In this episode of the Dietitian Success Podcast, I’m finally spilling everything about the Dietitian Success Summit — the first ever in-person gathering of the DSC community, happening September 28-30, 2026 at the Toronto Beach Club in Toronto, Ontario.
If you’ve been waiting to hear the full picture before deciding whether to come, this is the episode. I’m walking through everything: the schedule, the sessions, the speakers, the swag, the vibe, the pricing, and how to get a discount if you’re a DSC member.
Inside, we cover:
- Why we decided to do this and what makes it completely different from a traditional dietetics conference
- The day-by-day experience, from breakfast to cocktail hour to professional headshots (yes, really)
- The session topics, including communication and presence, coaching skills, navigating nutrition misinformation on social media, and personal branding
- The Entrepreneur Pass, what it includes, and why the Day 3 business planning session might be the most valuable thing DSC has ever offered
- The swag bag, including the very first Dietitian Success Planner
- How to attend even if you’re introverted, coming alone, or based in the US
- Pricing, payment plans, and the DSC member discount
- The FAQ we’ve been getting over and over again, answered honestly
Tickets go on sale Saturday, May 2nd at 10 a.m. Eastern. With more than double the waitlist than available tickets, especially for the Entrepreneur Pass, you will want to move quickly.
Whether you’re already sure you want to come or still on the fence, listen to this one. It was designed for you.
Links:
- Join the Dietitian Success Summit 2026 Waitlist: https://www.dietitiansuccesscenter.com/the-dietitian-success-summit-2026
- Check out the Entrepreneurship Tier of Dietitian Success Center: https://www.dietitiansuccesscenter.com/entrepreneurshipfordietitians
- Follow @dietitiansuccesscenter on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dietitiansuccesscenter/
- Connect with @kristako.rd on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristako.rd/
- Free Starter Kit: https://www.dietitiansuccesscenter.com/
The Dietitian Success Summit 2026: Everything You Need to Know
By Krista Kolodziejzyk, RD, MBA, Founder of Dietitian Success Center
The Dietitian Success Summit is happening. September 28 to 30, 2026. Toronto Beach Club, Toronto, Ontario. And if you’ve been waiting for the full picture before deciding whether to come, this post has everything.
I want to walk you through exactly what this event is, what the experience looks and feels like day to day, what’s included in your ticket, how pricing works, and how to get your spot before they’re gone. Because if there’s one thing I want you to take away from this post, it’s this: this is not a traditional dietetics conference. And that distinction matters a lot.
Why the Dietitian Success Summit Exists
For years, the number one thing dietitians in our community have asked for is simple: a room. A real room, with real people, where you can have real conversations with other dietitians who actually get it.
Not a ballroom with 800 people where you’re half-listening to a speaker read off PowerPoint slides from the back row. Not a giant trade show floor with sponsored lunches and a sales pitch at every table. Something different. Something smaller, warmer, and built around connection just as much as education.
That’s what the Dietitian Success Summit is. It is a carefully designed in-person gathering, intentionally capped at 150 people, built for dietitians across all practice settings who want to think bigger about their careers, connect with people who understand their world, and leave with something genuinely useful.
This is the first year. It will be intimate. And because we have more than double the number of people on our waitlist than we have tickets for, if you are thinking about coming, now is the time to move.
Tickets go on sale Saturday, May 2nd at 10 a.m. Eastern. Mark your calendar.
What the Experience Looks and Feels Like
Let me walk you through the three days so you can picture yourself there.
Day One: Monday, September 28th
Doors open with breakfast waiting for you. When you walk into the Toronto Beach Club, music is playing, someone from the DSC team greets you, and you pick up your name badge and your swag bag.
We’re doing something a little different with name cards this year: after you purchase, you’ll fill out an intake form where you can submit a fun photo of yourself. We’re using those photos as name cards so people can find each other before anyone has had a chance to introduce themselves. It’s a small thing, but it changes the room completely.
There will be conversation starter cards on every table, designed specifically to make the first thirty minutes of a professional event feel a lot less like a professional event. We know that feeling. The I-don’t-know-where-to-stand, I-don’t-know-what-to-do-with-my-hands feeling that shows up at every conference. We have designed this event specifically to eliminate that.
At 9 a.m., we kick off with a welcome and my opening keynote. The topic is something I’ve been building toward for a long time: why it’s time for dietitians to be seen, and how to step into the arena. It’s the session I’m putting my whole heart into, and I think it will set the tone for everything that follows.
From there, Day One is a mix of expert sessions, a panel, and intentional breaks that are actually fun. The headshot station runs during breaks, which means every attendee, regardless of ticket level, walks away with a professional headshot. If you’ve priced out getting your own done, you know you’re looking at $300 minimum. It’s included in your ticket.
At the end of Day One, instead of everyone dispersing to their hotel rooms, we’re doing a cocktail and mocktail hour with appetizers, a Polaroid wall, and some activities that I promise are not going to be cringe. You will laugh. You will meet people. That is the plan.
Day Two: Tuesday, September 29th
Another incredible lineup of sessions. More on the specific topics in a moment.
Day Two wraps for general pass holders in the mid-afternoon. Everyone celebrates, hugs it out, and then the entrepreneur pass holders continue into a smaller, more intimate format. More mastermind energy, less conference energy. There’s a panel of dietitian entrepreneurs, a live recording of the Dietitian Success Podcast, and a deep dive on marketing that doesn’t make you hate your business.
In the evening on Day Two, there’s a private connection event just for entrepreneur pass holders. The details are still being finalized, but the purpose is simple: the kind of real, unscripted conversation about business that makes you feel like you’re not so alone in it.
Day Three: Wednesday, September 30th (Entrepreneur Pass Only)
This is the one I cannot stop thinking about.
Day Three is not a presentation. It’s not a workshop where I’m talking at you. It is a full guided business planning session where you walk in with ambiguity around where your business is going, and you walk out with a real 12-month plan.
We will work through your financial goals, your offer design, your marketing strategy, and your 12-month calendar. You will write it all out in your planner. And we will break into mini mastermind groups, organized by revenue stage and business stage, so you’re talking with dietitians who are at a similar point in their journey.
Pre-revenue. Side hustle. Full hustle. Scaling. It doesn’t matter where you are. You will be grouped with people who get it. And you will leave with something concrete.
To me, that is worth the price of admission on its own.
The Sessions: What We’re Actually Covering
Without revealing every confirmed speaker, here’s what the programming is built around.
Communication and presence. How you show up in a room. Your confidence, your presence, the way you hold yourself whether you’re in a team meeting, doing one-on-one patient education, on a Zoom call, or on a stage. This session is practical and relevant to every dietitian in the room, regardless of practice setting.
Coaching skills. Not counseling, though there’s overlap. Coaching skills: the ability to facilitate behavior change, ask better questions, and work with anyone in any room. In a team meeting, rounds, cross-functional work, with your manager. These tools travel with you everywhere.
Navigating nutrition misinformation on social media. This will be a live panel. We know this topic resonates because it’s some of our most-watched content. How do you respond when a client comes in with a TikTok question? How do you post as a credentialed professional without being paralyzed by perfectionism? Why does the profession lose when dietitians stay quiet?
Personal branding and digital reputation. Two sessions built on each other. One focused on your creative presence and showing up in a way that actually reflects who you are. One more tactical, specifically about your digital footprint. I’ll be sharing very specific moments in my own career where having a digital reputation opened doors, and not just in entrepreneurship.
For entrepreneur pass holders specifically: a deep session on AI and what it actually means for dietitians, marketing that you can sustain and actually love, a live podcast recording, and the full Day Three business planning experience.
What’s Included in Your Ticket
Every attendee, regardless of ticket level, gets:
All sessions on Days One and Two. Breakfast, snacks, and lunch each day. The cocktail and mocktail hour at the end of Day One. A professional headshot. And a swag bag that is not a tote with a pen and a brochure.
The swag bag includes a DSC branded tote, a water bottle, sticker sheets with dietitian-specific sayings (there’s going to be a scavenger hunt with a prize, it’s going to be chaotic in the best way), locally sourced snacks, and other branded merch. We are genuinely sparing no expense here because we want you to walk away with something you’re proud of.
The flagship item in the swag bag is the Dietitian Success Planner. This is something we’ve been talking about launching for a long time, and the summit is the perfect moment to debut it. It’s going to be a full annual planner, weekly and monthly, that you can use for your career, your business, and your personal life. The version you receive in September is the original. And eventually it will be available as a standalone product, but the version you get is the one from the first year.
The Entrepreneur Pass includes everything above, plus the Day Two afternoon and evening sessions, the private entrepreneur connection event, and the full Day Three business planning experience.
Pricing
Early bird pricing is in Canadian dollars.
General Pass: $699 CAD plus tax (covers Days One and Two). Price goes up to $849 after July 10th.
Entrepreneur Pass: $1,099 CAD plus tax (covers all three days). Price goes up to $1,299 after July 10th.
If you’re in the US, you’re getting a meaningful benefit here from the exchange rate.
If the upfront cost feels like a stretch, a four-month interest-free payment plan is available. You pay the same total amount, just divided across four monthly payments. Buy now, pay later options like Afterpay and Klarna will also be available on the sales page.
DSC members receive a $100 discount code sent directly to their email when tickets go on sale on May 2nd. If you’ve been on the fence about joining DSC, this is a compelling reason to join before that date.
All sales are final, but you can transfer your ticket to another dietitian up until September 1st.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need to be a DSC member to come? No. The event is open to all dietitians. DSC members get the $100 discount.
Do I have to be Canadian? No. Half of the DSC audience is in the US and international attendees are absolutely welcome. Toronto Pearson is one of the most accessible airports in North America.
I’m an introvert. Is this still for me? Yes, genuinely. We have built intentional, low-pressure ways to connect into every part of this event. You will not be forced into awkward ice breakers. There will also be space to step away and breathe if you need it. And I say this as someone who is also an introvert: when you find your people, you might surprise yourself.
Will sessions be recorded? Generally no. The sessions are for people who are there. We will have a videographer capturing pieces of the event, but this is not a virtual or hybrid event.
Can I buy a one-day ticket? Not at this time. It’s the full experience or nothing.
Can my employer cover the ticket? It’s worth asking. We are working on a template letter you can customize and send to your employer. Email hello@dietitiansuccesscenter.com if you’d like a copy.
Will there be dietary accommodations? Of course. After purchase you’ll fill out an intake form where you can share your dietary restrictions and needs.
How to Get Your Ticket
Tickets go on sale Saturday, May 2nd at 10 a.m. Eastern time.
We have more than double the number of people on the waitlist than we have capacity for, and the entrepreneur tickets are even more limited. If you want to come, be ready at 10 a.m. with your credit card. This is not an exaggeration.
Head to the link in the description of this episode to join the waitlist and be first notified when the cart opens.
If you have any questions at all, we genuinely want to hear them. Email hello@dietitiansuccesscenter.com. Send a DM to @dietitiansuccesscenter or to me personally at @kristako.rd. Post in the DSC community if you’re a member. No question is too small.
We cannot wait to see you in Toronto.
Krista Kolodziejzyk is a Registered Dietitian and MBA, the founder of Dietitian Success Center, and the host of The Dietitian Success Podcast. She has supported over 600 dietitians in building and growing their businesses.
