Who better to wrap up another great season with, than our friend Gabrielle Raill.

I don’t know about you Howie but one of the worst things at the end of the summer, as a camp owner or director, is to find out that one of your staff members has been upset about something all summer or a group of counselors has been talking about something you had no idea was an issue.

When this happens it creates misunderstandings, missed opportunities for staff improvement and a potentially toxic staff culture.

The very talented Gabrielle Raill, Director, Camp Ouareau and Co-Host of CampCode is our guest today to share her A.C.T. strategy that empowers staff to ACT so they don’t talk behind your back.

Tune-in to this episode to hear about

• What is A.C.T.?

• How do you see this approach to staff empowerment being even more important this summer?

• Tips on training supervisors to be skilled at facilitating this?

• In what ways could our counsellors use this with their campers?

Thanks for listening!

If you have a suggestion or guest you’d like to hear on an upcoming 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 Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change The Way You Lead Forever by Michael Bungay Stainer - also was guest on Brene Brown Podcast

• Howie: Advocacy letter writing campaign to the Premier - incredibly emotional and heart warming to hear them speak to the need for camp and “because of camp” messages.

• Gabrielle: Brandi Carlile - Broken Horses

Host Links:

• Kelly Schuna - Owner - Hidden Pines Ranch

• Howie Grossinger - Co-owner/Director - Camp Robin Hood, Partner - Camp Walden & Madawaska Camps

• Gabrielle Raill, Camp Director - Camp Ouareau

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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.