Bringing Summer Camp to Everyone, Everywhere 365 Days a Year with Allison Miller, Founder of Happy Camper Live
Dear FoundHer...Real Founder Stories for Women Small Business Owners
Lindsay Pinchuk
4.9 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 21 April 2022
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
Most anyone that was fortunate enough to attend summer camp as a child would tell you that it was one of the best experiences of their lives. For most, summer camp is so much more than just fun and games. It was a time when they learned valuable lessons that helped shape them into the people they are today. While summer camp is an essential part of childhood, it has not always been easily accessible for all children. To bring the gift of camp to every child, Allison Miller founded Happy Camper Live, a lifestyle brand focused on providing the magic of summer camp 365 days a year.
While Allison and her husband run a traditional summer camp, Allison always had the vision to expand summer camp to kids who can’t attend in person. As an extension of her work, Allison designed the happycamperlive website and app to provide free and subscription content that includes hundreds of activities taught by real camp counselors, a directory of over 10,000 camp programs, a global community and so much more. This platform was designed with the intention to help kids find their passions and be a part of something greater than themselves.
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Quotes
• “I'm very big on building a community based around authenticity.” (18:01-18:06)
• “I'm self-funded. This was a passion project, I really woke up one day and decided this is what I want to do. So I’ve had to be really resourceful with everything I’ve done.” (23:45-25:56)
• “I like to explain what I'm doing and my purpose with the people that I'm working with so that they are in alignment with it.” (24:54-25:03)
• “I think it's important to learn how to do the smaller tasks and to not be afraid of technology.” (30:06-30:09)
• “When you see different populations of kids, you start realizing the universal components of camp.” (36:48-36:54)
• “If you have the opportunity to send your kid to camp, it will definitely change their lives.” (43:42-43:50)
Connect with Allison Miller:
Website: https://happycamperlive.com/
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/happy_camper_live
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/happycamperproject
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| 0:00.0 | Dear Founder, as you know, there's no blueprint for entrepreneurship. You wear so many hats, |
| 0:09.7 | you burn the men'side oil, you pour your heart and soul into everything that you do. But without a |
| 0:14.7 | doubt, the journey is worth every single second that you put into it. I'm Lindsay Pinchuk, |
| 0:20.5 | host of the Dear Founder podcast. I say this |
| 0:23.3 | because I've lived it for over a decade. I started my first company with $500 in my pocket and a |
| 0:29.1 | baby in my belly. I grew it and I sold it all. This podcast is my weekly letter to you. We'll talk |
| 0:36.1 | all things starting, growing, nurturing, and in some |
| 0:39.7 | cases, even selling a business. Together with some of my closest contacts, I'm here to help you find |
| 0:45.1 | your own success, whatever that means to you. The ride as a founder is the ride of your life. |
| 0:50.8 | So come on and join me for another episode that will get you one step closer to |
| 0:54.9 | to reaching your own founder goals. Welcome back to another episode of Dear Founder. |
| 1:00.0 | Before we get into today's episode, I want to give you a quick reminder. A lot of you guys |
| 1:04.8 | have been DMing me, sending me messages, asking me when I'm going to be teaching another |
| 1:09.3 | small business workshop. Good news. We are kicking |
| 1:12.4 | off my free master class social media for small business on Monday, April 25th. So if you're |
| 1:18.9 | looking to up your social media game, when it comes to your business, you are absolutely |
| 1:23.4 | going to want to join me. You're going to walk away with a comprehensive idea of what to post, |
| 1:28.3 | where, when, and how, how to do so efficiently. We're going to talk about community. We're going to |
| 1:33.5 | talk about engagement. We're going to talk about being just really efficient in your content |
| 1:38.7 | approach and telling your story and sharing your why and showing up authentically, you are absolutely not |
| 1:45.6 | going to want to miss this. So click the link in the show notes for more information and to sign up, |
| 1:50.2 | but don't wait because the doors close on Friday and class starts Monday. I hope to see you there. |
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