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  • Interview with Grace Derocha: Being YOU as your superpower!
    Mar 4 2022
    In this episode I speak with Grace Derocha. She talks about being YOU as your own superpower and shares tips and tricks for tapping into your creative ideas and available resources. Grace has a unique background and has been a traveling dietitian, spokesperson for an insurance agency, earned an MBA and started a small business - in addition to being a health coach, mom, and much, much, more! More about Grade as a Spokesperson: https://www.eatrightpro.org/media/meet-our-spokespeople/spokespeople/grace-derocha (https://www.eatrightpro.org/media/meet-our-spokespeople/spokespeople/grace-derocha) Connect with Grace: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gracedietitian (https://www.linkedin.com/in/gracedietitian) See Grade on Twitter: https://twitter.com/gracedietitian?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor (https://twitter.com/gracedietitian?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor) Grace's website: https://thriveglobal.com/authors/grace-derocha-3/ (https://thriveglobal.com/authors/grace-derocha-3/)
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    31 min
  • Interview with Su-Nui Escobar: Helping Dietitians Evolve
    Feb 19 2022
    In this episode, I speak with Dr. Su-Nui Escobar. Dr. Escobar has a clinical doctorate in nutrition, maintains a private practice, teaches at Nova Southestern University, started a Dietetic Internship and is a native Spanish speaker. We talk about developing authentic relationships with cultures different from your own and how leading with an entrepreneurial spirit can have opportunities present themselves to you in all aspects of your career. https://www.eatrightpro.org/media/meet-our-spokespeople/spokespeople/su-nui-escobar (Click here) for her Bio from the Academy https://foodandnutrition.org/blogs/stone-soup/my-story-as-a-first-generation-latina-dietitian/ (Click here )for an article in Food and Nutrition on Su-Nui https://www.instagram.com/evolvingdietitians/?hl=en (Click here) for her Instagram page https://evolving-dietitians.thinkific.com/courses/instagram-for-nutrition-bloggers-made-easy (Click here) for her website, Evolving Dietitians
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    35 min
  • Interview with Andrew Wade: Advocate For Your Worth
    Feb 3 2022
    In this episode I speak with Andrew Wade, the Nutrition Services Payment Specialist for the PA Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Andrew shares insights into billing insurance for nutrition services and a high-level overview of Alternative Payment Models (where the focus is on outcomes!). We also hear the expenses that Andrew wasn't expecting as a business owner. Resources: https://casespecificnutrition.com/ https://www.eatrightpro.org/payment/changes-delivery-payment/apms-and-value-based-care
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    43 min
  • Interview with Wesley McWhorter: Challenge the Status Quo, Respectfully
    Jan 22 2022
    In this episode, I speak with Wesley McWhorter, a chef, registered dietitian, and assistant professor with a true entrepreneurial spirit. Wesley shares some personal experiences with failures and how he’s both laughed at them and turned them into successful ventures. We also discuss food apartheid, decolonizing your plate, and challenging long standing assumptions in the field of nutrition and dietetics.  Academy Spokesperson: https://www.eatrightpro.org/media/meet-our-spokespeople/spokespeople/wesley-mcwhorter (https://www.eatrightpro.org/media/meet-our-spokespeople/spokespeople/wesley-mcwhorter) Culinary Medicine at UT: https://culinarymedicine.org/culinary-medicine-partner-schools/partner-medical-schools/university-of-texas-houston/ (https://culinarymedicine.org/culinary-medicine-partner-schools/partner-medical-schools/university-of-texas-houston/) How Good Food Works Book: https://sph.uth.edu/research/centers/dell/nourish/research-resources/cookbook (https://sph.uth.edu/research/centers/dell/nourish/research-resources/cookbook) The Nourish Program: An Innovative Model for Cooking, Gardening, and Clinical Care Skill Enhancement for Dietetics Students. McWhorter, John Wesley et al. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Volume 119, Issue 2, 202 - 203 Healthcare Innovation and Famous stories of failure: https://www.hcinnovationgroup.com/clinical-it/digital-health-innovation/article/21158902/why-healthcare-leaders-must-take-risks-and-not-have-regrets (https://www.hcinnovationgroup.com/clinical-it/digital-health-innovation/article/21158902/why-healthcare-leaders-must-take-risks-and-not-have-regrets)
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    37 min
  • Interview with Angela Lemond: Lead with Purpose
    Jan 9 2022
    In this episode, I speak with Angela Lemond from https://lemondnutrition.com/ (Lemond Nutrition. ) Angela shares some ingredients in her “secret sauce” for hiring dietitians and reducing turnover on her team. Spoiler alert; it’s not about the RD’s IQ or RD Exam score. Angela discusses the need for more health care providers to have open, curious, and courageous conversations with folks we don’t necessarily agree with; but leave the conversation still liking the person.  She also emphasizes the importance of a safe space to learn and grow and provides tips on how to find a job at a company that aligns to your values. Some of the other topics discussed and more information about them: Servant Leadership: https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2020/03/11/traditional-leadership-vs-servant-leadership/?sh=3e8a002a451e (https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2020/03/11/traditional-leadership-vs-servant-leadership/?sh=3e8a002a451e) EQ and IQ: https://briefer.com/books/emotional-intelligence (https://briefer.com/books/emotional-intelligence) The Seasoned RD: https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/the-seasoned-rd-beth-harrell-1wLACenV7pB/ (https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/the-seasoned-rd-beth-harrell-1wLACenV7pB/) Their Amazon store: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07X8ZNBRX?ref=exp_lemondnutrition_dp_vv_d (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07X8ZNBRX?ref=exp_lemondnutrition_dp_vv_d)
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    41 min
  • Interview with Jen Bruning: Stay Open and Curious, Consider your Systems
    Jan 3 2022
    In this episode, I interview Jen Bruning, fellow Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Spokesperson and FNCE roommate when we aren’t meeting virtually.  Jen has worked in food service for most of her career and is currently living in Chicago working with a small start up company. Jen encourages us to stay open and curious and learn more about how our current positions and roles fit within other systems. She says knowing the larger systems she was involved with throughout her career positioned her to be the ideal candidate for her current, unique, role. Connect with Jen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenbruning/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenbruning/)  https://incitesp.com/ (https://incitesp.com/)   Make Me Smart podcast she recommends: https://www.marketplace.org/shows/make-me-smart-with-kai-and-molly/lets-talk-about-share-of-stomach/ (https://www.marketplace.org/shows/make-me-smart-with-kai-and-molly/lets-talk-about-share-of-stomach/)
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    41 min
  • Interview with Ginger Hultin: Mindset, Negotiating, and Risk-Taking
    Jan 3 2022
    In this episode, I interview Ginger Hultin of Champagne Nutrition, based in Seattle Washington.  I met Ginger a few years ago through our volunteer work for the academy of nutrition and dietetics.  Ginger shares how she knew it was time to leave her clinical job and transition to private practice, how she was intrapreneurial during her time in clinical, and the importance of the know-like-trust factor in relationship building.    Benefits Report: https://www.eatrightpro.org/practice/career-development/career-toolbox/academy-member-compensation (https://www.eatrightpro.org/practice/career-development/career-toolbox/academy-member-compensation)   Salary Calculator: https://www.eatrightpro.org/practice/career-development/salary-calculator (https://www.eatrightpro.org/practice/career-development/salary-calculator)   Connect with Ginger: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gingerhultin/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/gingerhultin/) https://champagnenutrition.com/ (https://champagnenutrition.com/) https://www.instagram.com/champagnenutrition/ (https://www.instagram.com/champagnenutrition/)  
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    29 min
  • Interview with Amy Kimberlain: Connections and Partnerships
    Jan 2 2022
    In this episode I talk with Amy Kimberlain. Amy works for a hospital system as a community dietitian and runs a personal blog from Miami Florida. Amy understands the value of developing strategic partnerships and says connections, collaboration, and partnerships are essential for survival, whether the program you are running is within a larger business or on your own. Amy discusses the importance of a community health needs assessment and monitoring the impact programs have on the community over time. Listen for some examples of grassroots marketing, staying within her scope of practice, and the importance of defining your target market.   Amy https://www.amysnutritionkitchen.com/ (https://www.amysnutritionkitchen.com/) DPP Lifestyle coach master trainer she mentions https://www.diabeteseducator.org/prevention/lifestyle-coach-training (https://www.diabeteseducator.org/prevention/lifestyle-coach-training)
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    41 min