RecLess Podcast

RecLess is a podcast making people smarter and more knowledgeable about the field of parks and recreation. Your hosts are Shane Mize, Jay Tryon, and Tom Venniro; three career-long friends from around the country bringing their own unique and sometimes entertaining perspectives with a surprise guest each episode. Authentic conversation, leadership lessons, thought provoking perspective, and an effort to bring professionals together and educate others. Welcome to RecLess.

RecLess Podcast is a business podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 135 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Unknown Host hosts RecLess Podcast, a business show with 135 episodes published.

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  Episode #14

  RecLess presents: This Parks & Rec Life - Brian & Pauline Emelson, Dir Town of Victor, Rochester, NY

  Sep 25, 20261h 20mS1

  RecLess presents: This Parks & Rec Life - Brian & Pauline Emelson, Director of the Town of Victor, Rochester, NY - they discuss and reflect on their career in parks and recreation, raising their daughter Maeve in the field, coming full circle with mentoring new professionals, and how they have thrived, made memories, and woven their family into the field of parks and recreation. This Parks & Rec Life is a podcast exploring the impact of a parks and recreation career on the lives of the loved ones of a parks professional. Hosted by Hannah Mize, editor and producer of the parks and recreation podcast RecLess, and podcast This Parks & Rec Life, and cohosted by Chase Ellis, director of parks and recreation of Trophy Club, TX. He and his wife Kori are former guests of This Parks and Rec Life.

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  Episode #19

  ReRelease RecLess 5 Ep 2 Kristine Stratton - President and CEO of the National Rec & Parks Assoc

  Sep 18, 20261h 13mS6

  ReRelease RecLess 5 Ep 2 Kristine Stratton - President and CEO of the National Recreation and Parks Association reveals behind the scenes insight into site selection for the yearly NRPA conference, consideration and intention behind yearly offerings, and her personal investment and passion in growing parks and recreation professionals across the country. Shane Mize is the Director of Parks and Recreation in the city of Pflugerville, Texas, where he resides with his wife and children. Tom Venniro is the 12-year Director of Parks and Recreation in Hilton-Parma, New York, where he resides with his wife Melissa, son Jack, and daughters Amelia and Maisie. Jay Tryon is an 19-year park and recreation professional who loves to improve communities and their quality of life. He currently resides in Charlotte, North Carolina, with his wife and children.

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  Episode #19

  ReRelease RecLess 5 Ep 2 Kristine Stratton - President and CEO of the National Rec & Parks Assoc

  Sep 18, 20261h 18mS6

  ReRelease RecLess 5 Ep 2 Kristine Stratton - President and CEO of the National Recreation and Parks Association reveals behind the scenes insight into site selection for the yearly NRPA conference, consideration and intention behind yearly offerings, and her personal investment and passion in growing parks and recreation professionals across the country. Shane Mize is the Director of Parks and Recreation in the city of Pflugerville, Texas, where he resides with his wife and children. Tom Venniro is the 12-year Director of Parks and Recreation in Hilton-Parma, New York, where he resides with his wife Melissa, son Jack, and daughters Amelia and Maisie. Jay Tryon is an 19-year park and recreation professional who loves to improve communities and their quality of life. He currently resides in Charlotte, North Carolina, with his wife and children.

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  Episode #18

  RecLess 6 Ep 18 Chris Matthews - Div Dir, Nature Preserve & Nat Resources Mecklenburg Cty Park & Rec

  Sep 11, 20261h 30mS6

  RecLess 6 Ep 18 Chris Matthews - Division Director - Nature Preserves and Natural Resources at Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation and Outgoing chair for the CPC - Conference Program Committee for the National Recreation and Parks Association Conference. He speaks to serving on and leading the committee, the session proposal and selection background and process, offers tips and advice to create session proposals that stand out, and highlights the benefits and value of volunteering and networking on the committee and at the NRPA conference. Click here to learn more - https://conference.nrpa.org/ Shane Mize is the Director of Parks and Recreation in the city of Pflugerville, Texas, where he resides with his wife and children. Tom Venniro is the 12-year Director of Parks and Recreation in Hilton-Parma, New York, where he resides with his wife Melissa, son Jack, and daughters Amelia and Maisie. Jay Tryon is an 19-year park and recreation professional who loves to improve communities and their quality of life. He currently resides in Charlotte, North Carolina, with his wife and children.

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  Episode #17

  RecLess 6 Ep 17 Dale Smith - CEO of Smith Management and Consulting Services

  Sep 4, 20261h 23mS6

  RecLess 6 Ep 17 Dale Smith - CEO of Smith Management and Consulting Services, brings a fascinating conversation about leadership with lessons gathered from more than 30 years in the field of parks and recreation, her broad experience including a Board of Regent Instructor for Supervisors’ Management School operated by NCSU and the National Recreation and Parks Association, a speaker at national, state, and local conferences, as well as a number of state university classrooms. Get ready to take some notes and get schooled in all things leadership! Click to learn more - https://tilt365.com/ Click to learn more - dalesmithconsulting.com Shane Mize is the Director of Parks and Recreation in the city of Pflugerville, Texas, where he resides with his wife and children. Tom Venniro is the 12-year Director of Parks and Recreation in Hilton-Parma, New York, where he resides with his wife Melissa, son Jack, and daughters Amelia and Maisie. Jay Tryon is an 19-year park and recreation professional who loves to improve communities and their quality of life. He currently resides in Charlotte, North Carolina, with his wife and children.

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