The Spiro Podcast: Managing your Real Estate Photography & Videography Business

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.

The Spiro Podcast: Managing your Real Estate Photography & Videography Business is a business podcast hosted by Spiro, with 100 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Spiro hosts The Spiro Podcast: Managing your Real Estate Photography & Videography Business, a business show with 100 episodes published.

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  Episode #180

  Training Photographers: Stories from the Field

  Aug 6, 202652 min

  Hiring another photographer can create the capacity your business desperately needs—but finding the right person is only the beginning. Todd and Craig share lessons from their own hiring experiences, including why client interaction can matter more than technical skill, when a contractor model may need to change, and how hiring too late can hold back an entire market. They also discuss training through real-world examples, explaining the “why” behind your standards, and giving new photographers enough time and repetition to become confident on their own. Chapters 00:00 — Hire for Personality, Train the Technical Skills 04:34 — Bringing a New Photographer Onto the Team 09:01 — Knowing When You Finally Need Help 11:19 — Lessons From Craig’s First Two Hires 20:27 — Finding the Right Person for the Market 25:09 — When the Contractor Model Isn’t Working 28:00 — How More Capacity Reignites Growth 30:25 — The Cost of Waiting Too Long to Hire 35:00 — Training Your Values in the Field 38:26 — Your New Hire Is Always Watching You 42:44 — Training Someone to Become Better Than You 44:51 — Give Them the Time and Reps to Improve Resources: Spiro Sync 2027: Visit https://spiro-sync.com The REPP Conference: Visit https://repplaunch.com/repp2026 Questions or future episode ideas: hello@spiro.media

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  Episode #179

  More People, More Messages, More Problems

  Jul 29, 202658 min

  As your team grows, communication gets complicated fast—and without a clear system, important work gets buried across emails, messages, and meetings. Todd and Shannon share the communication mistakes they’ve made while scaling, including how to choose the right channels, close the loop on tasks, give clearer direction, set meaningful deadlines, and keep your inbox from running your day. Chapters 00:00 — Stop Overexplaining 00:58 — Welcome to the Spiro Podcast 03:50 — Spiro Sync 2027 and Upcoming Events 08:01 — Why Communication Gets Harder as You Grow 15:10 — Decide How Your Team Should Communicate 28:46 — Open-Loop vs. Closed-Loop Communication 34:57 — Clarity Over Overtalking 40:33 — Bullet Points, Deadlines, and Clear Priorities 46:45 — Turning Your Inbox Into a Task List 54:43 — Using AI, Clearing the Clutter, and Letting Go Resources Spiro Sync 2027: spiro-sync.com Questions and topic suggestions: hello@spiro.media

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  Episode #178

  The Oh-So-Wonderful Topic of Personal Finances

  Jul 22, 202653 min

  Busy season can make your real estate media business feel flush—until the slower months expose what you failed to plan for. Todd and Craig break down how to calculate your true monthly spending, budget across an entire year, prepare for taxes and irregular expenses, and avoid making emotional purchases after a strong month. They also discuss saving for future vehicles, investing, giving, and why hiring a bookkeeper does not remove your responsibility to understand the numbers. Relevant Links: Spiro: https://www.spiro.media/ https://spiro-sync.com/ Contact Spiro: hello@spiro.media Chapters 00:00 — Stop Making Financial Decisions on Emotion 02:10 — Taking Time Away From the Business 06:09 — Spiro Sync and the Danger of Isolation 08:51 — Spiro API, MCP, and Revision Updates 15:04 — The Busy Season Money Trap 19:38 — Know What You Actually Spend Each Month 27:21 — Why You Need a 12-Month Budget 30:13 — Preparing for Taxes and Major Expenses 32:41 — The Real Cost of Buying a Car 40:07 — Saving, Investing, and Giving 46:37 — Review Your Finances Consistently 49:49 — You Are Still the CFO

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  Episode #177

  The Mistake I Made for 20 Years (And the Pain That Finally Fixed It)

  Jul 15, 202656 min

  Company culture isn’t created by office perks or a list of values hanging on the wall. It’s revealed in how leaders treat their people, what behavior they tolerate, and how the team responds when there isn’t an SOP telling them exactly what to do. Todd and Craig discuss building trust, turning core values into everyday decisions, and the difficult choices required when a talented employee is no longer aligned with the team. They also share practical ways to define the values that should guide your business as it grows. Relevant Links: Spiro: https://www.spiro.media/ https://spiro-sync.com/ Contact Spiro: hello@spiro.media Chapters 00:00 — Let People Be Who They Are 09:01 — The Excuses High Achievers Make 17:04 — Showing Up With an Owner’s Mindset 19:26 — What Company Culture Actually Is 22:11 — Living Your Values Instead of Posting Them 26:07 — What Guides the Team When There’s No SOP? 28:36 — The Five Values Behind WoW 40:12 — When Talent and Culture No Longer Align 48:59 — How to Define Your Own Core Values 52:35 — Building a Culture Where People Can Be Themselves

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  Episode #176

  7 Things I Would Never Do When Scaling a Media Company

  Jul 1, 20261h 4m

  Scaling a media company can feel overwhelming—but many of the biggest problems come from decisions that seem reasonable in the moment. In this episode, Craig and Todd break down seven things Todd no longer does when growing a real estate media business. They cover why customer service matters more than camera experience when hiring, how to coach struggling employees without solving every problem for them, and why underperformers need clear, direct feedback. They also discuss training photographers, responding to pricing pressure, saving video shoots when listings sell quickly, and addressing difficult issues with top clients before they become bigger problems. Each lesson comes from a mistake Todd has made himself, giving business owners practical ways to scale with less fear, better communication, and stronger systems. Relevant Links: Spiro: https://www.spiro.media/ Contact Spiro: hello@spiro.media Chapter Timestamps: 0:00 Cold Open – Hire for Customer Service, Not Just Camera Skills 0:55 Welcome to the Spiro Podcast 1:31 Perspective, Gratitude, and Defining What Success Means 6:30 Introducing “7 Things I Never Do When Scaling a Media Company” 7:29 Spiro Updates: API Beta, MCP, Scheduling, and @Mentions 14:02 #1 – Never Hire for Camera Experience Over Customer Service 22:36 #2 – Never Do the Homework for a Struggling Employee 29:53 #3 – Never Guess Whether an Underperformer Knows They’re Failing 37:26 #4 – Never Train the Art of Photography 45:18 #5 – Never Make Knee-Jerk Price Cuts for the Wrong Clients 53:46 #6 – Never Let a Fast Sale Cancellation Kill a Video Shoot 56:53 #7 – Never Avoid the Elephant in the Room with a Top Client 1:03:07 Final Thoughts and Episode Wrap-Up

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