Can upskilling as a clinical dietitian help you earn more, expand your scope, and move into leadership? Absolutely.

In this episode of the Dietitian Career Success Podcast, I’m talking with Hannah Randall, RD, LD, CNSC, an acute care clinical dietitian specializing in adult and neonatal nutrition support.

Hannah shares how earning her Certified Nutrition Support Clinician credential, training to place feeding tubes at the bedside, developing NICU expertise, and completing an emerging-leaders program helped her advance into a nutrition coordinator role.

Through continued upskilling and career growth, Hannah is now earning twice what she made when she first started working as a dietitian.

We also take you behind the scenes of electromagnetic-guided nasogastric feeding-tube placement. Hannah explains how she completed her training, stepped outside her comfort zone, built relationships across the hospital, and helped elevate the visibility of the dietitian team.

IN THIS EPISODE:

✅ How the CNSC certification can create new career opportunities
✅ What training to place feeding tubes can look like
✅ Why specialized clinical dietitian skills may increase your earning potential
✅ How to ask your leader for professional-development opportunities
✅ Why communication and relationship-building matter in acute care
✅ How committee work and leadership training can prepare you for a promotion
✅ Why you should say yes before you feel completely ready

Hannah’s advice is an important reminder: You do not need to feel 100% confident before pursuing your next opportunity. Find one skill you can begin developing this week and take the first step!

CONNECT with Hannah Randall, RD, LD, CNSC:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannahrandallrd2be

RESOURCES

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Do you feel like you need a roadmap for attending FNCE® - the Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo?

This episode will help you approach conference conversations and networking with more intention and outcome. Dietitian Kelan Sarnoff, MS, RDN, founder of The RD Coach, joins Stacey Dunn-Emke to share her three-step approach to conference networking: prepare with a purpose, connect with curiosity, and follow up with a plan. We share conversation starters, ways to connect with potential employers and brands, and simple strategies to make following up easier when you’re back at work.

Whether you’re attending FNCE or a local nutrition conference, you’ll learn how to meet potential employers and collaborators, start conversations when you feel nervous, and keep new relationships going after you get home.

CHAPTERS

00:00 Navigating Conference Experiences
02:12 Exploring Career Opportunities in Dietetics
05:29 Navigating Conferences: Networking Tips
11:05 Setting Goals for Conference Attendance
14:55 Strategies for Effective Networking
17:41 Engaging with Attendees and Presenters
20:27 Business Cards and Information Exchange
30:35 Post-Conference Follow-Up Strategies
38:24 Final Thoughts on Networking and Future Events

LINKS MENTIONED

Career Catch-up Networking Toolkit: https://mailchi.mp/nutritionjobs/catch-up-toolkit

CONNECT WITH KELAN

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelansarnoff/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.rd.coach/
• Free 5-Day Career Clarity Challenge: https://therdcoach.kit.com/careerclarity

SPONSORS, SUPPORTERS, AFFILIATES

California Correctional Healthcare Services (CCHCS) is hiring Registered Dietitians. Apply or learn more here: dietitian.cacorrectionalhealthcare.com

RESOURCES

Let Employers Find You: Create your brief Resume Profile on NutritionJobs
Search All Dietitian Jobs: www.nutritionjobs.com
Featured Dietitian Jobs: www.nutritionjobs.com/featured-jobs
Free Newsletter: Get on The List
Hire Dietitians: Post your jobs on NutritionJobs so dietitians can find your jobs
Podcast Call-Out: Become a Featured Top Employer www.nutritionjobs.com/products
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Let's Connect
Instagram and Facebook — @nutritionjobs
LinkedIn — /nutritionjobs and /staceydunnemke
YouTube — @nutritionjobs

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What if your dietitian skills could help you build a fresh career in consumer packaged goods (CPG) - including CPG sales, brand strategy, product development, or consumer insights?

In this episode, I’m joined by Ed Coffin, RDN, a dietitian who has built his career at the intersection of nutrition, consumer packaged goods, brand building, and sales.

Ed takes us behind the scenes of the natural products industry and explains what it really takes to move a product from an idea to the retail shelf. He also shares why dietitians may be especially valuable to CPG brands - even when the available job titles don’t include the word “dietitian.”

In This Episode

✅ What a national key account manager actually does - from analyzing sales data to visiting stores and managing retailer relationships

✅ How a food product moves from an initial idea to distribution and placement on retail shelves

✅ The transferable skills dietitians already have that support careers in consumer insights, marketing, product innovation, sales, and brand strategy

✅ Four essential CPG terms to learn: distribution, velocity, margin, and trade spend

✅ Which job titles to search for and how to begin preparing for a CPG career - even without previous industry experience

Whether you’re interested in working for a food or wellness brand, developing your own product, or simply exploring dietitian careers beyond traditional practice, Ed offers a practical introduction to the business side of CPG.

RESOURCES MENTIONED

Startup CPG: https://www.youtube.com/@startupcpg

CONNECT WITH ED COFFIN, RDN

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/edward-coffin-rd-7ab5aa25/

SPONSORS, SUPPORTERS, AFFILIATES

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RESOURCES

Let Employers Find You: Create your brief Resume Profile on NutritionJobs
Search All Dietitian Jobs: www.nutritionjobs.com
Featured Dietitian Jobs: www.nutritionjobs.com/featured-jobs
Free Newsletter: Get on The List
Hire Dietitians: Post your jobs on NutritionJobs so dietitians can find your jobs
Podcast Call-Out: Become a Featured Top Employer www.nutritionjobs.com/products
Sponsorships and Advertising: Partner with Stacey at NutritionJobs www.nutritionjobs.com/products

Let's Connect
Instagram and Facebook — @nutritionjobs
LinkedIn — /nutritionjobs and /staceydunnemke
YouTube — @nutritionjobs

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