About your course facilitators:

Meet Ashley Koff RD a successful integrative nutrition practitioner for over 20 years. Her business began in-person and after 5 years (because LA folks won’t cross the 405 #Ifyouknowyouknow ) she started working virtually. In year 8 or 9, seeking to scale her practice, offer added value for corporate partners, she created and managed her own online programs. During this time she also worked as the on-camera dietitian for 4 reality TV shows and later collaborated to create and support >9k participants on the Day of Diet with The Dr Oz Show. She learned to scale virtually FAST! Today, Koff is the CEO of The Better Nutrition Program and company that offers virtual assessment tools for practitioners to support their practices and make it easier to efficiently run a virtual business. Check out The Shop of Tools here. “I didn’t learn what I needed to know about running a virtual practice and programs in my dietetic training, and if I am honest, I wasted a lot of resources on services and programs that promised to make it easy for me to do this but that didn’t understand the unique demands and my ultimate goals as a healthcare practitioner. It’s an honor to be a resource for those seeking to do what I’ve done, and I know the Virtual Business School for Practitioners

Lesli Bitel, MBA, RDN, LDN is an experienced business strategist and coach specializing in helping Integrative and Functional Nutrition Medicine Professionals to overcome the confusion and sense of overwhelm that’s associated with the business side of creating a profitable practice.  Pulling from a variety of leading-edge strategies, Lesli teaches practitioners the necessary tools and techniques to attract and enroll highly committed, ideal clients into their programs, packages and courses and to create multiple streams of income inside their businesses.

In her work, Lesli has helped hundreds of the top Functional Medicine Professionals, Dietitians and Coaches to create highly recognizable brands and profitable businesses doing the work that they love.

In addition to holding the RDN credential with specialized training in coaching psychology and functional medicine, Lesli has several years of experience running her highly successful private nutrition practice where she specialized in Intuitive/Mindful Eating and Functional Nutrition for gut health.  Additionally, she has a Masters in Business Administration in Global Business and brings 13 years experience in corporate sales and marketing as a Regional Business Director within the Pharmaceutical Industry. 

Lesli offers private coaching, group programs, classes, webinars, workshops, and more, from her home base where she lives outside of Chicago with her husband, two active children, and her doodles, Rocky and Piper.  

You can learn more at LesliBitel.com or instagram.com/LesliBitel or by emailing Lesli@LesliBitel.com.   

You can also join the conversation in Lesli’s private Facebook groups:

· Integrative Functional Dietitian Nutritionist Practice Building/Lesli Bitel:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/IFNutrition/

Dr Jeffrey Gladd graduated from Indiana University School of Medicine in 2001. He then went on to train in family medicine at Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie, Indiana. After completing his residency, Gladd started a family practice that encompassed full spectrum care, including obstetrics, colonoscopy and endoscopy in Columbia City, Indiana In 2006.  After the birth of his second child, Gladd transformed his professional and personal focus toward health through nutrition. By educating himself and applying the principles of eating whole foods, he lost 50 pounds, and reveled in improved energy and mental clarity. As a physician, increasing doses and adding medications was no longer acceptable. Gladd delved into his patients’ lives — how they ate, how they managed stress, and discovered real health care.

As Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jeffrey Gladd advises on company and product direction with the perspective of integrative and family medicine. He has been a member of the Fullscript Medical Advisory Team since 2019. In 2010, Dr. Gladd opened GladdMD Integrative Medicine, blending health-promoting care with high access technology. In 2011, he created and launched the web’s first nutrient depletion calculator, Mytavin.com and is currently helping Hello Health promote and develop their social media interface for medical practices. With the success of GladdMD, Dr. Gladd has become a sought after speaker in his field, speaking at TEDx and being featured in various industry publications. Dr. Gladd graduated from medical school in 2001 and after successfully opening a family practice, shifted focus to achieving health through nutrition. In 2009, he completed the University of Arizona Integrative Medicine fellowship program under the direction of Dr. Andrew Weil, MD.

Alicia Galvin MEd, RD, LD, CLT, IFNCP owner of Alicia Galvin LLC, has practiced in the Dallas/Fort Worth area since 2008 with a keen interest in gastrointestinal disease, such as IBS, IBD, and SIBO, as well as has a focus in fertility, autoimmunity, and chronic inflammatory conditions. In addition to owning her own practice, she also practices as an integrative and functional dietitian at Carpathia Collaborative, a premier functional medicine clinic helping patients develop customized solutions that empower them to take control of their health challenges. She is also Co-Founder of SIBO Academy, an online training platform for RDs and other healthcare practitioners to gain the latest evidence-based practices in the area of SIBO. 

She earned a Masters of Education in Counseling degree from the University of North Texas and completed her Integrative and Functional Nutrition Certified Practitioner (IFNCP) certification with the Integrative and Functional Nutrition Academy. Alicia has a passion for education and mentoring and has served as Mentoring Coordinator for the Nutrition Entrepreneurs dietetic practice group (DPG) of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics for 2 years and as the Nominating Committee Chair for Dietitians in Integrative and Functional Medicine DPG. 

Lara Zakaria RPh MS CNS CDN IFMCP
Lara is a Functional Pharmacist and Clinical Nutritionist based in New York City. A graduate of the Earnest Mario School of Pharmacy, at Rutgers University, she spent 20 years in community pharmacy practice. After developing an interest in nutrition, she earned a MS in Nutrition from the University of Bridgeport and subsequently qualified as a Certified Nutrition Specialist (CNS) as well as an Institute for Functional Medicine Certified Practitioner (IFMCP). Lara currently practices as part of a multi-disciplinary Functional Medicine practice and supervises a professional mentorship program for nutrition and FxMed. She is co-owner of Pharmacy Evolutions, a FxMed education platform and consulting group focused on professional development for pharmacists. Lara is also adjunct professor of nutritional biochemistry at the University of Bridgeport.
Lara is passionate about prevention and reversal of metabolic and autoimmune disease and working with pharmacy professionals to leverage their unique expertise in medication management, drug-drug/drug-nutrient interactions, and genomics to optimize patient medical and nutritional programs.

Karen L. Herb, MS CNS LDN holds a master’s degree in Functional Nutrition from the University of Bridgeport, CT.  She is board certified by the American Nutrition Association (ANA)’s Board of Certified Nutrition Specialist (CNS) and is Licensed Dietary Nutritionist in both the state of Maryland and the District of Columbia.  She completed a 12-month Functional Nutrition Residency with Dr. Kara Fitzgerald and is currently pursuing certification with the Institute of Functional Medicine.

Firmly rooted in the foundations of Functional Nutrition, Karen focus is always on education. She knows that knowledge and a few small changes can have a huge impact on health.  She loves navigating people through small changes that add up to big wellness.

To further her mission to spread the Functional movement, Karen also enjoys working in the professional education arena providing mentorship and training programs for nutritionist and clinicians.  She is the Professional Education Liaison for Dr. Kara Fitzgerald’s Functional Medicine Clinic Immersion Program.  She is also the co-founder of GatewayFxMed.com which provides practice tools, professional development and educational support to clinicians and individuals alike. Karen’s downtime finds her hanging with her family in Southern Maryland which includes 1 husband, 2 children, 7 chickens and 1 pup.  You can connect with Karen on Instagram at instagram.com/karenaboutnutrition or at Contact@GatewayFxMed.com

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Meet Lisa Fraley Lisa Fraley, JD, is an Attorney, Legal Coach®, Speaker and #1 Best-Selling Author of Easy Legal Steps…That are Also Good for Your Soul. She’s also the host of the “Legally Enlightened” podcast on iTunes. As a Holistic Lawyer®, Lisa blends her legal expertise as a former health care attorney in a large corporate law firm and the care of a Health Coach through IIN & Life Coach through Coach U to help thousands of heart-centered entrepreneurs protect their businesses and brands with contracts, disclaimers, trademarks and more. Lisa shares her “Legal Love” through DIY legal templates, online courses and 1:1 services and on stages from British Columbia to the Bellagio. She’s uniquely known for aligning legal steps with the chakras.

Lisa’s mission is to help small business owners understand that the law can be accessible, empowering, loving, and even spiritual. She’s a graduate of Case Western Reserve University School of Law’s nationally-ranked health law program and holds a Certificate in Sustainable Business Strategy from Harvard Business School Online. Join the Legal Love tribe and receive free legal tips at lisafraley.com.