Is there anything you do personally to ensure you continue to grow and develop ?
I have a business coach who has been a tremendous part of my growth ; he ’ s wonderful and I ' ve been working with him for four years now . He can help with the blind spots or areas for improvement . He ' s been able to see me grow and keep pushing me to not settle or slow down .
Are there any particular personal attributes or habits you think might contribute to your successes ?
I don ' t have any fear of failure . Even if I do fail , I think it ' s a great thing because I can learn from it and move on . We ' ve done a lot of different things in my business over 13 years – we ’ ve had products that have completely failed or didn ’ t work out ... but I never thought I couldn ’ t do it , I powered through . It ' s just being comfortable with fear .
Consistency is another one ; I never stopped working on All Access in all these years , and it was only four years ago that it became full time for me . So in the first nine years , All Access was always something I did part time .
What do you see as the opportunities for dietitians in the future ?
There are definitely more opportunities now … it ’ s accelerating like crazy . I get very excited about TikTok and other big platforms where we ' re seeing a lot of newer dietitians screaming from the rooftops that they ’ re a dietitian . They ’ re getting millions and millions of views , which is huge for our profession . I ' m hoping dietitians will continue to build on this momentum to help
the public know what a dietitian is , and get more diverse dietitians into the field .
What would be your number one tip for someone starting to make their mark on the world ?
There ' s a lot to be said about researching the field and exploring all of the different areas . Spend time trying to explore all different kinds of dietitian jobs on offer . The sooner you figure out what you want to do and start to get experience in that area , the better . Your journey to that wonderful dream job starts when you ' re a student .
What ' s your funniest career moment so far ?
My first year working with the Chicago Cubs was the year they won the World Series . They had broken the longest drought of a World Series ever , and I got a World Series ring ( with my name on it !) as a result . I had just turned 30 when I got the ring , and I was single at the time , and it was a fun moment of getting a ring – but not the type of ring you ’ d think I ’ d want at that age ... I thought it was so much better ! I was able to spread a lot of joy with it . My family and some of my friends are diehard Cubs fans . It was an extremely memorable moment . I still come across people and show them the ring and they ’ re almost in tears just being able to see it .
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