Brittany Haby
Colorado Rockies
Denver, CO USA
"Be okay with knowing, ‘If I make this decision right now, maybe it’s going to go really poorly or maybe it’s going to go really well, but let’s find out.'"
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Brittany's work combines: Sports, Business, and Problem Solving
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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Advice for getting started
I've fortunately mostly been supported by the men I work with but I do still sometimes get approached with caution and apprehension because I'm a woman and didn't play baseball. In those cases, I've found that once I start talking about the sport in the baseball terminology that they understand, that barrier typically comes down.
Here's the path I took:
High School
Bachelor's Degree
Economics and Business Administration
Trinity University
Certification
EDGE Certificate of Business Management
UCLA Anderson School of Management
Life & Career Milestones
My path in life has been direct
1.
I grew up playing softball.
2.
During my junior year of college, I realized that I probably wouldn’t keep playing softball at a professional capacity but I still wanted to find a way to incorporate sports into my career.
3.
I also really liked math, so sports analytics seemed like it could be a good fit for me.
4.
After graduating, I started applying for any sports analytics roles I could find in a variety of sports.
5.
I started my career in football analytics through the Denise DeBartolo York Fellowship—a fellowship specifically for women in sports—with the San Francisco 49ers.
6.
After that year-long fellowship, I got a job working for the NFL Network as a next gen stats researcher.
7.
I got the opportunity to be a part of the MLB diversity fellowship and worked as a baseball operations fellow for the Colorado Rockies.
8.
After a few years, I moved up to my current position as manager of baseball research, where I collect baseball data to use to our team’s advantage to win games.
Defining Moments
How I responded to discouragement
THE NOISE
Messages from Peers:
You didn't play this sport, so what do you know about it?
How I responded:
I've fortunately mostly been supported by the men I work with but I do still sometimes get approached with caution and apprehension because I'm a woman and didn't play baseball. In those cases, I've found that once I start talking about the sport in the baseball terminology that they understand, that barrier typically comes down.