In today’s episode, guest host Marissa Kai is talking with Megan Antony Placa. Megan is a licensed dietitian nutritionist who empowers women to be strong by using food as fuel to get the most out of their strength training workouts. Her mission is to help women build strong, healthy bodies so they can become confident and feel more powerful in their lives. As a woman who has completed six power lifting competitions and strength trains regularly, she's passionate about performance nutrition. Mega...
Aug 06, 2020•19 min•Ep. 138
Melissa Landry is a Boston-based nutrition therapist and intuitive eating coach who supports women in bigger bodies in finding food freedom. Melissa manages an online Instagram community @no.more.guilt and co-hosts the podcast Break the Diet Cycle, which inspires women across the country to be the first in their family to stop dieting and body image concerns from passing through the generations, just like she is. Inspired by her mother's stories, Melissa's weight-inclusive framework addresses th...
Aug 05, 2020•27 min•Ep. 137
In today’s episode, Guest Host Marissa is speaking with Stephanie Lauri. Stephanie is a registered dietician, certified lactation educator, and a mom of a toddler, expecting her second baby any day now, located in Orange County, California. She's been practicing as a pediatric dietitian for the past five years. However, through her first pregnancy, she was surprised at the minimal focus there was on nutrition during this critical life stage. As a dietician, she was sought out by other pregnant f...
Aug 04, 2020•22 min•Ep. 135
In today’s episode, Guest Host Yaa is speaking with Stephanie May. Stephanie is a sports dietitian who specializes in helping high school athletes prevent under-fueling, which can set them back in their performance, impact their growth and increase their risk of injury. She helps athletes create a routine around their nutrition choices so they can gain muscle strength, support their bone health, improve their endurance, and ultimately reach their performance goals. I had to find one thing, hone ...
Aug 03, 2020•23 min•Ep. 134
In today’s episode, Libby is speaking with Monique Nadeau. Monique Nadeau is the founder of EatLove, a San Francisco-based digital health company specializing in personalized nutrition. As co-founder and former CEO, Monique led Hope Street Group, a national public policy organization that harnesses technology to mobilize an extensive professional network outside of government to promote economic vitality. Policy areas: health, education, and job creation. Her experience centers on building and g...
Jul 31, 2020•39 min•Ep. 136
Cynthia Donovan has been a dietitian for 10 years. Half of that she spent as clinical RD and community RD. For the past five years she has practiced as a non-diet, health-at-every-size dietitian. Cynthia is a mom of two little boys, one and a half years old and three and a half years old, and has married her high school sweetheart. She came to find her true passion for her profession through her own battle with disordered eating and disordered exercise, plus losing her cycle, and then encounteri...
Jul 29, 2020•35 min•Ep. 133
In today’s episode, Lauren is talking with Courtney Bliss. Courtney is an experienced pediatric dietitian and researcher, wife, and mom of two living in Phoenix, Arizona. She has a passion for delicious food and good nutrition and loves supporting moms and families as they nurse their little ones. She offers individual coaching for picky eating, wrote a book based on her blissful meals framework, and this summer, is launching a group coaching program for moms of picky eaters. “I realized this wa...
Jul 27, 2020•32 min•Ep. 132
Yaa Boakye is a certified personal trainer and a nutrition and dietetics certificate candidate. She also holds a BS in Communication from Northwestern University. She has spent the last ten years as a wellness entrepreneur in various roles; in-home personal trainer, group fitness instructor, resting metabolic rate practitioner, body fat testing practitioner, and wellness coach at a therapeutic wellness facility. Though her job titles have varied over the years, her mission has remained the same:...
Jul 24, 2020•33 min•Ep. 131
In today’s episode, Libby is speaking with registered dietitian Alesandra Magisano. Alessandra Magisano is a registered dietitian from Toronto, Canada. She specializes and works predominantly with those affected by eating disorders or disordered eating, and is an advocate for food freedom and balanced relationships with food. Alessandra has worked in various settings supporting those with eating disorders and disordered eating, working to help people find balance and peace by getting off the res...
Jul 22, 2020•24 min•Ep. 130
In today’s episode, Libby is talking with Fatimah Fakhour and Sarika Shah. Fatimah Fakhoury is a Registered Dietitian providing virtual nutrition coaching services to people living with paralysis and spinal cord injury. She was inspired by her husband, who was injured in a car accident many years ago, to focus on providing nutrition services specifically to people living with paralysis, who are often left out of popular wellness culture.Fatimah empowers people living with paralysis to manage the...
Jul 20, 2020•42 min•Ep. 129
In today’s episode, Libby is talking with Kirsty Seward. Kirsty graduated in 2012 and started her own practice in 2013. Growing up she developed a passion for nutrition while spending quality time cooking with her Nan. Over the past few months Kirsty has niched down her practice and focuses on helping women break diet culture and find food freedom. She believes nutrition should be simple and food should bring enjoyment not fear. “I believe in celebrating all wins even if they're small compared t...
Jul 17, 2020•32 min•Ep. 128
In today’s episode, Libby is talking with Priscilla Blevins. Yaa Boakye is a certified personal trainer and a nutrition and dietetics certificate candidate. She also holds a BS in Communication from Northwestern University. She has spent the last ten years as a wellness entrepreneur in various roles; in-home personal trainer, group fitness instructor, resting metabolic rate practitioner, body fat testing practitioner and wellness coach at a therapeutic wellness facility. Through her varied job t...
Jul 15, 2020•32 min•Ep. 127
In today’s episode, Libby is talking with Maya Bach. Maya Bach started her career as a clinical weight management dietitian where she found that many patients were relying on supplements or quick fix diets, leaving them feeling frustrated when their weight loss goals weren’t being met. Knowing there must be a better way, Maya left to establish her private practice five years ago and now she partners with clients to achieve the balanced lifestyle changes they need to lose weight, feel confident i...
Jul 13, 2020•22 min•Ep. 126
In today’s episode, Libby is talking with Nishta Saxena. Nishta is the owner of Vibrant Nutrition. When she became a mother of two vibrant kids herself, she noticed that feeding a family is very different than feeding an individual. There was a huge gap in parents finding clear, real nutrition guidance, for their families, and knew she could offer more. She is known as a “nutrition myth-buster”, helping parents decrease misinformation about the “how” of feeding their children, clearing the way t...
Jul 10, 2020•31 min•Ep. 125
In today’s episode, Libby is talking with Amy Plano. Amy Plano, The Reimbursement Dietitian, RD, MS, CDE, CDN, is a successful private practice dietitian passionate about helping dietitians create a profitable nutrition private practice using an insured-based model. Together with her husband, Marc Plano, she runs, The Plano Program, a health and wellness-based center in Orange, CT. Through both her one-one and group-based coaching programs, online resources, and seminars, she teaches dietitians ...
Jul 08, 2020•40 min•Ep. 124
In today’s episode, Libby is talking with Priscilla Blevins. Priscilla Blevins has a passion to help women live a sustainable lifestyle, to lose weight, and manage anxiety. Her passion stems from her own health journey from being diagnosed with a heart murmur at birth, as well as Shone's complex, a very rare congenital heart defect, consisting of multiple left heart obstructive defects. At age 12, she was told, "You can never eat fat or you'll die." So she focused very hard during high school to...
Jul 06, 2020•23 min•Ep. 123
In today’s episode, Libby is talking with Jen Salib Huber, a Canadian registered dietician and naturopathic doctor. In practice for more than 16 years, Jen helps women in perimenopause and menopause find food freedom and understand the changes their bodies are going through. Working from a health at every size approach, she teaches women to become intuitive eaters and build body confidence in their 30s, 40s, and 50s and offers evidence-based, natural treatment options for their symptoms. She str...
Jul 03, 2020•20 min•Ep. 122
In today’s episode, Lauren Smith is speaking with Meredith Bilsky. Meredith is a virtual dietitian helping women break the yo-yo dieting cycle so they can reach their weight loss goals. Meredith is passionate about helping women achieve their weight loss goals because she knows what it's like to feel miserable, anxious, and frustrated while trying to lose weight. After suffering a foot injury that ended her running career, Meredith gained weight during high school and college, which triggered ye...
Jul 01, 2020•25 min•Ep. 121
Are you getting likes and follows but struggling to build your client list? It might be time to revisit your mindset around social media! In today’s episode, Lauren is talking with Bec Norris. Bec is an Australian dietician working with women from across the globe to help them ditch diets and lose weight sustainably. With a background in health coaching and a love for easy throw together recipes, Bec shows women exactly what and how they need to eat to prevent late night snacking, manage craving...
Jun 29, 2020•27 min•Ep. 120
Are you wondering how it’s possible to leave a clinical job to become your own Dietitian Boss? It may be easier than you think! In today’s episode, Libby is talking with Kristy Baumann. Kristy is a registered dietitian, marathon runner, wife, and mama to a toddler. Kristy is a small-town girl who never thought she'd enjoy living in a big city, an ice cream lover who grew up as a picky eater and became a veggie-lover, and the back-of-the-pack high school runner, who was pushing her limits to brea...
Jun 26, 2020•22 min•Ep. 119
Have you identified your ideal client? In today’s episode, Libby is talking with Emily Apitz. Emily is a registered dietitian born and raised in the Midwest. She's a toddler mom to her energetic 18 month old and is working nine to five in a hospital and five to nine on her side hustle. Emily uses her own experience of losing weight while exclusively breastfeeding her son to help other moms who want to lose weight, but are afraid of losing their breast milk supply. She uses a balanced approach to...
Jun 24, 2020•20 min•Ep. 118
Are you having fun while creating content? Do you struggle with keeping a positive, forward focused mindset? In today’s episode, Libby is talking with Michele Crosmer. Michele is a registered dietitian and certified specialist in renal nutrition. She's based in California and helps people with chronic kidney disease preserve their kidney function and delay or prevent dialysis through a plant-based eating approach. Michele is passionate about increasing awareness for chronic kidney disease, dispe...
Jun 22, 2020•27 min•Ep. 117
Are you struggling to grow your dietitian business? Are you a new dietitian and wonder what the easiest way to get started is? It might be easier than you think with just a few changes! In today’s episode, Libby is talking with Maree Ferguson. Maree is the director of Dietitian Connection, an online community and continuing education hub for dietitians all around the world. Maree was a senior research scientist at ABBA Nutrition in the United States. Maree and colleagues developed a malnutrition...
Jun 19, 2020•24 min•Ep. 116
Have you considered specializing in an area that you don’t actually have that condition? Are you concerned that people won’t want to work with you because they feel you can’t relate to what they are going through? Listen to how one Dietitian Boss chose a specialty and marketed herself without every having the condition! In today’s episode, Libby is talking with Sam Abbott. Sam is a registered dietitian-nutritionist and owner of the nutrition practice G & G Nutrition Company, where she provid...
Jun 17, 2020•34 min•Ep. 116
Are you struggling to gain clarity on your ideal client? Are you creating content that just doesn’t seem to be connecting with who you want to? Are you ready to get clear and start bringing in your ideal clients with the content you’ve created and be able to do all of this in less time? Listen to how one Dietitian Boss did this and how it as changed her business! In today’s episode, Libby is talking with Elena Kunicki. Elena is a virtual dietitian for weightlifting women who want to improve thei...
Jun 15, 2020•40 min•Ep. 115
Are you concerned with everything going on in the world today about diversity? Do you find yourself unsure how to market yourself or want to make sure that you are portraying the right message about who you work with? In today’s episode, Libby is talking with Nicole Lee. Nicole Lee is a diversity equity and inclusion expert and leadership coach nationally recognized speaker and strategist. Nicole regularly consults with nonprofits, schools, businesses, and political and social movements to impro...
Jun 12, 2020•21 min•Ep. 114
Are you talking about what you want to talk about or what your ideal client wants to talk about? Have you discovered your client’s pain points? Have you tried to create content that is about your ideal client’s pain points? Listen to how one Dietitian Boss did this and the effect it had on her business! In today’s episode, Libby is talking with Fatimah Fakhoury. Fatimah is a registered dietitian providing virtual nutrition coaching services to people living with paralysis and spinal cord injury....
Jun 10, 2020•46 min•Ep. 113
You’ve decided to start your virtual practice and now what? Are you feeling afraid to take the plunge and go full-time because you worry that you won’t make enough? In today’s episode, cohost Bonnie Roney is talking about where she started and where she is now! Bonnie started working with Libby in early 2019 and has since left her full-time job to finally be her own boss! Now she is going to walk you through how that has gone this past year! “So I remember when I first started out, I was definit...
Jun 08, 2020•17 min•Ep. 112
Are you trying to figure out how to start your private practice? Does your full-time position have you feeling like something is lacking or you are no longer following where your passion is? This is an episode you don’t want to miss! Find out how one Dietitian Boss that was right where you are now got back to fulfilling her passion in her private practice! In today’s episode, cohost Bonnie Roney is talking with Haley Miskowiec. Haley is a registered dietitian nutritionist who was born and raised...
Jun 05, 2020•29 min•Ep. 111
Do you dread sales calls? Are you still working on finding your rhythm when you get on the call? It’s time to slow down and take a breath! If you treat the call like a conversation and listen to what they need the flow of the call can go much smoother! In today’s episode of Dietitian Boss Libby is talking with Lindsey Lusson. Lindsey is a registered dietitian, wife, and mom to two dogs and a toddler. Through Lindsey's personal health journey, she's learned a lot about how under-eating can wreak ...
Jun 03, 2020•31 min•Ep. 110
