WASHINGTON, D.C., USA — Looking for a fun summer camp that will stimulate your kids mind and body? or do you have a budding entrepreneur at home who is eager to turn their business idea into a reality?
Former college baseball players from the University of Pennsylvania, Steve Scalfani and Rob Naddelman started Baseball Factory in 1994 when they were just 23-years-old. Now they have taken their 20 years of experience in sports and entrepreneurship and created LEAD Camp.
LEAD stands for: Leaders, Entrepreneurs and Athletic Development.
The LEAD camp combines the best in teaching kids how to develop ideas as well as how to fully develop as an athlete.
"This is great way for us to figure out how to give back to the community. One of the things we realized over the last 20 years, when you are a young child you may not realize the inner workings of how business works, and you may not realize the strengths that you might have that you can bring to the table," Scalfani said.
"Really a lot of the camp is about self-realization. At the end of the day when the kids leave, and have confidence, that's whats most important."
LEAD is targeted to kids in 3rd-9th grades.
Together campers will launch a product or service using the skills and tools learned through daily team challenges, interactions with guest entrepreneurs, and weekly “Shark Tank” style pitch competitions.
Steve says kids leave camp with a greater self-confidence, increased public speaking skills, and an understanding of teamwork. It's not all about starting your own business but finding your strengths and passions.
Steve says you can help your kids to continue their business development with these easy steps:
- If you have friends that are entrepreneurs, introduce your kids to those friends
- Listening to your kids ideas. Write them down, talk about the ideas and create a blueprint.
- Let them try out some ideas. It's okay to try and fail. You learn from that failure and adversity.
