13 Industry Experts, 13 Tips for New Camp Directors - CampHacker #197

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Find full show notes and links at: https://camphacker.tv/podcast/2024/04/13-tips-for-new-camp-pros

New 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 with problems emerging, it can really feel like a whack-a-mole type of situation.

So - Travis asked fellow camp podcasters to combine their joint 200+ years of full-time directing to distill their best pieces of advice for people just like you.

You’ve got these 13 (and many more) people behind you - so get out there and do what you do!

We’re grateful to the following people for sharing their tips:

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Your Hosts - In order of “appearance”:

• Travis Allison, Summer Camp Consultant - Go Camp Pro
• Allison Krabill, Executive Director - The Summer Camp Society
• Ruby Compton, Chief Exploration Officer & Host - Camp Code Podcast
• Cole Kelly, Owner/Director - Camp Weequahic, Podcast Host - Campfire Conversations
• Sam Thompson, Recreation Supervisor - Crystal Lake Park District, Podcast Host - The Day Camp Pod
• David Sherry, President - The Sherry Group, LLC, Podcast Host - The Sherry Group Podcast
• Dr. Mandi Baker, Researcher, Professor & Consultant, Podcast Host - The Pudding
• Jack Schott, Founder/Owner - The Summer Camp Society, Host - The Summer Camp Society Podcast
• Matt Wilfrid, Executive Producer - Go Camp Pro, Podcast Host - First Class Counselors
• Abigail Stuart, Director of Operations - Doxazo Ministries, Go Camp Pro Contributor
• Andy Pritikin, Owner - Liberty Lake Day Camp, Podcast Host - The Day Camp Pod
• Etienne Lefebvre, Director of IT Service Management, Podcast Editor - Camp Code Podcast
• Beth Allison, Founder - Go Camp Pro, Podcast Host - Camp Code Podcast

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