Every Agent You Have Chose To Stay.
REALTOR association conventions, brokerage kickoffs, installation and awards banquets, YPN events, and broker-owner retreats.
Agents are independent, and the desk down the street is always recruiting. That means a brokerage that keeps people has earned it, for one reason: the person leading them is worth being led by. That is buildable, and it is the whole ballgame. Chris Sund has spent two decades in an industry built the same way, where the talent is free to leave on any Friday, and he built a company people kept choosing instead.
Agents can move brokerages by Monday. The ones worth keeping stay for the leadership.
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Convention committees rarely agree on a speaker from a bio alone. Send a clip to the group and let people decide for themselves. Chris has been on morning television in six markets and in Forbes, Inc., and the Midlands Business Journal, all collected in the media hub.
Five things an agent takes back to the office.
No scripts, no lead-gen funnels, no market forecast. This is the part underneath all of that, which is whether a person keeps going in a business that gives them a hundred reasons not to.
On what the real estate session is about
- The slump, named honestly. Every agent has a stretch where nothing closes and the story they tell themselves gets ugly. Naming that from the stage, in a room full of people quietly having the same year, is most of the work.
- Why agents actually leave a brokerage. It gets blamed on the split almost every time and it almost never is. People leave when nobody noticed they were struggling and nobody noticed when they won.
- New agents who make it past year two. The washout rate is not a talent problem. It is a support problem, and the fix belongs to whoever runs the office, not to the person drowning in it.
- Leading people who do not report to you. Managing brokers and team leads have all the responsibility for producers and none of the authority. That is a specific skill, and it can be taught.
- One move, not a program. Every session closes on a single action that fits in a week that is already full of showings, inspections, and closings.
Eight ways real estate organizations book him.
Associations usually add a breakout to the general session. Brokerages usually pair an all-agent rally with a session for leadership.
Association Convention Keynote
General session for a state REALTOR association or local board annual convention and expo.Brokerage Kickoff or Sales Rally
The whole office at the start of the year or the spring market. Built for producers, not for management.Installation & Awards Banquet
Board installations, REALTOR of the Year, and annual awards nights. Sized to fit a program that already has a lot in it.YPN & New Agent Session
Young Professionals Network events and new member onboarding, for the people deciding whether year two happens.Managing Broker & Team Lead
The people responsible for producers who do not report to them. Recruiting, retention, and hard conversations.Broker-Owner Retreat
Ownership and leadership teams on standards, succession, and growing without losing the agents who built the firm.Take Back Your Time With AI
A live working session, not a lecture. Agents bring the listing descriptions, follow-ups, and paperwork they would rather not be doing. Full details.Conference Breakouts
Repeatable concurrent sessions alongside a general session at an association convention.Built for the rooms where agents gather.
The framework holds across all of them. What changes is who is in the room and what happens Monday morning.
State REALTOR Associations
Annual conventions and expos, leadership conferences, and governance meetings. See state association speaking.Local Boards & MLS
Local REALTOR boards and MLS organizations, installation banquets, and member education days.Residential Brokerages
Independent firms and franchise offices. Kickoffs, sales rallies, and agent appreciation events.Commercial Real Estate
Commercial brokerages, CRE associations, and broker networks running internal training and annual meetings.Property Management
Property management companies and apartment associations with onsite teams, leasing agents, and maintenance staff.YPN & Emerging Leaders
Young Professionals Network chapters and new agent programs. See emerging leaders speaking.Women's Councils
Women's Council of REALTORS chapters and women in real estate events. See women's conference speaking.Title, Mortgage & Lending
Title companies, mortgage lenders, and the partner firms that sponsor and attend the same events. See banking and financial services.Appraisers & Land
Appraisal societies, farm and land management groups, and auction firms working the same membership.Four movements. Ten principles.
Every session runs the same architecture as the book, which is what lets an agent rally and a broker session land as one message rather than two.
The Foundation
Ownership and time. What is inside your control when the market, the rates, and the inventory are not.The Breakthrough
The comfort ceiling and the inner voice. The section a twenty-year producer goes quiet for.The Standard
Truth over praise, and the hidden gear. What a room does after somebody finally says the real thing out loud.The Purpose
Finishing, and leaving people better. The close, and what the work is actually for when it is going well.A copy for every agent in the room.
A keynote gives a room an hour. A copy gives an entire membership the same ten principles and the same language, which is how a message survives past the week the banners come down.
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.
Ten chapters across four movements, written plainly and short enough that somebody running showings all weekend will actually finish it. The free companion toolkit includes a discussion guide sized for a sales meeting, a self-assessment, and a thirty day challenge. Nothing is gated behind an email address.
The feedback speaks for itself.
Chris consistently brings knowledge, insight, and practical advice. He led two impactful sessions and left everyone with tools they could use immediately.
Chris was an outstanding speaker and a highlight of our event. He took the time to deeply understand our organization and thoughtfully personalized every moment.
Chris is a thoughtful, intentional leader who understands the influence he carries. His message challenged me to think differently about how I lead, serve, and influence others.
Chris would be an incredible addition to any live audience. Each time he finds a unique way to connect on both a personal and professional level, keeping everyone engaged and attentive.
His engaging style draws the audience into the conversation, creating a relaxed atmosphere that encourages learning and reflection. You leave not only inspired but equipped.
Chris consistently brings knowledge, insight, and practical advice. He led two impactful sessions and left everyone with tools they could use immediately.
Chris was an outstanding speaker and a highlight of our event. He took the time to deeply understand our organization and thoughtfully personalized every moment.
Chris is a thoughtful, intentional leader who understands the influence he carries. His message challenged me to think differently about how I lead, serve, and influence others.
Chris would be an incredible addition to any live audience. Each time he finds a unique way to connect on both a personal and professional level, keeping everyone engaged and attentive.
His engaging style draws the audience into the conversation, creating a relaxed atmosphere that encourages learning and reflection. You leave not only inspired but equipped.
Events already on your calendar.
He kept people who could leave any day.
Chris Sund is the bestselling author of You Are Capable of More, a keynote speaker, and an executive leader.
As President and COO of Uniti Med, GQR Healthcare, and Nebula, he helped grow Uniti Med 10x in revenue in two years and earn the number three ranking on the Inc. Regionals list among the fastest growing companies in the Midwest, while the organization earned Fortune Best Workplaces recognition and Great Place to Work certification three years running.
He is a father of three, based in Nebraska, a Maxwell Leadership Certified speaker, trainer, and coach, Vice President of the NATHO Board of Directors, and the founder of Amplify Speakers. He has never held a real estate license and will say so from the front. What he knows is how a leader holds onto commission-driven people who are free to walk out any day of the week, which is the same job a managing broker has every morning.
Details your committee will ask for.
Convention committees and broker-owners ask these.
He is not a REALTOR. Why does that work?
How much does a real estate keynote speaker cost?
Will this land with top producers, not just new agents?
Can he speak at our installation or awards banquet?
What about a session just for our managing brokers?
Do you work with YPN chapters and new agent programs?
Can you do a breakout as well as the general session?
Can we get books for every attendee?
How do we start?
Other ways organizations book him.
Same framework, built for the specific room you are filling.