REPRESENTED with Annie Gichuru
Welcome to REPRESENTED, the podcast.
This is your weekly dose of inspiration that’ll support you to build a racially inclusive online business without letting the fear of getting it wrong get in the way. These episodes will provide insights, strategies, and discussions that break down barriers and empower you to navigate the racial equity landscape.
I’m Annie Gichuru, your host as well as a Racial Equity Coach who supports online business owners such as coaches, course creators, membership owners and group program facilitators. It’s my calling in nature and ability to break-down complex and often uncomfortable conversations around race that has seen me teach over 100 online business owners to be more racially inclusive through my online program REPRESENTED.
Be sure to subscribe, rate and review so this podcast can reach more online business owners and begin to not only normalise racial inclusion in the online coaching space but see us actively shift our perspectives.
Episodes
92 episodes
89. Cultivating Success on Your Own Terms Ft. Kemi Nekvapil
There are conversations that land in your body and stay with you long after the recording stops. This is one of them.In this episode, I sit down with my dear friend and powerhouse coach, author and speaker, Kemi Nekvapil, whose wo...
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Episode 89
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88. Why Inclusion Work Will Never Move at the Speed of Business
Inclusion work asks something different from us. It does not move quickly. It does not follow the pace of online business. And it certainly does not offer the instant clarity we have been taught to expect.In this episode, I am sharing wh...
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Episode 88
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19:44
87. Empathy vs Compassion: What You Need to Know as a Heart-Led Space-holder
When you care deeply about people, it’s natural to think empathy is the goal. To understand, to feel, to be present with others in their pain. But empathy alone can wear you down, especially when you’re holding space for conversations about rac...
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Episode 87
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17:43
86. When Doing Good Starts to Feel Heavy
Lately, I’ve been noticing a heaviness in the air. In conversations, with clients, even in myself. And I don’t think it’s because people have stopped caring, but because caring has started to feel heavy.If you’ve been showing up for raci...
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Episode 86
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27:41
85. How Fear of Getting It Wrong Stops Progress in Equity Work & What to Do Instead
Have you ever stopped yourself from taking action because you were scared of getting it wrong?Maybe you’ve wanted to make your business more inclusive, but the fear of causing harm or being seen as performative kept you from moving. That...
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Episode 85
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21:53
84. A Peek Inside REPRESENTED Program: What White Business Owners Aren't Talking About (But Should Be)
Round 12 of REPRESENTED just launched and what emerged in the welcome ceremony calls is exactly what the online business world needs to hear right now.In this episode, I'm pulling back the curtain on the conversations happening when whit...
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Episode 84
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83. Building an Inclusive Beauty Brand Ft. Rumbidzai Tamai
Only 18 % of new makeup launches today include shades that adequately serve darker skin tones, a stark reminder that for many, the beauty shelf still says “not you.”In this episode, I welcome Rumbidzai “Rumbiie” Tamai, Zimbabwean-...
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Episode 83
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82. Embodying Inclusive Celebrancy at Life’s End ft. Johanna Parker
What does it feel like to be held so well that you can simply be yourself?In this moving conversation, I sit with Johanna Parker, a coach, speaker, trainer and end-of-life celebrant whose work shows how inclusion can be lived inside one ...
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Episode 82
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81. Purpose, Calling and the Work of Love Ft. Fideliz Cruz
What if true service shaped every part of your business, from sales to how you treat clients? In this episode, I’m joined by award-winning life and business coach Fideliz Cruz, founder of Kingdom Women Entrepreneurs and author of Your Divin...
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Episode 81
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80. Is Inclusion Slipping Through the Cracks? A Guided Reflection for Heart-Led Entrepreneurs
In this special guided reflection, I invite you to slow down, breathe and ask yourself the kinds of questions that reveal where your inclusion practices are strong and where they may need more attention.We’ll explore:How AI i...
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Episode 80
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79. 3 Lessons From the AI Bias Aware Experience
AI tools are everywhere in our businesses now, helping us write copy, create images and design programs. But what happens when the technology we rely on carries hidden biases that exclude the very people we want to serve?In this episode,...
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Episode 79
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78. The Evolution of Coaching & the Rise of AI Ft. Julie Parker
The coaching industry is at a crossroads. With AI attracting many especially the vulnerable to replace human connection and bias showing up in new, digital forms, how do we stay grounded in what makes us fundamentally human?Today's guest...
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Episode 78
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77. The New Face of Bias in Online Business
AI is becoming part of our everyday lives, from the way we market, to who sees our ads, to how we create content. But here’s the thing most online business owners don’t realise: AI is not neutral. It carries the same biases that have long exclu...
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Episode 77
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20:42
76. This Is What Impactful Inclusion Looks Like Featuring Dallas Travers
There comes a point in every coaching journey when we have to ask ourselves whether we’re truly living out the values we say we hold. For many coaches, that moment comes when they realise inclusion is not a box to tick, but a practice that requ...
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Episode 76
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75. The Village Values That Will Humanise Your Coaching Business
There’s a place where mornings begin with the sound of roosters, where visitors are always welcomed with food and where neighbours stop by just to say hello...unannounced. That place is my village in Kenya and my time there taught me something ...
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Episode 75
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74. Power In The Pause
What happens when you pause, not to come back stronger, but to become more aware of what you’ve left unattended?In this solo episode of REPRESENTED, I’m reflecting on what it means to truly rest — not just physically, but spirit...
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Episode 74
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23:25
73. Family Matters
What would you give to go back... just for a moment... to the home you grew up in? To be wrapped in your father’s arms, to laugh in your mother’s kitchen, to sit in the stillness of a place that once shaped most of who you are?In this we...
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Episode 73
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35:44
Podcast Break 2025
Taking a short podcast break during Australian school holidays and will be back with you from 4th August.This is an opportunity for you to re-listen to some of your favourite past episodes or take the time to watch the guest interviews ...
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72. Why Learning to Hold Safer Spaces is Still Your Most Important Skill
In the world of online business, we're often told to focus on niche, funnels, and content. And whilst those areas of your business are important, your ability to hold safer space is the real difference-maker.In this solo episode, I’m sha...
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Episode 72
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22:27
71. This Work Was Never Supposed to Be About Buzz
Inclusion work may no longer be trending but that doesn’t mean it’s no longer necessary. In this solo episode, I’m speaking directly to the online business owners who felt the urgency, who cared deeply, but who’ve gone quiet. Whethe...
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Episode 71
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70. You Cannot Automate Inclusion
AI is here. It’s quick, efficient, and already shaping the way we do business from the words we use to the clients we attract.But what happens when we let AI do the heavy lifting and we stop checking if our values are still at the centre...
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Episode 70
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69. The Power of Naming, Claiming & Creating Wealth on Our Terms Ft. Fabrice Omankoy
What happens when financial literacy becomes more than just a skill but a vehicle for healing, empowerment, and transformation?In today’s episode of the REPRESENTED Podcast, I’m in conversation with Fabrice Omankoy, founder of Black Weal...
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Episode 69
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68. Mental Health & Multicultural Care Featuring Pearl Proud
What does it mean to belong when no one around you looks like you? How do you hold on to your identity while building a new life on unfamiliar land?In today’s episode of the REPRESENTED Podcast, I’m in conversation with my dear friend Pe...
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Episode 68
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67. How to Talk About Race in the Workplace Featuring Khayshie Tilak Ramesh
Did you know that conversations around race are the most avoided topic in workplace DEI efforts? Despite corporate commitments to diversity and inclusion, real conversations about race often get pushed aside, left simmering under the surface, u...
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Episode 67
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66. Truth-Telling and Preserving African Heritage Featuring Valerie Keter
Did you know that less than 2% of the world's documented history is dedicated to African stories? Despite being the cradle of humanity, much of Africa's rich history remains untold or worse, misrepresented.In this episode of the R...
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Episode 66
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