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The Origin Story: Solving a Real Problem
Stacey Dunn-Emke started nutritionjobs.com back in 2000 out of pure necessity. As a clinical dietitian looking for a new position, she discovered that major job boards like Monster.com and CareerBuilder had virtually no dietitian-specific openings. Rather than accept this gap in the market, she taught herself HTML, studied how other job boards worked, and built the platform herself.
This origin story perfectly illustrates a key principle: the best job boards solve real problems for real people. Stacey identified a vulnerable population (job seekers in a niche field) and created a dedicated
