Stay On Course: Ingredients for Success
You have the title and the wins, and still something is asking for more: more meaning, more alignment, a success that finally feels like success from the inside out. That is why this show exists. Every week, Stay On Course: Ingredients for Success sits you down with the founders, executives, and purpose-driven leaders who have walked the road you are on, and asks the real question: what are the ingredients that actually made the difference? You listen because you are done with surface-level advice and ready for the inner work, the honest stories, and the proof that you can lead with clarity and conviction even when the path is not clear. Here is what you take away. Every guest brings three ingredients for success, and every episode hands you something you can use before the week is over. You leave with sharper confidence and executive presence, the mindset shifts that quiet imposter syndrome and turn fear into fuel, the resilience to scale without burning out, the courage to lead through the messy middle, and the storytelling that makes your message land. Those are the ingredients: confidence, clarity, courage, communication, and purpose-driven leadership that builds a legacy worth leaving. You do not just listen to this show. You add an ingredient to your own recipe every episode. Hosted by Julie Riga, ICF-ACC certified leadership coach, TEDx speaker, bestselling author, and 20-year Fortune 500 executive, and inspired by her father Ennio Riga, celebrity Italian chef who taught her that discipline, storytelling, and faith are the ultimate ingredients for a meaningful life. A Top 40 Apple Podcasts Entrepreneurship show in the top 2 percent worldwide, with 30,000 plus monthly downloads and a perfect five star rating. New episodes weekly on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and iHeart Radio. Visit julieriga.com and stayoncourse.io.
Episodes
Beyond the Game: How One NBA Player Transformed Adversity Into Impact
Guest: Gary Forbes, Former NBA Player, Published Author & Founder of Soul SurvivorsHost: Julie Riga
Overview
In this inspiring episode of the Stay On Course podcast, host Julie Riga sits down with former NBA player Gary Forbes to explore what happens when life takes you beyond the game you thought would define you. Gary shares his powerful...Dre Baldwin: The Third Day Principle for Consistent Execution
Key topics covered in this episode:
The Third Day Concept
- The first day is when everyone shows up excited to start something new
- The second day still holds a crowd, though a smaller one
- The third day reveals who is truly committed, since the initial excitement fades and the actual work begins
- The third day is not the moment someone realizes the work is hard,...
Boomer Anderson: The Archimedes Lever - Why Health Is the Missing Ingredient to High Performance
About Boomer Anderson:
CEO of Troscriptions and Health Optimization Medicine and Practice
Former investment banker who led South Asia debt capital markets while living in Singapore
Entrepreneur, investor, and health optimization advocate helping leaders move from reactive healthcare to proactive performance
Health as the Foundation for...
Three Keys to Identity, Success in Business and Life
Guest: Joanna Harabedian, Faith-Based Relationship Strategist, Amazon #1 Bestselling Author and Miss America 2019-2021 Host: Julie RigaOverview
What if the greatest challenge you face as a leader is not a business problem but an identity problem?
In this episode of the Stay On Course Podcast, Julie Riga sits down with Joanna Harabedian, Miss America 20...
Robert White: Three Ingredients That Turn Dreams Into an Extraordinary Life
About Robert White:
- Author, serial entrepreneur, and team trainer
- His companies have graduated 1.4 million participants in high impact experiential leadership training
- Author of the bestselling book Thank You Very Much, a guide to living an extraordinary life, now a bestseller in three languages
The Three Ingredients for an Extraordinary Li...
Audree Grubesic: The Five Pillars of Heart Centered Leadership
Audree brings decades of experience in modular construction, real estate, and business strategy. After years of eighteen hour workdays, she began a personal transformation rooted in meditation, gratitude, and breathwork. That journey led her to create the five pillars framework and Becoming Human Again Events, where leaders gather to reconnect with themselves and lead f...
Reimagining Wine: From Intuition to Innovation with Visionary Leadership
Guest: Amanda Thomson | Host: Julie RigaJoin Julie Riga as she sits down with Amanda Thomson, CEO and founder of B Corp Certified Noughty, to explore how intuition, vision, and curiosity can transform not just an industry—but your entire approach to entrepreneurial leadership.
A former BBC Arts broadcaster and Le Cordon Bleu Paris alum, Amanda...
Aurora Winter: Become the Authority AI Quotes, Not the Expert It Replaces
Guest Background
Aurora Winter is a bestselling author of more than ten books, an award-winning television and film writer-producer, a media strategist, and the founder of Same Page Publishing. With a background spanning Hollywood screenwriting, neuroscience-driven messaging, and thought leadership development, Aurora has built a reputation ...
Travis Hahler: Wired for Change, Part 2 | The Neuroscience of Resistance and Leading Yourself Through Transformation
Travis Hahler is the Senior Director of Global Strategy and Transformation at Salesforce and the founder of Neurological Nomad. His book Rethink Resistance: Embracing Neuroscience to Lead Transformational Change is available now on Amazon and major booksellers.
Fun Fact: Travis upgraded his answer this time. His favo...
How to Confidently Sell Yourself in Job Searching and Sales by Joey Himelfarb
In this insightful conversation, Joey Himelfarb dives deep into how to "act as if", a mindset strategy essential for executive confidence building, career fulfillment, and success in both sales and leadership. Acting as if isn’t about pretending, it’s about being prepared, doing the work, and showing up with the confidence of someone who&rsqu...
Travis Hahler: Wired for Change, Part 1 | Leading Humans Through AI Transformation
Travis Hahler is the Senior Director of Global Strategy and Transformation at Salesforce and the founder of Neurological Nomad. His book Rethink Resistance, publishing June 23rd, explores how leaders can embrace human biology to drive meaningful change.
Fun Fact: Travis loves a good pasta. Red sauce, vodka sauce, white sauce, all the sauces. You simp...
Theresa Benvenuto: Fathers, Legacy, and Living Your Purpose
This special Father's Day edition of the Stay On Course Podcast brings together two women bonded through loss, faith, and a shared belief in purpose-driven living. Theresa and Julie each lost their fathers ten years ago. Together they explore what it means to grieve authentically, honor a legacy, and carry forward the lessons their fathers instilled in them.
️ Abo...
Give First and Win Bigger: How Great Partnerships Start with Generosity, Not Negotiation
Guest: Stan Valo, Founder of eDotsHost: Julie Riga
Overview
What if the key to business growth wasn't in closing deals, but in giving first? In this episode of Stay On Course, Julie Riga sits down with Stan Valo, founder of eDots and a 21-year e-commerce veteran, to explore a transformational mindset shift. Stan unpacks his ...Bryan Daly: The Power of Epic Business Networking
Guest Background
Bryan Daly is a financial planner and the founder of Epic Business Connections, a networking community he built after the mortgage industry downturn in 2008 forced him to rethink how he grew his business. What started as a way to fill his calendar with clients became something much bigger. Nearly twenty years later, Epic has grown into a thriving c...
Founder's Story: From the Bronx to the Boardroom, Figuring It Out Part 3
Host: Julie Riga | Episode Type: Solo Episode Part 3
What You Will Learn:
Julie bridges her college years into her early career, tracing the jobs, lessons, and life moments that quietly built the foundation of who she is today. From learning to negotiate contracts and coordinate productions to sitting at KRS-One's kitchen table and being told...
Founder's Story: Starting Over, Studying Hard, and Finding My Voice Part 2
Host: Julie Riga | Episode Type: Solo Episode Part 2
What You Will Learn:
Julie opens up about the college years that changed everything. For the first time, nobody knew her past. Nobody knew what happened in high school. She got to start over. And she made the absolute most of it, earning Dean's List honors, discovering a love of learning,...
Founder's Story: Bullied, Broken, and Built for Purpose Part 1
What You Will Learn:
Four years into hosting the Stay On Course Podcast, Julie Riga steps into the guest seat to share the story she has never fully told before. From honoring her father's legacy to surviving Graves disease, from eating lunch alone in a high school bathroom to becoming a leadership coach and transformation catalyst, Julie's journey is ...
David Aferiat: Stop the Bottleneck and How a 3D Decision Engine Transforms Leadership Teams
Guest: David Aferiat, Growth Coach and Entrepreneur Host: Julie RigaAbout David Aferiat
David Aferiat is a growth coach, entrepreneur, and community leader with a track record built on perseverance, strategic leadership, and long-term vision. He co-founded a fintech company that earned a spot on the Inc. 5000 list for...Scaling Business to 6 and 7 Figures: Insights on Success with Che Brown
This episode of Stay on Course features Che Brown, a renowned business coach for CEOs and leadership coach for executives, as well as the founder of Easy Sales Hub and innovator of the Evergreen revenue model. With his extensive experience in scaling businesses to six and seven figures, Che shares his three ingredients for success, which have helped him and his...
The Operations Advantage: Business Success Beyond Sales
Guest: Tonya Odio, Author and Founder of Executive Foundations Host: Julie RigaOverview
What separates a passionate idea from a thriving, sustainable business? Operations. In this milestone episode recorded live in the studio for the very first time, Julie Riga sits down with Tonya Odio, author of The Operations Advantage: Business Success Beyond Sal...
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