In this episode we speak to our first international guest, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Barbara Ruhs, who joins us from Arizona, USA. Barb tells us about the fascinating and diverse phases in her career which have included working on school meals, private practice, sports nutrition and retail, not to mention a position at Harvard. We have heard time and time again from our colleagues in the field including our Humans of Nutrition podcast guests, how utterly fascinating people’s career journeys can be within nutrition, with all the twists and turns and ups and downs. Barb shares another example of this and provides inspiration that following what you are curious about and passionate about can lead to numerous opportunities across the food system. Barb speaks openly and honestly about a change in her consultancy work and how she is currently taking the courageous approach of taking the time to re-evaluate and consider what she wants to pursue next. We talk about having the confidence to pause and think ‘okay what's next for me in my career?’, something we are all likely to face at some point as we navigate our career paths. We learn what’s happening in the States right now in terms of health policy and trends, including some innovative initiatives such as Food as Medicine, medically tailored meals and produce prescriptions; with Barb speaking honestly about their advantages and challenges. Skip ahead to 26 minutes to hear all about this. We discuss the definition of ‘healthy’ from 41 minutes; and from 46 minutes Barb shares our passion for the utmost importance of having nutrition experts in all food organisations, and just how dietitians and nutritionists can apply their nutrition expertise to deliver impact towards health goals, including how health can equal good business and commercial benefits. - - - - - - - - - - - - - As nutrition professionals working in multiple contexts, we want to use our diverse experience to help organisations achieve their nutrition and health goals by providing them with the expertise they need, when they need it. - - - - - - - - - - - - - Get in touch to find out more about our company, Nutrition Talent and how we could work together. Web: www.nutritiontalent.com Email: [email protected] LinkedIn: @NutritionTalent Instagram: @Nutrition_talent Twitter: @NutritionTalent Follow Anna LinkedIn: @Anna Wheeler Follow Danielle LinkedIn: @DrDanielleMcCarthy