If you're still on the fence about increasing your rates, you'll be inspired by this episode!

Today on the Make More Money as a Dietitian Podcast, Christine interviews Beth Basham, MS, RD, LD, about how she has overcome her limiting beliefs about charging more and has created premium services that her clients easily pay for and get amazing results!

• Beth's humble beginnings in her RD career
• How & why Beth transitioned into more premium offerings for her nutrition services
• What Beth considers to be "premium" pricing
• The ONE thing you need within yourself to increase your prices
• What the "Be. Do. Have." model is and how to use it to make more money in your RD career
• Why the client transformation journey begins when they make that initial payment
• How to charge premium rates and still be of service to those who cannot afford it
• And SO much more!

Beth Basham MS, RD, LD is a Registered Dietitian and Mindful and Intuitive Eating coach. She helps women discover peace with food and soul so they can live their fullest expression in life and discover true happiness with food and their bodies. With over 15 years of experience, Beth blends the best of her training in functional medicine, yoga, and mindfulness to bring her clients more than just nutrition by tapping into the root cause of what ails them.

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It's so easy to become overwhelmed when you're building a business from the ground up. But overwhelm is a choice, not a necessity. You get to decide if you will indulge in overwhelm or not.

In this episode of the Make More Money as a Dietitian Podcast, Christine talks about how overwhelm is created and why it's important not to go that route if you want to take an easier path towards success in your RD career.

• How overwhelm is created. 
• The importance of thought work. 
• How to reduce or even eliminate overwhelm.
• Why overwhelm is actually a choice and not a "reality" when building a business.

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Whether you're a brand new RD or you've been around for a while, you've likely heard of the online resource NutritionJobs.com. Today you're in for a treat!

In this episode of the Make More Money as a Dietitian Podcast, Christine interviews Stacey Dunn Emke, owner of NutritionJobs.com, about how she has created her business over 20 years ago, before the age of the internet and online marketing. Stacey has built her platform into a highly profitable business and a valuable resource for dietitians and you don't want to miss out on her nuggets of wisdom, no matter where you are on your career path!

• Stacey's journey of becoming a dietitian
• How & why Stacey started NutritionJobs.com
• How Stacey overcame her feelings of shame & guilt when she started making more money than her colleagues
• Why documenting your work/career successes is important in the process of describing the value you bring to your role as a dietitian
• The importance of keeping your resume up-to-date, even if you're a more seasoned dietitian
• The difference between a resume and a Curriculum Vitae (CV)
• Stacey's opinion on why RD's aren't paid as well as other Allied Health Professionals
• Why "waiting for the ice cream truck to come in the wintertime" isn't the smartest thing to do (and what that actually means!)

Stacey Dunn-Emke, MS, RDN is the Founding Owner of NutritionJobs, an online career portal for dietitians and dietitians-to-be, offering dietetic career tools, courses, and jobs. She is celebrating 20 years in business this year! Stacey is the author of The Dietetic Resume Guide and specializes in boosting professional opportunities for dietitians with 1:1 coaching and self-guided courses on Dietetic Resume Reviews, LinkedIn Profile reviews, and Job Interviewing Prep.  

Stacey is a champion for dietitians by boosting confidence and skills to create more opportunities. She has worked in clinical, community, management, outpatient, research, and now as a dietetic entrepreneur. Stacey has appeared on the Oprah Winfrey show and MSNBC.

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Get ready for another inspiring interview with a dietitian who's successfully navigating entrepreneurship and making MORE money as a dietitian, as well!

In this episode of the Make More Money as a Dietitian Podcast, Christine interviews Melissa Groves Azzaro, aka The Hormone Dietitian, about how she has created a highly profitable nutrition business helping women manage their PCOS and hormone imbalance. If you thought the only way to earning a good income in dietetics is to become a business coach for other dietitians, you'll definitely want to listen to this episode as Melissa shares her marketing secrets to success!

• The person responsible for the birth of the Money Mindset Dietitian brand. 
• How Melissa achieved her first 5-figure month in her nutrition business. 
• The benefits of having a 3-year plan vs. a 1-year plan.
• Melissa's story of becoming an RD after working for 15 years in advertising in NYC.
• The ONE THING that must be included in all of your business marketing.
• The importance of authenticity in your nutrition business.
• The difference between an Entrepreneur vs Business Owner.
• How to manage social media as an online entrepreneur.
• And so much more!!

Melissa Groves Azzaro, RDN, is an integrative registered dietitian and owner of The Hormone Dietitian, specializing in women's health and hormone issues. She sees clients virtually one on one and in group programs and has an online course on PCOS which made 6 figures in its first year.

Melissa is a second-career dietitian, having worked in NYC advertising for 15 years, where she launched billion-dollar brands. She has written for several national publications and managed large social media accounts. She shares marketing tips for RDs on her new Instagram account.

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If you want to make more money as a dietitian, you have to take full responsibility for your career. When you do this, everything changes for the better.

In this episode of the Make More Money as a Dietitian Podcast, Christine talks about the importance of personal responsibility as you navigate the ups & downs of building a nutrition business. Building a nutrition business isn't always easy, but when you take full responsibility for your results, it makes the journey much more fulfilling.

• The seemingly simple questions you ask yourself when you're abdicating responsibility that don't lead to simple answers. 
• What responsibility actually looks/sounds like when you're looking to create a solution to your problem. 
• Why YOU will always have the solution when you are the problem.
• The importance of always keeping the focus on YOU, even when things aren't going the way you've planned.

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Get ready to be inspired to make more money as a dietitian! If you dream of making a career in freelance writing, this episode is for you.

In this episode of the Make More Money as a Dietitian Podcast, Christine interviews Ana Reisdorf, a 6-figure freelance writer, about how she has created a highly profitable writing career. Ana is a former client who went from earning low 6-figures to creating a full content writing agency that's on track to hit the half-million-dollar mark this year!

• How Ana became interested in freelance writing. 
• The type of clients Ana writes for via her content writing agency. 
• Why Ana decided to do mindset work to uplevel her RD career.
• The most important thing to do if your RD career isn't moving in the direction you planned.
• The ONE THING that's stopping you from achieving more in your career as a dietitian.
• How "reasonable reasons" hold you back.
• How to embrace your fears and confidently move forward in your nutrition business.
• Why 2 people can take the same course/hire the same coach and get very different results.

Ana Reisdorf has 13 years of experience as a Registered Dietitian. She is the founder of a health and wellness content agency made up entirely of expert RDs. The main focus of her agency is writing evidence-based, authority-building content for brands.

When she is not at her laptop, she can be found wrangling her unruly boys and loving life in Nashville, TN.

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When it comes to creating what you want in your life, what do you lean towards the most? The Probability of it happening or the possibility that it could? Do you really know the difference?

In this episode of the Make More Money as a Dietitian Podcast, Christine talks about the difference between probability and possibility and how they are somewhat the same in definition, but very different in context. It's important to understand this, especially when making important decisions in your life & career.

• The definition of probability vs possibility. 
• The difference and similarities between the two. 
• Which one will help you achieve the results you want in your future.
• The importance of staying out of confusion & indecision and making decisions with confidence.

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If you're a 2nd career RD, you'll love this episode! Even if you're not, you'll still want to listen in, Kristen Garland, RD, AKA The Real Deal RD, is definitely the real deal when it comes to creating a solid career in dietetics.

In this episode of the Make More Money as a Dietitian Podcast, Christine interviews Kristen about all of the things she's achieved in her career in dietetics. As a former HR executive in the corporate world, Kristen took all she learned in corporate to be able to start her private practice straight out of her internship.

• How Kristen started out very organically in the field of dietetics. 
• The MANY jobs Kristen has had over the years that prepared her to do well in private practice. 
• How to bring the unique aspects of who you are into the work you do so you can create a career you love.
• How passion can lead you to your next best thing in the field of dietetics.
• How the "Woo" of the Universe (God) will always fill the gaps in your career, if you just trust the process.
• Kristen's #1 advice for dietitians who want to start a nutrition business this year.

Kristen is a Registered Dietitian working in private practice. She completed her undergrad in Nutrition & Food at Ryerson and went on to complete her Masters in Applied Nutrition at the University of Guelph. As the founder of T1D Academy, Kristen's specialty includes both people with diabetes and those who help to care for them. She welcomes the opportunity to partner with people of all ages and life stages who are looking for nutrition, health, and wellness support to help them live their best lives.

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Being a nutrition expert doesn't automatically lend you the expertise in selling. And this became painfully obvious after experiencing 11 people IN A ROW decline her coaching offers during scheduled discovery calls. Ouch!

In this episode of the Make More Money as a Dietitian Podcast, Christine shares her top 3 lessons she learned after 11 people said NO to coaching with her. She also shares 6 reasons why your potential clients are declining to work with you (and NONE of them have to do with money).

• The top 3 lessons learned after hearing 11 no's in a row. 
• The percentage of people who use lack of money as their reason for saying no (and why that's a lie). 
• Who to blame for the no's on discovery calls (every single time).
• 6 true reasons why people say no discovery calls, and how to convert those no's into yeses in the future.

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Bringing your WHOLE self into your nutrition business is one of the keys to success that many overlook. Too many entrepreneurs are trying to mimic and model what someone else is doing as a way to get similar results, but that route tends to backfire more times than not.

In this episode of the Make More Money as a Dietitian Podcast, Christine interviews Carly Jo Bell, an Authentic Brand Coach, and they discuss the importance of authenticity in branding and marketing as you build your nutrition business.

• The true (more simplified) definition of branding. 
• Why it's important for your ideal client to experience YOU living into all the elements of your branding. 
• One of the most important steps an early entrepreneur should take when creating their brand.
• Why it's sometimes difficult to communicate what you do, effectively.
• How to get to the heart of who your ideal client is.
• What it means to have your foundational brand in place. 
• The 3 steps of creating an authentic brand.

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