A Day in the Life of Amanda Pennington and Chris Bibbo

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278: A Day in the Life of Amanda Pennington and Chris Bibbo: Inside Their Shared Life and Coaching Practice

In this Episode

Host Maxine Bell interviews new coaches and life partners Amanda Pennington and Chris Bibbo. They share their journeys into coaching after long careers in the nonprofit sector and reflect on how coaching supported them through major life transitions, including a bold move from the USA to Portugal. The conversation offers an honest, inspiring look at how coaching helped them navigate uncertainty, personal change, and professional reinvention.

Amanda and Chris also speak candidly about the realities of building a coaching practice, from attracting clients to hosting their first live offering, the Life Blueprint Workshop - where they found immense joy witnessing their clients’ breakthroughs. They explore the emotional heart of coaching, emphasizing self-awareness, courage and compassion to help clients find purpose and meaning in their lives. Their story highlights how coaching is not only a professional path but a powerful tool for resilience, growth, and meaningful connection — for both clients and coaches.

Amanda and Chris’s warmth and passion for coaching will encourage new coaches, enthuse experienced coaches and ignite those of you looking for authentic, meaningful coaching.

You Will Learn

Coaching is an impactful, supportive tool for courage and resilience in life transitions.
Building a coaching business requires persistence, experimentation, and a willingness to learn through doing.
How coaching assists, us to listen to our courageous hearts, and not just our ‘monkey minds.’

Guests Bio's

Chris Bibbo and Amanda Pennington are professional coaches from the United States, currently residing in Portugal. Both spent their careers in the non-profit sector, working in organizations focused on affordable housing, homelessness, and disaster response. As life coaches, they are especially passionate about supporting those in helping professions to be successful in their work while experiencing greater joy, meaning, and satisfaction. Lovers of travel, they also serve as Accountability Coaches with Just Get Out of Town (JGOOT), helping clients to achieve their travel-related goals and dreams. Chris and Amanda both received their coach training through the Academy for Coaching Excellence. Chris is ICF-certified and Amanda is currently working toward her certification.