As 2025 comes to a close, we are feeling nothing but gratitude and momentum. In this short video, Theresa Benvenuto (Doctor of Connections) and I reflect on the incredible relationships, growth, and systems we built this yearโand we are just getting started. Let us make 2026 the year of Clarityโฆ
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ช๐ฒ ๐๐ผ As the year comes to a close, it is easy to get caught in the flurry of deadlines, goals, and to do lists. But moments like this are a reminder of what truly matters. The real sweetness of business is not the metrics orโฆ
2025 Highlights: The Doctor of Connections & Building Momentum for 2026 Join Julie Riga as she sits down with Theresa Benvenuto, the "Doctor of Connections," for a special holiday edition reflecting on an extraordinary year of growth, transformation, and meaningful relationships. Discover how authentic networking, accountability, and intentional action canโฆ
๐ก๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ. ๐ฆ๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ. Every year, I take a moment to pause, reflect, and name the year. I started this practice when my life felt out of control and I needed clarity, confidence, and direction. What changed everything was realizing how much power we have when we focusโฆ
๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ. ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ณ๐น๐ฒ๐ฐ๐. ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ ๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐. As 2025 comes to a close, this is your moment to slow down and reflect. Not just on the challenges, but on the growth, the lessons, and the wins that shaped you. Leadership starts with self-leadership. Confidence is built through clarity. And momentum comesโฆ
Building Trust & Psychological Safety: The Workplace Wellness Toolkit Join Julie Riga as she sits down with Malka Shaw, psychotherapist and trauma specialist, to explore how cultural humility, psychological safety, and trust-building can transform your workplace culture and create teams where people feel truly seen, heard, and valued. In Thisโฆ
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐ ๐ง๐ฒ๐น๐น ๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ณ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ The story you tell yourself about yourself shapes everything. Your confidence. Your clarity. Your leadership presence. Your growth. Your career development. Your sense of purpose and personal worth. In leadership and in life, mindset is not optional. The internal narrative you believe influencesโฆ
Managing Your Thoughts to Create the Life You Want: Transform Your Leadership Through Mindset Mastery Join Julie Riga as she sits down with Amy Kemp, CEO & Founder of Amy Kemp Incorporated and author of "I See You," to explore how the stories we tell ourselves shape our success, whyโฆ
๐ช๐ต๐ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ช๐ต๐ ๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ It is exhausting to lose people. Not just financially, but emotionally. You hire, you train, you invest time, energy, and heart, only to watch the cycle repeat itself. In this Stay On Course moment, I spoke about the real reason turnover keeps happening.โฆ
๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ปโ๐ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ถ๐บ ๐ ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ In this Stay On Course moment, I shared a piece of my leadership journey that changed everything. I was told I needed to be a gray rock instead of a shiny object. That advice was meant to help me survive in a corporateโฆ
๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฃ๐๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ผ๐ ๐ช๐ฒ๐น๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ In this Stay On Course moment, I shared a story from 2009 that still stands out. I was invited to teach whatever I wanted, so I taught about purpose. Instead of encouragement, I was pulled into an office and told we do not talk aboutโฆ
Lead Louder: How Storytelling & Psychological Safety Transform Team Performance Join Julie Riga as she sits down with Jesse Puddles, CEO & Founder of SpotCorp, to explore how theatrical innovation, bold facilitation, and the power of storytelling can transform workplace culture and build high-performing teams through psychological safety. In Thisโฆ
๐ฌ๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป Every meeting, presentation, and conversation has a competitor. A phone. In a world built for distraction, leadership is no longer about authority or information. It is about engagement. If you want people to listen, you have to create experiences that are more compelling than theโฆ
Lead Louder: How Storytelling & Psychological Safety Transform Team Performance Guest: Jesse Pudles, CEO & Founder of SpotCorp Host: Julie Riga Overview In this powerful episode, Julie sits down with Jesse Pudles, the visionary CEO and founder of SpotCorp, where creativity meets compassion in workplace transformation. Jesse shares how hisโฆ
๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ In this Stay On Course moment, I shared something my father taught me that shaped how I look at work and purpose. When you love what you do, it stops feeling like work and starts feeling like part of who you are. Too many professionals feelโฆ
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น ๐ง๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ ๐๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ In this Stay On Course moment, I spoke about a hard truth that most people are not prepared for. Building a business rarely looks glamorous in the beginning. There is a misnomer that you will be profitable in your first two years, whenโฆ
๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ธ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ก๐ผ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ In this Stay On Course moment, I shared something every professional considering entrepreneurship needs to hear. Your corporate experience does not disappear when you step into business ownership. The complexity simply shifts. The focus moves from internal stakeholders to alliances, relationships, and revenue. The skillsโฆ
๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฌ๐ผ๐ ๐๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐โ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ In this Stay On Course conversation with Doris Fink, I shared a truth that shaped my entire career. I always knew there was something else for me. I could not always name it, but I could feel it. And that feeling became theโฆ
Working Less, Playing More: The Path to Living Life by Design Join Julie Riga as she sits down with James R. Elliot, business coach and former corporate warrior, to explore how mindset transformation, strategic productivity, and authentic leadership can break you free from the time-for-money trap and help you designโฆ
๐จ๐๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐น๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ ๐ช๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ In this Stay On Course moment, I shared one of the most important habits that drives real success. Your golden hours are the early hours of your day when your energy is strongest and your focus is at its best. This is where you shouldโฆ
๐๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ In this Stay On Course moment, we talked about bravery not as a feeling but as a skill you develop through repetition. Every time you do something that stretches you, you strengthen your capacity to face adversity with confidence. When you practice bravery day after day,โฆ
๐ก๐ผ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ In this Stay On Course moment, I shared a story about a word that does not belong in my vocabulary. Someone told me something was impossible, and it reminded me how often people project their limits onto others. What may be true for them does not haveโฆ
๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐ ๐ช๐ผ๐ปโ๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ In this Stay On Course moment, I asked a question that stops people in their tracks. What have you left undone? What is the thing you know you need to do before your life is over so you can look back without regret? Soโฆ
