Erin Palinski

Erin Palinski is working to promote nutrition and wellness as an entrepreneur, author, motivational speaker, and corporate consultant. In just a few short years since becoming a Registered Dietitian, Erin has established a successful private practice, created and published two weight management programs, launched a web-based business for health professionals, and established herself as a motivational speaker and media consultant on various wellness and nutrition topics.

Erin received a BS in Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise from Virginia Tech. She then went on to complete the Supervised Practice in Dietetics through the College of Saint Elizabeth. She has received the Certificate of Training in Childhood and Adolescent Weight Management, the Certificate of Training in Adult Weight Management, and is a Certified Personal Trainer through ACE. Erin was also recently nominated for recognition as Young Dietitian of the Year in New Jersey.

Erin founded her private practice, Vernon Nutrition Center, LLC, in April 2004, just eight months after becoming a Registered Dietitian. Her private practice has now expanded to two office locations in NJ and serves thousands of patients each year. Her practice provides individual counseling for children and adults in the areas of weight management, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, food allergies, gastrointestinal disorders, general wellness, and sports nutrition.

Erin also provides speeches, workshops, and lectures on a variety of nutrition and fitness topics to corporate, educational, and community groups on a regular basis. Ms. Palinski has also contributed her nutrition expertise to several nationally recognized television and radio broadcasts as well as print media. Erin is the creator and author of the "Healthy 'n Fit Weight Management Program," a structured, individualized and group weight management program for children and teens which is being implemented by dietitians and hospitals throughout the country. Erin also recently released "Healthy Resolutions Weight Management Program" which is a structured weight management program for adults.

Erin has also founded DietitianResource.com to provide effective and affordable educational materials to nutrition professionals working in outpatient, clinical, and community settings.

Erin works to inspire fellow nutrition professionals who dream of starting their own business ventures. She hopes to show them that with a dream, determination, hard work, and persistence, it can be possible!

For all who believe they need more experience before starting a business, Erin stands as a role model of what is possible sooner, rather than later! And her advice is to “go for it”; don’t look back at your life, wishing you had tried your own business.

To listen to Erin’s interview, click here.

URSULA MENTJES, M.S., ACC

Ursula Mentjes is a Certified Sales Coach, Sales Expert, Entrepreneur, Inspirational Speaker, and Author who specializes in neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) to help her clients take a quantum leap in their sales. She has an MS in psychology, is a certified NLP coach through the NLP Institute of California and is an Associate Certified Coach through the International Coach Federation. She is the author of two books, Selling with Intention and One Great Goal, she is the President of NAWBO-IE and has just been named the recipient of NAWBO-IE’s 2009 Anita Award. This is just one award of many.

Ursula honed her skills at an International Technical Training company, starting her career in sales in 1996 and advancing to the position of President in 2001—when she was just 27 years old. At that time, the company’s annual run rate was approximately $20,000,000.00 and she was responsible for increasing sales by 90% in one year!

Having a deep passion for coaching others to reach their greatest sales stretch goals, Ursula founded her own sales coaching company, Potential Quest, in 2004. For the past thirteen years, she has inspired sales professionals and entrepreneurs to release their limiting beliefs and step into the greatest sales success they could ever imagine. She has helped companies and individuals double and triple their sales in as short as two months. Ursula has taught hundreds of sales professionals and entrepreneurs the 10 Principles of Selling with Intention so they could effortlessly grow their client base. Millions of dollars in new opportunities have been created through her 3 and 4 day courses such as Selling with Intention Intensive, Quantum Leap Coaching Program and Sales Coach Now.

Ursula’s one of her many powerful messages for most listeners will be about selling yourself. Make sure you listen to her words of wisdom to help you adjust your paradigm around selling your services and business.

To learn more about Ursula, go to her website Sales Coach Now. To learn about Potential Quest, go click here. To hear her interview, click here.

Rebecca Bitzer

This month’s Professional of the Month is Rebecca Bitzer. Rebecca is a registered dietitian and founder of Rebecca Bitzer & Associates, located in Maryland. With the help of her staff of six other dietitians, her company offers in-home nutrition visits and office consultations from two office locations. Rebecca specializes in individual and group medical nutrition therapy for clients with all types of eating problems, but her staff helps round out the practice by offering such specialties as LEAP counseling, diabetes education, and sports nutrition, just to name a few.

Rebecca earned her Undergraduate and Master's degrees from the University of Maryland in Food and Nutrition and has completed an American Dietetic Association internship at the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville Virginia. She has taught classes at the University of Maryland, Columbia Union College, and Montgomery College, written numerous newspaper articles and has co-authored a textbook chapter in a Medical Nutrition Therapy book, and contributed a case study for a nutrition textbook used in colleges throughout the country to train Registered Dietitians. She is also the Mentor Coordinator for the Nutrition Entrepreneurs Dietetic Practice Group within the American Dietetic Association.

Rebecca stands as an inspiring role model for people who dream of a thriving, fulfilling private professional nutrition practice. And it all started with just a dream and determination. You can do this too! Make sure to listen to what Rebecca has to share by clicking here.

To visit Rebecca’s website and learn more about her business, click here.

Jill Weisenberger, M.S., R.D., C.D.E.

Jill Weisenberger, M.S., R.D., C.D.E. shows her passion about food and nutrition through her writing, speaking, consulting and nutrition counseling. Her goal is to help others eat both nutritiously and deliciously. As owner and manager of Jill Weisenberger Health Communications, LLC, Jill spreads the scrumptious word by acting as Nutrition Expert for LifeScript, online nutrition expert for James Hubbard’s My Family Doctor magazine, a freelance writer and a consultant to both the food and healthcare industries.

Jill has written for Her Sports + Fitness magazine where she was contributing nutrition editor for 2 ½ years, EatingWell, Today’s Dietitian, General Nutrition Center, LifeScript, James Hubbard’s My Family Doctor magazine, the American Institute for Cancer Research and other magazines and organizations. Further rounding out her client base, Jill has consulted to Boar’s Head Provisions, Target Clinics as well as public relations firms.

Jill finds the best of two worlds as she both owns her own business and works for a clinical research company where she counsels subjects in pharmaceutical trials. She has no plans to give up either as they complement each other well. The patients keep her grounded and help her understand the questions consumers have, and the writing and business require enough research to keep her current with the changes in nutrition, medicine and the food industry.

Passion, dedication and a drive for excellence make her successful.

Jill’s primary message is to focus on your passion. She loves what she does, and loves the variety of having her own business and also being involved in research. Passion is part of Jill’s life. To read some of Jill’s articles, go to http://www.familydoctormag.com.

To listen to Jill’s interview, click here.

Amanda Archibald, RD, Field to Plate® Founder

Amanda Archibald is both visionary and leader in the world of food choice and food and nutrition education. With a palate honed in Europe and finessed in the United States, the way she looks at, thinks and talks about food sets her apart in the field of food and food talk.

Amanda has been at the vortex of what's happening in food and health in the U.S and around the world for a long time. Her key work as a research analyst in food, health and menu with The Mintel Group, as well as her extensive interaction with experts and artisans throughout the supply chain (literally from Field to Plate) provides Amanda with unique perspectives that have engaged audiences for years. Her insights and ideas have made her a speaker of choice at leading food, agricultural and health forums in America.

Trained as a dietitian and inspired by parents whose love of food and culture was deeply instilled in her, Amanda has spent more than 14 years fine-tuning ways to engage people and get them truly excited about food. Amanda’s food vision is a lot less nutrition and whole lot more eating. Borrowing tasting cues from the wine industry and wrapping them with creative approaches to food, flavor and choice, Amanda has found a way to ignite people’s passion for food. Her ideas are captured in her inspirational company, Field to Plate.

Amanda is a member of the American Dietetic Association, the American Institute of Wine and Food and a member of Les Dames D’Escoffier, Washington D.C.. She serves on the Mid-Atlantic Farm to School steering committee and is a committee member for the fledgling Cakes for Cause vocational training program in Frederick, MD. Amanda was born in Europe and educated in both the UK and the U.S. She is a passionate advocate for the disadvantaged and underserved, and a lifelong supporter of professionals and organizations who dedicate themselves to serving the causes of those whose voices may otherwise go unheard.

Amanda’s vision, life goal and career is dedicated to creating meaningful food education experiences that make a difference – one bite at a time.

Make sure to listen to Amanda’s interview, as she offers great bits of advice for all professions. Above it all, her message is to honor the passion within you. Be sure to listen to what she says at the end, too, because there is great truth to the fact that if you believe in yourself, you can be anything you want to be! To visit Amanda’s website, go to http://www.fieldtoplate.com. To listen to Amanda’s interview, click here.

Julie Goodale

This month’s Professional of the Month is Julie Goodale, owner of Life-Cise, Fitness for Survivors. Julie has two sets of specialities: Music and fitness.

In her career as a New York City musician, Julie Goodale has been hailed as a “strong soloist” by Bernard Holland of The New York Times. She has toured extensively throughout the United States with tap dancer, Savion Glover; and with her string quintet, the Abaca String Band. She has appeared in various clubs, concert halls, and on television with performers such as Johnnie Mathis, Diana Krall, the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Ochun, and many others.

A few years ago Julie began a second career in fitness. She is certified as a Personal Trainer through ACSM, and as a Cancer Exercise Specialist through the Cancer Exercise Training Institute. From her own experience with breast cancer, she believes in the importance of exercise for cancer patients, and has become a strong advocate for exercise before, during, and after cancer treatments As a personal trainer, Julie works with clients in the New York City area in various phases of cancer treatment - whether they’re interested in getting in better shape before surgery, regaining mobility after surgery, helping to manage the side effects of treatment, or regaining strength after treatment is finished. Hoping to reach out to a broader public, this last year Julie launched a website, www.life-cise.com, which provides online information and training for cancer survivors, no matter where they live. She has led fitness workshops, both for cancer survivors and strength training seminars for musicians. Julie also writes regularly about fitness issues for cancer survivors on her blog, www.fitnessforsurvivors.blogspot.com. She still works as a musician, but is now also dedicated to helping others stay fit and stay strong.

Julie’s story is as much her account of what led her to create Life-Cise Fitness as what she has learned about running a company. However, she wanted to share with listeners that trainers need to focus more on being serious and diligent about the business. She has found that many health professionals she meets with are surprised by her professionalism and preparation, and would like to see more fitness professionals also impress the health communities in such a way.

Julie’s recommendation is to really figure out what you want to create, in order to best determine how to create it. Using music as an example, Julie shares how to set up goals and run a business. It’s a unique blend of business and music, combined with her personal experience that many listeners will enjoy.

To listen to Julie’s interview, click here.

Cindy Heroux RD

Cindy Heroux is a nationally recognized speaker, author of The Manual That Should Have Come With Your Body and president of Speaking of Wellness, an Orlando based consulting company which provides keynotes, seminars, corporate wellness programs and consulting services to corporations and professional organizations world wide. A former faculty member of the School of Complementary Medicine, Cindy is currently the wellness editor for Orlando Home & Leisure Magazine, a frequent contributor to other publications and a frequent guest on local and national television. An active member of ADA, Cindy has presented on marketing strategies at FNCE and is the current Speakers Specialty Chair of the Nutrition Entrepreneurs practice group,

Cindy also has an extensive background in business, sales and marketing. In addition to spending seven consecutive years as one of the top performing sales professionals with IVAC Corp. and Ross Labs, she has also been VP Sales and Marketing and Director of Business Development for two regional healthcare companies. Through the merger of creative approaches to both wellness and business, Cindy is dedicated to improving the quality of life and increasing client’s professional success.

The insight Cindy shares pertains to all health and service professionals, so I encourage all visitors to listen as Cindy shares her most emphatic tip of all: “Just go for it!”

To learn more about Cindy and the services she offers, be sure to visit her website at http://www.speakingofwellness.com.

To listen to Cindy’s interview, click here.