The Camp Owners Podcast Go Camp Pro

Find full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/ownerspod/initiative
Where has initiative gone on our teams and what can we do about it?We are really excited to have Emily Golinsky on the Podcast. Emily is a long-time camp professional, and now a trainer and consultant whom many of us in the industry are familiar with from Tri-State and other ACA events and someone who consistently brings wonderful energy, insight and expertise to important topics that we are all dealing with as camp owners and directors. 
This episode, we are going to continue our discussion about setting up our staff for success by talking about initiative and how we can foster it in this generation of staff.
Rapid Fire Tips from EmilyGet your orders in - engage your vendors now, don’t waitLabor compliance posters - get them ordered - they’ll be the best $30 you ever spent to ensure you cover all of your basesCheck your camper balances - collections - if they haven’t paid yet, make sure they do or you’ll need to fill those spots.Don’t forget Grandma - keep track of the people out of your camp life - write those cards now and have your office staff mail them this summer.  You’ll thank yourself later.-
Host Links:Howie Grossinger - Co-owner/Director - Camp Robin Hood, Partner - Camp Walden & Madawaska CampsKelly Schuna - Owner - Hidden Pines RanchEmily Golinsky - Camp Consultant - Bright Moose Training-
Thanks to our sponsors:CampBrainCampBrain’s Camp Management Software not only provides a great management tool for your best ever workdays, but is a delightful registration experience for your parents. They take pride in building long-lasting relationships through their incredible support and love they show to each client. CampBrain is not only focused on your needs for summer 2024, but for the next 25 summers and beyond. To learn more about how they help 1700+ camps and how they can help you, visit with them at https://www.campbrain.com/ownerspod
CamptivitiesActivity schedules are the backbone of every camper’s experience. If there’s a staffing change, it’s really hard to find a person that knows your camp and the nuance your schedule takes. Come check out Camptivities to learn more about our scheduling tools,  designed for camps by camp people. Find out more at camptivities.com

Find full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/ownerspod/staff-engagement
Staff Engagement is a HUGE part of the job of every full-time camp professional…even Camp Owners!While we have spent a good portion of the season on the various ownership and leadership models in the industry, we have decided to jump into a topic that is always on our mind, staffing and the staff experience. Today, we have someone who has some great thoughts and ideas on combating the staff challenge by viewing it as a year-round strategy. We first got to meet Shoshi Rothschild in Liverpool at Camp Collab, a staffing conference held in Liverpool last fall. Shout out to Camp Leaders for putting the event on! 
It is there that we found Shoshi’s ideas really relevant and I think super helpful and excited to have her on the show.
In this great episode, we cover:
Shoshi’s camp journey and how she went from camp staff to consultantWhy this topic? Why is staff engagement so pressing in this day and age of staffing?What do you think are some of the biggest challenges that camp directors are facing when it comes to the staff experience between September and June?What are some tips you can offer to help camp directors ensure their staff actually show up come arrival day?During your session at Camp Collab, you mentioned organizational culture models, and how we can look to them to improve the staff experience. Can you tell us more about this?What are some other ways we can look at the staff experience more holistically, instead of just focusing on the summer experience?

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What Inspires You? Find these, and links at https://gocamp.pro/ownerspod/staff-engagement
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Host Links:Howie Grossinger - Co-owner/Director - Camp Robin Hood, Partner - Camp Walden & Madawaska CampsKelly Schuna - Owner - Hidden Pines RanchShoshi Rothschild - Camp Consultant - www.workwithintent.ca -
Thanks to our sponsors:CampBrainCampBrain’s Camp Management Software not only provides a great management tool for your best ever workdays, but is a delightful registration experience for your parents. They take pride in building long-lasting relationships through their incredible support and love they show to each client. CampBrain is not only focused on your needs for summer 2024, but for the next 25 summers and beyond. To learn more about how they help 1700+ camps and how they can help you, visit with them at https://www.campbrain.com/ownerspod
CamptivitiesActivity schedules are the backbone of every camper’s experience. If there’s a staffing change, it’s really hard to find a person that knows your camp and the nuance your schedule takes. Come check out Camptivities to learn more about our scheduling tools,  designed for camps by camp people. Find out more at camptivities.com

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What does the other side of succession look like?This season of the Camp Owners Podcast, we’ve been focusing a lot on the future. From AI, climate change and succession, we’ve been encouraging Camp Pros to think about the intentional decisions they can make now to set their programs up for success.

In all of this future-planning, we can’t forget about the people that will take on the mantle of owner/director!

This LIVE episode of the podcast is dedicated to those people!

Howie sits down with Jordanna Grossinger and Jesse Kronick, two next-generation camp professional to discuss how they have navigated the waters of growing up in camp and their paths towards taking on the mantle of their parents and mentors. 

We’re grateful to Joe Richards, the Ontario Camps Association and the team at the BMO IFL Conference Centre for capturing the audio and bringing it to the pod and for Jack Schott from The Summer Camp Society for joining Howie as co-host!
What Inspires You? Back next episode!
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Host Links:Howie Grossinger - Co-owner/Director - Camp Robin Hood, Partner - Camp Walden & Madawaska CampsJordanna Grossinger - Co-owner/Director - Camp Robin Hood, Partner - Camp Walden & Madawaska CampsJesse Kronick - Assistant Director - Camp White Pine-
Thanks to our sponsors:CampBrainCampBrain’s Camp Management Software not only provides a great management tool for your best ever workdays, but is a delightful registration experience for your parents. They take pride in building long-lasting relationships through their incredible support and love they show to each client. CampBrain is not only focused on your needs for summer 2024, but for the next 25 summers and beyond. To learn more about how they help 1700+ camps and how they can help you, visit with them at https://www.campbrain.com/ownerspod
CamptivitiesActivity schedules are the backbone of every camper’s experience. If there’s a staffing change, it’s really hard to find a person that knows your camp and the nuance your schedule takes. Come check out Camptivities to learn more about our scheduling tools,  designed for camps by camp people. Find out more at camptivities.com

Find full links and show notes at: Find full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/ownerspod/full-time-pipeline
No one becomes a director overnight.We’re grateful to have the opportunity to share the Camp Owner’s Podcast feed with our good friends over at the Day Camp Pod. In this episode, host Andy Pritikin speaks with Taking over an existing camp operation is no small feat, and today we’re joined by Sam Borek and Gregg Licht - two seasoned, self-made camp professionals who have each had unique challenges. 
It’s a great podcast for anyone looking to one day become a day camp operator, as we also explore the challenges of just getting into the camp director pipeline.
What Inspires You? Back next episode!
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Host Links:Andy Pritikin, Owner/Director - Liberty Lake Day CampSam Borek, Owner - Woodmont Day CampGregg Licht, Director - Elmwood Day Camp-
Thanks to our sponsors:CampBrainCampBrain’s Camp Management Software not only provides a great management tool for your best ever workdays, but is a delightful registration experience for your parents. They take pride in building long-lasting relationships through their incredible support and love they show to each client. CampBrain is not only focused on your needs for summer 2024, but for the next 25 summers and beyond. To learn more about how they help 1700+ camps and how they can help you, visit with them at https://www.campbrain.com/ownerspod
CamptivitiesActivity schedules are the backbone of every camper’s experience. If there’s a staffing change, it’s really hard to find a person that knows your camp and the nuance your schedule takes. Come check out Camptivities to learn more about our scheduling tools,  designed for camps by camp people. Find out more at camptivities.com

Find full links and show notes at: Find full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/ownerspod/succession-2


Succession doesn’t have to be a family affair…When people think of succession, it’s easy to think of it being a familial thing - a director’s kids taking over the family camp and moving it into the next era.
But what happens if your kids aren’t the right next step for camp? What happens if they aren’t interested?
What is your succession plan if it doesn’t involve a clear predecessor at all and a new owner would be a big compromise?
Adam Kaplan and Stephanie took a different approach to succession and we’re delighted to welcome them to the podcast to share their journey of moving Camp Nebagamon away from private ownership to a non-profit.
What Inspires You? Things that inspire our hosts and guests to be the best Camp Owners they can be.
Howie: Adam Grant’s Rethinking podcast with Becky Kennedy called “bringing out the good in kids”. Kelly: Unreasonable Hospitality by Will GuidaraStephanie: “True Stories of Good People” PodcastAdam:  “How to Be Perfect” by Michael Schur and the new version of “Wonka” -
Host Links:Kelly Schuna - Owner - Hidden Pines RanchHowie Grossinger - Co-owner/Director - Camp Robin Hood, Partner - Camp Walden & Madawaska CampsDavid Malter aka “Professor Dave”, Speaker, Trainer and Consultant - Gratz College-
Thanks to our sponsors:CampBrainCampBrain’s Camp Management Software not only provides a great management tool for your best ever workdays, but is a delightful registration experience for your parents. They take pride in building long-lasting relationships through their incredible support and love they show to each client. CampBrain is not only focused on your needs for summer 2024, but for the next 25 summers and beyond. To learn more about how they help 1700+ camps and how they can help you, visit with them at https://www.campbrain.com/ownerspod
CamptivitiesActivity schedules are the backbone of every camper’s experience. If there’s a staffing change, it’s really hard to find a person that knows your camp and the nuance your schedule takes. Come check out Camptivities to learn more about our scheduling tools,  designed for camps by camp people. Find out more at camptivities.com

Find full links and show notes at: Find full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/ownerspod/building-the-best-team
Don’t just build it - grow it, sustain it, watch it thrive.All of us are constantly looking to make our teams better whether it's the addition of personnel who add fresh ideas, the re-organization of our team structure and roles or an examination of how team members interact and communicate. 
Ultimately our goal is to create the highest functioning team possible. We are excited to have Dave Malter, who is an educator, trainer and life-long camp guy to share his thoughts and insight on this topic.  
What Inspires You? Things that inspire our hosts and guests to be the best Camp Owners they can be.
Howie: Clifton Strengths AssessmentKelly: Jim Collins “Good To Great” - 7 Questions When To Keep Or Fire Dave: “Teaching for Success: Developing Your Teacher Identity For Success” - exercise on developing your personal narrative and history - the matching of values and developing professional identities-
Host Links:Kelly Schuna - Owner - Hidden Pines RanchHowie Grossinger - Co-owner/Director - Camp Robin Hood, Partner - Camp Walden & Madawaska CampsDavid Malter aka “Professor Dave”, Speaker, Trainer and Consultant - Gratz College-
Thanks to our sponsors:CampBrainCampBrain’s Camp Management Software not only provides a great management tool for your best ever workdays, but is a delightful registration experience for your parents. They take pride in building long-lasting relationships through their incredible support and love they show to each client. CampBrain is not only focused on your needs for summer 2024, but for the next 25 summers and beyond. To learn more about how they help 1700+ camps and how they can help you, visit with them at https://www.campbrain.com/ownerspod
CamptivitiesActivity schedules are the backbone of every camper’s experience. If there’s a staffing change, it’s really hard to find a person that knows your camp and the nuance your schedule takes. Come check out Camptivities to learn more about our scheduling tools,  designed for camps by camp people. Find out more at camptivities.com