Welcome to The Dietitian Business Podcast, where we help private practice dietitians turn their side hustles into thriving, sustainable businesses. In this episode, host Maggy Doherty, registered dietitian and business coach, invites Tara Durden, owner of Nutrition Thyme, for a deep-dive coaching session on hiring, onboarding, and scaling a team as a dietitian entrepreneur. If you’re a dietitian in private practice ready to hire your first employee or take the leap into a group practice, this episode is packed with step-by-step strategy and mindset shifts. Maggy and Tara walk through everything from creating an onboarding checklist to defining your practice values, training new hires, and building structure into your EMR and client flow. Tara shares her journey from clinical dietitian to private practice owner, revealing how motherhood, flexibility, and purpose shaped her career path. What began as a side gig—posting recipes on Instagram and seeing clients after long shifts in the hospital—grew into a full-time business now expanding with multiple dietitians on staff. Together, Maggy and Tara explore the mindset and systems behind scaling while keeping your business aligned with your life.
