The Candid Creative Podcast

Oct 28 2024 19 ep. 41 mins 1

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Dive into The Candid Creative Podcast where Manda Worthington and Lys Lytle ignite lively conversations about creative entrepreneurship, covering everything from marketing and branding to industry scandals with flair and honesty. This podcast is a must for entrepreneurs seeking fresh perspectives and practical advice, promising to inspire, educate, and entertain in equal measure.

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Riches in the Niches, Biches

Oct 28 2024 26 mins

In this episode of The Candid Creative, Lys Lytle and Manda Worthington dive into a hot topic in the creative business world: niching down. Does narrowing your focus really lead to more revenue, a stronger brand following, and clients that are a perfect fit? Or has it become just another overhyped buzzword?At first, both hosts are a bit skeptical—questioning whether focusing on a

Our Lowest Moments In Business and What We Learned.

Jul 15 2024 49 mins

This week on The Candid Creative Podcast, Manda and Lys are sitting down together and sharing their lowest moments in business, and what they took away from those low points. The two dive into a few topics before going into today’s main takeaway, such as pricing “concerns” that some people may have for business coaching and masterminds. Manda shares how she transitioned into

Q & A: Showing Your Face on Social Media, Inquiry Calls, and Breaking Up with Your Business Partner.

Jul 08 2024 22 mins

This week on The Candid Creative Podcast, Lys and Manda are diving into your questions and giving us their genuine and unfiltered takes. Should you show your face online if you want to break into the luxury industry? Do you try to jump on a call with every inquiry you get? And, how can you “break up” with a business partner? Listen in and join this week’s conversation on The

4 Website Changes to Increase Inquiries

Jul 01 2024 43 mins

This week on The Candid Creative Podcast, Lys and Manda are taking a deep dive into the 4 changes you can implement on your website that will help increase your inquiries. To start the show the two revisit AI, how it is implemented in their businesses, and some of the do’s and don’ts of utilizing Artificial Intelligence in today's creative entrepreneur landscape. Manda and Lys

Should You Have a Close Relationship with Clients?

Jun 24 2024 34 mins

This week on The Candid Creative Podcast, Manda and Lys and jumping into the whether or not you should have a close relationship with your clients. To start the show Lys talks about dealing with hail damage, and Manda unpacks photographers’ attitudes towards the ownership of their photos before they jump into this week’s discussion. The two touch on how they have evolved their

Q & A: Difficult Clients, Working on Commission, and Setting Your Standards.

Jun 17 2024 27 mins

This week on The Candid Creative Podcast, Lys and Manda are diving once again into your questions and sharing their insights on everything you want to know. How do you deal with difficult clients? Do you ask for commission? And, how can you set your standards ahead of time to help combat the indecisive clients that change their mind too often? Listen in and join this week’s conve

4 Traits Every Creative Entrepreneur Needs to Succeed

Jun 10 2024 45 mins

This week on The Candid Creative Podcast, Manda and Lys are diving into the 4 traits that they believe every creative entrepreneur needs to succeed as a business owner today. Lys starts the conversation by sharing with Manda how much she is enjoying her new level of fame with having a Reddit thread in her honor, Manda’s literal nightmare. After they explore all of the incredible

Buying Instagram Followers

Mar 25 2024 20 mins

This week on The Candid Creative Podcast, Manda and Lys are jumping into the discussion on buying Instagram followers. They both start the show by sharing their personal histories with buying followers and whether or not they would recommend it to someone today after their experiences. Manda and Lys talk about some of the misconceptions that having a high follower count can have wh

How To Deal With Negative Feedback

Mar 17 2024 50 mins

This week on The Candid Creative Podcast, Manda and Lys are diving into how to handle negative feedback. To start the show, Manda jumps right into the current trend of people being overly sensitive when money and pricing are talked about on social media. Lys shares how she sees people continuously being slightly dishonest about doing their services for free, or better yet, WHY and

Listener Submissions

Mar 11 2024 52 mins

This week on The Candid Creative Podcast, Lys and Manda are diving into your listener submissions! Lys narrates the questions as Manda tries to keep it together during some of these wild stories while they both give their advice, commentary, and laugh along with you all. Listen in on the conversation with Manda and Lys as they share your submissions including DJs with a “Vegas Vi