mike butcher

Mike Butcher is a former Major League Baseball pitcher, long time MLB pitching coach, and World Series Champion with over three decades of experience in professional baseball. After his career on the field and in the dugout, he became an entrepreneur, founding The Pizza Butcher and co founding a cellular hydration company, HYDOR. Mike now speaks on leadership, performance under pressure, and building structure that drives success in business and life.

TEDxDavenport Talk:
No Retirement, Just Reinvention
After 14 years as a professional baseball player and 14 more as a Major League pitching coach, Mike Butcher didn’t retire, he reinvented himself.  He patented a baseball, co-founded a cellular hydration company HYDOR, and opened The Pizza Butcher, a wood-fired pizza business. This talk shows how the discipline and structure learned in baseball can fuel success in new fields, proving that every ending can become a powerful new beginning if you’re willing to reinvent yourself.