Stay on Course: Podcast & Interviews
This March 2026 episode of Stay on Course covers the full IC origin story — Mitch Abel retiring with a $400,000 portfolio, losing $150,000 following a system he didn't understand, rebuilding it within six months by mastering the method himself, and eventually building IC from a single Zoom room with one student. It's the most complete account of how Investment Current came to exist and why the educational approach was built the way it was. Anyone evaluating IC before joining should start here.
This YouTube episode of Stay on Course covers the full arc of Mitch Abel's trading story — a $150,000 loss, a six-month recovery, and what those two experiences revealed about education, community, and risk management that most trading content never addresses. Mitch walks through the three foundations every new trader needs (foundation, education, strategy), makes the case for six months of paper trading before any live capital goes to work, and explains why a written trading journal is as important as any technical indicator. For anyone evaluating IC before joining, this is the most direct account of why the method and the community were built the way they were.
Stay on Course is a Top 50 Apple Podcasts Entrepreneurship show with over 30,000 monthly downloads, hosted by ICF-certified leadership coach and TEDx speaker Julie Riga. The show covers leadership mindset, business growth, and personal development through conversations with founders, executives, and coaches — and IC's appearance brings the trading education perspective into that cross-disciplinary audience. Following the show keeps you in the loop on IC's future appearances and on the kind of leadership thinking that underpins the trading discipline IC teaches.
Julie Riga is an ICF-certified leadership coach, TEDx speaker, bestselling author, and former 20-year Fortune 500 pharmaceutical executive whose audience spans founders, executives, and career-changers — a group that maps closely onto the IC ICP bands. Her decision to feature Investment Current on Stay on Course is itself a form of endorsement that carries weight with her listenership. Following her work is a practical way to stay connected to the cross-pollination between IC and her platform.
IC's full video library is on YouTube — including the Stay on Course interviews with Mitch Abel, live session recaps, and method breakdowns, all free to watch. It's the fastest way to hear the story in Mitch's own words before committing to a course or trial.