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14097 Jill Nicolini Interviews Mr. John Riggio Architect and CEO of John Riggio, RA Architect LLC

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John Ruggio says a friend was kidnapped, later killed, and dumped in a river.

John Riggio is introduced as a familiar presence on the show. He answers in a relaxed way and says he usually talks about his architecture work. He then brings up his earlier life as a professional tennis player. He says the two careers were never really separate in his mind. One informed the other. He describes architecture as the profession he normally speaks about. He frames tennis as a major part of his personal history. He says that history gave him stories worth telling. He also says he wrote a book in 2025. The book, he says, is the life story of tennis legend John Ruggiero. He describes it as clean and simple. He says it keeps the personal material straightforward. He adds that the book helped propel him forward. That momentum, he says, led to another honor in a 2025 book about the top 100 innovators and entrepreneurs. He notes that getting into that kind of list is not easy. He says it requires explaining what you have actually done. The host keeps encouraging him to go deeper. Riggio keeps returning to the link between professional discipline and personal story. The interview then shifts into a more difficult account involving a woman named Liz. He describes trying to locate her in a local hospital. He says he learned she was being moved to another department. He thought he could help get her out. He later says she called after returning to Cleveland and told him the rest of what happened. He recounts that she had been overdosed on drugs and raped. He says she was crying when she spoke about it. He also says she was angry about the way the hospital handled her. The story becomes emotional and hard to follow. The host stays mostly in listening mode and lets him continue. The episode closes with a public-service autism awareness message after the interview.

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A life-story interview that moves between tennis discipline, architecture, and hard-earned visibility.

This episode traces John Riggio's path through architecture, pro tennis, and a 2025 book, with each part of the story feeding the next. He says the book pushed him forward and helped land him on a top 100 innovators and entrepreneurs list, so the conversation carries a steady…

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Hear how a pro tennis past shaped an architect's long game.

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