Missouri 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 Missouri associations, hospitals, long-term care providers, and employers.
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Eight borders means your people can leave without moving.
Missouri touches eight other states, more than almost anywhere in the country. For an employer in St. Joseph, Cape Girardeau, or Joplin, that is not trivia. It means a nurse or a supervisor can take a better offer across a state line and keep the same house, the same school, and the same church. You cannot fence that in with pay alone, because someone will always be a little higher. What holds people is whether the job feels worth the drive they already make, and that gets decided by their direct leader.
Chris runs national healthcare staffing organizations that fill roles across this region, and he has keynoted state association conferences in eleven states, including LeadingAge Illinois and health care associations in Iowa, Montana, South Dakota, and Colorado.
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Operator, Not Consultant
President and COO of national healthcare staffing organizations, still making the hiring calls he speaks about.
Regional Track Record
Keynotes delivered for the health care associations of Iowa, South Dakota, Montana, and Colorado, plus LeadingAge Illinois.
Groups Chris speaks for.
The kinds of Missouri organizations that book a workforce and leadership keynote for an annual conference, an in-service day, or a member education session.
- Missouri Hospital Association in Jefferson City, working with the state’s hospitals on advocacy, education, and the tools they use to support their teams
- Missouri Health Care Association in Jefferson City, the state’s largest long-term care association, providing leadership, support, and education for members, caregivers, and residents
- LeadingAge Missouri, representing nonprofit providers of senior living and aging services
- Missouri Primary Care Association, which for nearly fifty years has worked to shape policies and programs that improve access to community based care
- State and local SHRM chapters, chambers of commerce, school districts, and universities including Missouri, Missouri State, Saint Louis University, and Washington University
Missouri industries with the same problem.
Healthcare is where Chris operates, but every Missouri employer near a border feels the same pull.
Manufacturing and Aerospace
Plants and suppliers across both metros and the outstate corridors holding safety meetings and leadership days.
Logistics and Distribution
The St. Louis and Kansas City freight corridors, where warehouse and driver turnover dominates the people budget.
Agriculture and Food Processing
Producers, cooperatives, and processing plants where floor turnover is the largest operational cost.
Public Sector and Education
State agencies, counties, school districts, and universities holding in-service days and leadership development.
Missouri cities and venues.
- Jefferson City, the capital and home to most state association headquarters
- Kansas City for association, corporate, and health system events
- St. Louis for large conferences and employer meetings
- Branson and the Ozarks, where many Missouri associations hold annual conventions
- Springfield, Columbia, and Joplin for regional conferences and university audiences
- Cape Girardeau, St. Joseph, and outstate Missouri for rural hospital and community events
Missouri 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 across outstate Missouri and the Ozarks.
Corporate and Annual Meetings
All-hands gatherings, sales kickoffs, and employee appreciation events for Missouri employers.
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 Missouri 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 Missouri
Has Chris spoken in Missouri before?
Does Chris travel to Missouri?
Does Chris only speak to healthcare audiences?
What kinds of Missouri organizations book Chris?
Is Chris available for our date?
What does a Missouri keynote cost?
Can Chris speak virtually to a Missouri audience?
Keynote speaking by Missouri 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 Missouri event.
Send your date, location, and audience. You will get availability and a quote back within one business day.
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