Radical Empathy - for every kind of summer camp!

We are really excited to be talking with Jack Schott, of Camp Stomping Ground on our show today. Jack is an active, passionate member of the camp community. His grassroots efforts with Camp Stomping Grounds and their mission to build radical empathy in their campers is really impressive.

Jack shares about Radical Empathy and how its philosophy can be applied to campers, staff and how it is good for business and the entire camp industry.

Tune-in to this episode to hear about

• What is Radical Empathy?

• How has it been applied in the creation of Camp Stomping Ground? 

• In what ways can it be applied to private camp ownership? Is it good for business?

• Any particular considerations in light of COVID and a return to camp for most campers and staff in 2 years?

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.

• Howie: “How to keep your cool in high stress situations” from the Harvard Business Review

• Jack: 

  • Agile Sprints - We are calling it a Get Shit Done Week 

    https://www.atlassian.com/agile/scrum/sprints

  • Doing Agile Right Book

    • https://www.amazon.com/Doing-Agile-Right-Transformation-Without/dp/163369870X 

  • Illuminating the Hidden Curriculum for New Staff

    • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uGsaj2HLpo 

• Kelly: The Four Winds

Host Links:

• Kelly Schuna - Owner - Hidden Pines Ranch

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

• Jack Schott, Co-Founder and Executive Director - Camp Stomping Ground

Thanks to our sponsor - CampBrain!

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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.