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Creative Entrepreneur: A Podcast For Business Growth, Strategy and Monetization

How to Scale Your Business in 2026: 5 Lessons from an Innovation Co-Pilot Chris Cushing

Creative Entrepreneur: A Podcast For Business Growth, Strategy and Monetization

Julie Lokun

Entrepreneurship, Business News, News, Careers, Business

0.00 Ratings

🗓️ 12 February 2026

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Air Force veteran and "innovation co-pilot" Chris Cushing explains how creative entrepreneurs can scale their businesses by transitioning from basic delegation to high-level operational management. She shares actionable strategies for overcoming the "control trap," utilizing tools like Loom for seamless training, and implementing the systems necessary to see around business corners before they become obstacles.

Transcript

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0:00.0

All right, creative entrepreneurs. Today's guest is not just behind the scenes. She is the damn system.

0:07.7

She is the Air Force vet, our right-hand human, innovation co-pilot, executive assistant, virtual assistant,

0:14.5

and the reason why CreativeCon actually runs on time. She keeps our butts in line, brings the victory, and sees around the corners

0:23.8

before we even know there's a wall. If you've ever thought I need that person in my business

0:30.3

buckle up because Chris Cushing is here to tell you exactly what every entrepreneur actually

0:37.3

needs.

0:38.8

Okay, Dom, we both know Chris Cushing,

0:42.1

and I think we might get our butts kicked.

0:43.9

Or we're actually going to learn a lot about how to run a business efficiently.

0:48.9

We know firsthand, don't we?

0:50.6

What an intro.

0:52.4

That was quite impressive.

0:54.0

Chris, what do you think about this? Every week, Julie crafts her intro. That was quite impressive. Chris, what do you think about this?

0:55.4

Every week Julie crafts her intro is stronger and stronger and stronger.

1:00.4

So are you pleased with that intro today?

1:03.0

I love it.

1:03.9

It's great.

1:04.8

I seldom do the intros because I had a mentor at one point in business.

1:09.3

And the mentor told me if somebody can do it and wants to do it

1:13.1

and they're good at it, get the hell out of their way. Julie Loken, you are good at intros

1:17.8

and you forever will be our intro. Wait, side fact, side fact, Chris is so controlling and

1:23.1

wants to organize our butts so much. She wanted to write the intro for us. And what did we say,

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