Kentucky 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 Kentucky associations, hospitals, long-term care providers, and employers.
Response within one business day.
Here the question is endurance, not offers.
The Kentucky Hospital Association represents all 126 hospitals in the commonwealth, and hospitals employ tens of thousands of Kentuckians, ranking among the state’s largest industry subsectors. In much of Kentucky, especially the eastern counties, the hospital or the nursing facility is one of the anchor employers left in town. That means most people who leave a Kentucky care job are not leaving for a better offer down the road. There often is no down the road. They are leaving because they are used up.
That is a different problem than a bidding war, and it needs a different session. What holds people in demanding work over years is not a retention bonus. It is whether the work still means something to them and whether their leader notices when it stops. Chris runs national healthcare staffing organizations and has keynoted state association conferences in eleven states, including LeadingAge Illinois and health care associations in Iowa, Montana, South Dakota, and Colorado.
Operator, Not Consultant
President and COO of national healthcare staffing organizations, still making the hiring calls he speaks about.
Senior Care Experience
Keynotes delivered for LeadingAge Illinois and state health care associations representing skilled nursing and assisted living.
Easy Travel
Louisville, Lexington, and Cincinnati all serve Kentucky events well and are short flights from Omaha.
Groups Chris speaks for.
The kinds of Kentucky organizations that book a workforce and leadership keynote for an annual conference, an in-service day, or a member education session.
- Kentucky Hospital Association, founded in 1929 and based in Louisville, representing all 126 hospitals in the commonwealth, with workforce development among its core areas of work
- Kentucky Association of Health Care Facilities, representing skilled nursing and long-term care providers across the state
- LeadingAge Kentucky, representing nonprofit providers of senior living and aging services
- Kentucky Primary Care Association, founded in 1976 and representing community health centers, rural health clinics, and primary care centers serving rural and urban Kentuckians alike
- Kentucky Organization of Nurse Leaders and state and local SHRM chapters, chambers of commerce, school districts, and universities including Kentucky and Louisville
Kentucky industries with the same problem.
Healthcare is where Chris operates, but the endurance question runs through every Kentucky employer with demanding frontline work.
Manufacturing and Automotive
Assembly plants and suppliers across the state holding safety meetings, leadership days, and shift-wide all-hands events.
Logistics and Air Cargo
The Louisville and Northern Kentucky freight hubs, where overnight shift turnover is the defining cost.
Bourbon, Food, and Agriculture
Distilleries, producers, and processing operations balancing seasonal demand with a steady core team.
Public Sector and Education
State agencies, counties, school districts, and universities holding in-service days and leadership development.
Kentucky cities and venues.
- Louisville, the state’s largest conference, hospital, and corporate market
- Lexington, a frequent host city for Kentucky association annual conventions
- Frankfort, the capital, for state agency and association events
- Northern Kentucky and Covington for regional and corporate audiences
- Bowling Green, Owensboro, and Paducah for western Kentucky employer and hospital events
- Hazard, Pikeville, and eastern Kentucky for rural hospital and community audiences
Kentucky events Chris speaks at.
Association Conferences
State and regional association annual meetings and general sessions, the format Chris works in most often.
Long-Term and Senior Care
Skilled nursing, assisted living, and continuing care conferences and in-service days.
Rural and Critical Access Healthcare
Hospital leadership days for the facilities anchoring Kentucky’s rural counties.
Hospital and Health System Events
Leadership days, nurse recognition events, and system-wide meetings across Kentucky.
HR and SHRM Chapter Events
Human resources conferences and chapter meetings on hiring, retention, and employer brand.
Banquets and Recognition Nights
Athletic banquets, awards dinners, chamber events, and community recognition evenings.
Keynote topics for your Kentucky event.
Every session is customized for the audience, the format, and what you are actually trying to change.
See what conference organizers and HR leaders have said after booking Chris.
Booking a keynote speaker in Kentucky
Has Chris spoken in Kentucky before?
Does Chris travel to Kentucky?
Does Chris only speak to healthcare audiences?
Our issue is burnout more than competing offers. Does that fit?
Is Chris available for our date?
What does a Kentucky keynote cost?
Can Chris speak virtually to a Kentucky audience?
Keynote speaking by Kentucky city.
Each city page covers the local employers, the venues Chris speaks in, and the specific workforce pressure leaders there are working on.
Bring Chris to your Kentucky event.
Send your date, location, and audience. You will get availability and a quote back within one business day.
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