We end burnout culture, boldly.

BurnBOLD™ is a burnout consultancy led by keynote speaker Cait Donovan and director of coaching Sarah Vosen. We architect burnout-informed leaders and cultures through high-impact speaking & advisory for organizations and precision coaching for humans.

Built for managers, people leaders, and the helpers & givers inside mission-driven companies.

Speaking & Advisory (Cait) Coaching (Sarah)

Keynotes · Workshops · Advisory · 1:1 & Small Groups · FRIED: The Burnout Podcast (top 1%)

Human-forward Outcome-focused Research-backed Built for leaders

Our Mission & Point of View

Human-forward. Outcome-focused.

Burnout isn’t a personal failure or a villainous company problem—it’s an ecosystem issue. At BurnBOLD™, we rebuild that ecosystem. We combine hard science with Chinese-medicine wisdom to create leaders and cultures that are clear, capacity-savvy, and bold enough to do their best work without burning out.

“You’re not broken. You’re just burned out.”

No blame. Just clarity. We don’t point fingers—we diagnose systems and fix what drains energy.
Leaders first, then ripple. When managers and people leaders get resourced, teams stabilize and results follow.
Two tracks, one outcome. Organizational speaking & advisory (Cait) plus precision coaching (Sarah) for measurable behavior change.
Evidence over aesthetics. We love a great vibe—but we measure what matters: retention, engagement, and sustainable performance.

Next up: how we work with organizations and humans—without bubble baths or band-aids.

How We Work

Two tracks. One outcome: sustainable performance.

We rebuild capacity at the leader level and the human level—because burnout is systemic and personal. Choose your entry point below; most clients use both.

Organizations

Speaking & Advisory with Cait

High-impact keynotes, leadership workshops, and executive advisory that make burnout prevention a business capability—not a perk. Human-forward, outcome-focused, blame-free.

Align leadership on capacity. Common language and practical guardrails for managers and people leaders.
Translate insight to systems. From workload and norms to boundaries and feedback loops—we operationalize what works.
Measure what matters. Retention, engagement, and sustainable delivery—not foam and vibes.

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Humans

Precision Coaching with Sarah

Private and small-group coaching that restores energy, clarifies boundaries, and builds everyday practices that stick—especially for the helpers and givers.

Capacity gains fast. Practical, personalized steps that free energy within weeks—not years.
Boundary fluency. Scripts, experiments, and reps until your new defaults feel natural.
Whole-human tools. Western science + Chinese-medicine wisdom to steady your nervous system and your schedule.

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Best results come when leaders skill up (Cait) while individuals rebuild capacity (Sarah).

Meet the Founder

Cait Donovan, Keynote Speaker & Burnout Strategist

Cait builds burnout-informed leaders and cultures. She translates science and Chinese-medicine wisdom into practical systems—so managers and people leaders can deliver results without burning out their teams (or themselves).

Host of FRIED: The Burnout Podcast (top 1% globally), author of The Bouncebackability Factor, and a sought-after speaker for mission-driven organizations, Cait holds degrees in Biobehavioral Sciences and Traditional Chinese Medicine. Her work is clear, blame-free, and relentlessly outcome-focused.

“Burnout isn't a disaster, it's a guide to create exactly what you need”

Leader-first, ripple-wide. Aligns executives and managers on capacity, boundaries, and behavior change that sticks.
Systems over slogans. Turns insights into operating norms, feedback loops, and measurable results.
Research + real talk. Neuroscience meets everyday scripts and experiments—for action tomorrow, not someday.

Director of Coaching

Sarah Vosen, Precision Coach for the Helpers & Givers

Sarah leads BurnBOLD’s coaching arm—private and small-group containers that restore energy, build boundary fluency, and create daily practices that actually stick. She meets you in the fire and helps you rebuild something better.

A seasoned burnout recovery coach with a background in Chinese medicine, Sarah blends Western science and somatic, nervous-system–steadying tools to turn insight into action. Her work is practical, compassionate, and relentlessly results-driven—especially for managers, people leaders, and mission-driven teams.

Capacity Rebuild Boundary Skills Whole-Human Methods

Personalized game plan. We map drains and add practical supports you can apply this week.
Boundary reps. Scripts and micro-experiments until the new default becomes effortless.
Regulate, then renovate. Nervous system steadiness first—then rebuild schedules, norms, and habits.
Proof you can feel. Better sleep, clearer focus, steadier energy—measured in your real life, not a spreadsheet.

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Our Partnership

Day one to BurnBOLD™

We met on the first day of our master’s program in Chinese medicine—and we’ve been inseparable ever since. Even with deep passion for the work, years in the field and in patient care burned us out. We know what it is to be the helper and the giver, to feel resentment instead of fuel.

Inside organizations, that pattern spreads—because burnout is contagious. BurnBOLD™ exists to break that chain from both ends: resourcing leaders and supporting humans, so cultures become places where people can thrive at work and in health.

“Two founders. One system. We rebuild capacity at the top and on the ground.”

Individual coaching (Sarah). Heal, restore energy, and build boundary fluency with practical, personalized steps.
Small-group coaching. Internal networking plus healing, accountability, and connection—momentum that sticks.
Speaking & advisory (Cait). Align leaders, update norms, and operationalize capacity so results are sustainable.

Human-forward, outcome-focused, blame-free—by design.