Venture Out! Programs
Venture Out! at Camp Joy is the regional choice for businesses, organizations, and universities who enhance their team development and leadership development through experiential education. Our clients utilize our expertise in combining proven research, impactful curriculum, and fantastic facilitation within our environment to create real change. Venture Out! works to create custom, outcome focused programs using our internal curriculum, clients internal curriculum, and high quality facilitators who deliver results. Listed below is curriculum that we may begin with when working with clients:
TEAM DEVELOPMENT
Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team
Building Team Identity
Earning Trust
Creating Mutual Understanding
Unleashing Creativity
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The Venture Out! Team
Kelly Kessler
VO! Program Coordinator/Adjunct Facilitator
- 937 289 2031
- kellykessler@camp-joy.org
After graduating from Ohio State, Kelly spent several years facilitating groups with identified Middle and High School students throughout Franklin County. She moved to Cincinnati in 1996 and started working with the Alcohol and Chemical Abuse Council in Butler County, where she continued to work with young people in a Learn More
Otis Williams
Venture Out Director
- 937 289 9137
- otiswilliams@camp-joy.org
Otis Williams is the founder and President/CEO of Otis Williams Limitless, a personal development firm that teaches people how to train their fear so they can live free and share their gifts with the world. He is a highly sought-after award-winning speaker, facilitator, seminar leader, and personal growth coach. Otis Learn More
Joel Morris
Venture Out! Client Account Manager
- 937 289 9147
- joelmorris@camp-joy.org
Joel Morris grew up fairly close to Camp Joy in the small town of Leesburg Ohio. It was there that he developed his love for the outdoors, and adventure. Joel attended Hocking College in Nelsonville, Ohio and obtained a degree in Ecotourism and Adventure Travel. Upon completion of his studies, Learn More
Leadership Northern Kentucky has had a relationship with Joy Outdoor Education Center for 12 years now. The grounds and facilities are a real retreat from our everyday routine; but it is the professional and very qualified staff that brings us back year after year. They work with us to create an experience for our class members that are relevant, personal to the participant and FUN!
Ruth A. Eger, Executive Director, Northern Kentucky Leadership Foundation
“Camp Joy was an unforgettable experience. Every challenge taught us the fundamentals of teamwork and what it takes to step up and be a leader. Climbing the 12-foot wall as a team was my favorite activity! At first, I felt afraid to scale a wall with people who I had just met, however, once I made it over I felt accomplished and supported by my team. As a recent college graduate, this activity strengthened our trust, communication and collaboration skills to better support us in our career and professional development.”
Kelsey Hanrahan, Fifth Third Bank
“Venture Out at Camp Joy helped me face a lot of fears, whether they be physically challenging or mentally. It helped me to step out of my comfort zone and be braver than I ever knew I could be. It helped me realize being a leader is exactly what I want to do. It’s what I was born to do and I was and still am striving to help people push through their own fears and reach those goals that at one time may have felt unreachable. It was an invaluable experience.”
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