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Talking Resiliency - with Dr. G - The Camp Owners Podcast #20

Matt Wilfrid
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The Doc (tor G.) is in!

What a treat today.

We have the one and only Dr. G! Deb Gilboa with us.

Dr. G is an incredible friend to the camp industry and has provided all of us with a wonderful insight into all aspects of camp. From helping staff manage stress, changing camper behaviour to being a resource to camp parents, Dr. G’s work helps all of us “Do Stress Better”.

Her current work on resilience and the insight she will provide today is an important discussion given the year that we have all had. Whether it’s our own ability to be more resilient or our team resilience as we gear up for this summer, Dr. G is the right person to help us along this journey.

Tune-in to this episode to hear about

  • How did you land on resilience being such a focus of your work?

  • Can you tell us about the resiliency cycle and how you have seen this play out during the past year?

  • What are some of the important opportunities camp owners have to address this topic this summer?

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: Brene’ Brown Unlocking Us Podcast Episode with Melinda Gates on her new book “The Moment of Lift”

  • Howie: https://jamboard.google.com/ & current media on the return to camp

  • Dr. G: Dreamworks Interview, all stories have a similar format: Act 1: Set up the hero and problem Act 2: Every hero attempts to solve the problem the easy way but learn what it will take to solve the problem Act 3: They get vulnerable and it’s hard and most of the time they figure it out - but we have to go through the 2nd act to get through the 3rd act. Creates empathy for kids and young people trying to do it the easy way 1st

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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.