritime employers, and community organizations.
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The hardest version of a national problem.
Alaska’s healthcare workforce is spread across more than half a million square miles, from Ketchikan in the southeast to Utqiagvik above the Arctic Circle. Recruiting into that is difficult. Keeping people once they arrive is harder, and it is the part most organizations underinvest in. Chris runs national healthcare staffing organizations that place clinicians into exactly these kinds of hard-to-fill roles, so he knows both sides of the equation from the operating seat.
He has keynoted state association conferences in eleven states, including rural and frontier health associations in Montana, Utah, and Texas. Alaska is the most extreme version of what those audiences face, not a different problem.
Frontier Experience
Keynotes delivered for rural and frontier health associations in Montana, Utah, Texas, and South Dakota.
Staffing Operator
President and COO of national healthcare staffing organizations that place clinicians into remote and hard-to-fill assignments.
Travel Handled Properly
For a trip this long Chris arrives at least a full day early, so the session is never affected by travel.
Groups Chris speaks for.
The kinds of Alaska organizations that book a workforce and leadership keynote for an annual conference, a summit, or a member education session.
- Alaska Hospital and Healthcare Association, founded in 1953 and formerly ASHNHA, representing the state’s hospitals, nursing homes, home health and hospice providers, and assisted living facilities
- Alaska Primary Care Association, which supports community health centers and healthcare workforce development statewide
- Alaska Center for Rural Health, the state’s designated Office of Rural Health
- Tribal health organizations and regional health corporations serving communities across the state
- State and local SHRM chapters, plus chambers of commerce in Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Juneau
- School districts and the University of Alaska system for staff in-service and student leadership events
Alaska industries with the same problem.
Healthcare is where Chris operates, but every major Alaska industry is competing for workers who could earn a living somewhere warmer and closer to family.
Oil, Gas, and Mining
North Slope and resource operations running rotational crews, where turnover is expensive and morale on a long rotation is a real management problem.
Fishing and Seafood Processing
Seasonal operations that rebuild a workforce every year and depend on people choosing to come back.
Tourism and Hospitality
Cruise season employers in Southeast and the Interior dealing with compressed seasonal staffing and housing pressure.
Public Sector, Aviation, and Education
State and borough government, air carriers, school districts, and universities holding in-service days and leadership development.
Alaska cities and venues.
- Anchorage, the state’s largest city and the host for most statewide conferences and summits
- Juneau, the capital, where state associations and government-adjacent groups meet
- Fairbanks for Interior healthcare, military-adjacent, and university audiences
- Ketchikan, Sitka, and Southeast communities served by regional medical centers
- Girdwood and Alyeska for leadership retreats and destination conferences
- Kenai, Soldotna, and the Mat-Su Valley for regional employer and community events
Alaska events Chris speaks at.
Association Conferences
State association annual meetings and general sessions, the format Chris works in most often.
Rural and Frontier Healthcare
Hospital and clinic leadership events across Alaska’s remote and regional facilities.
Long-Term and Senior Care
Nursing home, assisted living, and home health conferences and in-service days.
Corporate and Annual Meetings
All-hands gatherings, safety meetings, and employee appreciation events for Alaska employers.
HR and SHRM Chapter Events
Human resources conferences and chapter meetings on hiring, retention, and employer brand.
Banquets and Recognition Nights
Awards dinners, chamber events, athletic banquets, and community recognition evenings.
Keynote topics for your Alaska event.
Every session is customized for the audience, the format, and what you are actually trying to change.
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Booking a keynote speaker in Alaska
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