Episode 09: "I'm Not Done Yet." Life Beyond Being a Strength Coach with Rachel Balkovec
Rachel Balkovec, a strength coach with the Cardinals and Astros before the Yankees hired her as a hitting coach, on being turned away because she was a woman, sending out her resume as "Ray", leaving pro baseball for a master's in the Netherlands, and coming back.
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by TeamBuildr , on Nov 4, 2020
Thanks for joining us for another week of The TeamBuildr Podcast. Our guest this week is no stranger to us here at TeamBuildr and we are always so honored to chat with her. Rachel Balkovec, the first woman strength and conditioning coach in the MLB. Rachel has had stints with the St. Louis Cardinals, the Houston Astros, and is currently a hitting coach with the New York Yankees. While she has already made history and headlines in the industry, Rachel Balkovec will tell you that she is not done yet.
In this episode we talk to Rachel about how she got interested in wanting to work in baseball, why she changed her name on her resume when applying to jobs, and what she means when she says "I'm Not Done Yet."
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