Nutrition Grad Guide

84. Working in Food Quality & Science while Growing a Business, with Desi Karandaglidis

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Desi Karandaglidis is a qualified Nutritionist who’s passion for nutrition and food science came out of nowhere but has led her down a booming and promising path into a food science career. When the pandemic hit, she quickly realised she wanted more and wanted to utilise the nutrition side of her degree. After fixing her own issues with. Her period and seeing the power of nutrition in this, her aim is to help women fix their period (anything from painful periods, to missing periods, to wanting to come off the pill) by using the power of Nutrition and Mindset practices. She does all of this in her business, alongside working her full time job in the Food Industry.


In this episode, Desi shares:

  • Staring in the beauty industry before switching into nutrition and food science.
  • Studying food science and nutrition.
  • Going on to get a job in food science and work in various food manufacturing roles.
  • Realising she wanted to start her own business.
  • Changing her belief about what running a business meant and challenging the ways she saw her parents running conventional businesses.
  • Starting to build a presence on social media.
  • Combining her love for health and fitness with nutrition.
  • Her own journey with her period and healing her menstrual cycle, including using her nutrition degree for this.
  • Experiencing her first pain free period and igniting the passion to help others do the same.
  • How she balances working full time and building her business.
  • What it’s like working in food science, food quality and food manufacturing, including the two main paths you can go down.
  • Different roles and responsibilities in her role.
  • The qualifications you need to work in food science and quality.
  • Some of the directions you can take this career and progression opportunities.
  • The growing demand in the food industry and the increase of jobs that will come with that.
  • An insight into her business and current offerings.
  • Her love for presenting and being in front of large groups of people.
  • Focusing on making people feel good.
  • The ripple effect and how even when we’re getting started out and helping less people it’s rippling out to many more.
  • Understanding that some people need to hear your message and prefer your style of teaching specifically.
  • Knowing that what you put out there doesn’t have to be perfect.
  • Taking the pressure off yourself.
  • Her secrets to staying consistent and continuing to show up.
  • Holding the vision of your dream life and knowing that it’s going to happen.
  • Acknowledging the work that goes into becoming the person you desire to be and building your dream life.
  • Being efficient with your time and setting boundaries.
  • Her experience immersing herself in growth environments.
  • Running the other way if people tell you something isn’t possible or realistic.
  • And so much more!


    • Learn more about Desi via her website http://www.desikhealth.au/index.html and follow her journey on instagram @desi.k.health.


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