🎙️ From Business School Professor to Venture Capital CFO: Steve Glover's Leadership Journey

In this compelling episode, Steve Glover, Chief Financial Officer and Administrative Partner at Pelion Venture Partners, shares his remarkable transition from decades as a respected business school professor and auditing expert to becoming a key leader at one of Utah's most established venture capital firms. Through candid stories of career pivots, academic excellence, and choosing the high road during professional challenges, Steve reveals how his unique background in cognitive psychology and judgment decision-making has shaped Pelion's approach to early-stage investing and founder support.

✨ Key Insights You'll Learn:

• How academic expertise translates into real-world venture capital operations and strategy

• The critical importance of financial processes and controls for scaling startups

• Building authentic founder relationships through transparency and long-term partnership

• Why Utah's venture ecosystem is 30 years behind Silicon Valley but gaining momentum

• Creating frameworks that bridge technical expertise with practical business application

• The power of choosing the high road during professional setbacks and conflicts

• How cognitive psychology principles improve investment decision-making and valuations

• Building inclusive cultures where everyone shares in carried interest and success

• The art of translating complex financial concepts for diverse audiences

  
  

🌟 Steve's Key Mentors:

• His Parents: Taught core values of treating others with respect and figuring things out when life gets tough

• Senior Administrator at BYU: Showed him that having the right goal isn't enough - execution and relationship building matter

• PwC National Office Partners: Provided real-world application for his academic research and methodologies

• Blake (Pelion Managing Partner): Took a chance on an unconventional hire and created space for leadership growth

• His Wife Tina: 40-year partnership providing foundation for risk-taking and career transitions

  
  

👉 Don't miss this inspiring conversation about authentic leadership, the intersection of academic excellence and business success, and how personal integrity can transform both individual careers and organizational culture.

🔗 Connect with Steve Glover:

• LinkedIn: Steve Glover, CFO & Administrative Partner at Pelion Venture Partners

• Company Website: Pelionvc.com

  
  

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Additional Resources Mentioned:

• Investor Operator Podcast by Tyler Hoag and Sterling Snow

• "Thinking Fast and Slow" by Daniel Kahneman

• "How to Measure Your Life" by Clayton Christensen

  
  

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