Steve Glaveski, founder of Collective Campus & author of Employee to Entrepreneur

About this episode This week we’d like to introduce you to Steve Glaveski, CEO and Co-Founder of Collective Campus and author of Employee to Entrepreneur: How to Earn Your Freedom and Do Work that Matters. Unlike some of the past founders we’ve featured so far on this podcast, Steve had zero aspirations to be an entrepreneur growing up and spent his 20’s navigating the corporate hallways of some of the largest firms in Australia and internationally. Today through his company Collective Campus, he focuses on helping large organizations tap into the latent potential that is present within their organization. Why, you ask? Well, Steve spent his 20’s as an employee where he met some incredibly intelligent people that had so much more capacity beyond their utilization. He realized that by taking untapped potential and magnifying it by an employee base of thousands, there was a goldmine of potential for organizations. In this episode, you will hear from Steve about how critical it is to utilize your early adulthood as a season of learning and exploring. You will also hear about some missteps many people take when they make the leap from employee to entrepreneur. And, you'll realize just how tainted our thinking can be about entrepreneurship. Steve's story is one that did not begin with an entrepreneurial background, but instead with an incredibly hard-working immigrant upbringing that set the foundation for what was to come. This is Steve and his startup story. In this episode you’ll hear Steve’s early life and upbringing in Australia and how creative energy always had a place in Steve’s life His need to be at the top of his class or above average in everything he did, followed by the hard experience of being fired Running on autopilot and then being forced to reflect on what he was actually good at, his strengths, and what he wanted to do Stepping out of self-doubt and picking a different path, how he went from completing a Master’s Degree in Accounting to hustling his way into working for corporations like Ernst and Young and KPMG Developing a healthy relationship with rejection and how rejection is key to being an entrepreneur What it was like when the idea to be an entrepreneur came into view, his first glance at what things could be, how paralysis analysis held him back and led him to manage a heavy metal nightclub instead About the catalyst that pushed Steve to take the leap from employee to entrepreneur Working with corporate mindset in a startup environment and launching and growing Collective Campus Startup Lessons: destructive mindsets, imposter syndrome, and how serendipity can sometimes offer a little bit of magic Steve offers some words of advice for the frustrated, reluctant, or defeated entrepreneur Resources from this episode Our Sponsor, Movocash: https://www.thestartupstory.co/movocash Collective Campus (https://www.collectivecampus.com.au/) Employee to Entrepreneur: How to Earn Your Freedom and Do Work that Matters, Steve Glaveski (https://amzn.to/2UF4UDm) Connect with Steve Glaveski on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/steveglaveski/) Give and Take, Adam Grant (https://amzn.to/2SqBQ53) The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho (https://amzn.to/2SpOuBs) Share this Episode The Startup Story community has been so incredible sharing our podcast with others and we thank you! We do have more stories to tell and more people to reach. And, there are three ways you can help. First, the most powerful way you can support this podcast is by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts. Second, follow us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/thestartupstory.co) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/thestartupstory.co/) and be sure to share your favorite Startup Story episodes with your friends and on social media. Tag or mention @thestartupstory.co so we can give you a virtual high five and a thank you! Lastly, share the podcast on LinkedIn. The Startup Story podcast is for entrepreneurs. Don’t underestimate the power of sharing on LinkedIn so other entrepreneurs can discover us. With your support, we hope to further our reach in encouraging and inspiring the founders of today and tomorrow. Thank you! Full Episode Transcript (https://www.thestartupstory.co/articles/steveglaveski) Special Guest: Steve Glaveski.