Diversity - An Intentional Choice for your Camp - with André Brewer - The Camp Owners Podcast #10
André Brewer is back for part two of this incredibly important conversation.
You can’t just say you’re a “welcome and diverse camp”. You have to make the intentional choice and effort to actually be a diverse camp.
That means changing the way you market, recruit, interview, talk about and even run your camp program. This is definitely not “the way you’ve always done it” and that’s the point.
A giant thank you to André for joining us to share his experience and best practice with Camp Owners and leaders across the globe.
Thanks for letting your awesome out, André!
Tune-in to this episode to hear about
Discuss the current landscape for campers of color.
Is camp accessible for campers of color?
Once they are at camp, is it the environment/culture/community we promote?
Positive changes as an industry?
Challenges/hurdles that remain?
How can we as camp owners learn from those challenges and pave a new way forward, not just for our own camps, but industry-wide
And much, much more!
Thanks for listening!
If you have a suggestion or guest for a for a show, please email our producer, Matt at matt@gocamp.pro.
What Inspires You?
Things that inspire our hosts and guests to be the best Camp Owners they can be.
Kelly: The election through the eyes of children and the hope for change, progress and the next generation
André: The new ACA committee on diversity and the amazing members of that group
Host Links:
Howie Grossinger - Co-owner/Director - Camp Robin Hood, Partner - Camp Walden & Madawaska Camps
Kelly Schuna - Owner - Hidden Pines Ranch
André Brewer - Director, Camp Lincoln, Camp Lake Hubert
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What is the Camp Owners Podcast?
Whether you are a Camp Owner, an aspiring camp owner, or a lover of some of our other Go Camp Pro podcasts, we’re so happy to have you here.
The Camp Owners Podcast is here to explore a side of the summer camp world that is experienced by those that have the privilege of running an independent program.
In this world of camp, the stakes are high. Not only do private camps have the same goals, aspirations and responsibilities that other camps have, but there is also usually a ton of personal livelihood on the line. When you OWN a camp, you really do own the successes and failures that any for-profit enterprise faces.
On this podcast, our hosts, Howie Grossinger and Kelly Schuna will be joined by some seasoned prime camp professionals to dive deep into the issues that most private camp pros will need to face, and the best practices that they use to create, and sustain a summer camp for their campers to enjoy summer after summer.
In season one, tune in to the podcast monthly to hear about topics like Camp As a Business, Camp Insurance, Buying and Selling Camps, Work/Life Balance, Pricing, Staff Training & Engagement
Thanks for tuning in! If you have any feedback, please get in touch with our producer, Matt at matt@gocamp.pro.