emPower Breakfast Omaha
Chris will be the featured speaker at the December breakfast, with a focused session on workplace culture: You Are Capable of a Better Culture: Build a Workplace People Never Want to Leave.
Omaha, over breakfast.
The emPower Breakfast started in Omaha. In 2001 the US Small Business Administration partnered with the Omaha Chamber of Commerce to launch the Omaha Empowerment Breakfast, and the idea has since grown into emPower Breakfasts in cities across the country. The Omaha breakfast is still the original: a down-to-earth monthly morning where small business owners and operators network with each other. It is public and non-membership, and the presentations are not sales pitches.
The morning moves quickly and finishes on time, with sponsors, lightning talks, table introductions and a featured speaker packed in around breakfast and plenty of time to meet people. The Omaha breakfast meets at the German American Society, 3717 South 120th Street, and is led by Area Director Michael McKee, a 25-year US Air Force veteran who attended the breakfast for more than two decades before taking it over and who writes the "Empower You" column for the Omaha Daily Record.
You Are Capable of a Better Culture
Build a workplace people never want to leave.
Pay may be what gets someone to take a job, but culture is what decides whether they stay. Most owners and managers in the room already care deeply about their people. What is often missing is a clear picture of what employees are actually looking for, and simple ways to give it to them in the middle of a busy week when there is always something more urgent on the list.
In this session Chris shares real stories from building teams, along with everyday moments any business owner or leader will recognize, and talks about what makes people want to stay and do their best work. It is a short, practical twenty minutes, and everyone leaves with ideas they can start using with their team the next morning, whether they lead five people or five hundred.
Drawn from Chris’s full culture keynote. See the full program.
What you can take back to work.
A clearer picture of what your people are actually looking for at work.
Simple habits that help people feel valued, without adding hours to your week.
Ways to help your team keep growing so they build their future with you.
One small thing to try with your team the very next morning.
Doors at 6:40, out by 9:00.
Schedule as published by the Omaha emPower Breakfast for its monthly mornings. Get tickets.
Feedback from the rooms he speaks in.
Chris’ presentation at the Lincoln emPower Breakfast was succinct, practical and easy to implement for everyone in the room. We all deal with objections in our daily lives both professionally and personally and this presentation gave us a simple tool to use. My only question is “how well does it work on teenagers?”. I am grateful that Chris shared his talent with us at our breakfast.
Chris Sund’s breakout at POWER Conference 2026 really hit home for me, especially as I’m building a new team. His point that a great plan won’t overcome a culture people want to leave is something I’ll carry with me. It made me think about how my team will feel working with me. Do they feel supported? Do they know I appreciate them? Am I taking the time to listen and help them grow? One of my biggest takeaways was that being a leader doesn’t mean removing every hard thing. It means making sure your people don’t have to face it alone.
Chris was an outstanding speaker and a highlight of our 2025 Patient Experience Recognition Dinner. From start to finish, he exceeded our expectations. He took the time to deeply understand our organization, our culture, and our specific goals, and he thoughtfully personalized his presentation to meet our needs.
You Are Capable of More.
You Are Capable of More is the award-winning, bestselling book behind every one of Chris’s programs, a no-excuses guide to becoming your best self and helping the people around you do the same.
Chris stays after the breakfast to meet people and sign books. Teams that want the ideas to stick often pick up a few copies for the office.
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