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Hosted by Julie Riga — leadership coach, author, and EPIC! member. Real conversations with EPIC! Business Connections members about mindset, leadership, and the messy middle of building something that lasts.
EPIC! Members on the Show
June 2026Tonya Odio
Founder, Executive Foundations
Julie sits down with Tonya Odio to explore how operational clarity, purposeful systems, and financial strategy contribute to sustainable growth — well beyond top-line sales.
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Doris Fink
President, Plan B 2000, Inc.
Doris joins Julie Riga to share how she stepped off the corporate ladder and built freedom — and a business — through franchise ownership.
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Anthony Greiter
Founder, Agent · Speaker & Instructional Designer
Anthony sits down with Julie to talk about the ingredients behind his work, mindset, and growth as a business owner.
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Ed Katz
Managing Principal, Katnip Marketing
Ed breaks down practical ways small business owners can earn real media coverage — without a big PR budget.
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Theresa Benvenutto
The Doctor of Connections
Theresa reflects on a year of building real connections and lays out how she's carrying that momentum into 2026.
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Meet the Host
Leadership Coach · Best-selling Author · EPIC! Member
Julie is an ICF-certified leadership coach with 20+ years of experience across corporate leadership, pharma, and entrepreneurship. Daughter of Italian chef Ennio Riga, she blends discipline, storytelling, and faith to help leaders navigate the messy middle.
About the ShowFor EPIC! Small Business Owners
In 2026, the businesses that grow aren't the loudest — they're the most discoverable. Google, ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini decide who shows up in answers. Podcast appearances are one of the fastest ways to feed those systems the signals they look for: real voice, real expertise, real backlinks.
Your episode and Stacklist get indexed by AI search engines — when prospects ask ChatGPT 'who do you recommend for ___?', your name shows up.
Backlinks from established podcast platforms (Apple, Spotify, Stacklist) signal credibility to Google and lift your website's ranking.
People buy from people they feel they know. 30 minutes of you talking shop builds more trust than 6 months of cold emails.
One conversation becomes 3 shorts, a blog post, a quote graphic, an email — fuel for months of marketing you don't have to write.
"If a prospect can't find you in an AI search, you're invisible. A podcast episode fixes that — fast."
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Interested in being a guest on Stay On Course? The process starts with a short pre-call with Julie to talk through your story and confirm fit. There's a small administrative charge for being on the show, and all the details are covered on that call.
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For business owners who need accountability, focus, and a clear plan to grow. Julie helps you lead yourself first so you can lead your business with confidence. Schedule a call to learn more.
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