Rachel Balkovec | New York Yankees Minor League Baseball Manager: COMPETITIVE CAULDRON, GRIT, LEADERSHIP LESSONS & TACTICS, SETTING STANDARDS, EYE TRACKING, SHEDDING IDENTITIES, ALWAYS NEW AT SOMETHING

Rachel is a minor league manager for the New York Yankees and has worked in professional baseball for 11 years. She was the first female manager in MLB history. She was also  the first woman to be a full time strength and conditioning coach and also the first woman to be a full time hitting coach in the history of professional baseball. She holds 2 masters degrees, she most recently achieved her masters in Biomechanics & NeuroScience in Amsterdam. She is a highly sought after speaker and mentor. By trade she is a hitting coach and baseball manager, but in reality, she describes herself as "a student, athlete, minimalist, feminist and nomad. Those are things that I resonated with long before my career and will be with me long after my career in sports is over."

Rachel was also a D1 Softball player at the University of New Mexico and has also held roles with the St. Louis Cardinals, Houston Astros, LSU Tigers, Driveline, Chicago White Sox, and API (now EXOS)

TOPIC ORDER:
Learn by Doing, Always a Student
Transition into Head Coach Role & Tactics
Developing Standards and Structure for Accountability and Competitiveness
Lead by Example vs Vocal Leaders
Challenges as a Woman getting into the industry
Eye Tracking
Grit
Letting go of identities
Language deficiencies in baseball
Best Advice