Oregon 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 Oregon associations, hospitals, long-term care providers, and employers.
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They did not move here for the job. The job has to earn its place in the life.
Oregon is full of people who chose it on purpose. They came for the coast or the mountains or the pace or the idea of the place, and the job is what pays for that life rather than the reason they are here. That is a different starting position than a speaker gets in most states, and it cuts both ways. It means people are motivated by something real and are not chasing a title. It also means the job is negotiable in a way it is not somewhere that the employer is the whole reason a family settled there.
So when the work starts taking more life than it funds, people do not agonize. They leave, and here is the part that matters, they do not leave Oregon. They just leave you, and go work somewhere down the road for someone who protects the thing they moved here for. That makes schedule, predictability, and whether a manager respects a person’s time into retention issues rather than soft ones. It is exactly what the session digs into. 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.
Valley and Frontier
The material fits a Portland health system and a frontier hospital in eastern Oregon, and those are two different rooms.
Groups Chris speaks for.
The kinds of Oregon organizations that book a workforce and leadership keynote for an annual conference, an in-service day, or a member education session.
- Hospital Association of Oregon, the statewide association representing Oregon’s community hospitals and health systems, formerly the Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
- Oregon Health Care Association, the state association representing skilled nursing, assisted living, residential care, and in-home care providers
- LeadingAge Oregon, the association for not-for-profit senior living and aging services providers
- Oregon Primary Care Association, founded in 1984 and based in Portland, whose member health centers deliver integrated medical, dental, and behavioral health care to more than half a million Oregonians
- The Oregon Office of Rural Health network and area health education centers serving eastern and coastal Oregon, SHRM chapters, chambers of commerce, school districts, and the state’s colleges and universities
Oregon industries with the same problem.
Healthcare is where Chris operates, but the same trade between work and life is being made in every industry here.
Technology and Manufacturing
The Portland metro and the Silicon Forest corridor, where skilled people have options and know it.
Agriculture and Food Production
The valley and eastern Oregon operations running long seasons with crews that are hard to replace.
Hospitality and Tourism
Coastal, Bend, and Gorge employers staffing around a season and competing for the same frontline workers.
Public Sector and Education
State agencies, counties, municipalities, and school districts holding in-service days and leadership development.
Oregon cities and venues.
- Portland for association annual meetings, health system events, and corporate gatherings
- Salem for state association and government audiences
- Bend and Sunriver, a frequent host for Oregon conferences and leadership retreats
- Eugene and Corvallis for university, healthcare, and regional employer events
- Medford and southern Oregon for community hospital and civic audiences
- Pendleton, Bend’s eastern neighbors, and the frontier counties for rural hospital leadership days
Oregon events Chris speaks at.
Association Conferences
State, regional, and national 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 Oregon.
Corporate and Annual Meetings
All-hands gatherings, sales kickoffs, and employee appreciation events for Oregon employers.
HR and SHRM Chapter Events
Human resources conferences and chapter meetings on hiring, retention, and employer brand.
Rural and Critical Access Healthcare
Leadership days for the hospitals serving eastern, coastal, and southern Oregon communities.
Keynote topics for your Oregon 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 Oregon
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