A Speaker Who Has Run the Desk — and the Company
Chris Sund is a keynote speaker for the staffing and recruiting industry — and a sitting President & COO who led a staffing firm through 12x growth in two years, earning the #3 spot on the Inc. 5000 list of the Midwest’s fastest-growing companies. Your audience gets a peer, not a theorist.
Staffing Audiences Can Smell an Outsider
Recruiters and staffing leaders have heard every generic sales-motivation talk. What lands is someone who has lived the fill-rate pressure, the candidate ghosting, the margin squeeze, and the burnout cycle — and built award-winning firms anyway. Chris speaks from inside the industry: still in the arena, still accountable to a P&L, still leading producers every week.
- Credibility on contact: 12x growth, #3 Inc. 5000 Midwest, Best Places to Work firms
- The ownership and consistency systems top producers actually run
- Retention strategies for an industry with brutal internal turnover
- Culture that scales — how to grow fast without losing your people
- A message that works for owners, leaders, and new recruiters in the same room
Where the Staffing Industry Has Heard Chris
- California Staffing & Recruiting Professionals Conference
- SIA Healthcare Staffing Summit
- NATHO Annual Conference
- TravCon
- Secrets From America’s Best Staffing Firms to Work For — Staffing Referrals Webinar
- Best Staffing Firms to Work For — Sense HQ Webinar
- Maximizing Client & Talent Experience — ASA Webinar
- The Staffing Show Podcast — Leading a Heart-Led Staffing Company
- See all speaking engagements →
Popular Programs for Staffing Events
You Are Capable of More Sales
Consistency, mindset, and handling objections — built for recruiter and BD audiences and staffing sales kickoffs.
You Are Capable of a Better Culture
Build a firm people never want to leave — internal retention for an industry that churns its own.
You Are Capable of More: Leadership
For owner and executive tracks — unlocking the leaders who unlock everyone else.
Winning the Talent Battle
How staffing firms build magnetic employer brands that attract candidates and clients alike.
Staffing & Recruiting Audiences Chris Serves
Focused on healthcare staffing specifically? See the dedicated Healthcare Staffing & Workforce Speaker page.
What Staffing Event Planners Ask
Does Chris still work in the staffing industry?
Yes — Chris is a sitting President & COO in healthcare staffing and workforce solutions. His examples come from this quarter, not a decade ago, which is why staffing audiences consistently rate him as one of the most relevant speakers they have heard.
Can the keynote work for both recruiters and leadership?
Yes. The You Are Capable of More message scales from new recruiters to firm owners, and Chris often pairs a general-session keynote with a leadership breakout so each group gets application at their level.
Does Chris speak at sales kickoffs for staffing firms?
Frequently — staffing SKOs are one of his most-booked formats. See the dedicated Sales Kickoff Speaker page for how that program runs.
What results should we expect after the event?
Teams leave with consistency systems, objection-handling skills, and ownership language they use immediately — plus free companion tools from the You Are Capable of More toolkit to keep the message alive in your huddles.
Book a Speaker Your Producers Will Actually Believe
Tell Chris about your firm or association event. You’ll get a straight answer on fit, availability, and customization.