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For Dietitians and Private Practice Owners who want to grow or scale with long term vision and profitable practice with a reliable income. Build your Dream Practice with business strategy from Adrien Paczosa, a Business Coach and Strategist and owner of a multi-location dietitian practice in Austin, TX. Take Action Daily from her proven business advice along with inspiring tips, tools and lessons from Adrien and guests. No matter how different our own paths may look, we’re in it together! Be ...
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It’s beyond a sweet and bitter goodbye today as I close this chapter of my life. Fearless Practitioners was a passion project that turned into a business. It fueled my heart and mission. It was 5 years of so many memorable experiences and learning, but most of all, it was filled with you and all your success stories. Big thank you to the other wome…
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Have you felt like there has been something missing in your practice? I think it might be insurance. I’m a HUGE fan of being an insurance provider and I know it can be beyond confusing and scary. Y’all have asked so many times for this show and I am excited to welcome our guest! In today’s session, I chat with Ingrid Knight about insurance and if b…
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It’s been 5 years since I started podcasting?! Crazy how time has flown by at times and at other times felt like the clock was moving backward. In the past 5 years, a lot has happened personally, professionally, and with this show. I feel like I have shared some of what has happened in my life with y’all and hope to share even more with you and all…
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What is the one thing you can do to move your business forward today? At the end of every show, I always ask my guest that question, but I have never truly answered this for you. In today’s show, I want to share the one thing (Let’s be real…I can't keep it to one thing) that you NEED to be doing today to get your business moving forward. TOPICS DIS…
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Have you been thinking that you would want to make getting more clients easier? Haven’t we all thought that at one time or another?! Thinking about expanding your services to corporate wellness? In today’s episode, I chat with Christie Hunter about how she started out building her corporate wellness practice and how she has grown it into a thriving…
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Is it Christmas? Is it my Birthday? No, it’s planning time for next year!! I have done this show every year since I started the podcast and, of course, I could not miss it this year. Today I will walk you through a few fun activities you can do to help you plan out your next year to be successful and to build your practice. TOPICS DISCUSSED IN THIS…
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Y’all have been asking about programs, and even high-ticket programs, and how to get started. Today’s guest shares that and so much more. I chatted with Anna Binder about how she went from seeing 1-on-1 clients to building high-ticket programs and building a team to support her programs. ABOUT ANNA BINDER-MCASEY Anna Binder-McAsey is the owner and …
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Who loves a checklist more than a dietitian? Maybe a CPA, but y’all, we all love to have all the steps written out for us so we can know we are doing the right things in the right order. There are a ton of them out there, and what I want to chat about today is the unspoken checklist. After working with hundreds of RDs over the years, these are the …
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Have you ever felt like you are putting out fires left and right and not sure why you cannot grow your practice to the next level? You are not alone. You have so many things on your plate as the owner that it is hard to know where and how to make it all work. In today’s session, I chat with Brandy Mabra about this and how you can start to build in …
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We are heading into the last quarter of the year and wanted to check in and see how y’all are feeling about life and work so far. Are you feeling like you are so excited about this last quarter that you can barely contain yourself? Or are you on the flip side and ready to close up shop and enjoy the holidays already? There is no wrong or right to t…
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Have you been thinking of starting a group practice? You can do it and today’s podcast guest shares her experience and how she built her team and so much more. Today I chat with Hannah Turnbull about what worked best for her and how she built her group practice on her terms. ABOUT HANNAH TURNBULL Hannah Turnbull, RDN is a registered dietitian and t…
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Y’all have asked me a few times about maternity leave and what I did to come back to a thriving practice. There is no perfect way to do maternity leave, I hate to break it to you. No matter how many books, podcasts, or blogs you consume, everyone does it differently and makes it work for their lives. In today’s session, I talk through my experience…
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Who could use some help and a few extra hands in their practice? We all could use help and yet, it can be the hardest thing to ever ask for. We have chatted about delegating in our practice before and now let’s take it a step further by adding a medical professional to level up our practice. In today’s session, I chat with Beth Lachance about medic…
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I enjoy sharing past top shows and this one was very popular! To take insurance or not - that is a HUGE debate in so many of y’alls heads. I know there are a bunch of misconceptions about insurance out there, and that’s why today, we rewind to when Amy Plano, the Reimbursement Dietitian, was on the show. She will be clearing up the misconceptions, …
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What does it mean to build an authentic brand? Do you have a clear picture of your brand and does that align with your authentic self? Those are some big things to think through and tackle as an owner, and a lot of time can be missed. In today’s session, I chat with Morgan Sinclair. We will learn how to show up as your authentic brand and build up …
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Shadowing can be effective in building up your counseling skills. Do you remember that class in school when you had to role play as one person was the patient and everyone would watch you counsel the patient? That was the worst. Yet, now in our professional lives, we don’t always have an opportunity for having feedback on our counseling skills. Hav…
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What problem are you solving in your business? Have you felt like there has been something missing in your dietetic education once you are out in the world seeing clients? I know I had and, not to discredit the education, there is just so much we need to know. In today’s session, I chat with Jennifer McGurk about how to build and grow your practice…
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Hello summer! Holy hell it’s hot here in Austin and it’s easy to not want to be working and sweating and to be in the pool relaxing. We all know this is not a good plan because when fall hits, you will be so behind and let’s face it, it’s not worth it. In today’s show, I want to talk through 3 ways that have helped me to stay focused and maintain m…
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How good are you at making meal plans or coming up with a list of GERD foods on the spot for clients? If you have struggled with meal planning as I have, then you will want to tune into this show and learn how technology can plug into your practice to save on time and boost revenue! In today’s session, I chat with Evita Basilio about technology, me…
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Do you feel like you have a million and 12 things on your to-do list as a practitioner or owner? I know my head is WAY up in the air. We all have a running to-do list that, at times, can feel overwhelming and that it is too big to even tackle. In today’s show, I want to share with you the systems I feel each practitioner needs to help work more eff…
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Have you been thinking about adding a team member to your business? The idea of hiring new team members seems like it could be easy, yet, when you actually dig into the entire process, it can cause a lot of people to stop and just not take that next step. In today’s show, I chat with Jamie Van Cuyk about how to start the interview process, run inte…
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What is your role as the CEO/owner of the practice?? It can seem like you wear a million hats, yet feel like pulling yourself in the wrong directions. In today’s show, I want to share with you truly what your role as the CEO is and how to help you stay in your zone of genius. TOPICS DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE: How CEO gets stuck in the weeds What’s …
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Have you been thinking about moving your side hustle into your main job, yet not sure how to actually do this? In today’s show, Katie Dodd shares her story. She goes into the details and shares what has helped her to break out of side hustle and into full-time entrepreneur life. ABOUT KATIE DODD Katie Dodd is a geriatric dietitian, writer, speaker,…
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When you look at your calendar, is it in alignment with your values? That question got to me BIG time a few different times in my life. Let’s check out your calendar and your values and see if they are in alignment. In this episode, I will share how to align your calendar with your values, learn to know your limits and deadlines, and how to have he…
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How’s your relationship with money? As a business owner, we could always work on this relationship and I do hope you make this a priority in your business this year. In this week’s podcast, I chat with Sarah Walton about money, self-worth, and the best questions to ask clients! ABOUT SARAH WALTON Sarah Walton is a business mentor who’s been feature…
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Y’all, do I have some BIG news to share with you on this episode! As you know, I started my group practice 15 years ago and have shared with y’all a lot of those learning and ups & downs. Today I want to share one of those BIG ups!! iLiveWell Nutrition is now Nourish! In this episode, I will share the entire story and my journey to how I got to thi…
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Let’s be honest ... How good of a communicator are you? Have you ever felt like you have said the same thing a few times and some clients get it while others don’t? This, for sure, has happened to me which led me to today’s guest. In today’s session, I chat with Barb Mayfield about how to build up your communications skills and truly make an impact…
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How do you walk into a session and feel like you got this? How do you establish yourself as an expert in any session? This can definitely rock anyone’s confidence when you are starting something new. In today’s show, I want to share with you a few tips to help you build up your confidence and also to help you to feel and come across as the expert y…
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Do you know your strengths or, better yet, do you know your weaknesses? We can all rattle off things we need to work on, yet do you know your gifts? This one can be hard for a few of us at times. In today’s show, I chat with Robin Plotkin about her career journey and how she followed her strengths and passions to build her career. ABOUT ROBIN PLOTK…
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We are so excited to present this podcast collaboration, featuring many different business coaches that work with dietitians and healthcare professionals. Do you sometimes hold yourself back for fear of judgment or getting it wrong? In this podcast, we talk about topics ranging from how we all got started, mindset shifts we have had, how we continu…
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Sometimes it feels like life gives you changes daily. How can we lean into those changes rather than run from them? It is definitely easier said than done. As a provider, we see our clients lean into change daily and grow daily, yet why can this be so hard for ourselves? In today’s show, I chat with Wendy Jo Peterson about her career and how she le…
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Have you ever worried that your best effort might not be good enough? Do you sometimes hold yourself back for fear of judgment or getting it wrong? We are going to talk about fear of failure and how it hijacks your opportunities and holds you back from amazing possibilities. TOPICS DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE: What is normal fear of failure When fear…
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If you spend more time on marketing your private practice than working with clients, you need to listen in!? Getting clients for your private practice should not mean spending all day on social media. When you connect the 4 pillars of marketing a practice, you will spend less time marketing, attract more clients, and still have time left in the day…
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Every year I swear I need a pause button by the end of February. In this episode, I share with you how I take time every February, not planned, to look back at my goals I set for the year and truly make sure they are what is best for the practice, me and my life. It's good to pause and reassess your goals. I also will offer tips on how you can comm…
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Have you been thinking about corporate wellness and not sure where to even begin on how to step into the space? You will want to grab a note pad because Caroline Susie breaks it down on who to talk to, when to talk to them, and the steps you need to actually make corporate wellness a reality for your practice. In today’s session, I chat with Caroli…
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How do we keep clients coming back week after week? This has been a hot topic in our office for years. It seems natural that we need to see clients more than one session to actually affect behavior change, yet so many clients feel they only need one session. So how do we bridge that gap? In this Fearless Practitioners podcast, I want to share with …
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Do you need help with marketing? If your hand is not raised, I’m impressed. I am so excited for our guest, Gordon Van Wechel, because you are going to walk away with some very clear and easy steps to add into your practice today. You are going to learn about the basic marketing things to start with and then when you are ready, how to hire and evalu…
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No Shows and Late Cancellations... Are no shows and late cancellations getting you frustrated and making you feel like you will never hit your goals as a private practice owner? You are not alone and, honestly, it is pretty normal to have a fair amount of no shows in a week. Yet, how can we cut this down and how can we truly make sure we are meetin…
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Are you missing out on something? Have you felt like there has been something missing in your dietetic education once you are out in the world seeing clients? I know I had, and not to discredit the education, there is just so much we need to know. In today’s session, I chat with Megan Kniskern about this missing link and what we need to be doing to…
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Are you a good clinician? We have talked about how to be an amazing business owner and how to truly build up your practice, and yet, this got me thinking about what if you have all the technical things in place and yet you still stink as a provider? I want us to have a fun conversation about what makes a truly great clinician and if you've got what…
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Another year is coming to an end. I would love to take this time to look back and look at all YOUR have accomplishments. It’s too easy to look back and see the things we have not accomplished or the things that didn’t go the way we hoped, and I challenge you to take this time to look back and find what you ROCKED at! TOPICS DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISOD…
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Who LOVES marketing? Now don’t everyone raise your hand all at once. I know you, and y’all have said that marketing has been on the top of your to-do list for awhile and yet it feels like a mountain to climb, so y’all just have to make the time for it.. In today’s session, we chat with Dan Caldwell who has been on the show before (Episode 62). Toda…
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How do you get more clients? How can we get our schedules full and not get burnt out on social media? There is a simple and very low effort way to accomplish both, and that’s building up those connections and referrals. In today’s show, I’m going to share how to harness the power of referrals and how to get a full schedule. TOPICS DISCUSSED IN THIS…
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Have you spent money on marketing? Or have you spent hours and hours trying new social media posts, new ideas, etc., trying to get more clients and nothing worked? I sure have and know how frustrating and defeating it can be. In today’s show, I chat with Dr. Ginger Bratzel. She shares how a few simple conversations with clients can change up how yo…
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Here’s to planning our 2022 year and goal setting as a Group Practice owner! It’s MY favorite time of year! We have the holiday season, my birthday, and my most favorite time of year is… GOAL PLANNING! This time of year I combine all my favorite practice owner things: A planner Being creative Brainstorming Turning all these ideas into a plan Evalua…
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Do you have imposter syndrome? Do you say to yourself: "What the hell are you doing?" "You are not a real business owner." "You should stop this business and go back to work at the hospital because you really don’t know what you are doing." If you have not had this inner dialogue with yourself I would be impressed. We all have that inner “mean girl…
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It’s my birthday and I had to share with you some of my favorite things. I know it’s like being Oprah for the day! Now, if only I could afford to give y‘all a car and tons of goodies. Instead, I thought I would just share my favorite things that I use in my office, my life, and in my diet nutrition land and possibly some links and discounts. So let…
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When I started this podcast, I had the tagline about taking action daily. What this show is all about is really what it takes to have a real practice and I share with you real life strategies that I have done in my practice to grow it. There is no real magic. It truly is about being organized and taking action daily to make things happen. Today I w…
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Have you ever thought about being a group practice owner? In today’s episode, I have a VERY special sneak peek into my FNCE panel talk with industry experts! This year at FNCE myself and 4 other group practice owners (Christie Hunter, Anna Binder-McAsey, Rebecca Bitzer and David Orozco) will be sharing some insider tips, tools, and what you need to…
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To take insurance or not - that is a HUGE debate in so many of y’alls heads? I know there are a bunch of misconceptions about insurance out there, and that’s why today we have Amy Plano, the Reimbursement Dietitian, on the show. She will be clearing up the misconceptions, sharing the 5 steps you need to start today to become paneled, and also just …
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