Kate Wengier is an entrepreneurial dietitian with a passion for improving the eating habits of families and communities. She created Foost, a health promotion company, to teach easy ways of eating more fruits and vegetables. (Her star pupils? All four of her kids, who love fresh, fun food!)
In this episode, we discuss: Kate’s reason for becoming, all about Foost, Kate’s mission to improve food education, Kate’s Colourful – and Successful – Crowd Funding Campaign and so much more.
Amanda Clark is the founder of Great Ideas in Nutrition, an award winning practice of dietitian, nutritionists and exercise physiologists, on the Gold Coast, Australia. Amanda is also the creator of internationally famous Portion Perfection - designed for women, men and children. In this podcast, we discuss her journey as a successful business owner and leader, not only in Australia but also in the USA.
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Joe Leech is a Dietitian from Sydney, with a Master's degree in nutrition and dietetics. He’s also the founder of science-based website Diet vs. Disease. What he’s best known for, however, are his online courses. Joe creates written and video content for those living with diet-related health conditions and diseases, and his online courses have gained a strong following. They serve to break down dense information – such as scientific reviews and bodies of evidence -- into easily digestible and appealing visual content. This podcast, we discuss how you, too, can create an online course as a value-add for your dietetics business.
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It's the career we dream of as a dietitian: speaking opps in far-flung locales, top positions across clinical, industry, academia and consultancy dietetics, heading up our industry's largest professional association. One dietitian has done all of this. In our latest DC webinar, Maree Ferguson chats to Prof. Peter Williams to learn why dietetics, what he's learned along the way - and what he sees in his crystal ball for the future. Click here for the shownotes.
Want to learn how to provide consumable nutrition advice, gain clients and make nutrition sexy? Then tune into our latest podcast ep with The Biting Truth duo - Alex and Anna. We’re lucky enough to pick their brains about their projects, the business & communication skills they've mastered and so much more. Click here for the shownotes.
Calling all digital dietitians! Keen to learn more about how you can truly engage with your audience online and habits for online business success? Perhaps you’re just curious about whether online or offline works best for you [you’ll have to listen to solve this riddle]. Tune in and take notes as Digital Comms pro Teri Lichtenstein teaches you about “Closing the gap between the digital world and the real world.”
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Are you a "non-diet" dietitian, or an aspiring one? Fiona Sutherland, "The Mindful Dietitian," takes us through her serendipitous discovery to starting a new movement of Dietitians - her journey will move you. She offers powerful advice on how you, too, can discover your calling along with useful tools on how to enter the realm of "non-diet." Click here for the shownotes.
You have a passion for a diverse range of interests – but struggle with how to combine them into a single career. Sound like you? You’re not alone. But it can be done -- with great success. For a winning example of how, listen to our DC podcast with Jo Turner. Jo -- a dual-qualified Dietitian / Sports Dietitian and Exercise Physiologist -- heads up NuActive Health, an integrated approach to multi-disciplinary care. In our half-hour podcast, Jo shares how she landed on her practice’s unique concept; how NuActive operates under one roof with its diverse team of Dietitians, Exercise Physiologists and medical professionals; the challenges and rewards she’s faced in running her business; and much more. A skilled communicator with extensive media experience, you’ll enjoy listening to Jo, and will come away with advice that can help you marry your various interests to the career you’ve been dreaming of. Shownotes available at dietitianconnection.com/podcasts
What is “blue ocean strategy”? According to the Harvard Business Review, it’s about carving out a “previously unknown market space” – a blue ocean – where “demand is created, rather than fought over” and there is great opportunity for profitable, rapid growth. Does this sound like what you’d like to achieve with your own business? Then plan to join us for our latest DC podcast with Tara Diversi, APD, who will focus on entrepreneurship and how it applies to dietitians. You’ll hear from Tara on the best time to start your own business [this will surprise you!]; capitalising on your strengths, so clients gravitate to you; creating diverse income streams; and much more. Stop competing and start creating your own blue ocean strategy – then enjoy the rewards. For shownotes: click here
2017 food trends, new opinions and social media hype calls for an interview with one of Australia's top nutrition consultants, APD: Nicole Senior. Nicole’s role at Principal Nutrition Services is to provide accurate, responsible, engaging and compelling communications about food. Nicole and Kate chat about the pros of nutrition consultancy work, how technology plays a role and the seven jobs required for this position; it is certainly more than simply writing about food! For the shownotes: http://www.dietitianconnection.com/podcasts