Ep 155 – Jessica Rhodes, Interview Connections – How to Land Agency Clients Through Podcast Guesting (Without the Spam)
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Jessica Rhodes discusses how to effectively land agency clients through podcast guesting without resorting to spammy tactics.
Featuring: Jessica Rhodes, Interview Connections In episode 155, I sit down with Jessica Rhodes, founder of Interview Connections and the entrepreneur who launched the world's first podcast booking agency back in 2013—long before podcast guesting was on anyone's radar. Jessica shares how a door-to-door canvassing job and a virtual assistant gig for her dad turned into a company that's booked more than 50,000 interviews for over a thousand coaches and business owners. We get into her recent return to the CEO seat, why she eliminated the sales role entirely, and the uncomfortable truth that not everything in your agency needs to be scalable. For agency owners, this one is a practical look at guesting as a growth channel: how to pitch without sounding like AI spam, why being a guest beats launching your own show (at first), and how to turn a single interview into referrals, repurposed content, and the occasional short-cycle six-figure client. Key Bytes • The best pitches aren't scalable—AI blasts fill spots but burn bridges with the hosts worth knowing. • Podcast guesting moves buyers past price-comparison paralysis by letting them hear your story and personality. • Nobody else has…
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