Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! A special, timely interlude from our friends at the Day Camp Pod: Find full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/day-camp-pod/ppp-era-aca Timely info for American Camps - Jan/Feb 2021 For many camps and small businesses in the United States, the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program was a lifesaver- enabling us to keep our best people employed which we navigated the uncharted waters of the covid-19 pandemic. Starting J...
Jan 26, 2021•33 min
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Find full show notes and links at: https://camphacker.tv/podcast/2021/01/approachability There’s an incredible power dynamic at play when it comes to you and the rest of the staff, here’s how to address that head-on, with approachability! If your staff haven’t told you that you’re intimidating, then they just haven’t told you YET. Gabz, Joe and Travis are here to share their best practices when it comes to toeing the line of approachability withou...
Jan 21, 2021•47 min•Ep. 138
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Find full show notes and links at: https://camphacker.tv/podcast/2021/01/dont-be-that-boss You all know what kind of boss we’re talking about. Marcus Buckingham says it best - “ People leave managers , not companies ”. Do you want to keep your best staff members? Do you want to have a strong culture built on trust and empathy? Do you want your camp to truly feel like a community? Then for all the bosses, managers and supervisors. Be better. Chris,...
Jan 07, 2021•45 min•Ep. 137
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! It’s our annual “Tool of the Week” show! All tools, all the time! There are too many links to cram into these show-notes, so find them all at https://camphacker.tv/podcast/2020/12/all-tools-2020 New Tools Used In the last 4 months Travis: 3D Printed Mask Bracket RocketBook Orbit (and Cloud Cards) Joe: Orient Your Screens To Be On Top of One Another Fastcap Measuring Tape - Metric / Imperial Chris: Padlet.com - online bulletin board Gabz: Apple Pen...
Dec 24, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 136
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Find more at: https://camphacker.tv/podcast/2020/12/top-10-maintenance-skills Because you wear many hats as a Camp Pro - and one of them is often a hard-hat! As a Camp Pro, there will be a time when either you won’t have a maintenance team, or there will be too many things that need to be fixed. When that time comes, you can either pay for someone to come in OR roll up your sleeves and get to work. That being said, most Camp Pros don’t get into th...
Dec 10, 2020•59 min•Ep. 135
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Find more at: https://camphacker.tv/podcast/2020/11/mentoring-the-next-gen The future of the camp industry rests on the shoulders of our current leadership staff. How do we help them take the plunge into full-time camping? Every year you come back to camp, it becomes less and less about yourself. We always need to be looking forward. No matter how challenging times are, the camp industry will recover and is going to need new leadership. How can we...
Nov 26, 2020•59 min•Ep. 134
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Find full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/blog/women-of-gcp-podcast What do you call it when you gather a bunch of female camp and podcasting pros in a room? You call it AWESOME. In today’s special crossover episode, Beth Allison from Camp Code hosts a conversation with several of the women who podcast with Go Camp Pro. Today’s episode features Rachel Kent and Cassie Bloy from Beyond Camp, Sam Thompson from the Day Camp Pod , Kelly Sch...
Nov 16, 2020•34 min
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Find full show notes and links at: https://camphacker.tv/podcast/2020/11/other-sources-of-revenue Camp people are creative people and this year, more than ever, we need to extend that creativity into revenue generation. Haven’t we talking about this before? Yes! Twice! AND - Can you ever have enough ideas for drumming up some new revenue? Join Gabz, Chris, Travis and Joe as they unpack a TON of new ideas to generate some more money to help your ca...
Nov 12, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 133
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Find more at http://www.camphacker.tv/podcast/2020/10/running-camp-with-less Summer 2021 will probably not be a summer of abundance. Here’s how to be ready to do just as much (or more) with less at your camp this summer. This will be a summer that will unify camps that are used to having lots and those who are making it work with less. As we gear up and mask up for the summer of 2021, our program budgets will quickly turn into hand-sanitizer budge...
Oct 29, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 132
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Find more at: https://gocamp.pro/beyondcamp/i-am-who-i-am Our identities are critical, yet unexplored when it comes to the context of being a Camp Director. Well you know we don’t shy away from unexplored things, and Heather Davidson is here to dive in with us. Today we are talking about identities because we love talking about them, how do our identities interact with our personal and professional lives. Heather Davidson shares about her experien...
Oct 28, 2020•47 min•Ep. 13
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! How do camp pros process grief? Welcome to a Beyond Camp Mini-Pod! Here we take a few minutes to talk about some of the emotions and feelings that camp pros may be forced to process in their time as directors. We start off with grief. Tune in to this episode to hear about: Grief at the end of the summer Grief as a process and an emotion Grief in crisis or immediate grief when something happens such as lost of loved one Long term grief Grief over l...
Oct 21, 2020•13 min
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Find full notes and links at - https://camphacker.tv/podcast/2020/10/creating-your-own-support-network The road to the summer of 2021 is one that we shouldn’t walk alone. Camp Directors everywhere are so quick to say “it’s lonely at the top” but does the conversation really stop there? We are doing the best we can, but at a certain point, we can’t do it alone. Who do you turn to? Who are the people that you can rely on when things are tough? This ...
Oct 15, 2020•52 min•Ep. 131
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Find more at https://gocamp.pro/beyondcamp/pandemic-fatigue This is hard, and this is real, so what do we do when we’re camp directors who are just so darn sick of the pandemic? We have all heard the term or a variation of it: Pandemic Fatigue, Crisis Burnout… whatever you call it, it exists. We are digging into how we have managed and are managing as the pandemic moves on with us day after day. From research to lived experiences join us as we dis...
Oct 14, 2020•50 min•Ep. 12
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Find full show notes and links at https://camphacker.tv/podcast At the end of a long and weird summer, let’s take a second to reflect on what we’ve learned from a Summer Camp season in a global pandemic. Welcome to season 10 of the CampHacker Podcast. We’re on the other side of the summer of 2020. Wait, really? Where did the summer go? What happened? We need to do what Camp Pros do best. It’s the skill that we teach kids about in every great team-...
Oct 01, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 130
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! NOTE: Beyond Camp will be leaving the CampHacker Feed on November 1st - please subscribe to Beyond Camp in it's own Podcast feed and listen & subscribe over there! - We’re back and we’re digging in just as hard as in the summer. First up - our identity - as people and camp pros. Season 2 of Beyond Camp has arrived! After finishing our first season in what felt like record speed we are excited to be sharing our first conversation of season 2 wi...
Sep 30, 2020•42 min•Ep. 11
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! We’ve come so far, and there’s so far to go. Let’s talk about where we go from here as we explore the world Beyond Camp! For the final episode of our first season of Beyond Camp we are diving into how the summer went, how we felt, and what it brought up for each of us. We are sharing with transparency and honesty, diving in and unpacking our emotions or discovering ways in making time for holding space for yourself and how you are feeling. We are ...
Sep 10, 2020•46 min
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! We know “growth mindset” so why are we so stuck on the idea that resilience is fixed? Dr. G is here to teach us how we, and the rest of the camp industry can be resilient amid such a trying time. You do NOT want to miss this interview! We are beyond grateful for this conversation with Dr. G. Join us as we are dive into how resilience has played a role in our experiences as camp professionals and through the pandemic. This episode is filled with tr...
Sep 03, 2020•56 min
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! The guts, smarts and mindset that it takes to pivot a traditional summer camp to a family retreat program. Welcome to the Podcast, Darby! We are so excited to be speaking with Darby Dame today on her pivot, personally and professionally, as her camp moved from Camp to Family Retreats. She speaks intentionally and with passion about her experiences this summer, from connecting with families, learning to cook, to spending time with loved ones. Sit w...
Aug 27, 2020•47 min
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! A conversation around how to make the camp and recreation industries a more welcoming place for a wider range of people. In this special summer bonus episode, Travis is joined by Dr. Daniel Theriault to discuss racism, power and privilege in the recreation industry. Dr. Theriault and Travis dig into some of the work that’s needed to subvert these unhealthy systems within the rec and camp industry. It’s a great interview and we’re so grateful to Dr...
Aug 25, 2020•38 min
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! During a pandemic, it takes guts to even go and get take-out, imagine what it would take to start your own virtual camp! Imagine no more! Eva Peringer share’s her journey with us here on Beyond Camp. Today we are speaking with Eva Peringer who has pivoted this summer to founding her own virtual theatre and arts youth program. Her view of the pandemic focuses on gratitude and adjusting our perspective. This is a new and exciting view that we dive d...
Aug 20, 2020•55 min
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! What did it take to run in-person programming this year? Where did the guts, confidence and motivation come from? Jalisa Danhof will tell you. This episode, we are excited to share a conversation with Jalisa Danhof, who took on the challenge of running in-person overnight camp during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Through her creative and innovative style, she lead her team to beat the odds and flourish. Even though there were challenges and pieces of the...
Aug 13, 2020•55 min
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! What’s the opposite, but still unhelpful version of a “Debbie Downer”?…A “Chipper Charlie”? Whatever it is, there’s a time and a place when that overly positive personality is not appropriate. Let’s dig into “Toxic Positivity” Do you ever find yourself thinking or saying “nothing can go right today”. Have you had some say “Just look on the bright side” or “think positive.” in response? When someone shares the sentiment of simply “remaining positiv...
Aug 06, 2020•41 min
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Full show notes at http://gocamp.pro/beyondcamp Do you have the guts to tear it all down and start building the life that you want? It’s not easy, but take it from Ruby Compton, it’s possible! With so many of our lives in turmoil right now in one way or another, some can see it as the perfect time to rebuild. The desire to do this can either come from a sense of “well, it’s already in shambles anyway” or, from a lens of “this is something that I c...
Jul 30, 2020•54 min
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! What connects you to your “True-North”? When the world feels like it’s been flipped upside down, where can we turn to sort itself out? Let’s get oriented to the new normal together here on Beyond Camp. Things are changing at a dizzying pace and it can be hard to orient ourselves. Daily we are pulled in new directions, by the news, social media, our peers, friends and family. So come, grab your compass and dig into this conversation as we discuss h...
Jul 23, 2020•44 min
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Whether you’re a coaster-nut or not, this was NOT the ride we thought it would be. Grab your barf-bag and let’s dig into this episode of Beyond Camp Anyone else feel like they are strapped into a roller coaster they didn’t sign up for and can’t get off of? You’re not alone. Join us today as we talk about the highs and lows of the last few months. We talk boundaries, supporting ourselves and those who turn to us during challenging times. We are her...
Jul 16, 2020•43 min
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! If we don’t have Summer Camp? What are we? Who are we? Let’s answer this together. The pandemic has uprooted all of us, it’s unprecedented, caused us to pivot, turned our worlds upside down… you’ve heard it all by now. We’ve heard these words a million times. Listen in today as we chat about how we have are coping with what feels like losing a part of ourselves. We often feel called to be a camp director and when that’s gone we feel like we’ve los...
Jul 09, 2020•53 min
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! A Camp Podcast, in the Summer!? Coming July 9th, 2020: Beyond Camp: Exploring the Intersection of Camp and Our Lives As much as people like to talk about camp and ‘the real world’ as two separate entities, camp professionals know that this simply isn’t true. Beyond Camp dives into how different aspects of our lives affect our camp experience, effectively bursting the camp bubble and welcoming all parts of our lives into the conversation. For the s...
Jul 02, 2020•9 min
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! We need to be in this for the long-run. Think ahead to 2025 with the CampHacker Podcast. Things are hard now. It’s no doubt. However, through hard things, comes the opportunity for big and beautiful changes. It’s is the idea of weathering the storm and watching the flowers thrive. Give yourself a break from the doom and gloom to think about what your camping program will look like in 5 years. 5 summers from now, what do you want to be proud of? Ho...
May 14, 2020•44 min•Ep. 129
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Real Talk. Dealing with COVID and camp is hard and we can’t keep going at this 24/7. What are Travis, Dan and Joe doing to avoid thinking about COVID-19? You may be a work-horse. You have been the camp counsellor who stayed up until 3 am to finish that extra special surprise for your campers. You may have been the Program Director who spent hours upon hours trying to quash staff drama. You may have even spent the night pouring over accreditation s...
Apr 30, 2020•47 min•Ep. 128
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Being a leader in crisis is necessary, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy. The CampHacker team is here to help. This is a test of our leadership. COVID-19 is likely one of the biggest threats to your camp that you, as a director has faced in your camping career. In times like this, it’s easy to look inward. It’s natural to worry about the money, about the uncertainty of viability if you miss a summer, disappointing children…sorry, we don’t have to re...
Apr 16, 2020•51 min•Ep. 127
