When it’s been a few months without staff or kids, how do you and your year-round team remind yourself why you do what you do?

We tell our seasonal staff that a summer of camp is a marathon, not a sprint.

But we know that we’re lying to them, right? Or at least relatively.

Being a year-round camp pro is a marathon that lasts YEARS, with sprints embedded within it, just to keep us on our toes.

With burnout being a hot topic for employees of every level, it’s important that we check in on each other. The whole gang’s here to share what they do day in and day out with themselves and their teams to stay connected with the “why” of their world.

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Travis Allison, Summer Camp Consultant - Go Camp Pro
Chris Hudson, Camp Director - Camp Highlight
Joe Richards, Executive Director - Pearce Williams
Gabrielle Raill, Camp Director - Camp Ouareau

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