Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts associations, hospitals, long-term care providers, and employers.
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You solved the hard policy problems. The people problem is still open.
Massachusetts has a claim no other state has. The first community health center in the country opened at Columbia Point in Boston in 1965, and the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers was founded in 1972 as one of the first primary care associations anywhere. The state has led on coverage and on care models for sixty years. What none of that solved is whether the person delivering the care can sustain it.
Two things make that acute here. The cost of living means many aides, technicians, and support staff cannot afford to live near the communities they serve, so a long commute is bolted onto an already hard job. And the density of prestigious employers means a capable person always has somewhere else to go. Neither is fixed by another program. What holds people is whether the work feels worth the trip and whether their leader treats them like it matters. 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.
AHCA/NCAL Conference
People Quit People, Not Companies, delivered to long-term and post-acute care leaders.
Definitive Healthcare Sales Kickoff
You Are Capable of More: Sales, delivered to 800+ sales professionals and leaders.
Groups Chris speaks for.
The kinds of Massachusetts organizations that book a workforce and leadership keynote for an annual conference, an in-service day, or a member education session.
- Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association, the statewide association representing hospitals, health systems, and related organizations across the commonwealth
- Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers in Boston, founded in 1972 as one of the first primary care associations in the country, serving the state’s 50 community health center organizations, which operate more than 285 access sites, with recruitment and retention among its stated priorities
- Massachusetts Senior Care Association, representing skilled nursing, assisted living, and senior care providers statewide
- LeadingAge Massachusetts, serving nonprofit providers of senior living and aging services
- State and local SHRM chapters, chambers of commerce, school districts, and the state’s unusually dense concentration of colleges and universities
Massachusetts industries with the same problem.
Healthcare is where Chris operates, but cost of living and competition press on every Massachusetts employer.
Life Sciences and Biotech
The Boston and Cambridge cluster, where technical staff field recruiter calls constantly and counteroffers are routine.
Higher Education
One of the densest concentrations of colleges anywhere, holding staff development and leadership programming year round.
Advanced Manufacturing and Defense
Precision manufacturers and defense suppliers across the state holding safety meetings and leadership days.
Public Sector and Education
State agencies, municipalities, and school districts holding in-service days and leadership development.
Massachusetts cities and venues.
- Boston, one of the largest conference and association markets in the country
- Worcester for statewide association meetings and central Massachusetts audiences
- Springfield and the Pioneer Valley for western Massachusetts events
- Cape Cod and the islands for destination conferences and leadership retreats
- Newton, Waltham, and the Route 128 corridor for corporate meetings
- Lowell, New Bedford, and Fall River for regional employer and community audiences
Massachusetts 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.
Hospital and Health System Events
Leadership days, nurse recognition events, and system-wide meetings across Massachusetts.
Corporate and Annual Meetings
All-hands gatherings, sales kickoffs, and employee appreciation events for Massachusetts employers.
HR and SHRM Chapter Events
Human resources conferences and chapter meetings on hiring, retention, and employer brand.
Patient Experience Events
Sessions connecting how staff are treated to how patients experience their care.
Keynote topics for your Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts
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Our staff face long commutes and high living costs. Can a keynote really help?
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What does a Massachusetts keynote cost?
Can Chris speak virtually to a Massachusetts audience?
Keynote speaking by Massachusetts city.
Each city page covers the local employers, the venues Chris speaks in, and the specific workforce pressure leaders there are working on.
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