The Candid Creative Podcast

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 single niche actually helps grow your business. But as they dig deeper, they explore the potential benefits and challenges of committing to a niche, especially in the wedding industry. Tune in to hear their candid discussion, and find out whether niching down is the right move for your business.

  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 percentage pricing as she broke through to the luxury market, and Lys talks about her persistence with showing up every day and putting in the work for the future payoff she believed was coming. Join in on this week's conversation as Lys and Manda get vulnerable and share their experiences on this episode of The Candid Creative Podcast.To Stay Updated with Lys and Manda:The Candid Creative Podcast on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/candidcreativepodcast/ The Candid Creative Podcast Website:https://www.candidcreativepodcast.com/ Lys:https://www.floweringminds.education/Manda:https://www.maeandcomonthly.com/ If you enjoyed the show please Subscribe, Rate, and Review!

  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 Candid Creative Podcast!To Stay Updated with Lys and Manda:The Candid Creative Podcast on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/candidcreativepodcast/ The Candid Creative Podcast Website:https://www.candidcreativepodcast.com/ Lys:https://www.floweringminds.education/Manda:https://www.maeandcomonthly.com/ If you enjoyed the show please Subscribe, Rate, and Review!

  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 share 4 important insights and changes that you can make to your website in order to increase your inquiry responses such as reducing friction on the inquiry form itself, your website's first impression, and more in this week's episode of The Candid Creative Podcast! To Stay Updated with Lys and Manda:The Candid Creative Podcast on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/candidcreativepodcast/ The Candid Creative Podcast Website:https://www.candidcreativepodcast.com/ Lys:https://www.floweringminds.education/Manda:https://www.maeandcomonthly.com/ If you enjoyed the show please Subscribe, Rate, and Review!

  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 client relationships to a more minimalist relationship instead of the trend of being “besties” with all of your clients, and Manda talks about how differently she treated client relationships at the start of her career as opposed to now. Listen in on this week's conversation on this episode of The Candid Creative Podcast. To Stay Updated with Lys and Manda:The Candid Creative Podcast on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/candidcreativepodcast/ The Candid Creative Podcast Website:https://www.candidcreativepodcast.com/ Lys:https://www.floweringminds.education/Manda:https://www.maeandcomonthly.com/ If you enjoyed the show please Subscribe, Rate, and Review!

  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 conversation on The Candid Creative Podcast!To Stay Updated with Lys and Manda:The Candid Creative Podcast on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/candidcreativepodcast/ The Candid Creative Podcast Website:https://www.candidcreativepodcast.com/ Lys:https://www.floweringminds.education/Manda:https://www.maeandcomonthly.com/ If you enjoyed the show please Subscribe, Rate, and Review!

  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 feedback Lys is receiving on Reddit, the two jump into this episodes' main subject while touching on points like “delusional” confidence, what consistency actually means, and where problem solving comes into play as an entrepreneur. To Stay Updated with Lys and Manda:Lys Prints on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/lysprints/ Mae & Co Shop:www.maeandco.shopFlowering Minds Creative Reels Course:https://www.floweringminds.education/creative-reels-for-real-creativesThe Candid Creative Podcast on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/candidcreativepodcast/ The Candid Creative Podcast Website:https://www.candidcreativepodcast.com/ Lys:https://www.floweringminds.education/Manda:https://www.maeandcomonthly.com/ If you enjoyed the show please Subscribe, Rate, and Review!

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 when it comes to your business, and if the route that some take to get there is worth it in the end. They share what it means to have a high follower count with little to no engagement, and how collaborations can be much more impactful to growing a truly engaging audience. As the episode comes to a close, Lys talks about her new ad strategy that she is using to gain new followers daily on her Lys Prints page and what kind of results that she is currently seeing. If you have ever thought about buying Instagram followers or you are just curious about what can happen when you do so, then this episode is exactly what you need to hear! Lys Prints on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/lysprints/ Mae & Co Shop:www.maeandco.shopFlowering Minds Creative Reels Course:https://www.floweringminds.education/creative-reels-for-real-creativesThe Candid Creative Podcast on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/candidcreativepodcast/ The Candid Creative Podcast Website:https://www.candidcreativepodcast.com/ Lys:https://www.floweringminds.education/Manda:https://www.maeandcomonthly.com/ If you enjoyed the show please Subscribe, Rate, and Review!

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 HOW they are able to do certain services for free. As they get into this week's main topic the two share how you can determine if it is truly negative feedback or is it just you being upset at the feedback you got from a client that you may just not have liked hearing. Manda and Lys also share how they have reacted to negative feedback, what you can learn from it, and how you can use it to further evolve and grow your business. This episode is a must-listen if you find yourself having difficulties receiving or responding to negative feedback within your creative business, and even your own personal life. Mae & Co Shop:www.maeandco.shopFlowering Minds Creative Reels Course:https://www.floweringminds.education/creative-reels-for-real-creativesThe Candid Creative Podcast on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/candidcreativepodcast/ The Candid Creative Podcast Website:https://www.candidcreativepodcast.com/ Lys:https://www.floweringminds.education/Manda:https://www.maeandcomonthly.com/ If you enjoyed the show please Subscribe, Rate, and Review!

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 Vibe”, rowdy grooms, children going missing, and much more!Mae & Co Shop:www.maeandco.shopFlowering Minds Creative Reels Course:https://www.floweringminds.education/creative-reels-for-real-creativesThe Candid Creative Podcast on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/candidcreativepodcast/ The Candid Creative Podcast Website:https://www.candidcreativepodcast.com/ Lys:https://www.floweringminds.education/Manda:https://www.maeandcomonthly.com/ If you enjoyed the show please Subscribe, Rate, and Review!

This week on The Candid Creative Podcast, Lys and Manda are fully pulling back the veil on the idea of a “Work-Life” balance. As the show starts, Lys shares her recent experience with “cold plunging” before they get into this week's topic. They dive into the listener submission that inspired the episode and the two elaborate on how they see the idea of “work-life” balance being different for everyone's situation. Manda and Lys talk about how the idea of work coming in the way of living a fulfilling life may not be the case for everyone's job, and how sometimes you may need to imbalance the scale of your “work-life” in order to reach the business or life goals that you have set out to reach. If you have been struggling with handling the stress and balance of work and life together, then listen to this week's episode as it may just ease your worries or give you a fresh outlook on your situation! Mae & Co Shop:www.maeandco.shopFlowering Minds Creative Reels Course:https://www.floweringminds.education/creative-reels-for-real-creativesThe Candid Creative Podcast on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/candidcreativepodcast/ The Candid Creative Podcast Website:https://www.candidcreativepodcast.com/ Lys:https://www.floweringminds.education/Manda:https://www.maeandcomonthly.com/ If you enjoyed the show please Subscribe, Rate, and Review!

This week on The Candid Creative Podcast, Lys and Manda and talking all about whether or not you should sell digital products as a creative business owner. They start the show by diving into listener submissions as they give their thoughts on a number of “unpopular opinions” before they get into the episode's main topic. Manda and Lys really unpack what it can take to create and sell a digital product or if it is even right for your business. They even talk about the fact that there may be better ways to earn that extra income in your business depending on your industry. Listen in on the conversation today to get some insight before you make the leap into selling digital products. Mae & Co Shop:www.maeandco.shopFlowering Minds Creative Reels Course:https://www.floweringminds.education/creative-reels-for-real-creativesThe Candid Creative Podcast on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/candidcreativepodcast/ The Candid Creative Podcast Website:https://www.candidcreativepodcast.com/ Lys:https://www.floweringminds.education/Manda:https://www.maeandcomonthly.com/ If you enjoyed the show please Subscribe, Rate, and Review!

This week on The Candid Creative Podcast, Manda and Lys are diving into an incredible marketing tool, ManyChat. ManyChat allows you to automate two-way, interactive conversations in Instagram dm's, Facebook Messenger, and SMS to grow your brand and audience reach. Lys jumps into some of the different use cases and features of ManyChat while Manda asks about who could benefit from it most. They talk about how offering a digital product of some sort is a good idea for most brands, and how Lys is utilizing ManyChat currently with her brand. Lys goes over the benefits of ManyChat compared to simple email lists, and Manda brings up her thoughts on using SMS marketing features with her experience of being on the other side of them. Check out this bonus marketing episode that is all about ManyChat and what it can possibly do for you and your brand. Check out ManyChat:https://manychat.com/ The Candid Creative Podcast on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/candidcreativepodcast/ The Candid Creative Podcast Website:https://www.candidcreativepodcast.com/ Lys:https://www.floweringminds.education/Manda:https://www.maeandcomonthly.com/ If you enjoyed the show please Subscribe, Rate, and Review!

This week on The Candid Creative Podcast, Manda and Lys are continuing their conversation on personal branding vs business branding. Last week they focused a bit more on the personal side of branding, and this week they dive into the business side. To start the show, Manda shares an interaction she had been having with an Instagram bot page, and Lys gives a short recap on last week's episode. The two talk about the best way to build trust with your audience, and what kind of content you could be putting out there or as a creative business owner that is more than just showing your face and talking to the camera. Manda shares her thoughts on a fairly negative reel that one of her followers asked her to respond to where a photographer goes through all of the reasons why they get “burnout”. Lys and Manda break down where the photographer could improve and change their outlook to have more positive and engaging branding, and even a better work system that would eliminate a lot of the things that the photographer is not happy about in their business and life. Listen in on this week's conversation as Manda and Lys wrap up their discussion on branding! The Candid Creative Podcast on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/candidcreativepodcast/ The Candid Creative Podcast Website:https://www.candidcreativepodcast.com/ Lys:https://www.floweringminds.education/Manda:https://www.maeandcomonthly.com/ If you enjoyed the show please Subscribe, Rate, and Review!

This week on The Candid Creative Podcast, Manda and Lys start the show by diving into their thoughts behind Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's relationship, and what may possibly be happening behind the scenes of it all. As the conversation pivots into the subject of branding, they lay out the difference between personal branding and more business faced branding. Lys talks about how someone who maybe isn't fully comfortable with showing their face with their business can take tangible steps towards that goal, and Manda shares how she sees the world of marketing always changing in the creative entrepreneurial space. The two share what some major brands out there today are doing right, what they could improve on, and how they implement personal branding strategies in their own companies today. Listen to part 1 of the conversation this week as they look closer at the personal side of branding before jumping into more of the business branding side of marketing next week! The Candid Creative Podcast on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/candidcreativepodcast/ The Candid Creative Podcast Website:https://www.candidcreativepodcast.com/ Lys:https://www.floweringminds.education/Manda:https://www.maeandcomonthly.com/ If you enjoyed the show please Subscribe, Rate, and Review!

This week on The Candid Creative Podcast, Manda and Lys jump right into each other's completely unique Instagram explore pages and Manda is blown away by Lys's algorithm. The two go back and forth reading listener submissions asking about vendor responsibility, revamping venue spaces, and what do you do when you have fallen out of love with your business but you can't just close up shop? During the enlightenment of the week, Manda reflects on starting group coaching calls and how they have already evolved quickly, and Lys dives into how much fun she is having learning Shopify. —-The Candid Creative Podcast on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/candidcreativepodcast/ The Candid Creative Podcast Website:https://www.candidcreativepodcast.com/ Lys:https://www.floweringminds.education/Manda:https://www.maeandcomonthly.com/ If you enjoyed the show please Subscribe, Rate, and Review!

This week on The Candid Creative Podcast, Manda and Lys laugh about a surprising effect that occurred after a boosted post on Manda's post involving the feet enthusiast community. Manda feels indifferent about it, and Lys has a business opportunity planned. They dive into the mindset of “community over competition”, and how each side can affect your personal and business lives. (#LetsCompete). Manda brings up how comparison may actually be the bad guy in the whole situation, and Lys talks about how she sometimes puts up the blinders to other florists on social media to help her stay true to her own inspirations. —The Candid Creative Podcast on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/candidcreativepodcast/ The Candid Creative Podcast Website:https://www.candidcreativepodcast.com/ Lys:https://www.floweringminds.education/Manda:https://www.maeandcomonthly.com/ If you enjoyed the show please Subscribe, Rate, and Review!

This week on The Candid Creative Podcast, Lys and Manda are diving into “Wedding Tax” and letting you know exactly where they stand on the subject. They two talk about when and how they raise their prices, and they jump into their comment sections filled with plenty of opinions and give us the play by play on how they responded back. Lys snaps back at trolls who can't let the world NOT hear what they wouldn't spend on a wedding, and Manda tells us something else she is giving up yet again. To Stay Updated with Lys and Manda:Lys:https://www.floweringminds.education/Manda:https://www.maeandcomonthly.com/ The Candid Creative Podcast on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/candidcreativepodcast/ If you enjoyed the show please Subscribe, Rate, and Review!

This week on The Candid Creative Podcast, Lys and Manda dive into their productivity hacks they use for working from home. Manda starts the show talking about cutting out caffeine in her life, and Lys jumps into the challenge of turning on the work switch when you are sitting at home and not necessarily wanting to work. They chat about the importance of using a calendar in a way that helps you prioritize your time while setting boundaries for your work/life balance, timing your activities, being motivated by achievements, and the relationship you have with your clients. This episode is a must listen if you are an entrepreneur looking to level up your productivity. To Stay Updated with Lys and Manda:Lys:https://www.floweringminds.education/Manda:https://www.maeandcomonthly.com/ The Candid Creative Podcast on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/candidcreativepodcast/ If you enjoyed the show please Subscribe, Rate, and Review!