From Underpaid to Empowered:
A Conference for Dietitians
Let’s Talk About Money
Hey RDs: are you feeling…
- Like your paycheck is too dang small?
- Frustrated that other professions make more than you do?
- Scared to negotiate?
- Worried that you only have one stream of income?
Would you like to…
- Know how to have “the talk” with your boss about your total compensation?
- Learn creative and flexible ways to make more money with another revenue stream?
- Understand how in the heck our reimbursement rates are determined (and what you can do about it)?
- Build a vision of an abundant future that is actually doable?
You’ve come to the right place!
Let’s Make a Difference. Together.
Hi there!
I’m Holly Larson, MS, RD
Founder of The Dietitian Money Conference
I am not hosting The Dietitian Money Conference because I have it all figured out.
I don’t.
What I AM good at is gathering people together to have important conversations. We can learn from one another and have the audacity to believe that a better financial future is possible.
The time is now. If we waited until we felt ready to take action, absolutely nothing would get done (and spoiler: nothing would change).
I’m tired of waiting. Aren’t you?
Let’s take action. Together. Right now. Even if we don’t feel 100% ready.
Shhhh…we don’t talk about that.
(Until now.)
What are the topics of conversation that are definitely NOT invited to the dinner table?
Politics?
Religion?
What about…M-O-N-E-Y?
Money intimately impacts our daily lives, from the place we can call home to our access to healthy food, education, and entertainment.
It takes skills to manage, negotiate, and invest money.
But…we’re not supposed to talk about it.
So we feel stuck.
Underpaid.
Undervalued.
Overwhelmed.
…until we say enough is ENOUGH and start actually talking about it.
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