Camp Inc.

Specialties

Camp Inc. is a Jewish overnight camp where teenagers from around the world join together to explore what it means to be an entrepreneur. Campers work together to launch a product or service using the skills and tools learned through daily team challenges, interactions with guest entrepreneurs, tours of local businesses, and weekly «Shark Tank» style pitch competitions.

Located in the mountains in Steamboat, CO, Camp Inc. provides 6^th-​12^th grade campers with a unique Jewish overnight summer camp where they develop community, confidence, leadership, and Jewish identity through hands-​on experience in entrepreneurship and business. Camp Inc. campers receive the skills to become leaders and innovators in business, philanthropy, and the Jewish community.

History

Established in 2013.

Through a rigorous selection process, the Incubator advisory committee of the Foundation for Jewish Camp selected nonprofit specialty camp proposals possessing strong Jewish missions that weave Jewish culture, values, and learning throughout the elements of the camp program. Camp Inc. was one of four selected.

Meet the Manager

Josh P.

Manager

Camp Inc. is directed by Josh Pierce, a successful entrepreneur, camp professional, husband, and father of two girls. Josh spent years as a camper and staff member at Camp Chi, the Chicago Jewish Community Center’s overnight camp. He studied music and business at the University of Wisconsin-​Madison and has built and sold a number of companies. After a decade of working with Jewish teens, Josh’s passion for youth entrepreneurship and overnight camp led him to the Boulder JCC, where he was awarded a prestigious position in the Foundation for Jewish Camp’s Incubator II and full funding for Camp Inc. through the Jim Joseph Foundation and Avi Chai Foundation.