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Send us a Text Message.https://camphacker.tv/podcast/2024/05/camp-2035How are you doing at pushing past the overwhelm and considering the big picture?If you’re reading this on release (mid-May) - it may feel impossible to get out of the weeds and think about the future.That’s fair - and - in order for our industry, and even our camps to make it the next 10 years, we need to consider the challenges that we’re going to face and the opportunities we’ll discover along the way.Thank goodness for p...

Send us a Text Message.Find full show notes and links at: https://camphacker.tv/podcast/2024/04/13-tips-for-new-camp-prosNew and new-ish Camp Directors, this one is for you. Kick some butt this summer.There are a TON of full-time camp professionals that have entered the industry post-COVID.For those of us that have been around for a while, we know how incredibly difficult the first few years of the job are. You’re figuring out what this level of responsibility means for you and your team and ...

Send us a Text Message.Find full show notes and links at: https://camphacker.tv/podcast/2024/04/what-they-dont-getWhat is one thing you learned working at camp that surprises people when you talk about?The fact that people don’t understand what we do full-time is not just and “us” problem - it’s a problem for our entire industry.It’s annoying as all heck - yes.And.It could be the reason why you’re under-enrolled and understaffed.One of the biggest issues facing our industry is our reputation....

Send us a Text Message.Find full show notes and links at: https://camphacker.tv/podcast/2024/03/choice-basedElective-based, choice-based, whatever you call it, it just may be the future of camper programs.We welcome back one of our original hosts, Dan Weir and welcome back Jack Schott from The Summer Camp Society (and TSCS Podcast!) to unpack all things choice-based programming.You’ll hear:How do we actually define choice-based programmingWhy was this model so radical 10(ish) years agoWhat ar...

Send us a Text Message.Find full show notes and links at: https://camphacker.tv/podcast/2024/03/our-advice-to-new-staffWhat are the most important things staff need to know to be successful this summer?Right now (March), camp directors everywhere are starting to think about staff training…or, intending to do so at least.There are a trillion things that we want to teach staff and it would be literally impossible to pack it all in during training and even harder to decide on which one is the mo...

Send us a Text Message.Find full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/the-pudding/gen-zUnlocking the Potential of Gen-Z at Summer CampStaffing continues to be one of the biggest thorns in the paws of our industry. It’s a challenge that isn’t likely to go away soon, so what can we do to ride this wave, rather than just letting it crash into us?Travis and Mandi dig into this topic and share how an approach of curiosity is a Camp Pro’s best tool when working with this generation of camp s...