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Reinventing Your Career | Amanda Nutt on the Shift from Corporate to Health Coaching | HCA Talks Health

Zena Le Roux

 

What does it take to move from a corporate career into health coaching — and even bring health coaching back into the workplace? In this episode of HCA Talks Health, we sit down with Amanda Nutt, a certified Health Coach and workplace wellbeing expert who made the leap from the corporate world to a purpose-driven career in preventative health and behaviour change. 

Amanda shares her inspiring journey of career transition, showing how she combined her business background with coaching skills to support over 40 companies — including Nando’s — in prioritising wellbeing. She explains how to leverage your existing strengths, navigate career shifts with confidence, and position yourself as a problem solver in a new field. 

🎧 Tune in to discover: 

  • How Amanda transitioned from corporate professional to health coach
  • Ways to bring health coaching into workplace wellbeing programmes
  • The importance of upskilling and networking when changing careers
  • How to embrace discomfort and reframe failure as growth
  • Strategies for positioning yourself as a problem solver in your new career
  • Plus much more


Whether you’re considering a career change or looking to integrate health coaching into organisations, this episode is packed with practical advice and encouragement to help you take the next step.
 
⏱️ Timestamps
0:00 Introduction
1:30 Amanda’s corporate background and why she pivoted
6:00 Early challenges of transitioning into health coaching
10:20 Working with companies like Nando’s on wellbeing programmes
15:45 Leveraging transferable skills in a new field
21:00 The role of upskilling, networking, and resilience
27:10 Reframing failure as an opportunity
33:00 Final advice for aspiring health coaches


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