S2EP6: Manipulative Marketing, Intention & World Peace?

About this episode

Holly Mandarich discusses the challenges of transitioning into a consulting role while grappling with the manipulative aspects of marketing and the importance of intuition.

In this episode, I’m opening up about the internal tug-of-war I’m feeling as I transition into a consulting role with my new Creative Audits. After years in marketing, photography, and the coaching world, I’ve seen how easily these industries can slide into manipulation and "consumption culture," and I’m grappling with how to promote my own work without losing my soul to those same high-pressure tactics. I dive into why we need to lean on intuition when logic fails us—and why I believe true s...

People in this episode

Host: Holly Mandarich

Topics covered

• manipulative marketing
• intention
• world peace
• consumption culture
• intuition
• consulting

Keywords

• manipulative marketing
• consulting
• intuition
• consumption culture
• high-pressure tactics

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