Jessica Rhodes is the founder and CEO of Interview Connections, the premier source for booking outstanding podcast guests. The Interview Connections team of Booking Agents works with podcasters to find and book guests for their shows. They also represent dozens of highly qualified guest experts to connect them with podcast hosts for interviews. Jessica is the host of the hit weekly web TV show, Interview Connections TV, she’s the host of the Rhodes to Success podcast and she is the co-host of The Podcast Producers, a ten episode audio series selected by Apple as a “How to Podcast” show in iTunes. Jessica is a regular speaker at Dream Business Academy and has shared the stage with dozens of top podcasters at Podcast Movement and Podcast New England. Jessica is married and is the proud mom to a very busy toddler named Nathan, and baby Lucy.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
Jessica’s dad
When business started difficulties overcame:
“I started when I was 6 months pregnant and working full time so time wise and logistically I don’t know if anyone advises it. For me personally it was a blessing because it gave me that motivation and that drive because I had to make it work. But also more abstractly I went from the non-profit world into business so my entire adult life I was working in non-profits, I never had a for profit drive in my mentality so there was a difficult mindset shift that was difficult at first as my previous mentality and mindset was not about making money”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
Built to Sell Book by John Warrillow – Click this link to listen to the John Warrillow Podcast
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Book by Stephen CoveyFavourite Quote:
“You never know when you are three feet from gold” –
Recommended Online Resources:
Slack – Slack brings all your communication together in one place. It’s real-time messaging, archiving and search for modern teams.
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“Work with a business coach or mentor to shortcut your growth, and help you get to where you need to go”…[Listen for More]
More About Jessica Rhodes:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“I don’t think you want to give all the answers, but I think every answer you do give should bring up another question, and not all questions should be answered.” Kim Novak
Other Quotes From the Chat with Jessica Rhodes:
- Anyone with experience of face to face sales will have an unfair advantage over everyone else in their niche
- People who earn high levels of success get there because they have a high tolerance for pain
- When businesses go into cash flow mode culture and team dynamic are cut first, such as meetings, which is a mistake as it affects the team dynamic and culture
- A lot of people with a poverty mindset say successful people are cheating the system when in reality they work smarter and saw an easier way to get to that financial goal
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