Garrett Broady is all about blending lessons learned from sports with his passion for tech. Born in Gaithersburg and a graduate of the University of Maryland (Go Terps!), he took his love for kinesiology and turned it into a career coaching, training, and leading athletes at every level—from high school heroes to pro players. He’s got a special place in his heart for women’s sports and is always cheering on the NWSL. Garrett spent several years as a network admin and used that tech savvy to teach himself sport data analytics and teach many tech courses at the high school level. Now as Senior Technical Trainer at Cloudforce, he’s the go-to guy for making sense of complex tech and giving our clients the winning edge.
Other fun facts about Garrett:
What is your favorite album?
- HOMECOMING: THE LIVE ALBUM by Beyonce
What is your favorite thing to eat?
- Steamed blue crabs with buckets of Old Bay.
What is one quote that stands out to you?
- “I really can’t do a good job, any job, of explaining magnetic force in terms of something else you’re more familiar with, because I don’t understand it in terms of anything else you’re more familiar with.”- Richard Feynman.
- As a teacher and coach, this quote always made me look at explaining ideas in terms that the audience may be more familiar with, rather than how I understand them. It’s allowed me to be more successful as a coach, teacher, and mentor in multiple disciplines.
What is your favorite dessert?
- Banana pudding for sure, with extra cookies and mini marshmallows instead of meringue.
What are you reading at this moment?
- This might sound nerdy, but I like to read football playbooks. Once you understand the anatomy of a football play call, everything else is a piece of cake!
