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Are you an RD who loves the culinary side of food, nutrition, and wellness? This episode is for you!

Today on the Make More Money as a Dietitian Podcast, Christine interviews Cynthia Samanian about how to make money teaching cooking classes online. Whether you want to create an entire business that focuses on teaching online cooking classes, or you want to offer classes as a part of your current nutrition business, you'll be inspired by what Cynthia shares today!

• How Cynthia started her culinary marketing agency
• Where the name of her business "Hidden Rhythm" originated from
• How her signature program, Cooking Class Business School, supports clients in creating online cooking classes
• What some of her students say are their biggest takeaways from enrolling in her program
• And so much more!

Cynthia Samanian is the founder of Hidden Rhythm, a culinary marketing agency. Through her signature program, Cooking Class Business School, Cynthia helps culinary pros create and market online cooking classes and memberships, so they can unlock more freedom, flexibility, and fulfillment in their lives. She also hosts the weekly podcast, The Experiential Table.

Growing up as a first-generation American in a Persian family, Cynthia is no stranger to the power of food to unite people across cultures. Cynthia earned her MBA at Harvard Business School, but often thinks that culinary school might have been a better fit. Her career has been filled with twists and turns from working in finance at a large conglomerate to product management at a 25-person tech startup. She eventually left it all in 2015 to begin her entrepreneurial journey in food.

Cynthia currently lives in sunny Oakland, California with her husband and baby daughter...with another one on the way!

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If YOU don't believe in your offer, why should a potential client?

In this episode of the Make More Money as a Dietitian Podcast, Christine talks about the importance of having a strong belief in your services. This could be 1:1, a group, a membership, or a course. It doesn't matter WHAT you offer, it's how much you believe in it that potentially seals the deal between you and the client.

• The 3 things that'll have the greatest impact on your belief in what you offer.
• Why believing in your services before you even start seeing clients is important.
• How your belief in your services affects the end results your clients will achieve.
• 3 journaling questions that'll help you build clarity and a stronger belief in what you offer.

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As a health practitioner, it's often easy to lack belief in clients and potential client's commitment to their health & wellness goals. But to have the most impact on people's lives, it's important to make this mindset shift from the start.

In this episode of the Make More Money as a Dietitian Podcast, Christine talks about the importance of having a strong belief in your clients so you can help more people and ultimately, make more money in your nutrition business.

• The 4 things that'll have the greatest impact on your belief in clients & potential clients.
• Why believing in your clients before you make an offer to help is important.
• How your belief in your clients affects your belief in YOU.
• The importance of believing clients are willing and able to pay YOU.

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There are 3 core beliefs that need to be firmly in place within you if you want clients to say "Yes!" to work with you: Belief in yourself, Belief in your client, and Belief in your offer/services. This is also known as The Belief Triad.

In this episode of the Make More Money as a Dietitian Podcast, Christine talks about how having a strong belief in yourself as a dietitian can affect your business goals.

• The origin of the concept of The Belief Triad.
• Why believing in yourself is important, no matter if you're a new RD or a more seasoned RD.
• How a strong belief in yourself can attract clients to your business (like bees to honey).
• The importance of letting go of Impostor Syndrome and other limiting beliefs.
• A simple 5-10-minute exercise you can do to become aware of the thoughts/beliefs you currently have about yourself as a dietitian.

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Sometimes it can be hard to find your passion work in our field and it can be just as difficult to create a niche when you're just starting out.

Today on the Make More Money as a Dietitian Podcast, Christine interviews Bonnie Nasar, RDN about how she's not only discovered her niche, but she's also creating her legacy work. This episode is for you if you're still struggling to find your unique place in the industry that truly feels like your sweet spot.

• The importance of your Origin Story in relation to discovering your niche
• How your Origin Story can help to attract the right clients to your practice
• The metaphysical experience that helped Bonnie see things beyond evidence-based science
• How Bonnie is creating her legacy work in a very unique niche
• The undocumented history behind why dietitians aren't well-respected members of the healthcare team
• Why the client transformation journey begins when they make that initial payment
• The multiple ways you can do more and be more in the dietetics profession

Bonnie Nasar, RDN is a registered dietitian nutritionist who helps chronic pain warriors improve their quality of life with diet and lifestyle changes. She is the author of The 30-minute Fibromyalgia Cookbook, available on Amazon.

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Whether you believe, or not, money is an infinite resource that's available to you at any time. If you're not making the money you want in this profession, it's because your beliefs aren't fully aligned with that fact.

In this episode of the Make More Money as a Dietitian Podcast, Christine talks about how important it is to develop the capacity of belief regarding your earning potential as an RD.

• People spend money on what they value and what that may look like.
• Money comes in many forms, even when you haven't earned it yourself.
• Why money is NOT a finite resource.
• What happens when you take action from the belief that money is available to you at all times.
• How the human-created time construct causes many people to forfeit their dreams.
• What it means to have the capacity to receive money.

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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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