Manager's Academy is a two-day course you can participate in from the comfort of your home or office (anywhere with WIFI). It is designed to help emerging operations and front-line managers of outdoor recreation organizations navigate relevant issues and create a network of professional peers.
When: April 15-16, 2026 | 10:30 am - 5:00 pm ET Daily
Where: Virtual
Cost: Member: $295 | Non-member $395
Learning Sessions:
Understanding the Legal Duties of Outfitters & Guides: This session will focus on helping managers understand the core legal issues and duties to participants, including the duty of care, duty to inform and warn, and professional and industry standards that are most important to understand and implement.
Leah Corrigan, Recreation Law Group
Critical Incident Response: This session will focus on how managers can prepare themselves and their teams to competently and compassionately deal with a critical incident.
Leah Corrigan, Recreation Law Group
When Conflict Shifts: Stress, Boundaries, and Sustainable Leadership in High-Pressure Environments
Teresa Jennings & Barret Fabris, Cornerstone Safety Group
Guide Math: In this interactive session, we'll use real-world examples to break down business finance in plain English.
Zeb Smith, Zebulon LLC
Management 101: This session will unpack the non-negotiables of strong management: showing up, following through, doing the crummy jobs, holding a high standard, bringing the right attitude, and contributing to a team people actually want to be a part of.
Zeb Smith, Zebulon LLC
Employee Grading: This session turns the key concepts from Management 101 into a practical rubric built around work ethic and culture.
Zeb Smith, Zebulon LLC