Who am I and why you should listen to me when it comes to making the treacherous leap from employee to entrepreneur?

I grew up in the socio-economically challenged, working-class western suburbs of Melbourne.

I went to notorious public schools and Universities that don’t feature in the world’s top 500.
I was fired from my first real job.

Stay with me…

Despite this, I hustled my way into consulting gigs with prestigious firms such as EY, KPMG and Macquarie Bank, gigs that paid me six figures and had me traveling business class around the world and charging all sorts of lavish expenses to a corporate card.

Then, just like that and just after my 30th birthday, I gave it all up to pursue a life in entrepreneurship and I quickly realised that what got me here, wouldn’t get me there.

Along the way, I’ve learned some very invaluable lessons, lessons that I’ve unpacked in my book, Employee to Entrepreneur: How to Earn Your Freedom and Do Work That Matters (Wiley, 2019).

Since making the leap, and learning some hard lessons with my first web startup Hotdesk, I founded corporate and startup innovation accelerator Collective Campus – now a seven-figure business and one of Australia’s fastest growing new companies, children’s entrepreneurship program Lemonade Stand, and the Future Squared podcast, now 300 episodes strong.

Come along to hear me unpack, over a drink or two of course, humorous stories from the book as well as invaluable lessons learned making the leap from employee to entrepreneur.

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What do some of the world’s best selling authors and top entrepreneurs say about the book?

“If you’ve thought about making the leap to become an entrepreneur, this is a manual for making it happen. Steve Glaveski has done it successfully, and he shares his experiences and insights to make the transition easier.”

ADAM GRANT

New York Times bestselling author of ORIGINALS, GIVE AND TAKE, and OPTION B with Sheryl Sandberg

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“Being a successful employee and a successful entrepreneur require two different toolkits. This book helps people acquire the tools they need to make the move successfully”

NATHAN CHAN

CEO and Publisher of Foundr Magazine

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“At its core, this book is about transformation. Beyond a conversation about how you work and make money, it is a guide to re-imaging a life that you fully own.”

SHERRY WALLING, PH.D.

ZenFounder

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“Lots of people dream of walking the path from employed to entrepreneur, but Steve Glaveski’s actually done it. Best of all, he took notes on what works and what doesn’t and now he decided to show you how.”

DAVID BURKUS

Author of FRIEND OF A FRIEND

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Where and when?!

Location: Freelancer.com, 20 / 680 George St, Sydney NSW 2000

When: Thursday January 10

  • 6pm – Welcome
  • 6:30 – 7pm: Talk
  • 7 – 7:15pm: Q&A
  • 7:15 -8pm: Drinks and book signing

Find out more about the book: www.employeetoentrepreneur.io