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Michael Brandwein on "The Intentional Camp": Making Your Mission Matter

What's the secret to running a camp that truly changes lives? Michael Brandwein joins Howie Grossinger and Kelly Schuna to answer that question, sharing wisdom from his new book, "The Intentional Camp." This isn't just another conversa...

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Bridging Corporate Strategies with Camp Excellence

In this episode of the Camp Owners Podcast, guest Mario Del Cueto from Mountain Camp Marin shares valuable strategies from his corporate experience that he integrates into camp management. From improving team communication, enhancing interviews, and capturing valuable performance data to solving p...

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The Changing Landscape of Camps: Insights from Nick Teich

With conference season fast approaching and many of us well into our “off-season” to-do list, we are excited to welcome Nick Teich from Fairwinds Camp Consulting to the Camp Owners Podcast. Nick has been a presenter at many ACA events and his recent article in Camping Magazine called Cam...

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Navigating Family Succession at Camp Foley

In this episode of The Camp Owners Podcast, hosts Kelly Schuna and Howie Grossinger continue their conversation with Alli and Marie from Camp Foley. They delve into the family's recent leadership transition as Marie retires and Allie takes the helm of the camp. The group discusses the history of Camp F...

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Exploring Camp Futures: Key Drivers and Scenario Planning

In this episode of Camp Ahead, hosts Joe, Jess, and KJ  expand on the idea of scenario planning as an essential tool for thinking about the future. They discuss key drivers such as climate change, economics, demographics, technological advancements, and social shifts that can shape t...

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Welcome to Camp Ahead: The Futurology of the Summer Camp Industry

In this inaugural episode of the Camp Ahead podcast, Joe Richards, KJ Williams, and Jess Elfring-Roberts dive into the concept of future-proofing the summer camp industry. They discuss the importance of mental time travel, scenario planning, and preparing for larger glo...

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Celebrating 100 Years: Tips from Camp Foley's Milestone Event

In this episode of the Camp Owners Podcast, Kelly Schuna and Howie Grossinger talk to Marie Schmid and Alli Faricy from Camp Foley about celebrating their 100th anniversary. They discuss planning tips, lessons learned, and details from the milestone event. Topics include schedulin...

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Inside the Camp Ownership World: Success Stories and Challenges

In this crossover episode from the Day Camp Pod, Join Andy Pritikin, Sam Thompson, and Justin Pritikin as they delve into the inspiring story of Jonathan Gold, a successful operator of three large private day camps in New Jersey. In this episode, Jonathan shares his journey, the ris...

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Want to own your own camp? Here is the perfect case study from Jason Samuel!

Join Kelly and Howie on the Camp Owners Podcast as they delve into the journey of Jason Samuel, the new owner of The Nature Place. Jason shares insights from his transition from a sailing instructor to camp owner, the rich history of The Nature Place, and the chal...

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Revolutionizing Camp Operations with AI: Insights from Travis Allison

In this episode of the Camp Owners Podcast, Howie and Kelly kick off Season 5 with a deep dive into the world of artificial intelligence (AI) and its impact on the camp industry. 

Joined by special guest Travis Allison, co-founder of GoCampPro, the discussion covers how A...

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Thanks for another great season of the Camp Owners Podcast! Here’s a special send-off from Howie and Kelly.

On this last episode of The Camp Owners Podcast season 4, Howie and I are putting a wrap on the season. We are talking about some of our biggest takeaways from some of our guests. We're also talking about some of the new things that we&...

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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 f...

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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 ...

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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...

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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 Gr...

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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 int...

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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. 

Ultimat...

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What are you doing to be intentional about AI, Climate Change and all the other things changing around our industry?

Join Travis Allison, camp industry veteran and Co-Owner of Go Camp Pro, as he explores the future of camping in this exciting episode. He dives deep into how AI will revolutionize camp operations and exper...

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Let’s Thoughtfully Plan for the Future of Our Camps!

We are thrilled to kick off this season of the Camp Owners Podcast with Steve and Susie Baskin from Camp Champions! Like everything they do, Steve and Susie have an extremely intentional approach to thinking about succession and what that means not only for th...