TSCS PODCAST 29: Tickety-Boo
29 | Tickety-Boo
In this podcast we are talking big ideas, actual and actionable takeaways, and lots of fun with the camp community and professionals!
Like all good things, this must come to an end…but just for the summer! Jack Schott, Allison Krabill and EmJ Juszczyk regroup one last time before we all dive into the busy summer camp season.
The hosting crew talks trends we’re seeing with camps, how to add engaging activities to “sit & get” training sessions (we’re looking at you, policies & procedures), and what you can do to set yourself up for better success this summer.
If you’re looking for pump up just in time for summer & a little bit of a pep talk, this is the pod for you.
Producer EmJ’s takeaways:
Anything can be a game— but that doesn’t mean that it should.
Many things our staff are really going to learn is going to be on the job.
I run 7.5 miles with my family becauseeee I ran a half marathon with my brother this weekend. Please clap.
Want to TALK WIth allison in small group settings? — become a member
What to see what we’re up to this summer? —check out our instagram
SHOW NOTES:
EMJ JUSZCZYK
(She/Her) Having spent her whole adult life in camp planning and programming, all EmJ knows is professionalism that is learned through yell-singing at campfires and giving board presentations on the importance of a 40 foot water slide.
After spending college summers at Camp Bob Cooper, EmJ served in various roles until she became the Camps and Program Director at Camp Happy Days, a non-profit camp for children with cancer and their families until 2022. She is now the Programs Director at Project Kindred based in Milwaukee. Outside of camps, EmJ enjoys editing this podcast, watching KU men’s basketball and going on long runs with longer podcasts about reality shows.
To get in contact, email eajuszczyk@gmail.com
ALLISON KRABILL
Allison Krabill first chanted the camp name to light the magic campfire at age 6 and quickly became that one kid that never stops talking about camp. At 28, she became one of the youngest YMCA executive directors in the country as she led YMCA Camp Immokalee through doubling the budget, master planning, board restructuring, capital improvements, and more. She loves being a camp director to camp directors through TSCS and will never turn down a game of a Gaga.
To get in contact, email allison@thesummercampsociety.com
JACK SCHOTT
Host Jack Schott struggles with bureaucracy, loves fun, and secretly stays up late obsessing over businessy stuff. His unique perspectives come from his varied background. An engineer, Jack took the first few years post-college to travel the country visiting over 200 camps in 47 states. Building on what he saw, he co-founded Stomping Ground, a non-profit sleepaway camp inspiring radical empathy and co-founded The Summer Camp Society. In 2022, Jack trained more than 2000 camp staff at 20+ camps.
To get in contact, email jack@thesummercampsociety.com
The Summer Camp Society Podcast is edited and produced by EmJ Juszczyk.
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