A Midwest Keynote Speaker Who Lives Here.
Keynotes, breakouts, and leadership workshops for associations and companies across the heartland, from a speaker who builds companies here.
Chris Sund is a bestselling author and keynote speaker based in Fremont, Nebraska, and he leads companies headquartered in the Midwest. Uniti Med is based in Omaha, where he helped grow it 10x in revenue in two years and earn the #3 ranking on the Inc. Regionals Midwest list. When a Midwest association or company books him, they get someone who knows the region’s workforce from the inside, and a trip that is a short drive or a quick flight.
Midwest audiences can tell when a speaker flew in from somewhere else. Chris lives here, and builds companies here.
Rooms he has already stood in.
State associations, health systems, chambers and company meetings across the region. These are the rooms Midwest planners are filling every year.
Iowa Health Care Association
Two sessions at one statewide convention for long-term and post-acute care leaders from across Iowa: The Power of Small Moments keynote and the You Are Capable of More: Leadership workshop.
South Dakota Health Care Association
The Leadership Exchange workshop for long-term care providers from across South Dakota.
DisruptHR Omaha 6.0
Stop Building Fences, five minutes on employee retention for Omaha’s HR community.
DisruptHR Kansas City 6.0
Your Best Hire Already Works for You, five minutes and twenty slides for Kansas City’s HR community.
Nebraska Cooperative Extension Association
The You Are Capable of More leadership workshop for University of Nebraska Extension faculty and staff at their statewide conference.
Crawford County Memorial Hospital
The Patient Experience Recognition Dinner, an evening celebration for hospital staff in every role.
MICA Fall Business Meetings
Closing the Midwest Insulation Contractors Association program with Take Back Your Time with AI, a live working session. Every attendee went home with a copy of the book.
Greater Omaha Chamber
The Leadership Exchange workshop for the chamber’s young professionals.
emPower Breakfast Lincoln
Featured speaker at the emPower Breakfast for Lincoln business owners and professionals.
ACHE Wisconsin Chapter
Moderated the “Managing for Morale” panel for healthcare executives at the Wisconsin Chapter conference.
LeadingAge Illinois
Handling Hiring Objections: To Recruit the Best Talent, for senior living and aging services leaders at the annual conference.
An easy trip anywhere in the region.
Chris lives in Fremont, Nebraska, just outside Omaha. Much of the Midwest is within driving distance, and the rest is a short flight out of Omaha. That keeps travel simple for your committee and means he can arrive the day before, meet your planners, and see the room before he speaks.
It also means he is not guessing about your audience. He leads companies headquartered in the Midwest and has spent the past several years speaking to state associations, health systems, and business groups across the region.
Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas & the Dakotas
Omaha, Lincoln, Des Moines, Kansas City, Sioux Falls and the towns between them are a drive from Fremont.
The Great Lakes & Beyond
Chicago, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Detroit, Indianapolis, Columbus and St. Louis are a short flight from Omaha.
Arrive the Day Before
Time to settle in, meet your planners, and see the room so nothing depends on a same-day connection.
See the full media hub →A name your members may already know.
Chris has talked about You Are Capable of More on WOWT 6 News in Omaha, My KC Live on KCTV5 in Kansas City, and Iowa Live on Local 5 WOI in Des Moines, along with 10/11, Dakota News Now, WFLA’s Bloom, and KXAN’s Studio 512. He writes for Forbes and Inc. Across the Midwest, a lot of your members may already know his face.
Five things a Midwest event gets from him.
The speaker should make your event easier to plan, not harder.
- A speaker who is actually from here. Chris lives in Fremont, Nebraska, and leads companies headquartered in the Midwest, including Uniti Med in Omaha. He knows the region’s workforce because his companies are built here.
- Travel that stays simple. A drive for much of the region and a short flight for the rest, with arrival the day before available.
- Proof from inside the business. As President and COO of Uniti Med and GQR Healthcare and COO of Nebula, he helped grow Uniti Med 10x in revenue in two years and earn the #3 ranking on the Inc. Regionals Midwest list. He talks about leadership from inside it, not from a distance.
- More than one session on the same trip. A general session keynote paired with a breakout or a half-day or full-day leadership workshop, the way he delivered two sessions for the Iowa Health Care Association.
- A book for every attendee if you want one. His bestselling You Are Capable of More won the How-To category at the 2026 Paris Book Festival. See how a keynote with a book for every attendee works.
Built for the groups that meet here.
Each program below has its own page with formats and answers to the questions your committee will ask.
State Associations
Annual conventions, general sessions, and leadership tracks for statewide professional and trade associations.
Healthcare
Hospital, long-term care, and healthcare association meetings, where Chris also leads companies that serve the field.
HR & SHRM Conferences
State and chapter HR conferences on hiring, retention, and leading people well.
Agriculture & Cooperatives
Commodity groups, cooperative annual meetings, and rural business conferences.
Cooperative Extension
Statewide extension conferences for faculty and staff.
Banks & Credit Unions
Bankers association conventions, leadership retreats, and branch manager meetings.
Chambers of Commerce
Annual meetings, leadership programs, and young professional events.
Cities, Counties & Schools
Municipal league conferences, county association meetings, and education leadership events.
Company Kickoffs
Leadership offsites and company kickoffs for Midwest employers.
Every state in the region.
Each state page covers the association calendar and how travel works from Nebraska.
The main cities.
City pages go deeper into the local employers, venues, and workforce pressures.
Looking for somewhere else? Browse all keynote speaker locations, or see the Nebraska motivational speaker page for in-state events.
Four movements. Ten principles.
Every session runs the same architecture as the bestselling book, which is what lets a keynote, a breakout, and a workshop build on each other across a multi-day conference.
The Foundation
Ownership and time. What is still inside your control in a year mostly spent reacting.
The Breakthrough
The comfort ceiling and the inner voice. The section every room goes quiet for.
The Standard
Truth over praise, and the hidden gear. Who in your life will actually tell you the truth.
The Purpose
Finishing, and leaving people better. The close, and the one people bring up afterward.
A book your attendees take home.
An Amazon bestseller and a 2026 Paris Book Festival winner. Convention sponsors often underwrite copies, which turns a giveaway into something members actually keep.
You Are Capable of More: A No-Excuses Guide to Becoming Your Best Self. An Amazon bestseller from Game Changer Publishing, with a foreword by Ben Newman, and the winner of the How-To category at the 2026 Paris Book Festival.
Ten chapters across four movements. The free companion toolkit includes a discussion guide, a self-assessment, and a thirty day challenge, none of it gated behind an email address. Associations use it for welcome bags, sponsor giveaways, and leadership book studies after the convention.
The feedback speaks for itself.
At our Leadership Exchange workshop, Chris was able to energize the room, spark conversations, and encourage connections throughout the event. Attendees spoke of how impactful their conversations were, reinforcing just how powerful these moments of connection can be. We are incredibly grateful for Chris and the lasting impact he is making on our community’s future leaders.
Chris Sund presented in a very professional manner and related very well to our long-term care providers. He has boundless energy and articulates his ideas very clearly. He promotes employee teamwork, leadership, and strategies for individuals to lead a more enriching and fulfilling life. He was so well received by our providers!
I enjoyed meeting and working with Chris throughout DisruptHR Omaha 6.0. He was engaged, responsive, and invested throughout the planning process and created a presentation that resonated with our audience and challenged us all to look at employee retention from a different lens. Chris brought both expertise and authenticity to his presentation while making the most of DisruptHR’s fast-paced five-minute format. I’m so glad that we were able to connect and have him join us!
Chris was an outstanding speaker and a highlight of our 2025 Patient Experience Recognition Dinner. He took the time to deeply understand our organization, our culture, and our specific goals — and thoughtfully personalized his presentation. His message resonated across all roles. Our staff genuinely loved his delivery. We could not recommend him highly enough.
Having Chris Sund as a Sarpy County Empower Breakfast speaker was a breath of fresh air. He was amazing — brought up all the things that make us all a little crazy and gave us new ways of handling objections. Definitely a great start to a day. I would always be happy to recommend Chris.
Chris consistently brings a wealth of knowledge, insight, and practical advice to every presentation. At our NAHCR Conference he led two impactful sessions, acknowledged the real challenges we face, and shared valuable strategies. His deep understanding of our audience and commitment to the profession elevate the value he brings to every engagement.
At our Leadership Exchange workshop, Chris was able to energize the room, spark conversations, and encourage connections throughout the event. Attendees spoke of how impactful their conversations were, reinforcing just how powerful these moments of connection can be. We are incredibly grateful for Chris and the lasting impact he is making on our community’s future leaders.
Chris Sund presented in a very professional manner and related very well to our long-term care providers. He has boundless energy and articulates his ideas very clearly. He promotes employee teamwork, leadership, and strategies for individuals to lead a more enriching and fulfilling life. He was so well received by our providers!
I enjoyed meeting and working with Chris throughout DisruptHR Omaha 6.0. He was engaged, responsive, and invested throughout the planning process and created a presentation that resonated with our audience and challenged us all to look at employee retention from a different lens. Chris brought both expertise and authenticity to his presentation while making the most of DisruptHR’s fast-paced five-minute format. I’m so glad that we were able to connect and have him join us!
Chris was an outstanding speaker and a highlight of our 2025 Patient Experience Recognition Dinner. He took the time to deeply understand our organization, our culture, and our specific goals — and thoughtfully personalized his presentation. His message resonated across all roles. Our staff genuinely loved his delivery. We could not recommend him highly enough.
Having Chris Sund as a Sarpy County Empower Breakfast speaker was a breath of fresh air. He was amazing — brought up all the things that make us all a little crazy and gave us new ways of handling objections. Definitely a great start to a day. I would always be happy to recommend Chris.
Chris consistently brings a wealth of knowledge, insight, and practical advice to every presentation. At our NAHCR Conference he led two impactful sessions, acknowledged the real challenges we face, and shared valuable strategies. His deep understanding of our audience and commitment to the profession elevate the value he brings to every engagement.
Built in the Midwest. Proven here first.
Chris Sund is a keynote speaker and the bestselling, award-winning author of You Are Capable of More, an Amazon Bestseller and the winner of the How-To category at the 2026 Paris Book Festival.
He is President and COO of Uniti Med and GQR Healthcare and COO of Nebula. He helped grow Omaha-based Uniti Med 10x in revenue in two years and earn the number three ranking on the Inc. Regionals list of the fastest-growing companies in the Midwest. The cultures he has built have earned Fortune Best Workplaces and Best Places to Work recognition across multiple programs.
He writes for Forbes and Inc., and audiences have seen him on WOWT, 10/11, WFLA’s Bloom, KXAN’s Studio 512, KCTV5, WOI and Dakota News Now. He lives in Fremont, Nebraska, and speaks for associations and companies across the Midwest and nationwide.
Details your committee will ask for.
Midwest planners ask these.
Is Chris Sund based in the Midwest?
Which Midwest states does Chris travel to?
Where has Chris spoken in the Midwest?
What formats does Chris offer?
How do we check availability?
What he speaks about.
Every program runs the ten principles of You Are Capable of More, built for the specific room.
You Are Capable of More
The flagship keynote behind the book.
LeadershipLeadership Keynote
Leadership as the multiplier.
SalesSales Keynote
For sales meetings, kickoffs, and award trips.
RetentionEmployee Retention Speaker
Why people leave, and what actually keeps them.
CultureCulture Keynote
Build a workplace people never want to leave.
AIAI Keynote & Working Session
Take Back Your Time with AI, live and hands-on.
BooksA Book for Every Attendee
How the keynote and book package works.
NebraskaNebraska Keynote Speaker
Home state, city by city.
Bring Chris to your Midwest event.
Send your dates, the venue, and what your members are working on. You will get availability and a plan back within one business day.