Minnesota 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 Minnesota associations, hospitals, long-term care providers, and employers.
Response within one business day.
You have already run the engagement survey.
Minnesota organizations tend to be well run. Most of the hospitals, systems, and senior living providers here have already done the culture work, the engagement survey, the stay interviews, and the pulse checks. That is exactly the problem with booking a generic retention speaker. Nobody in the room needs to be convinced that people matter. What is still unsolved is execution, specifically whether a charge nurse on a Tuesday evening does the small thing that makes someone stay. That is a different talk, and it is the one Chris gives.
The second Minnesota reality is distance. The Twin Cities compete on wages while Greater Minnesota facilities recruit across counties where the nearest alternative employer is an hour away. Chris runs national healthcare staffing organizations that fill both kinds of role, and he 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.
Neighboring State Track Record
Keynotes delivered for the Iowa and South Dakota health care associations, immediate neighbors with similar member mixes.
Short Trip
Minneapolis and Saint Paul are a quick flight or a manageable drive from Fremont, which keeps travel costs down.
Groups Chris speaks for.
The kinds of Minnesota organizations that book a workforce and leadership keynote for an annual conference, an in-service day, or a member education session.
- Minnesota Hospital Association in Saint Paul, working on behalf of the state’s hospitals and health systems through leadership, advocacy, and collaboration, and recognizing member teams each year for their work supporting the healthcare workforce
- Care Providers of Minnesota, representing skilled nursing, assisted living, and senior services providers across the state
- LeadingAge Minnesota, one of the larger state aging services associations in the country, serving nonprofit senior living and care providers
- Minnesota Association of Community Health Centers, the member association for the state’s federally qualified health centers, with workforce recruitment, retention, and resiliency among its core member services
- State and local SHRM chapters, chambers of commerce, school districts, and universities including Minnesota, Saint Thomas, and Mankato
Minnesota industries with the same problem.
Healthcare is where Chris operates, but the same execution gap shows up across Minnesota employers.
Manufacturing and Medical Devices
Plants and device makers across the metro and outstate holding safety meetings, leadership days, and all-hands events.
Agriculture and Food Processing
Producers, cooperatives, and processing plants where floor turnover is the largest operational cost.
Retail, Finance, and Corporate Headquarters
The unusually dense concentration of large headquarters in the Twin Cities, all recruiting from the same metro pool.
Public Sector and Education
State agencies, counties, school districts, and universities holding in-service days and leadership development.
Minnesota cities and venues.
- Minneapolis and Saint Paul, the state’s main conference and corporate market
- Bloomington and the airport corridor, where many statewide associations hold annual meetings
- Rochester for healthcare, hospital, and medical audiences
- Duluth and the North Shore for association meetings and leadership retreats
- Saint Cloud, Mankato, and Brainerd for regional conferences and employer events
- Moorhead, Bemidji, and Greater Minnesota for rural hospital and community audiences
Minnesota 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 Minnesota.
Rural and Critical Access Healthcare
Hospital leadership days for the facilities carrying Greater Minnesota.
HR and SHRM Chapter Events
Human resources conferences and chapter meetings on hiring, retention, and employer brand.
Corporate and Annual Meetings
All-hands gatherings, sales kickoffs, and employee appreciation events for Minnesota employers.
Keynote topics for your Minnesota 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 Minnesota
Has Chris spoken in Minnesota before?
Does Chris travel to Minnesota?
Does Chris only speak to healthcare audiences?
Our organization has already done a lot of culture work. Is this repetitive?
Is Chris available for our date?
What does a Minnesota keynote cost?
Can Chris speak virtually to a Minnesota audience?
Keynote speaking by Minnesota 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 Minnesota event.
Send your date, location, and audience. You will get availability and a quote back within one business day.
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