MEDIA

In the press.

Stories, interviews, and podcast conversations about the work: building rooms, earned influence, and the military-connected creator economy.

FEATURED APPEARANCE
U.S. Veterans Magazine, September 2026: Curtez Riggs opens doors for the military community, by Lakesha Cole
Curtez Riggs opens doors for the military community
A feature by Lakesha Cole on MIC at ten, and why success is measured by the people who return to create opportunities for others.
U.S. VETERANS MAGAZINE · SEP 2026
Marine Major James Capers Jr. receives the Medal of Honor
With Omar Jimenez on CNN News Central.
CNN · JUN 19, 2026
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Curtez Riggs opens doors for the military community
A feature by Lakesha Cole on MIC at ten: from Flint to the back of the room, and why success is measured by the people who return to create opportunities for others.
U.S. VETERANS MAGAZINE · SEP 2026
It started with a $60,000 pitch. 10 MIC events later, 4,000 people are showing up
From two borrowed ballrooms to the 10th Military Influencer Conference, and how military creators are turning influence into business.
MILITARY.COM · SEP 2026
The creator economy is a $44 billion business. Service members are finding their place in it.
How service members, veterans, and military spouses are building income and businesses as creators.
MILITARY.COM · SEP 2026
Wenn das Smartphone zum Gehaltsscheck wird
In German: Curtez on how the creator economy is opening new income paths for service members, veterans, and military spouses, and the new questions it raises for those still in uniform.
IT BOLTWISE · SEP 17, 2026
Veteran entrepreneurs honor the 'Triple Nickles' through hip-hop infused military apparel
The story of Triple Nikel: four Army veterans building an apparel brand that honors the 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion.
MILITARY FAMILIES · 2025
Military Influencer Conference empowers military-connected entrepreneurs in Atlanta
Why MIC came to Atlanta in its seventh year, and what it offers veterans building their own businesses.
THE ATLANTA VOICE · 2024
Two Veterans & An Acquisition
We Are The Mighty acquires the Military Influencer brand: the story of the partnership, and the rules of entrepreneurship behind it.
MIC · 2021
MIGHTY 25: Meet Curtez Riggs, who turned an idea into a global movement
From collecting bottles in Flint to building the Military Influencer Conference, a MIGHTY 25 honoree profile by Jessica Manfre.
WE ARE THE MIGHTY · NOV 2020
This event is helping military influencers take over the world
A look back at the first Military Influencer Conference in Dallas, through the eyes of the attendees who wrote about it.
WE ARE THE MIGHTY · MAR 2018
Bunker Labs' mission: turning veterans into entrepreneurs
Bunker Labs opens its San Antonio chapter at Geekdom, with Curtez as one of its community managers.
SAN ANTONIO REPORT · DEC 2017
PODCAST APPEARANCES
Live from the Military Influencer Conference, with Secretary Doug Collins
Episode 83 of Barstool's Bold American Pod, recorded live at MIC 2026 alongside Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins.
BOLD AMERICAN POD · SEP 29, 2026
Military storytelling, community, and 10 years of MIC
On Return to Base, a VeteranLife podcast, with guest host Christie Nix: a pair of Army boots, keeping MIC alive through COVID-19, and leaving the ladder down.
RETURN TO BASE · AUG 25, 2026
From Flint to Influence
On AUSA's Army Matters with LTG (Ret.) Leslie Smith and SMA (Ret.) Dan Dailey: growing up in Flint, choosing the Army, and building one of the military community's largest networks.
AUSA ARMY MATTERS · AUG 12, 2026
Building Legacy, Leadership, and the Military Influencer Conference
On the VET S.O.S. Veteran Entrepreneur Spotlight with Shawn Welsh and Eric Brew: transition, building MIC, and reaching back to lift others up.
VET S.O.S. · NOV 2025
Curtez Riggs, Creator of the Military Influencer Conference
A 40-minute conversation spanning 21 years in the Army, founding MIC, We Are The Mighty, Triple Nickel Apparel, and the road from Flint, Michigan.
THE Q&R PODCAST · JAN 2026
Connecting Communities, Military Influence in Action, and Veteran Impact
Episode 91 with Martin Foster: servant leadership on the MIC floor, lessons from Flint, and reinvention after twenty-one years in uniform.
PASSING THE TORCH · SEP 2025
SPEAKER & ORGANIZATIONAL PROFILES
Biographies published by organizations Curtez has spoken for or works with.
eMerge Americas: Speaker
Session: "Mindset Shift: Harnessing Military Might for Entrepreneurial Wins," Miami.
EMERGE AMERICAS · APR 24, 2026
Recurrent Military & Defense: Team
Vice President, Strategy & Engagement.
RECURRENT MILITARY
Military Creator Index: Verified profile
Founder of the Military Influencer Conference. Speaking, podcast, and media inquiries.
MILITARY CREATOR
Patriot Boot Camp: Council
Council member biography. Lists an earlier role at We Are The Mighty.
PATRIOT BOOT CAMP
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