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/