Workshop Wednesday
By David / May 20, 2026 / No Comments
Workshop
Wednesday
The business of creativity is still a business. Workshop Wednesday is where artistry meets strategy — marketing, pricing, client relationships, and the entrepreneurial systems that let creative people sustain their work. Plus: our teen entrepreneur spotlight and local nonprofit features.
Entrepreneurship
Wednesday on PLF Radio
Entrepreneur Morning Brief
Business news curated for creative people. Platform changes, market trends, funding news for arts organizations, new tools and resources, and conversations about what’s shifting in the creative economy. Fast-moving and practical — the briefing you need before the day starts.
Marketing Your Creative Brand
Two hours of practical marketing strategy for artists, makers, and creative entrepreneurs. We cover social media with intention (not desperation), storytelling as a business tool, building an email list, and finding the audience that already wants what you make. Real tactics, not vague advice.
Finding Clients & Customers
Where do buyers come from? How do you talk to them? How do you build relationships that lead to commissions, sales, and repeat business? This segment covers the full cycle: identifying your ideal customer, making the first approach, and creating the kind of experience that turns buyers into advocates.
Business Workshop Master Class
Today’s Master Class is hands-on: a single business skill taught in depth. This week’s focus: building a one-page pricing strategy for your creative work. Why so many creatives underprice, how to calculate your real costs, and how to talk about your prices with confidence. Bring a notebook.
Young Whiz Kids (Ages 12–18)
This is not a token youth segment. This is a full, serious spotlight on teen entrepreneurs — what they’ve built, what they’ve learned, and what they think adults are getting wrong about young people in business. Guests have launched Etsy shops, apps, community organizations, and more. They speak for themselves, and they’re always worth listening to.
Nonprofit Spotlight
A long-form interview with a local nonprofit — their mission, how they measure impact, the people they serve, and what the community can do to help. These segments are part journalism, part advocacy, and entirely human. We don’t just feature organizations; we tell the stories of the people inside them.
Creative Business Deep Dive
A single topic, fully explored. Rotating subjects include: intellectual property basics for creatives, grant writing for artists, setting up an online shop, understanding contracts, navigating the freelance economy, and building a sustainable creative practice that pays. Expert guests, listener questions, and real talk about money.
Songsmith Project Segment
Wednesday evenings belong to the Songsmith Project — interviews, original music, and the business of songwriting. Because the music industry is an entrepreneurial landscape, and the lessons songwriters learn about licensing, self-promotion, and building an audience apply to creative entrepreneurs of every kind.
Comedy & Mystery Theater
Mid-week comedy at 7, audio drama at 9. Wednesday night’s standup often features comedians who work in the entrepreneurial or creative space — comics who’ve run their own shows, launched merchandise, or built community around their work.
Music to Create By
Wednesday’s late-night music block tends toward the focused and rhythmic — music for late-night spreadsheets, business plans, and creative strategy sessions that run past midnight.
Teen founders, not token guests
The 12–18 spotlight treats young entrepreneurs as the serious business people they are. No condescension. No “isn’t that cute.” Just real conversations about real businesses.
The organizations doing the work
The nonprofit spotlight features a different local organization each week — giving them extended airtime to share their mission, their impact, and their needs.
Real skills for creative careers
No MBA required. Workshop Wednesday is built for people who didn’t go to business school but are running a creative business anyway — and need practical, honest guidance.
“The pricing Master Class was worth more than the business class I took in community college. I raised my rates the next week.”
— PLF Radio listener, Workshop Wednesday