376 - Building Racially Equitable Businesses with Annie Gichuru, Founder of Uplifting Studios, Leading Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Coach & Consultant

Annie Gichuru is the founder of Uplifting Studios, a platform dedicated to supporting online business owners to build racially equitable businesses so they can be intentionally inclusive. Annie has become a leading Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) coach & consultant for online entrepreneurs, most notable of which is her partnership with The Beautiful You Coaching Academy, where she supports trainees and coaches. She is deeply passionate about representation through a racial justice lens, and combines her experience as an internationally certified life coach, her love of storytelling, and her extensive career as a Human Resource specialist to deliver REPRESENTED - a transformational online program, which has been described as ‘a must for all business owners who are ready to build a racially diverse, inclusive and equitable business’. Our conversation covers:

Bringing awareness to our white privilege & ensuring our continued education is inclusive and you're opening up your current lens of diversity.
Where to start to become more inclusive and diverse
What are some of the glaringly obvious ways businesses are not considering inclusivity.
What can I do as a business owner to make my business more inclusive?
Building racially equitable businesses
What words are a no-no?
What to do if you make a mistake

Podcast that was mentioned on The Man Enough Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-man-enough-podcast/id1571480224?i=1000530016080
Get your hands on the Inclusive Language Guide - https://www.upliftingstudios.com.au/inclusivelanguageguide
Check out Annie here - https://www.upliftingstudios.com.au Follow Annie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/upliftingstudiostv/