Tennessee 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 Tennessee associations, hospitals, long-term care providers, and employers.
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People here leave the bedside without leaving healthcare.
Tennessee is unusual because healthcare is both a service and an industry here. Nashville is the corporate capital of American healthcare, which means an experienced nurse or administrator can take a role at a health company, a consulting firm, or a revenue cycle operation without moving, without retraining, and without leaving the field. That is a competitor most states do not have. It also means the people you lose are frequently your best ones, since they are the ones with the resume to make the jump. The Tennessee Hospital Association reports that hospital leaders across every region of the state name the workforce shortage as their number one concern, urban and rural, public and private alike.
Chris runs national healthcare staffing organizations and works this exact market. 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.
Senior Care Experience
Keynotes delivered for LeadingAge Illinois and state health care associations representing skilled nursing and assisted living.
Easy Travel
Nashville is a direct flight from Omaha, and Memphis, Knoxville, and Chattanooga are straightforward connections.
Groups Chris speaks for.
The kinds of Tennessee organizations that book a workforce and leadership keynote for an annual conference, an in-service day, or a member education session.
- Tennessee Hospital Association, founded in 1938 and based in Brentwood, which runs a Small and Rural Hospital Summit and a workforce strategies webinar series for its members
- Tennessee Health Care Association and Tennessee Center for Assisted Living, founded in 1947, with more than 400 member nursing homes and assisted care living facilities and an annual convention and trade show
- LeadingAge Tennessee, representing nonprofit providers of senior living and aging services
- Tennessee Primary Care Association, a membership organization of roughly thirty nonprofit primary care organizations operating around two hundred clinic sites statewide
- State and local SHRM chapters, chambers of commerce, school districts, and universities including Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Memphis, and Middle Tennessee State
Tennessee industries with the same problem.
Healthcare is where Chris operates, but Tennessee employers are all competing for people who now have more options than they used to.
Logistics and Distribution
The Memphis air cargo hub and the interstate corridors, where warehouse and driver turnover dominates the people budget.
Automotive and Manufacturing
Assembly plants and suppliers across middle and east Tennessee holding safety meetings and leadership days.
Hospitality, Music, and Tourism
Nashville, Memphis, and the Smokies, rebuilding a service workforce constantly under real housing pressure.
Public Sector and Education
State agencies, counties, school districts, and universities holding in-service days and leadership development.
Tennessee cities and venues.
- Nashville, the state’s dominant conference market and the center of its healthcare industry
- Franklin and Brentwood, where many statewide associations are headquartered
- Memphis for logistics, hospital, and corporate audiences
- Knoxville and Chattanooga for regional conferences and university events
- Gatlinburg and Sevierville, common host sites for Tennessee association annual meetings
- Jackson, Cookeville, and rural Tennessee for community hospital audiences
Tennessee 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 Tennessee.
Rural and Critical Access Healthcare
Hospital leadership days for the small and rural facilities serving much of the state.
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 Tennessee employers.
Keynote topics for your Tennessee 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 Tennessee
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We keep losing experienced staff to corporate healthcare roles. Does the session address that?
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