Takin’ Care of Business: The Cash Crunch and Other Financial Considerations for 2021 - with Jonathan Gold - The Camp Owners Podcast #11
In a financial year like no other, we’re thrilled to welcome Jonathan Gold to The Camp Owners Podcast!
On the 11th episode of The Camp Owners Podcast, we are taking care of business. We sit down with Jonathan Gold where we get his insight into all things business, the cash crunch and all financial considerations to make 2021 an amazing summer for our campers, family and staff.
Tune-in to this episode to hear about
How has what you experienced have you thinking about the financial road ahead?
What are some things all owners should be thinking about?
How should we think about our intentions in operating in 2021 with the way parents might be thinking about camp next summer?
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.
Jonathan: Relevance of Camp - I know for an absolute fact that we need to be open for kids this summer. The power of play and camp is the last venue that we can teach them that, especially amidst the pandemic. “If you want to improve your game, you don’t focus on your strengths, you focus on your weaknesses.”
Howie: Quote from 1987 from Michael Brandwein at staff training: Participation Principle: “People take better care of things they help create.”
Kelly: Quote by Simon Sinek from his book “Infinite Game”: “The path to a victory is finite. The path to fulfillment is infinite ⇒ To live a life for fulfillment is to live as if there is no finish line ⇒ to play the infinite game.”
Host Links:
Howie Grossinger - Co-owner/Director - Camp Robin Hood, Partner - Camp Walden & Madawaska Camps
Kelly Schuna - Owner - Hidden Pines Ranch
Jonathan M. Gold, MBA, PhD, Camp Owner/Director - The Arbor Group of Camps
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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.