What makes a dietitian move from solo private practice to a group practice—and what actually changes when they do?

In this episode of The MENTORD Podcast, we’re joined by Alex Raymond, RD, founder of Courage to Nourish, to explore the realities of building a dietitian group private practice and how it differs from working solo. Alex shares how values like weight-inclusive care, clinical supervision, and work–life balance shaped the structure of her practice—and why those choices matter for both clinicians and clients.

We talk about:

1. Why many dietitians outgrow solo private practice
2. How group practice supervision supports clinical growth and sustainability
3. The role of niching in eating disorder private practice
4. Setting boundaries with clients and designing realistic caseloads
5. The transition from dietitian to practice owner and leader
6. What private practice owners often don’t understand until they’re running a team

This episode offers a clear, grounded look at group practice vs solo private practice, without hustle culture or oversimplified advice. It’s for dietitians who are curious about alternative private practice models, want stronger clinical support, or are questioning how to make private practice feel more sustainable long-term.

If you’re searching for insight into dietitian group practice, private practice sustainability, or what leadership actually looks like behind the scenes, this conversation will help you think more clearly about your options.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Courage to Nourish

If your current way of earning limits your options more than you’d like, this will clarify why. 👉 Take the Income Stress Test

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1. Connect with Bethany: B. Wheeler Nutrition → @bethanydietitian
2. Connect with Danielle: Southern Nutrition → @southernutritionllc

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About the Hosts:

Bethany Wheeler and Danielle Southern are registered dietitians with years of experience in outpatient care, eating disorder treatment and private practice mentorship. Together, they created The MENTORD Podcast to provide the support, tools and real-world conversations that dietitians wish they had in school.

Money impacts nearly every part of a dietitian’s career — yet it’s one of the topics we’re least prepared to talk about.

In this episode of The MENTORD Podcast, Bethany and Danielle are joined by Holly Larson, RDN — private practice dietitian, copywriter, and founder of the Dietitian Money Conference — for an honest conversation about salary transparency, negotiation, pricing, and what it actually takes to build financial confidence in a profession that has historically been underpaid.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Dietitiansalaries.com

Creating a Copywriting Portfolio with No Experience

The RD Blog Club w/ Holly Larson

Quiz: How sustainable is your income? [Take the Income Stress Test]

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1. Connect with Bethany: B. Wheeler Nutrition → @bethanydietitian
2. Connect with Danielle: Southern Nutrition → @southernutritionllc

Extras

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2. 🎧 Share this episode with another dietitian who needs mentorship

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About the Hosts:

Bethany Wheeler and Danielle Southern are registered dietitians with years of experience in outpatient care, eating disorder treatment and private practice mentorship. Together, they created The MENTORD Podcast to provide the support, tools and real-world conversations that dietitians wish they had in school.

Bethany here — I’m opening a small number of one-time Under-Earning Audits for dietitians who know they’re under-earning and feel stuck on what to fix next.

This is a focused, 1:1 review to identify what’s actually blocking your income, what to stop doing, and your next right move — without hustle culture or wording harder.

Two options are available (60 or 90 minutes).

DM me "AUDIT" on Instagram and I’ll send you the details.

What does it look like to build a dietitian career outside of clinical roles — and make it sustainable long-term?

In this episode of The MENTORD Podcast, we’re joined by Beryl Krinsky, RD, founder of B. Komplete, a corporate wellness company that partners with organizations to support employee wellbeing through nutrition, mental health, movement, financial wellness, and more.

Beryl shares her path from a traditional dietetics education to over a decade of entrepreneurship — including how networking opened unexpected doors, what it actually takes to build and manage a multidisciplinary team, and how corporate wellness became a viable, scalable career path for dietitians.

We also talk candidly about:

1. What “a day in the life” really looks like as a business owner
2. The behind-the-scenes realities of growing a team
3. Marketing strategies that work without chasing trends
4. Why knowing when to pivot — or even close a chapter — is a sign of leadership, not failure
5. How dietitians can think more strategically about business-focused roles beyond private practice

This conversation is for dietitians who are competent, committed, and quietly questioning whether the traditional paths they were trained for are the only — or best — options.

If you’re curious about corporate wellness, entrepreneurship, or what it means to evolve your career with intention, this episode offers clarity without hype.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Is your dietitian income sustainable? [2-min quiz]

B. Komplete Wellness

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1. Connect with Bethany: B. Wheeler Nutrition → @bethanydietitian
2. Connect with Danielle: Southern Nutrition → @southernutritionllc

Extras

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2. 🎧 Share this episode with another dietitian who needs mentorship

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About the Hosts:

Bethany Wheeler and Danielle Southern are registered dietitians with years of experience in outpatient care, eating disorder treatment and private practice mentorship. Together, they created The MENTORD Podcast to provide the support, tools and real-world conversations that dietitians wish they had in school.

In this episode, Bethany and Danielle talk honestly about the day-to-day reality of entrepreneurship as a dietitian — the busy, messy, in-between moments that don’t make it onto social media, but shape everything.

If you’ve been feeling tired, unsure, or quietly wondering whether you’re doing this “right,” this conversation will help you name what’s happening, normalize the phase you’re in, and feel less alone as you keep moving forward.

This episode is for dietitians who are building something of their own and want reassurance, perspective, and a more compassionate view of what growth actually looks like.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Is your dietitian income sustainable? [2-min quiz]

Productivity Planner

Megan Sumrell

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1. Connect with Bethany: B. Wheeler Nutrition → @bethanydietitian
2. Connect with Danielle: Southern Nutrition → @southernutritionllc

Extras

1. ✨ Anti-Diet Designs Merch → Shop Now
2. 🎧 Share this episode with another dietitian who needs mentorship

Enjoyed this episode? Don’t miss what’s next—follow The MENTORD Podcast on Spotify or Apple Podcasts and share it with another dietitian who needs mentorship.

About the Hosts:

Bethany Wheeler and Danielle Southern are registered dietitians with years of experience in outpatient care, eating disorder treatment and private practice mentorship. Together, they created The MENTORD Podcast to provide the support, tools and real-world conversations that dietitians wish they had in school.

In this episode, Bethany and Danielle talk with Amy Plano, The Reimbursement Dietitian, about what it really looks like to build a sustainable dietitian business — with or without insurance. Amy breaks down how insurance fits into entrepreneurship, the mindset shifts dietitians need to make when running a business, and why understanding billing can create more freedom, not less. If you’re building a practice and want options, clarity, and confidence in your business decisions, this conversation is for you.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Amy Plano | The Reimbursement Dietitian

The Hiring Dietitian

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• Connect with Bethany: → @bethanydietitian
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Extras

• ✨ Anti-Diet Designs Merch → Shop Now
• 🎧 Share this episode with another dietitian who needs mentorship

Enjoyed this episode? Don’t miss what’s next—follow The MENTORD Podcast on Spotify or Apple Podcasts and share it with another dietitian who needs mentorship.

About the Hosts:

Bethany Wheeler and Danielle Southern are registered dietitians with years of experience in outpatient care, eating disorder treatment and private practice mentorship. Together, they created The MENTORD Podcast to provide the support, tools and real-world conversations that dietitians wish they had in school.

Feeling stuck playing it safe? Learn how bold, imperfect action helped Dietitian Deanna grow a career she loves—and how you can do the same.

Playing it safe might feel familiar — but it’s also the reason so many dietitians stay stuck, underpaid, and invisible in their careers. In this episode, we sit down with Dietitian Deanna to talk about the real, messy, imperfect steps that helped her grow a wildly successful business and online community.

Together, we explore the fears, risks, and mindset shifts behind being seen, taking up space, and doing things differently — even when it feels uncomfortable. This conversation is a permission slip for any dietitian who knows they’re meant for more but doesn’t know what the first step should be.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

@DietitianDeanna

Online Entrepreneurs Academy: START

Online Entrepreneurs Academy: SCALEHave a question or an idea for a topic you'd like to hear us discuss? Email us at [email protected]

Stay Connected

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• Connect with Bethany: B. Wheeler Nutrition → @bethanydietitian
• Connect with Danielle: Southern Nutrition → @southernutritionllc

Extras

• ✨ Anti-Diet Designs Merch → Shop Now
• 🎧 Share this episode with another dietitian who needs mentorship

Enjoyed this episode? Don’t miss what’s next—follow The MENTORD Podcast on Spotify or Apple Podcasts and share it with another dietitian who needs mentorship.

About the Hosts:

Bethany Wheeler and Danielle Southern are registered dietitians with years of experience in outpatient care, eating disorder treatment and private practice mentorship. Together, they created The MENTORD Podcast to provide the support, tools and real-world conversations that dietitians wish they had in school.

Growing a business sounds exciting — until you realize that leadership, boundaries, and sustainability don’t come with a manual. In this episode, Bethany and Danielle sit down with Jennifer McGurk, founder of Pursuing Private Practice, to talk about what it actually takes to grow a thriving, values-driven business as a dietitian entrepreneur.

Jennifer shares how her career evolved from solo practice to leading a team — and the messy, human lessons she learned along the way. Together, they unpack the mindset shifts that turn burnout into boundaries, self-doubt into strategy, and leadership into something that feels grounded, not chaotic.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Pursuing Private Practice | Business School

Pursuing Private Practice podcast

Instagram: @pursuing.private.practice

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Stay Connected

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• Connect with Bethany: B. Wheeler Nutrition → @bethanydietitian
• Connect with Danielle: Southern Nutrition → @southernutritionllc

Extras

• ✨ Anti-Diet Designs Merch → Shop Now
• 🎧 Share this episode with another dietitian who needs mentorship

Enjoyed this episode? Don’t miss what’s next—follow The MENTORD Podcast on Spotify or Apple Podcasts and share it with another dietitian who needs mentorship.

About the Hosts:

Bethany Wheeler and Danielle Southern are registered dietitians with years of experience in outpatient care, eating disorder treatment and private practice mentorship. Together, they created The MENTORD Podcast to provide the support, tools and real-world conversations that dietitians wish they had in school.

Tired of feeling overwhelmed by branding and tech? Learn how to build a website that feels like you—and grows with your business.

Most dietitians don’t start a business because they love websites, SEO, or branding… but these are the things that often keep them stuck. In this episode, we sit down with Courtney Vickery, a weight-inclusive dietitian turned web designer, to break down the mindset, strategy, and simple systems behind creating an online presence that actually works for you. From understanding what branding really is to avoiding common website mistakes, Courtney shows you how to approach your business with more clarity, confidence, and ease.

Whether you're brand-new to private practice or ready to uplevel what you already have, this conversation will help you stop overthinking and start building the foundation your future business needs.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Courtney Vickery | Declet Designs

Wordpress.org

Pixilied

Breakdance

Bricks Builder

Josh Hall

Abi Connick

SEO Keyword search - Site Guru, UberSuggest, Answer The Public, Keywords Everywhere, Semrush, Ahrefs

AppSumo

Weight Inclusive Innovators

Jenna Kutcher

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Stay Connected

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Hosts

• Connect with Bethany: B. Wheeler Nutrition → @bethanydietitian
• Connect with Danielle: Southern Nutrition → @southernutritionllc

Extras

• ✨ Anti-Diet Designs Merch → Shop Now
• 🎧 Share this episode with another dietitian who needs mentorship

Enjoyed this episode? Don’t miss what’s next—follow The MENTORD Podcast on Spotify or Apple Podcasts and share it with another dietitian who needs mentorship.

About the Hosts:

Bethany Wheeler and Danielle Southern are registered dietitians with years of experience in outpatient care, eating disorder treatment and private practice mentorship. Together, they created The MENTORD Podcast to provide the support, tools and real-world conversations that dietitians wish they had in school.

Feeling stuck playing it safe? Learn how bold, imperfect action helped Dietitian Deanna grow a career she loves—and how you can do the same.

Playing it safe might feel familiar — but it’s also the reason so many dietitians stay stuck, underpaid, and invisible in their careers. In this episode, we sit down with Dietitian Deanna to talk about the real, messy, imperfect steps that helped her grow a wildly successful business and online community.

Together, we explore the fears, risks, and mindset shifts behind being seen, taking up space, and doing things differently — even when it feels uncomfortable. This conversation is a permission slip for any dietitian who knows they’re meant for more but doesn’t know what the first step should be.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

@DietitianDeanna

Online Entrepreneurs Academy: START

Online Entrepreneurs Academy: SCALE

Have a question or an idea for a topic you'd like to hear us discuss? Email us at [email protected]

Stay Connected

• 📲 Follow us on Instagram → @mentordpod
• 🌐 Website → https://www.mentordpod.com/

Hosts

• Connect with Bethany: B. Wheeler Nutrition → @bethanydietitian
• Connect with Danielle: Southern Nutrition → @southernutritionllc + @southernrunningcollective

Extras

• ✨ Anti-Diet Designs Merch → Shop Now
• 🎧 Share this episode with another dietitian who needs mentorship

Enjoyed this episode? Don’t miss what’s next—follow The MENTORD Podcast on Spotify or Apple Podcasts and share it with another dietitian who needs mentorship.

About the Hosts:

Bethany Wheeler and Danielle Southern are registered dietitians with years of experience in outpatient care, eating disorder treatment and private practice mentorship. Together, they created The MENTORD Podcast to provide the support, tools and real-world conversations that dietitians wish they had in school.