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Episode 149: Want to Grow? This is the Way

Episode 149: Want to Grow? This is the Way

Update: 2025-06-23
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In this episode of The Evernest Property Management Show, Spencer and Matthew sit down with longtime friend and recruiter, Dylan Scroggins — Founder of Kalmar Group and property management’s unofficial headhunter.

They cover:

  • Why your “founder story” doesn’t matter to an A-player (and what does)
  • The #1 role property managers get wrong when hiring 
  • When it’s time to stop hiring from your network and start hiring like a pro
  • The Grinder: a brutal but brilliant interview technique that exposes true talent
  • Why most PMs think they need a “director” before they actually do
  • What great storytelling has to do with great recruiting
  • How to hire someone that makes you nervous (in the best way possible)
  • The mistake of confusing “good at lunch” with “good at the job”
  • How Nick Saban built a dynasty using recruiting as his superpower — and how PM owners can do the same
  • A step-by-step hiring process for teams under 500 doors (including the exact order of interviews)

Plus:

  • A hilarious origin story of the term “The Grinder”
  • Spencer and Matthew’s keys to finding, landing, and keeping A-players
  • Dylan’s worst reason to hire someone — and it’s one most PMs fall for

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Connect with Matt and Spencer at Evernest: Evernest.co

Guest: Dylan Scroggins, Founder of Kalmar Group | Meet Dylan on LinkedIn

Link: Connect with Evernest

Link: Evernest YouTube Channel (@ThreeHundredToThreeThousand) (Watch this episode and more!)

Visit the Podcast Website: Evernest.co/podcasts

Email the Show: podcast@evernest.co

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Production House: Flint Stone Media

Copyright of Evernest 2025.

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Episode 149: Want to Grow? This is the Way

Episode 149: Want to Grow? This is the Way

Matthew Whitaker and Spencer Sutton