Amber Vanderburg

How do we lead change in a team that we just met? How do we change in an organization that we are just now getting to know? What do we do in our first week? First month? In this session, attendees can learn how to lead effective change in their organization and traps that leaders blunder traps that some can fall into if ignored. Sometimes even our best of intentions can be sabotaged through poor implementation and here Amber will give all leaders the knowledge, resources, and tools needed to lead effective change.

In this high energy chat, Amber tells the fascinating story of moving to India as an Academy football coach and transforming their training dynamic from command-obey to collaborative ownership. Our players began to play with more confidence, creativity, collaboration, and captainship. The transformed team performed at a higher level and became true footballers.

What does the civil rights movement, legwarmers, and Tewbowing have in common? Turns out, quite a bit. In this comical chat, Amber will highlight the three keys to starting a successful movement and share her personal testimony of starting a worldwide movement using these ideas.

You don't learn mathematics to win a Nobel Prize. In the same regard, you don't learn sports to become a professional athlete. There is tremendous value outside of the professional realm of these disciplines. Considering only 1-2% of student athletes ever go professional, what are we doing to prepare the other 98-99%? In this eye opening chat, Amber outlines the different pathway opportunities for student athletes and gives practical advice on how we can improve and expand opportunities for athletes.