Heather Neal is a registered dietitian and entrepreneur who is empowering dietitians and nutrition professionals to take your career into your own hands and turn your dreams into reality. Heather is an advocate for nutrition entrepreneurs, the founder of the RD Entrepreneur Symposium and Dietitian HQ. On which, professional development for dietitians is offered with CEUs.

In this episode, we discuss Heather's dietetic background and clinical experiences, the importance of mentorships, community and connection and business coaching online.

Erica Julson is a "non-traditional" registered dietitian -- she's an online entrepreneur and the founder of The Unconventional RD -- a blog and community -- in fact, one of the most popular Facebook groups for dietitians! She's also the creator of The Functional Nutritional Library for dietitians. In this episode, we're talking about connecting, learning, growing and creating job opportunities.

Check out the shownotes for free resources and more on The Unconventional RD.

Gail Cresci, PhD, RD, LD, CNSC works in the Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology at Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital and Inflammation & Immunity, Lerner Research Institute, as well as Director for Nutrition Research within the Center for Human Nutrition, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute at Cleveland Clinic. In this episode, we discuss Gail's research in nutrition, gut microbiome, digestive diseases, surgery and critical care, enteral feeding, liver and intestine diseases. She has received numerous awards and published numerous peer-reviewed manuscripts and book chapters as well as editing a textbook in critical care nutrition.

Angela Grassi, MS, RDN, LDN is the PCOS Nutrition Centre owner and founder and she was also given the distinguished Ricardo Azziz PCOS Challenge Advocacy Leadership Award for her dedication to advocacy and public policy efforts that expand access to resources and support women with PCOS. Additionally, she has published the The PCOS Nutrition Center Cookbook and PCOS: The Dietitian's Guide, now in its second edition.

In this episode, we discuss what PCOS is, and who it affects, the benefits of nutrition coaching for PCOS, relevant guidelines and how Angela has helped women.

Simone Austin is an advanced sports dietitian, media dietitian, speaker and president of Sports Dietitians Australia (SDA). Simone has 20 years of experience as a dietitian; she's worked with (and fed) elite athletes and also collaborated with top chefs.

She's one of the most down-to-earth, energetic and passionate dietitians we've met; this really shines through in our latest podcast. Simone shows us what it's like to fuel incredibly successful athletes, she shares her "pinch me moments" and so much more.

Chloe McLeod is an advanced sports dietitian, author and specialist in IBS, food intolerances and anti-inflammatory eating. She is the creator of The FODMAP Challenge – an online course that helps her clients take control of their gut health and improve their symptoms of IBS for better quality of life.

Chloe is one of the most enthusiastic, open and interesting dietitians I've met. Join us for this fun and interesting chat about how Chloe is helping hundreds of people with IBS through The FODMAP challenge.

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Email marketing is like a relationship between you and the person receiving the email. It's about connecting, giving value and sharing your message. In this latest podcast, we talk to Glenn Mackintosh about how you can use email to connect with your clients, how it compares to social media, why you need email marketing in your business and how it keeps you in control of the message.

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David Bourke has had what he calls an "upside down career" – he studied dietetics and started in the food packaging industry, THEN moved to private practice, corporate health and food service. He is now the General Services Manager for Medirest Australia with a wealth of experience and a very interesting career path so far. His story is testament to how the road less travelled in dietetics can be a rewarding and incredibly successful journey.

For the shownotes: https://dietitianconnection.com/podcasts/david-bourke/

Lyndi Cohen, also known as the Nude Nutritionist, is a media dietitian, founder of the Keep It Real Program and author. Lyndi is known for her "No diet BS" approach – inspiring her audience to eat simple, and fuss-free, healthy food. Spend 5 minutes with Lyndi and you'll know why she inspires millions to be healthy, happy and body positive.

For the shownotes: dietitianconnection.com/podcasts/nude-nutritionist-lyndi-cohen/

Joining us on this episode of the Dietitian Connection Podcast is Andy De Santis (fondly known as Andy the RD) - he is a registered Dietitian and health writer with a degree in food humour based in Toronto, Canada. Andy is incredibly passionate about blogging, creating engaging Instagram content and collaborating with other dietitians.

For the shownotes: dietitianconnection.com/podcasts/food-humour-andy-de-santis/