Cait Donovan
L.Ac.
NJ, USReduce burnout during a keynote? And laugh? If this is what you need, Cait is your speaker. Get immediately implementable burnout solutions and keep your audience engaged and entertained!
Cait Donovan is a keynote speaker, podcaster, and author who helps nonprofits and associations reduce burnout, strengthen emotional intelligence, and improve retention. As one of the most trusted voices in burnout recovery and burnout-informed leadership, she delivers research-backed, actionable strategies that improve engagement, psychological safety, and organizational culture.
Cait’s expertise is shaped by a decade of interviewing global burnout researchers, clinicians, and leaders on FRIED: The Burnout Podcast, consistently ranked in the top 1% of podcasts worldwide. She blends practical tools, neuroscience, and emotional intelligence training to help leaders prevent turnover, lower stress, and create healthier workplace environments.
Frequently recommended for association conferences, annual meetings, leadership summits, and professional development events, Cait is known for relatable storytelling, memorable frameworks, and immediately implementable takeaways. Her keynotes empower leaders to identify organizational contributors to burnout, communicate boundaries without blame, and create cultures where people can perform — without sacrificing their wellbeing.
Cait Donovan is a burnout expert, host of "Fried – The Burnout Podcast," and author of the book "The Bouncebackability Factor". Her creative burnout recovery solutions have been featured on podcasts and online magazines such as “Forbes”, “NPR,” and “The New York Post” and in companies such as Morgan Stanley, Clorox, and the New York Public Library. Cait believes in having fun - especially while she's demonstrating how resentment is a burnout recovery superpower.
With a bachelors in Biobehavioral Health and a masters in Chinese medicine, Cait provided over 30,000 international acupuncture treatments before she took to the stage. With an innate ability to think holistically, Cait offers fresh perspectives in a sea of sameness in the burnout world.
Cait Donovan is a keynote speaker, podcaster, and author who helps nonprofits and associations reduce burnout, strengthen emotional intelligence, and improve retention. As one of the most trusted voices in burnout recovery and burnout-informed leadership, she delivers research-backed, actionable strategies that improve engagement, psychological safety, and organizational culture.
Cait’s expertise is shaped by a decade of interviewing global burnout researchers, clinicians, and leaders on FRIED: The Burnout Podcast, consistently ranked in the top 1% of podcasts worldwide. She blends practical tools, neuroscience, and emotional intelligence training to help leaders prevent turnover, lower stress, and create healthier workplace environments.
Frequently recommended for association conferences, annual meetings, leadership summits, and professional development events, Cait is known for relatable storytelling, memorable frameworks, and immediately implementable takeaways. Her keynotes empower leaders to identify organizational contributors to burnout, communicate boundaries without blame, and create cultures where people can perform — without sacrificing their wellbeing.
Cait Donovan is a burnout expert, host of "Fried – The Burnout Podcast," and author of the book "The Bouncebackability Factor". Her creative burnout recovery solutions have been featured on podcasts and online magazines such as “Forbes”, “NPR,” and “The New York Post” and in companies such as Morgan Stanley, Clorox, and the New York Public Library. Cait believes in having fun - especially while she's demonstrating how resentment is a burnout recovery superpower.
With a bachelors in Biobehavioral Health and a masters in Chinese medicine, Cait provided over 30,000 international acupuncture treatments before she took to the stage. With an innate ability to think holistically, Cait offers fresh perspectives in a sea of sameness in the burnout world.
Deep Dive into Burnout Risk Factors
Format: 50-minute Keynote
This program is perfect for:
- Mid to Senior level leaders who are struggling with how to respond to burnout on their teams
- Companies going through high levels of attrition
The audience will leave with:
- Expanded empathy and compassion around burnout
- Confidence to support team members going through burnout
- A clear...
Empowering Leaders and Teams to Overcome Burnout Together
Format: Keynote or Workshop (50 minutes to 3 hours)
This program is perfect for:
This is a great keynote or lab for companies who want to kickstart employee well being after HR surveys dictating need. It is also great for HR conferences. Handouts available for review.
Whose fault is burnout? Companies are tired of hearing that it is all on them - and individuals are feeling the same.
Resentment: The Unexpected Key to A Great Workplace Culture
Format: 50-minute Keynote or 90 minute Workshop
This program is perfect for:
- Women's ERG's
- Association meetings
- Entrepreneur groups
In a world obsessed with positive thinking, we've left behind some of our most powerful resources and lost connection with how to use them. Resentment is Your Superpower allows participants to gain an entirely new understanding of 'negative'...
Boundaries Make You More Generous
Format: 50-minute Keynote or 90 minute workshop
This program is perfect for:
- Women's ERG's
- DEIB ERG's
- Companies going through high levels of attrition
- This is best for female leadership retreats and HR conferences
How many of us are avoiding boundaries because we are afraid of missing out on opportunities, being labelled the 'difficult' one in the office, or just...
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