Nikki Antonaccio on Building a Coaching Business Through Instagram

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, we’re joined by Nikki Antonaccio, founder of The Nutrition Psychology Coach. Nikki shares her unconventional journey from being a professional contemporary dancer to building a thriving coaching business. After sustaining a serious injury that ended her performance career, she retrained as a personal trainer and nutritionist. During the COVID lockdown, Nikki realized she had developed the full skill set needed to run her own business and decided to step away from corporate gyms to build her own coaching practice focused on women’s health and wellbeing.Today, Nikki works with high-performing female founders, CEOs, and business owners who want to improve their relationship with food, fitness, and overall wellbeing without sacrificing their mental health. Through a trauma-informed and holistic coaching approach that combines nutrition, mindset, somatic therapy, and behavioral psychology, she helps clients break cycles of self-sabotage and build sustainable health habits. Nikki also shares insights into growing a business organically through Instagram and referrals, building a coaching team, and creating scalable programs that support both client transformation and founder freedom.