David Dweck is the founder and owner of Camp Allsport, a premier summer camp in New Jersey. Each summer, he employs a staff of over 230, welcomes more than 850 campers, and manages a waitlist of 400.

In this episode, David opens up about his journey - from getting fired from his first camp counselor job to building a business that brings in millions of dollars while working just two months a year.

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(00:00 ) Start

(01:46 ) Getting fired from his first camp job

(03:17 ) Elementary school days

(04:35 ) Giving sports lessons to younger kids

(06:16 ) Why he worked as a 15 year old

(08:18 ) Going to college / pursuing masters in social work

(09:36 ) College term paper

(10:14 ) Realizing he could do this himself

(11:39 ) Putting together the marketing report

(12:46 ) Presenting his idea to the school board

(14:45 ) Why didn’t you give up?

(16:40 ) Developing his passion for social work

(18:06 ) What was your end goal when working in community institutions?

(21:04 ) The inception of Camp Allsport

(22:44 ) Finally launching the camp with a breakthrough ad

(25:11 ) “The phone was ringing off the hook”

(28:37 ) What set you apart as a newbie?

(30:57 ) Day 1 of running a camp

(32:22 ) Hiring counselors/staff members

(34:06 ) Losing money for the first 3 years

(36:20 ) Working during the year after the first summer

(38:17 ) Getting fired from 3 jobs in 2008

(41:40 ) Expanding from 150 to 350 campers

(42:51 ) Running Sunday programs during the winter

(44:44 ) Camp Allsport hitting critical mass

(45:36 ) Growth plateauing

(48:10 ) Expanding into new camp grounds

(53:42 ) COVID changing the game

(1:00:46 ) Losing $1M in revenue

(1:02:32 ) Planning on moving to Israel - but he had no business

(1:06:42 ) Camp Allsport by the numbers

(1:07:08 ) Complacency

(1:07:42 ) The secret to making a living working 2 months per year

(1:09:28 ) Why didn’t you start another business in the winter?

(1:12:04 ) Pursue your passion or chase a lucrative career?

(1:17:07 ) Passions outside of work: Israel, Zionism, reading books

(1:21:38 ) Momentum Moment

(1:24:57 ) Outro and key takeaways