Caitlin Donovan

Cait Donovan is a burnout expert, keynote speaker, and author who helps leaders and organizations solve burnout without blame, shame, or band-aid solutions. She's the host of FRIED: The Burnout Podcast, with over one million downloads worldwide, and has delivered hundreds of keynotes across industries, earning more than 4,100 audience reviews and a 99% satisfaction rating.

She's the author of Mismatch: Why Good People Burn Out in Good Organizations, which reframes burnout as a systems problem rather than a personal failure. Her Blameless Burnout™ framework, the Match Index, and her Middle Out approach are used by organizations to close the gap between what people are asked to give and what their systems actually support.

She's been featured in outlets including Forbes, CNET, the New York Post, Katie Couric Media, KQED, and Brain & Life for her insights on burnout and recovery, and was Highly Commended for Best Speaker Showreel 2025 at The Speaker Awards.

Cait holds a master's degree in Chinese Medicine and spent years working as a licensed acupuncturist, which shapes her systems-level understanding of stress, energy, and human performance long before she ever set foot on a stage.

She's transplanted from Boston to San Diego, San Diego to Warsaw, Warsaw to Prague, Prague to New Jersey, and now in 2026 New Jersey to Texas, with her husband and small fluffy white dog, Flora, who is the ultimate burnout prevention.