We recently had the chance to connect with Kelvin Villalobos and have shared our conversation below.
Kelvin, it’s always a pleasure to learn from you and your journey. Let’s start with a bit of a warmup: What is something outside of work that is bringing you joy lately?
My son. 🙂
Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
My name is Kelvin Villalobos. I am the proud owner of CoachKBaseballAcademy. I started my business in 2021, after I left another organization to create my own. I am in the baseball world, I own a baseball academy. I take the baseball youth who is looking to improve and develop their skills. I played college baseball myself, I was a catcher and an average hitter who tries to pass my knowledge to other athletes. I concentrate more on the mental aspect of the game, My organization is not for everyone. I have been there and I have made all the mistakes you can possibly make in life and in the sport. It might not sound like a good thing, but I sure demand the best out of people. I get the most out of you and I push your limits. My organization is not for everyone, but I am ok with that since it takes special people to accomplish what you want them to accomplish. You cannot want it more than they do. They have to want it more for themselves than you want it for them. Thank you for the opportunity and looking forward to get to share my story with you,
Great, so let’s dive into your journey a bit more. Who were you before the world told you who you had to be?
I was a regular kid born in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. Natural athlete full of ambition, but little money. Not a lot of opportunities around me. I come from a loving, hard working family. My upbringing was not the easiest, but it was not the worst one either. I have met more lucky families as I have met some unfortunate families as well. Where I come from you see a little of everything. You learn to speak when the time is right and learn to be quiet when the timing is not right. Overall I cannot complain as my upbringing shaped me to be who I am today.
Was there ever a time you almost gave up?
I do not want to say I gave up, because as long as I am living, there is always an opportunity and the sun comes out for everyone. At the same time I have been on the other side of the coin. Many times I wanted to pause everything, my life, my career, my future, my endeavors, everything. I feel lucky that I have been one of those warriors like many others that choose to give it their all every single day. Currently I am taking a pause from what I love the most and I am focusing more on my personal life and my family. I currently just had a son and I want to dedicate all the time in the world to him. I am still working full time and giving my all, but for now I put a pause on letting other people take from me more than what I give to myself and my own family.
So a lot of these questions go deep, but if you are open to it, we’ve got a few more questions that we’d love to get your take on. Is the public version of you the real you?
Haha. This is a good question. There is a lot of mixed opinions about me out there especially with what I portray on social media and who I really am in my personal life. I feel like I have an alter ego on social media, maybe I put out a person with a strong voice and a strong opinion. Probably way more than in real life. The real reason is that I do not like to offend anyone, I am very careful and try to be respectful in real life. Just because I know myself and I know how I am. No one can say that I have disrespected them before they disrespected me. I always give my outmost respect to everyone and that is where people get confused. Behind a rough outer shell I have a good heart and I am a family man. I just do not like injustice, I am a very spiritual person and when I feel like I need to say something I will make sure the message gets across. That might rub off some people the wrong way, but get used to it, the world is becoming worse. I would never do something that I would hide from my son. He also gets the real me and the transparent version of me. At the end of the day not everyone gets the same version. My version will be a mirror of your actions.
Thank you so much for all of your openness so far. Maybe we can close with a future oriented question. What will you regret not doing?
I regret not doing the last tournament back in August. Even though I was going to loose money like always I should have done it. I am not a person to regret anything. If I act, I backup my actions with consequences. That does not mean it’s over. The time will come where I will have to be with my son at a baseball field 24/7 if that what he wants to do for a living and that is what I am looking forward to the most. Leaving my past behind and starting a new future.
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