WSHMMA Conference
The Leadership Exchange: An Interactive Leadership Workshop — Chris Sund led an interactive leadership workshop for healthcare supply chain, materials management, and operations professionals in the Pacific Northwest.
The people who keep
healthcare running.
The Western States Healthcare Material Management Association (WSHMMA) brings together healthcare supply chain and materials management professionals who support the systems, processes, and resources needed to keep healthcare organizations running effectively. WSHMMA provides education, networking, and professional development for leaders who play a critical role in healthcare operations, vendor relationships, cost management, and organizational performance.
The Leadership Exchange
An interactive workshop, not a lecture.
The Leadership Exchange is Chris’s signature interactive leadership workshop — a facilitated experience designed to prompt meaningful discussion, practical reflection, and real-world application. Instead of a traditional lecture, this session creates space for leaders to exchange ideas, challenge assumptions, and learn from one another.
Through guided questions, table conversations, leadership scenarios, and facilitated discussion, Chris helps attendees explore what effective leadership looks like in today’s workplace — and how small leadership moments create a lasting impact. In a field where leaders are balancing rising demands, limited resources, and constant pressure to deliver, the workshop focuses on one of the most important skills leaders can develop: creating stronger conversations that lead to better teams.
Communication
How leaders create clarity, trust, and alignment.
Accountability
How teams take ownership and follow through.
Collaboration
How leaders build stronger partnerships across departments.
Adaptability
How teams navigate change, pressure, and uncertainty.
Influence
How everyday behaviors shape culture and performance.
What Attendees Will Take Away
Practical leadership ideas they can apply immediately.
Stronger awareness of their personal leadership style.
New ways to communicate and collaborate across teams.
Discussion prompts to bring back to their organizations.
Feedback from healthcare leaders.
Chris brought exactly the kind of energy and engagement we wanted for our WSHMMA Annual Conference. He didn’t simply stand on stage and talk about leadership — he created an experience.
Chris consistently brings knowledge, insight, and practical advice to every presentation, elevating the value he brings to every engagement.
I always have takeaways to put into action after Chris’ sessions. He cares deeply about uplifting the entire profession.
You Are Capable of More.
Chris is the author of the bestselling You Are Capable of More. Copies can be bundled for attendees, and Chris can run a signing table in the exhibit hall — which drives traffic for your sponsors.
Winner, How-To Category2026 Paris Book FestivalAbout the Book →“Chris brought exactly the kind of energy and engagement we wanted for our WSHMMA Annual Conference. Speaking to more than 200 healthcare supply chain professionals with a wide range of experience levels, he connected with the entire room. He didn’t simply stand on stage and talk about leadership — he created an experience. His Leadership Exchange had attendees talking, laughing, reflecting, and learning from one another. He knows how to read a room and turn a traditional conference session into something people actually participate in and remember.”
Western States Healthcare Materials Management Association.
Established in 1964, WSHMMA is a regional diamond chapter of the Association for Healthcare Resource & Materials Management, part of the American Hospital Association. It serves supply chain and materials management professionals across Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Idaho and Montana.
Its mission is to address the complexities of healthcare materials management, elevate the value of the profession, and give its members a forum for solutions and education. The annual conference in Tacoma is the association’s flagship gathering, run by a board of working supply chain leaders rather than full-time staff.
Bring This to Your ConferenceBook Chris for your event.
The Leadership Exchange is available as a keynote, workshop, or breakout session, customized for your audience. Check availability and receive a customized proposal.