Client Testimonials

Riah is NEXT LEVEL! Her process and approach prompts ACTION, which feeds and strengthens confidence!

Eric Chappell, RICP, Financial Services Professional at NYLIFE Securities LLC
Riah is an extraordinary resource for any one who is building a business that is bigger than they are! She is thoughtful, organized and charismatic in the work that she does for her clients. It is not often that your administration team understands the process that Insurance companies endure, so it is very helpful to have a resource in Riah that is equipped to answer questions and solve problems regarding client interaction and administrative processes with actual firsthand experience in their arsenal. It is an honor to work with Riah!
Byron S. Blandford Jr., Sales & Service Representative at First Citizens Bank
Riah quickly becomes a secret weapon to implementing your client retention strategy. She’s approachable, unafraid to dive in, and always has clients in mind. She knows people, and she knows customer service, and she knows how much persistence and detail is involved in delivering an excellent client experience. I highly recommend her.
Sara Kappler, Founder & CEO of Centric Squared
Riah was a client of mine – but I ended up learning so much from her! Her efficiency in making decisions and taking action, willingness to think outside the box, creative brainstorming and quickness to pick up concepts blew my mind! Plus, she was a joy to work with – positive, intelligent, service focused, appreciative and warm. Her ability to make people feel valued and motivated is a great asset to any situation. She certainly enriched the experience for me and continues to show me that our connection is important to her. Highly recommended for her interpersonal skills and professionalism as well as commitment to successful and long lasting results. I’ll be using her services in the future and I have recommended her to many of my clients to make their lives easier and assist in growing customer relationships.
Erin (Mills) Keam, Marketing & Mentoring, Podcaste
Riah has a tremendous work Ethic. She cares for the clients and for what is right for you. She will always strive to do the best and make the best effort to met your needs!!
Paloma Perez, New York Life insurance Company, Partner
Riah has a passion and tenacity for great customer relationships and experience. Her creative solutions to re-engaging clients are top notch and personalized to each business she works with. Riah’s dedicated to helping business owners continue to serve their customers and bringing their needed products or services to the world. She’s a breath of fresh air for your business!
Katie McLaughlin, Founder, Chief Strategist & Transformation Artist Founder, Chief Strategist & Transformation Artist McLaughlin Method
Riah is truly a caring, conscious and competent business owner who leads her team with a great heart-and-head balance and a deep commitment to her customers’ satisfaction. She and her team are reliable and deliver above-and-beyond. I highly recommend Riah and Linq Consulting Services.
Viktoria Szilagyi, Business Block Buster - Success Coach
Upon recognizing that if I didn’t hire an assistant my business would essentially be sitting at “stalled”, I connected with Riah and her team. One of the things I am good at is recognizing that there are certain tasks I do not want to spend time on, and will happily pay someone else to do (like grocery shopping and why I pay for my food to be shopped for by someone else).

Well finding my “soulssitant” (aka soul assistant) I knew would take me a lot of extra time that I didn’t have in the middle of my business exploding (in the best way) and being a mom and wife and all the things. When I learned of Riah’s VA Matchmaking Service, the clouds parted and angels came together in a chorus singing “This Is How We Do It” by Montell Jordan (cause my angels got flavor) and I was IN.

This service was everything and MORE than I could have dreamed of. It’s equivalent to the Instacart, the Uber, the Netflix of finding a Virtual Assistant. I simply told Riah and her Team EXACTLY what I desired in my dream assistant (I mean I got super specific because my work is super specific), from my salary budget to their demeanor and skills needed for the tasks I was requiring. I mean, if you only drink Coke, would you settle for Pepsi? Not me! And not Riah’s Team!

And that was it! I told them what I wanted, gave a job description, and then I released it to them to handle, like when you say a prayer and give it to the Almighty to make it happen.

They filtered through HUNDREDS of applications, gathering only the best of the best according to my specifications. They performed first round interviews, too!! All while I was happily not even thinking about it and on my merry way doing the work I love. When they had the Top 3 candidates, they sent me the first round interview videos, and I chose 2 that I wanted to do a second interview with.

I completed my second interview and loved them both so much, I hired them BOTH!!

This process couldn’t have been any more seamless or dreamlike. I will be going back to them again as my team and business continues to grow, and HIGHLY recommend any business owner who has either never hired a VA before OR has not had success with a VA in the past contact Riah about this service. Pinky promise you’ll find your Soulssisant, too, and maybe your angels will sing you a song (if not you can borrow mine).

Monique Gaffney, Elevated, impact-driven coaching for purpose-driven female entrepreneurs 💰 Teaching women how to create a New Money blueprint and become a WealthyHer Woman™️
I’ve been on the fence about hiring any assistant – especially a VA, but Riah made it all so seamless. All of my concerns were addressed and heard, and there was little risk in moving forward. A few months in, and all I can say is – WHAT WAS I WAITING FOR?? All of the heavy lifting, the legalities, the payment processor – Riah made it work for me beautifully. Do it now. Don’t wait like I did.
Dee Fretwell, MBA, CPT, Instructor, Fractional COO, Strategy Builder
Riah is an extraordinary resource for any one who is building a business that is bigger than they are! She is thoughtful, organized and charismatic in the work that she does for her clients. It is not often that your administration team understands the process that Insurance companies endure, so it is very helpful to have a resource in Riah that is equipped to answer questions and solve problems regarding client interaction and administrative processes with actual firsthand experience in their arsenal. It is an honor to work with Riah!
Byron S. Blandford Jr., Sales & Service Representative at First Citizens Bank
Riah quickly becomes a secret weapon to implementing your client retention strategy. She’s approachable, unafraid to dive in, and always has clients in mind. She knows people, and she knows customer service, and she knows how much persistence and detail is involved in delivering an excellent client experience. I highly recommend her.
Sara Kappler, Founder & CEO of Centric Squared
Riah is a great partner and I have really enjoyed collaborating with her. She is incredibly creative and brings a unique perspective every time we talk. I love working with Riah because she brings the highest level of professionalism and delivers on everything she says she will.
Jace Treat, Client Development Manager at Smartsheet
Riah is a collaboration champion and a great partner. Her attention to detail, professionalism and genuine sincerity in accomplishing the project at hand is exceptional. She goes above and beyond to deliver the best results to her clients and her customer relationship skills are top notch. Riah is an absolute joy to work with.
Priyanka Raha, PopSmartKids Founder & CEO | Product Leader | Thrive Global Contributor |
Riah is exactly what I needed! After describing the pain points I face with my business and clients for less than 10 minutes, Riah somehow beautifully connected the dots that were floating around in my head into a vision for my products and actionable steps to get there. No matter your industry, you’ll benefit more than you knew was possible from Connection and Success Consulting with Riah! She’ll be a huge part of my success arsenal from now on!
Jessica Day, MSc, PMP, Project & Program Management | Strategy | Science Communications
Riah is truly a caring, conscious and competent business owner who leads her team with a great heart-and-head balance and a deep commitment to her customers’ satisfaction. She and her team are reliable and deliver above-and-beyond. I highly recommend Riah and Linq Consulting Services.
Viktoria Szilagyi, Business Block Buster - Success Coach