We don’t just raise staff to be great camp employees, we try to help set them up for success for the rest of their life.

Camp has this beautiful, strange and messy blurring effect on the work/life relationship between bosses and employees. It’s tough for a lot of reasons, but we’re going to talk about one of the best parts of it on this episode.

One of the inevitabilities of being a camp director is that simply because we’re leaders, people will look to us. What we’re able to do with that relationship is powerful.

Whatever we pass on, whether it’s how to change a tire, or how to determine your next life steps, we know that it can have a profound effect.

The gang’s all here and they’re full of the advice that they regularly give - and the advice they wish they got!

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Tool of the Week – Make Yourself a Better Camp Director

Chris: Eat Breakfast!
Gabz: Multi Timer App
Joe: Art - (https://www.saatchiart.com/ as an example for discovery)- things that make you happy. Things that make you think. Things that make you remember. Things that speak to you
Travis: https://www.fastcompany.com/90714184/use-old-phone-as-security-camera

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Your Hosts:

Travis Allison, Summer Camp Consultant - Go Camp Pro
Chris Hudson, Camp Director - Camp Highlight
Joe Richards, Executive Director - Pearce Williams
Gabrielle Raill, Camp Director - Camp Ouareau

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