Ryan Griffis transitioned out of the Army last month and walked straight into Military Creator Con. His company Still Standing has built 2.5 million followers and a network of over 30 million combined, all on authentic storytelling and a refusal to chase the wrong dollar. Growing up in poverty in Magoffin County, Kentucky, Ryan turned military service and mission-driven content into a seven-figure business. This is what still standing actually looks like.

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New episodes every Tuesday and Friday.

Category design pioneer Christopher Lochhead stopped by the MCC Live studio at Military Creator Con 2026 in Arlington, TX, and didn't hold back.

This conversation covers why military service is the ultimate entrepreneurial foundation, how veterans can channel pain and purpose into mission-driven work, and why AI may be the greatest value creation tool of our lifetime.

Christopher Lochhead is the co-author of Play Bigger, host of the Follow Your Different podcast, and co-founder of the National Center for Open and Unsolved Cases, a nonprofit using AI to solve cold case murders.

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