Sep 7, 2020
Jessica Rhodes
Website: https://interviewconnections.com/
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Jessica Rhodes is the leading expert on how to leverage podcast guesting for increased brand awareness, more leads and higher profits. She created the podcast booking industry in 2013 when she founded Interview Connections, the first and leading agency of its kind. Along with her business partner, Margy Feldhuhn, Jessica has quickly scaled Interview Connections to over $1M in annual revenue with nearly no direct marketing or advertising. Their team of in house Booking Agents are the podcast powerhouses behind many successful entrepreneurs and businesses including Ali Brown, Perry Marshall, Aweber, USA Financial and more. Jessica has done hundreds of podcast interviews both as a guest, and co host of Rock the Podcast. She is the acclaimed author of Interview Connections: How to #RockThePodcast From Both Sides of the Mic and has been a featured speaker at Podfest Multimedia Expo and FinCon. Also an active member of her community, Jessica volunteers at her son’s public school, and mentors a 17 year old girl in foster care. She lives in Rhode Island with her husband, two kids, Nathan and Lucy, and senior cat, Kitten.
In this episode, we discuss:
- The birth of a baby and an industry
- The window of opportunity
- Creating new iterations of a business
- The challenges of communicating with family in business
- Where the biggest lessons are learned
- When a 50/50 partnership is the right things
- How personal growth work helps you grow a business
- Viewing feedback in a way that keeps your business moving forward
- Why what you want in your business matters
- Where opportunity sits right now
- Being excited for the challenges