Meet the Health Coach Institute Team

Learn from professional and successful instructors with decades of experience in the health, wellness, and nutrition fields. Get to know our team and who teaches specific programs below.

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Why Our Team Is World-Class

HIGHLY-QUALIFIED PROFESSIONAL INSTRUCTORS

You’ll learn from successful Health and Life Coaches, as well as nutrition and fitness professionals who teach you exactly how to coach and train others, so you can become the best coach possible in a short amount of time.

TRAINED OVER 35,000 STUDENTS

Our team has helped train over 35,000 students from across the globe. With a 4.8 star rating on Trustpilot, there’s no denying students love learning with Health Coach Institute.

LIVE COACHING AND ACCESS TO INSTRUCTORS

Get access to your instructors and learn in a group setting in most of our programs, plus get to know them better through live Q&A sessions and optional weekly engagement sessions.

Health Coach Institute Instructors

Learn from expert coaches and professionals who have built thriving coaching practices

Alyssa Poggioli

NBC-HWC

Alyssa Poggioli is an Executive Coach in Private Practice, National Board–Certified Health & Wellness Coach, and Senior Content Developer for Health Coach Institute. She partners with organizations on leadership development and performance using Hogan Assessments, Behavior Essentials, and Blindspotting to help leaders uncover blind spots, strengthen communication, and elevate team success. Alyssa also consults with Thrive Global, facilitating GLP-1 group coaching programs and working 1:1 with executives to empower individuals and organizations to thrive in health and leadership.

Her coaching style is rooted in trust, honest feedback, and deep self-reflection, guiding professionals to build emotional intelligence, manage stress, and foster psychological safety. Alyssa is the co-author of The Successful Mind: Tools to Living a Purposeful, Productive, and Happy Life, available on Amazon.

Priscilla Benavides

CHHC

Priscilla Benavides, originally from Santiago, Chile, is a Life Coach who helps highly sensitive people, empaths, and coaches reclaim their energy, embrace their sensitivity, and live authentically. Using a holistic approach that integrates mind/body/heart wisdom, breathwork, and mindfulness, she guides deep transformation and self-discovery.

Since 2017, Priscilla has inspired and guided numerous students at the Health Coach Institute, empowering them to unlock their full potential as transformative coaches. In addition to her mentoring work, she runs a private practice where she supports clients on their transformational journeys. Now based in the Pacific Northwest, she enjoys hiking, playing music and spending quality time with loved ones.

Brooke Jeffries

MS, CN, NBC-HWC

Brooke Jeffries is the Lead Instructor and Program Director of HCI’s Advanced Health Coach Certification and also teaches in the Life Coach Certification and Health Coach Certification programs, along with other specialized courses. A Certified Nutritionist and National Board–Certified Health & Wellness Coach, she also contracts with BetterUp and serves on advisory boards for the National Board for Health & Wellness Coaching and the Health & Wellness Coaching Certificate Program at UC San Diego Extended Studies.

Before joining HCI in 2019, Brooke led a team of dietitian coaches at a digital health startup, built a thriving private practice, and worked in corporate coaching, experiences that shaped her unique blend of clinical, entrepreneurial, and leadership expertise. Her passion for personal growth and practical teaching style has guided countless coaches in developing the confidence and skills to thrive as professionals and transform lives.

Andrea Nakayama

FNLP, CNE, CNC, CHHC

Andrea Nakayama is the founder of the Functional Nutrition Alliance and guest expert in Master Your Stress. Andrea Nakayama is a renowned Functional Nutrition and Lifestyle Practitioner (FNLP).

Andrea is an internationally known Functional Medicine Nutritionist, educator, and speaker who is leading a movement to transform the health industry into a system that works. She’s a Certified Nutrition Educator (CNE), Certified Nutrition Counselor (CNC), Certified Holistic Health Coach (CHHC) and provides her expertise on stress and its impacts on your body in this course.

Andrea currently resides in Portland, OR.

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