Phoebe Schecter has enjoyed a successful career in sports, in particular football and American football. Breaking glass ceilings throughout her career, Phoebe made headlines as Britain’s first female coach in the NFL and is currently the Chair of the Diversity & Inclusion Committee of the British American Football Association. Now booked as a speaker for a range of corporate after-dinner or conference events, Phoebe shares her motivational story of making it to the top in the often male-dominated sport of football.
Starting her football career as a Football Coaching Intern at the University of La Verne, Phoebe has since played as a Linebacker and been the Captain of the GB American Football team. Showing immense promise as a football coach, Phoebe completed further coaching internships with Buffalo Bills, Bryant University and Stanford University, before landing her big opportunity as the Community & Grassroots Project Manager for NFL UK. This appointment marked Phoebe in the history books of the NFL, as the organisation’s …