What do professional speakers think about when they're building their platforms? Burnout expert Cait Donovan joins Jacquelyn Fletcher Johnson for a powerful conversation about visibility fear, alignment, and why your ideas need room to breathe. If you’ve been holding back from using your voice in a bigger way, this episode is for you. This conversation is full of truth bombs, laughter, and vulnerability. Plus, you'll hear how your community can help you think even bigger.
What if the thing you’re searching for is already sitting beneath you?
In this deeply honest and wildly energizing conversation, burnout expert, keynote speaker, and host of Fried: The Burnout Podcast, Cait Donovan joins Jacquelyn Fletcher Johnson for a conversation about visibility, burnout, fear, community, and what it really takes to share your voice in a bigger way.
Together, they unpack:
-Why your ideas need space to breathe
-How burnout often comes from “mismatch”
-The hidden treasure chest most people are sitting on
-The cure for visibility fear
Cait shares powerful stories about leaving her acupuncture career, building a global thought leadership platform, navigating uncertainty as a professional keynote speaker, and discovering that the only real question is:
“Is this bringing me closer to match… or closer to mismatch?”
This episode is a permission slip for anyone who knows they have something important to say — but keeps waiting for the perfect moment to begin.
Spoiler alert:
You already have a stage.