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Author · Keynote Speaker · Healthcare Leader · Storyteller

Life doesn’t follow a script. What you do next is the story.

Matt Cavallo tells honest stories about illness, family, reinvention, and the human side of healthcare. His work makes people laugh, think, and see their own lives differently.

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Featured By & Spoken For

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The Signature Keynote

The Million Dollar Patient

One patient. Eighteen years of treatment. More than $1.4 million in treatment costs. Matt tells the true story of the interventions that reduced his annual treatment cost to zero, using real numbers to reveal the person behind the claim.

$1.4M+

in treatment costs over two decades

$0

annual therapy cost today

20

years living with MS

The Dog Story by Matt Cavallo — coming soon

The Book

The Dog Story. Meet Teddy.

One dog. Fifteen years. A promise that outlasted everything.

Six months after Matt was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, his wife brought home Teddy, a Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier puppy. Matt made him a promise: no matter what happened, Teddy would get his walk. That promise lasted fifteen years and became a memoir about marriage, fatherhood, illness, loss, and the ordinary work of building a life together. The original edition sold more than 30,000 copies, and a fully revised edition is coming soon.

Speaking

Not Another Speech About “Overcoming Adversity”

Matt does not deliver polished slogans about turning every setback into a gift. He tells the truth about what happens when life goes sideways: the fear, the absurdity, the difficult choices, the people who carry us, and the small decisions that eventually become a life.

People do not need another speaker telling them to think positively. They need someone willing to tell the truth.

Book Matt to Speak
Matt Cavallo speaking on stage with a microphone

What People Say

On Stage & In the Room

“Matt has a unique ability to take his journey and make it personal to his audience. His capacity to engage the audience allows everyone to be deeply emotionally engaged, inspired and therefore motivated.”

Laurent Placidi

VP of Marketing, Genzyme Corp.

“I have observed Matt dozens of times captivate an audience with his engaging, warm, and entertaining oratory style. In my career, I have never observed a better speaker than Matt.”

John McDaniel

Executive ABM, Biogen Idec

“His story took us back to why we got into healthcare and how we connect with patients. It was an energizing team building experience.”

Rayn Ginnaty RN, BSN, MBA

VP of Nursing, Benefis Hospitals

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Matt Cavallo with his service dog Ted

About Matt

Writer, father, patient, advocate.

Matt Cavallo is an author, keynote speaker, and healthcare leader who writes and speaks about illness, family, reinvention, and the human side of healthcare. His work is grounded in lived experience, honest storytelling, and a career spent on both sides of the system.

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