The RD Entrepreneur Symposium
Starting A Side Hustle: Opportunities and First Stepswith Katie Dodd, MS, RDN, CSG, LD, FANDe
Starting A Side Hustle: Opportunities and First Steps
Katie Dodd, MS, RDN, CSG, LD, FAND
Katie Dodd is a geriatric dietitian, writer, speaker, consultant, coach, mentor, and leader. She works full time at VA as a home care dietitian and has been side hustling since 2014. Katie is the founder of The Geriatric Dietitian blog and the Dietitian Side Hustle podcast.
What we’ll cover:
Identifying the “side hustle”
Side hustle opportunities for RDs
Steps to start a side hustle
Highlights:
50 side hustle ideas and first steps
What a side hustle is, opportunities, considerations for starting, steps to start.
5:00 Side hustle ideas
Freelance writing: blogs, magazines, copy writing, CPE articles, editing,
12:26 Webinars: live, on demand, self-hosted, associations, businesses
14:40 speaking: conferences, schools, libraries, businesses
15:49 Patient care: private practice, telehealth
16:55 Blogging: advertising, sponsored posts, membership sites
18:05 Teaching: colleges, universities, online programs
19:01 Cooking classes: health fairs, farmers markets, grocery stores, parks + rec
19:39: Podcasting: sponsors, lead magnet
20:12 Brands: sponsored posts, networking, media, newsletters, projects
20:46 Influencer: youtuber, spokesperson, social media
22:30 Coaching
22:41 Grocery store tours
Culinary work
Physical goods
Digital goods
Affiliate marketing
27:52 First steps for getting started
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