Afro Ndiritu & Farah Kariamburi

The Business Of Online Coaching Podcast

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Charging too little, overworked, frustrated & struggling to show your value? After Farah thought that another certification was the answer to solving our online struggles in 2020.Afro knew there had to be a different way as our client’s results were already getting great results. We needed to focus on the business side. YAC (Yet Another Certification) Syndrome was coined & led us to help others find the cure. That’s why this podcast exists to help you, the Online Coach, charge what you are worth, showcase your value & transform even more lives through your coaching business.

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Afro Ndiritu & Farah Kariamburi

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Latest episode

May 25, 2026

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Episodes

AI Agents for Coaches Part 2: What's Working, What's Not, and Where to Start (Part 2) | Episode 190 | The Business Of Online Coaching Podcast 25.05.2026

What happens when you stop asking whether AI can help your coaching business and start asking which parts of your workflow it can simply take over? Afro and Farah open this second instalment mid-experiment. Afro has already used Claude to pull a transcript from a Zoom recording, extract the key points from an hour long client call, and generate a pitch deck, all in a single session. The design was...

AI Agents for Coaches: From Zero to 31 Workflows in 6 Weeks (Part 1) | Episode 189 | The Business Of Online Coaching Podcast 18.05.2026

What happens when a lunch conversation about a pin-activated curriculum sends you down a rabbit hole so deep you are refreshing an Amazon tracking page during flash floods in Sharjah, desperate for a Mac Mini you had never heard of a week earlier? That is where this episode begins. Afro Ndiritu sits down with his wife and business partner Farah to document, in real time, what six weeks of obsessiv...

Why Emotional Intelligence Can’t Be Learned (And What Actually Can) | Episode 188 | The Business Of Online Coaching Podcast 11.05.2026

What if the reason you cannot stop an argument, close a resistant client, or get through to someone you love has nothing to do with what you are saying, and everything to do with the fact that you are saying anything at all? Doug Noll arrives at this conversation carrying an unusual biography. He pushed through a difficult childhood, earned a place at Dartmouth, and spent 22 years as a civil trial...

She Walked Away With Nothing… Then Made £20K ($26K) in 5 Weeks | #0187 | The Business Of Online Coaching Podcast 04.05.2026

What does it actually take to build a successful coaching business? Most coaches assume the answer is more qualifications, more content, more visibility, or simply waiting for the right moment when life settles down. Adele's story destroys that assumption completely. Adele is a therapeutic coach, trauma specialist, somatic healer, hypnotherapist, and founder of the Feminine Leadership Academy....

Why Prospects Misunderstand Your Offer (Even When You Explain It Well) | #0186 | The Business of Online Coaching Podcast 27.04.2026

Want to clarify your coaching offer, sharpen your messaging, and structure premium offers you can confidently charge $2k+ for. You can join us here: https://www.skool.com/the-offer-room Have you ever explained your coaching offer clearly — and the prospect still didn't get it? You're not alone. And the uncomfortable truth is: if they don't understand it, that's on you. In this epis...

The Missing Timeline That Makes Clients Say "This Feels Right" | #0185 | The Business Of Online Coaching Podcast 20.04.2026

Want to clarify your coaching offer, sharpen your messaging, and structure premium offers you can confidently charge $2k+ for. You can join us here: https://www.skool.com/the-offer-room --- What does it actually take to get a client to say "this feels right"? In this episode, Afro and Farah break down one of the most overlooked elements of a coaching program: the timeline. Not just how l...

Sales Is the Oxygen of Your Coaching Business (Why Most Coaches Struggle to Charge What They’re Worth) with Joe Marcoux | #0184 | The Business Of Online Coaching Podcast 13.04.2026

If your coaching offer feels vague, difficult to explain, or harder to sell than it should be, join The Offer Room . It’s a free community for coaches who already work with clients and want to clarify their messaging, sharpen their positioning, and structure a premium coaching offer. Join here: https://www.skool.com/the-offer-room In this episode, I’m bringing back a conversation that was simply t...

Why Small Promises Attract Low-Paying Clients | #0183 | The Business Of Online Coaching Podcast 06.04.2026

If your coaching offer feels vague, difficult to explain, or harder to sell than it should be, join The Offer Room . It’s a free community for coaches who already work with clients and want to clarify their messaging, sharpen their positioning, and structure a premium coaching offer. Join here: https://www.skool.com/the-offer-room Most online coaches don’t struggle because they’re bad at coaching....

Your Ideal Client Isn’t ‘Out There’, You’re Just Not Clear Enough | #0182 | The Business Of Online Coaching Podcast 30.03.2026

If your coaching offer feels vague, difficult to explain, or harder to sell than it should be, join The Offer Room . It’s a free community for coaches who already work with clients and want to clarify their messaging, sharpen their positioning, and structure a premium coaching offer. Join here: https://www.skool.com/the-offer-room One of the most common frustrations I hear from coaches is this: “...

The $2K Offer Blueprint: How Coaches Simplify Value Without Discounting | #0181 | The Business Of Online Coaching Podcast 23.03.2026

If your coaching offer feels vague, difficult to explain, or harder to sell than it should be, join The Offer Room . It’s a free community for coaches who already work with clients and want to clarify their messaging, sharpen their positioning, and structure a premium coaching offer. Join here: https://www.skool.com/the-offer-room If you are a coach who delivers exceptional results but struggles t...

The Weekly Review That Instantly Clears Mental Clutter | #0180 | The Business Of Online Coaching Podcast 16.03.2026

Most entrepreneurs don’t struggle because they lack ideas. They struggle because their mind is full. As coaches, business owners, and leaders, we’re constantly juggling decisions, responsibilities, and opportunities.  Client work, marketing, family commitments, future plans, financial goals… it all piles up.  And when your mind is cluttered, your thinking slows down.  When your thinking slows down...

Why Traditional Productivity Advice Fails Online Coaches | #0179 | The Business Of Online Coaching Podcast 09.03.2026

Check the link at the bottom of the description to join our FREE Group. In this episode, I unpack something that most online coaches quietly struggle with but rarely articulate: Why the traditional productivity advice you see everywhere simply doesn’t work for you. Most of the productivity frameworks out there were built for employees.  People with predefined roles.  Clear job descriptions.  Set h...

The Standards You Tolerate Are Costing You Clients | #0178 | The Business Of Online Coaching Podcast 02.03.2026

Check the link at the bottom of the description to join our FREE Group. In this episode, I dive into a hard truth that most online coaches don’t want to face: The standards you tolerate in your business are directly shaping the clients you attract – and the results you get. This conversation was sparked by a real scenario on one of our Pitch & Close calls.  A coach presented his offer confiden...

Why High Achievers Still Feel Behind And How to Fix It | #0177 | The Business Of Online Coaching Podcast 23.02.2026

Check the link at the bottom of the description to join our FREE Group. In this episode, I unpack a truth that so many high achievers quietly live with but rarely talk about: the constant feeling of being behind, even when you’re doing well. If you’re someone who listens to podcasts like this, chances are you’re already driven. You’re already growing.  You already want more. And that’s exactly whe...

Vision Without Clarity Is Just Motivation Theatre | #0176 | The Business Of Online Coaching Podcast 16.02.2026

Check the link at the bottom of the description to join our FREE Group. In this episode, I unpack a topic that sounds inspiring on the surface but can quietly keep people stuck for years: vision without clarity.  We hear the word “vision” all the time in business and personal development, yet very few people truly understand what it means or how to use it in a practical, grounded way. What I explo...

If You Don’t Design Your Future, Someone Else Will | #0175 | The Business Of Online Coaching Podcast 09.02.2026

Check the link at the bottom of the description to join our FREE Group. If there’s one question this episode asks you to sit with, it’s this: are you designing your future, or are you letting life decide it for you? In this conversation, Farah and I explore the danger of “going with the flow” without direction.  I use a simple but powerful analogy: a river that drifts wherever external forces push...

Decision Fatigue Is Killing Your Progress - How High-Level Coaches Think Differently | #0174 | The Business Of Online Coaching Podcast 02.02.2026

Check the link at the bottom of the description to join our FREE Group. Afro here. In this episode, Farah and I unpack a silent killer of progress for online coaches: decision fatigue .  Not the big, dramatic decisions you think you need more time for, but the constant, daily “mental admin” that slowly drains your momentum, chips away at your confidence, and keeps you stuck in hesitation. I break...

The Invisible Ceiling Most Coaches Never Break (And How to Smash It) | #0173 | The Business Of Online Coaching Podcast 26.01.2026

Check the link at the bottom of the description to join our FREE Group. Most coaches don’t hit a plateau because they’ve run out of tactics. They hit it because they’ve hit an invisible ceiling . In this episode, I unpack what that invisible ceiling really is, why it shows up for so many capable, experienced coaches, and what it actually takes to smash through it. This isn’t about another strategy...

The Mental Diet of Successful Coaches: What to Read, Ignore, and Apply in 2026 | #0172 | The Business Of Online Coaching Podcast 19.01.2026

Check the link at the bottom of the description to join our FREE Group. Afro here. In this episode, I break down something that quietly determines your results far more than strategy, tactics, or even confidence: your mental inputs. What you read. What you watch. What you listen to. Who you take advice from. And the environments you place yourself in every single day. I share the exact framework I...

If We Started Again Tomorrow… These Are the 5 Things We’d Never Do | #0171 | The Business Of Online Coaching Podcast 12.01.2026

Check the link at the bottom of the description to join our FREE Group. In this episode, Farah and I sit down and have one of those honest, slightly uncomfortable conversations that only comes from nearly a decade in business.  We asked ourselves a simple but powerful question: if we had to start again tomorrow, what are the five things we would never do again? This isn’t hindsight dressed up as t...

The Truth About the Online Lifestyle - What No One Tells You | #0170 | The Business Of Online Coaching Podcast 05.01.2026

Check the link at the bottom of the description to join our FREE Group. In this episode, I pull back the curtain on what it’s actually like to build an online coaching business, not the polished Instagram version, but the lived reality Farah and I have experienced over nearly a decade, both in-person and online.  If you’ve ever thought, “Once I go online, life gets easier,” this conversation will...

Why Your Next Offer Should Be $30K+ The Mindset, Model & Mechanics | #0169 | The Business Of Online Coaching Podcast 29.12.2025

Check the link at the bottom of the description to join our FREE Group. In this episode, I take you behind the scenes of a real conversation Farah and I had after being sparked by Alex Hormozi’s thinking around premium offers.  The question that stopped us in our tracks was simple, but uncomfortable: if money, time and constraints were removed, what would the ultimate service for a client actually...

Top 5 Business Lessons We’ve Learned in 2025: What Worked and What Didn’t | #0168 | The Business Of Online Coaching Podcast 22.12.2025

Check the link at the bottom of the description to join our FREE Group. As we reach the end of 2025, Farah and I have spent time looking back at what truly moved the needle in our coaching businesses this year – and where we stumbled.  This episode is an honest, unfiltered breakdown of what worked, what didn’t, and the real lessons that shaped our growth as both business owners and coaches. One of...

Designing 2026 Over Christmas The Exact Process We Use to Plan Life & Business | #0167 | The Business Of Online Coaching Podcast 15.12.2025

Check the link at the bottom of the description to join our FREE Group. Every December, while most people are winding down, Farah and I step away from the noise of life and carve out two to three uninterrupted days to design the coming year.  We have been doing this for four or five years now, and it has become one of the most important rituals in our life and business.  This episode lifts the cur...

How We Create All Our 2026 Content in One Day, And Completely Eliminate Overwhelm | #0166 | The Business Of Online Coaching Podcast 08.12.2025

Check the link at the bottom of the description to join our FREE Group. In this episode, I pull back the curtain on one of the most powerful systems Farah and I use to run two coaching businesses without burning out: our one-day content creation process that maps out all our content for the entire year ahead. This isn’t theory.  It’s a system we’ve refined over several years, from before Caleb was...

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