Conversations With Anne Elizabeth

Conversation 92:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Amy Myrdal Miller, RD “I have done a lot of really uncomfortable things and have been really stressed at times. But I’ve had success (in my business) and that has allowed me to say yes to the next scary request or demand, in some cases. I keep building on that and keep refining where I use my time, passion and energy for things that are going to have the most impact.” - Amy Myrdal Miller, RD Today’s conversation is with Amy Myrdal Miller, a registered dietitian who through a variety of professional experiences, always comes back to her roots of being a farmer’s daughter. When I was at FNCE a few years ago, I had the privilege to be there on behalf of Kids Eat Right. On one of the days, I was assigned to work the KER booth, it was “Meet Your Farmer Day” with Amy being the featured farmer. I briefly was able to chat with her in between the numerous other conversations she was having. I was newer to FNCE and I knew Amy has made a path for herself in our profess

Conversation 91:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Chef Jen Plaggemars, RD “I don’t ever want my job to feel like a chore. I want to actually enjoy it. I’ve finally gotten to the point where that is ok. You can make events on your calendar better because you’re not rushing.” - Chef Jen Plaggemars, RD Today’s conversation is with Jen Plaggemars, a registered dietitian who fulfilled a dream to go back to culinary school and become a chef. Do you ever scroll through social media to find a recipe for something but you’re not quite sure what that something is?  Then you come across photos that start to make you hungry and you must know what the recipe is? Insert Chef Jen. Jen and I worked for the same company for few years, but we really didn’t know each other until I saw a photo of these gorgeous fried plantain chips with a chipotle pineapple guacamole dip and I wanted, no...needed, to be her friend.  She is a dietitian and is now following a dream of being a personal chef and has created a pretty delicious life

Conversation 90:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Dr. Maree Ferguson, Founder-Dietitian Connection “Seeing young dietitians succeed is why I love my job and I am passionate about dietitians.  I love seeing young dietitians thrive and be successful in whatever their passions and dreams are. If we can do this through Dietitian Connection and help one dietitian, I’d be very happy.” - Dr. Maree Ferguson Today’s conversation is with Dr. Maree Ferguson, a visionary and leader in the field of dietetics who created Dietitian Connection for dietitians to feel supported along their professional journey. I truly believe in being in the right place at the right time, which is exactly where I met Maree. Maree and I were doing a mini expo at the Nutrition Entrepreneurs DPG meeting at FNCE last year and I was so interested in the work she is doing. She has created an international resource to help dietitians live out their dreams in their careers with support and guidance. Her extensive education and work experience makes

Conversation 89:  Top 5 in 5: Up Close and Personal Conversation with Anne Elizabeth Each week, I put out my Weekly Wisdom Blog which includes my Top 5 Nutrition Noshes: Wisdom, Weekly Conversations, Week of Inspiration, Weekly Music Playlist and What I Love Right Now. At the end of each month, I want to get more up close and personal with you all on the other side of the airwaves. I will be recapping my crazy, delicious and random as hell adventures-as well as having a conversation with you all on this side of the mic. It’s my Top 5 in 5. It’s been a hot minute since I have been home (lil g is constantly reminding me of my absence) so let’s end the summer talking about the importance of being inspired. Connect and let me know what you think by emailing me or connecting with me on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter www.anneelizabethrd.com Copyright © 2018 OPI & AEHC Song: One Of These Days Artist: The Gemini www.thegeminimusic.com Music used by permission. All rights received. © ASCAP OrtmanMusic ---

Conversation 88:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Nikki Azzara, Founder/CEO P.S. Snacks “There is a certain discipline that is required of entrepreneurs. I’d like to think it’s in my nature. No one ever taught me how to work from home or set a schedule. I really believe that it is very much a passion-driven venture that I’m running. I genuinely enjoy what I am doing, every single day. ” - Nikki Azzara, Founder/CEO P.S. Snacks Today’s conversation is with Nikki Azzara, an entrepreneur with a sweet tooth who created better-for-you snacks in her college dorm room. Just like me, you may have seen photos of P.S. Snacks on social media which is the cookie and brownie dough you can eat made from chickpeas. I was curious about these snacks for my own personal use and after reaching out to the company, I received an email from the Founder herself. After exchanging a few emails, I knew I wanted to get to know Nikki a little better. This woman has such an extreme passion for her business as well as creating a product

onversation 87:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Dr. Claudia T. Felty “I love dessert, but there are so many things I thought I really really liked, but now I’m discovering this is too sweet for me. I can’t eat any more of this and that doesn’t happen unless you remove all the restrictions. I’m married, so we eat meals together.  Removing the stress from when he asks if we can we do pizza tonight and I don’t need to have a meltdown anymore. It gives you so much empathy in which I think is so important living this experience, being a recovered calorie counter, getting rid of my activity trackers and just having the freedom to eat the food that I want and how much my body says I should have. Having the ability to do that and be able to teach someone else to do that who is struggling, it is so powerful. ” - Dr. Claudia T. Felty Today’s conversation is with Dr. Claudia, a recovered calorie counter, dessert loving dietitian, educator, and dog mom who dreams big without diets. A couple of years ago, I met Claudia

Conversation 86:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Mary Purdy, MS, RDN “I have always loved food and I’ve always loved nutrition. The idea of being able to make a living helping people realize the potential of food to prevent, address and potentially reverse chronic illness was a total joy to discover.” - Mary Purdy, MS, RDN Today’s conversation is with Mary Purdy, a registered dietitian, speaker, writer, video star and  host of Mary’s Nutrition Show. Over a year ago, I watched a video of a dietitian in a beautiful red dress dancing in the kitchen with leafy greens and kissing an onion. I knew in that moment I needed to meet this person and was thrilled when I was introduced to Mary through a previous guest, Krista Ulatowski. Mary has the most amazing energy and when I learned more about her unique journey, it is easy to understand how she is marrying all of her professional passions like the star that she is. Please enjoy my conversation with Mary. Connect with Mary at her website, subscribe to her YouTub

Conversation 85: July Top 5 in 5: Up Close and Personal Conversation with Anne Elizabeth Each week, I put out my Weekly Wisdom Blog which includes my Top 5 Nutrition Noshes: Wisdom, Weekly Conversations, Week in Review, Workout Playlist of the Week and What I Love Right Now. At the end of each month, I want to get more up close and personal with you all on the other side of the airwaves. I will be recapping my crazy, delicious and random as hell adventures as well as having a conversation with you all on this side of the mic. It’s my Top 5 in 5. Today I am tapping from the road and having a little summer vacation and with my Mom, just like old times. Connect and let me know what you think by emailing me or connecting with me on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter    www.anneelizabethrd.com Copyright © 2018 OPI & AEHC Song: One Of These Days Artist: The Gemini www.thegeminimusic.com Music used by permission. All rights received. © ASCAP OrtmanMusic --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anneelizabe

Conversation 84:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Amy Sowards, MS, RDN “I always say, my whole path, even though it was very scattered and wasn’t planned, I do think it was leading up to the fact I wanted to help the (dietetics) profession. It is really sad when dietitians don’t feel appreciated or are getting paid for what they are worth. I know I am only one person, but how can we change that? The more dietitians who work for themselves, the better it is for everyone. For example: if there are less dietitians for hospital jobs, they they have to pay more and really respect those positions. The more diverse we get, the more we will gain respect .” - Amy Sowards, MS, RDN Today’s conversation is with Amy Sowards, a registered dietitian who is the founder and owner of the Dietitian Institute, intended for the dietitian looking to start their own business. I was graciously introduced to Amy by Libby Rothschild when I was doing some research on CEU’s and Amy was extremely helpful. Then I realized I had done a w

Conversation 83:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Andrew Doherty, RDN “Young dietitians that are just getting into the professional world, struggle with the idea that if you're not in a job title or role that says registered dietitian, then you’re not (practicing) your role. I don’t think that’s a good way to look at it because there are so many opportunities for someone who has a nutrition background and understanding of it that can promote healthy eating in numerous different ways. I just (practice) in a different way where I look at organizations as a whole .” - Andrew Doherty, RDN Today’s conversation is with Andrew Doherty, a registered dietitian who does not work in the traditional setting and enjoys sharing his simple but delicious life with food. A few years ago, I received a comment on Twitter from Andrew because we had an Iowa connection, so of course I had to start following him. I was immediately drawn to his witty banter and views from his own personal kitchen. Andrew and I talk about his non-t

Conversation 82:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Mitch Zandes, MS, RD, CSCS “One of the biggest pleasures I’ve found out about being an inpatient dietitian is being one of the services that actually sit down and listen to the patient by talking to them and kind of making them feel safe by listening to what they have to say. In my role, I definitely take pride in being something that is going to give my education and treat the patient, but at the same time, I’m going to ask them how there day was. I am going to ask them about their family and build a relationship.” - Mitch Zandes, MS, RD, CSCS Today’s conversation is with Mitch Zandes, a registered clinical dietitian who has an interesting journey to dietetics and who has a goal of being the smartest dietitian that ever was. There are some humans you come across and just know you instantly like. Mitch is one of those dietitians who caught my eye with his passion for discussing nutrition research and creating conversations in a unique way on social media. Du

Conversation 81:  Cocktails and Conversation with Dave Sherotski Recently, I may have mentioned in previous podcasts about how it’s never too late to try something new or to reinvent yourself a little. With that being said, I’m trying out something new with the podcast this week and hope to have a few times of the year, where I get to have a different style of conversation. I feel every great conversation is had over a meal or a cocktail (or mocktail if you choose). These conversations take on their own life and travel into unique directions, which is what truly matters. Periodically, I will putting on my party pants, pouring myself something refreshing to drink and inviting a guest to just see where the words take us. In this debut episode of Cocktails and Conversations, I invited back one of my favorite guests, also known as the king of #foodfetishfriday, the food porn unicorn, or the D.A.V.E Sherotski, to talk summer just in time for the upcoming 4th of July holiday. Cheers!   www.anneelizabethrd.com Copyr

Conversation 80:  Top 5 in 5: Up Close and Personal Conversation with Anne Elizabeth Each week, I put out my Weekly Wisdom Blog which includes my Top 5 Nutrition Noshes: Wisdom, Weekly Conversations, Week in Review, Workout Playlist of the Week and What I Love Right Now. At the end of each month, I want to get more up close and personal with you all on the other side of the airwaves. I will be recapping my crazy, delicious and random as hell adventures as well as having a conversation with you all on this side of the mic. It’s my Top 5 in 5. The first day of summer was last week and I am looking forward to the beautiful (and hot) months ahead. Enjoy! Connect and let me know what you think by emailing me or connecting with me on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter   www.anneelizabethrd.com Copyright © 2018 OPI & AEHC Song: One Of These Days Artist: The Gemini www.thegeminimusic.com Music used by permission. All rights received. © ASCAP OrtmanMusic --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anneelizabet

Conversation 79:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Allison Tropf, MS, RD, CSSD “If I am interested in something, I try not to let things scare me. There are definitely are things that are scary, like starting a private practice (that was super scary). I just tell people, if you have an interest in something and you want to try it, don’t look at how long it’s going to take you to get there or don’t look at the end result. You have to literally take one step at a time, one teeny tiny step.” - Allison Tropf, MS, RD, CSSD Today’s conversation is with Allison Tropf, a registered dietitian who specializes in eating disorders, sports nutrition and is passionate about helping individuals develop a healthy relationship with food and their bodies. At the end of April, I headed to the beautiful state of Michigan to speak with the Michigan Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics during their Annual Meeting. Each time I travel, I love having the opportunity to meet new people and hopefully podcast with them. Allison became my

Conversation 78:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Susie Roberts, RDN, LD, CWPD, Certified Intrinsic Coach® “I have learned, as I keep moving forward, a lot of times you come to a fork in the road. You have this opportunity or you have this opportunity or maybe the other is you just stay where you are. And what I have realized is,  you can stay just where you are. That’s kind of the safe option, but you also have to weight if you are happy there, do you feel valued there, do they support and believe in what you’re doing and what your purpose is there.” - Susie Roberts, RDN, LD, CWPD, Certified Intrinsic Coach® Today’s conversation is with Susie Roberts, a second career dietitian who was attending the same college as her teenage son when she purposely and passionately choose dietetics. A few years into my retail dietetic career, I was contacted by Susie asking if she could interview me on my role as a registered dietitian. When we met and started talking, I kept finding myself wanting to interview her about a

Conversation 77:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Emily Richter, RD2Be “One of my favorite models is we have 2 ears and one mouth for a reason. It is super important that you listen, but you also have your mouth and you should be able to talk and you should be able to share and have input. So take that and turn it into however it speaks to you.” - Emily Richter, RD2Be Today’s conversation is with Emily Richter, and RD2Be who decided to change her career completely, go back to school and become an RD. This is part 2 of my Wisconsin Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics adventure, where I bring to you today, a very inspiring RD2Be. Emily was the moderator for my session at the meeting and was also the recipient of the Outstanding Dietetic Student Award at this years meeting. Emily has a fantastic story of how she was inspired to go back to school after someone she knew saw something in her she didn’t. After going back to school, she chose dietetics as her future second career. I am excited to share with you her

Conversation 76:  Top 5 in 5: Up Close and Personal Conversation with Anne Elizabeth Each week, I put out my Weekly Wisdom Blog which includes my Top 5 Nutrition Noshes: Wisdom, Weekly Conversations, Week in Review, Workout Playlist of the Week and What I Love Right Now. At the end of each month, I want to get more up close and personal with you all on the other side of the airwaves. I will be recapping my crazy, delicious and random as hell adventures as well as having a conversation with you all on this side of the mic. It’s my Top 5 in 5. May has sparked the summer and has opened my eyes to embracing the perfect chaos in my life. Enjoy! Connect and let me know what you think by emailing me or connecting with me on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter  www.anneelizabethrd.com Copyright © 2018 OPI & AEHC Song: One Of These Days Artist: The Gemini www.thegeminimusic.com Music used by permission. All rights received. © ASCAP OrtmanMusic --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anneelizabethrd/message

Conversation 75:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Amy Giffin, MS, RD, CD, SNS “I think working in schools is just great to be able to feed kids and feel good about it, especially the ones that are in need. These are the kids that are relying on school meals for the majority of their food, which is about 50% of our kids. It is good because it allows us opportunities to provide those free meals.” - Amy Griffin, MS, RD, CD, SNS Today’s conversation is with Amy Giffin, a registered dietitian with a passion for gardening, food, cooking and cheese. In April, I got the amazing opportunity to head to the Wisconsin Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and speak with a group of upcoming RD’s. This connection happened because Amy spoke at the Iowa Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics annual meeting a few years ago and she remembered me from that meeting. Amy was born and raised in Wisconsin with her father having a long career in the cheese business. She initially thought she wanted to be a food scientist but quickly fell

Conversation 74:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Karlee Golightly, RD, LD, RYT “If you think about the (dietetic) culture we live in, it’s pretty competitive. Undergrad, grad school, your internship, is all very competitive. But I think there is something to be said for competition with yourself versus competition with others. I think competing with yourself and trying to make a better version of yourself can be really positive and a really enriching experience.  ” - Karlee Golightly, RD, LD, RYT Today’s conversation is with Karlee Golightly, a donut-loving dietitian and yoga teacher who helps real people rediscover joy with food and movement. Through this series of podcast, I have been sharing the many fantastic people I have met on instagram with Karlee being one of them. As I continued to follow her, I felt as if I knew her in some way outside of her beautiful food photos, including photos of amazing donuts and her contagious smile. Then it clicked, I did know her. I met Karlee while she was a dietetic

Conversation 73: The Story, Journey and Passion of Dina D’Alessandro, RD “You have to sometimes be uncomfortable in progressing. Not necessarily like, oh I’m going to go skydiving because I am afraid of heights, but just taking that moment to say this is a situation that makes me uncomfortable. Then I can prepare myself for another experience like that, a similar experience. Now, I am prepared and I have the tools and strategies to understand how to address it next time.” - Dina D’Alessandro, RDN Today’s conversation is with Dina D'Alessandro, a Registered Dietitian who is passionate about helping people embrace and develop new relationships with food in her own personal community. Dina is a human who inspires me from the other side of the country. I was excited to learn more about her on a professional and personal level during our conversation, which exceeded my expectations. Dina is the dietitian I am constantly striving to be. She is passionate about nutrition and food in her community, by volunteering he