{"podcast":{"title":"The Spiro Podcast: Managing your Real Estate Photography & Videography Business","slug":"the-spiro-podcast-managing-your-real-estate-photography-videography-business-5659239","podcast_index_feed_id":5659239,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/spiromedia/feed.xml","website_url":"https://spiromedia.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/14572021/07_06_22_Spiro-PodcastLogo-01_-_2000_pix_rghj6c.jpg","author":"Spiro","episode_count":100,"summary":"The Spiro Podcast covers the business of Real Estate Photography & Videography. There’s a large volume of fantastic information on the creative aspect of the Real Estate Media Industry, but not as much on how to run the business side of a real estate media company. We’re here to help you manage and grow the business side of your creative business.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T18:21:53.540879+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-spiro-podcast-managing-your-real-estate-photography-videography-business-5659239"},"episode":{"title":"Growth's Dirty Secret: Why Getting Bigger Feels Like Falling Apart (And How to Fix it.)","slug":"growth-s-dirty-secret-why-getting-bigger-feels-like-falling-apart-and-how-to-fix-it","published_at":"2026-06-17T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-spiro-podcast-managing-your-real-estate-photography-videography-business-5659239/growth-s-dirty-secret-why-getting-bigger-feels-like-falling-apart-and-how-to-fix-it","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-spiro-podcast-managing-your-real-estate-photography-videography-business-5659239","url":"https://spiromedia.podbean.com/e/growths-dirty-secret-why-getting-bigger-feels-like-falling-apart-and-how-to-fix-it/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/3k7r4j846yeqqfqt/riverside_craig_todd_take_02_spiro_podcast7glsj.mp3","summary":"You finally hire help—and then immediately wonder why they don’t work exactly like you. In this episode, Craig and Todd talk through one of the hardest parts of growing a real estate media business: trusting other people with something you’ve spent years building. They discuss unrealistic expectations, employee mistakes, incomplete training, the “owner trap,” and why growth often feels like a collection of small problems hitting all at once. Todd also shares how strong SOPs, clearly defined core values, and a genuine investment in your employees can help you build a team that takes ownership, makes good decisions, and eventually improves the business even when you aren’t there. Relevant Links: Spiro:https://www.spiro.media/ Contact Spiro:hello@spiro.media Chapter Timestamps: 0:00 Cold Open – Expecting New Hires to Perform Like the Owner0:51 Welcome to the Spiro Podcast1:41 Introducing the Growing Pains of Building a Team3:07 Spiro Updates: Open API and Internal Communication5:07 The Paradox of Growth and Letting Go6:26 Remembering How Bad We Were When We Started12:13 Hiring, Training, and Unrealistic Expectations17:04 Mistakes Are a Sign That Your Business Is Growing23:01 Escaping the Owner Trap and Learning to Trust25:59 Creating a Team That Improves the Business Without You29:04 Defining the “Secret Sauce” You Expect Employees to Follow35:13 Turning Problems into SOPs and Training36:55 Appreciating How Far Your Business Has Come38:53 Why You Can Never Be Finished Building SOPs41:07 Using Core Values When the Handbook Has No Answer46:02 Helping Employees Build Their Own Long-Term Success48:48 Whose Goals Matter More: The Employee’s or the Company’s?53:56 Action Steps: Train Better and Pour Back Into Your Team56:40 Final Thoughts and Episode Wrap-Up","meta_description":"You finally hire help—and then immediately wonder why they don’t work exactly like you. In this episode, Craig and Todd talk through one of the hardest pa…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3458,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-spiro-podcast-managing-your-real-estate-photography-videography-business-5659239/episodes/growth-s-dirty-secret-why-getting-bigger-feels-like-falling-apart-and-how-to-fix-it/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-spiro-podcast-managing-your-real-estate-photography-videography-business-5659239/growth-s-dirty-secret-why-getting-bigger-feels-like-falling-apart-and-how-to-fix-it.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}