Campfire Concepts and Hoffman Estates Park District discuss networking, work-life balance, and alternative revenue generation in the field of parks and recreation.
Podcast Conversation Participants
Michael Kies
Director of Recreation and Facilities
Hoffman Estates Park District
Colleen Palmer
Superintendent of Recreation
Hoffman Estates Park District
Host: Jarrod Scheunemann
Technical Support: Mitchell Fransen
Questions Asked
1:13 How did you become a leader?
5:43 Why do you find networking through the Illinois Park & Recreation Association so important?
7:15 What skills have your park & recreation mentors given you?
10:31 How do you balance your career and parenthood?
12:19 How do you stay organized?
13:21 What kind of alternative revenue sources are you looking at as tax dollars fluctuate?
16:42 How do you collect data for facility cost recovery?
18:49 What books, blogs, &/or podcasts have made a difference in your life recently?
Podcast Conversation No. 1 Handy Links
• Hoffman Estates Park District
• Making Obama, podcast to listen to
• Who Moved My Cheese? by Spencer Johnson, book to read
Podcast Conversations between Campfire Concepts and Illinois parks and recreation providers focus on management strategies and best practices observed in the field.
