Bryce Gilleland, MBA 20 – Coaching Founders & Creating Social Impact
From OneHaas by Haas School of Business (Produced by University FM)
October 23, 2025 · 36 min
About this episode
Bryce Gilleland discusses his journey from the energy sector to venture capital and the importance of coaching and personal growth.
On this episode of the OneHaas Alumni Podcast, meet Bryce Gilleland, a general partner at the Cal Innovation Fund, who is helping tomorrow’s most-innovative founders change the world. Bryce, a Californian through-and-through, grew up in Irvine before moving to San Francisco to begin his career at Pacific Gas and Electric. After many successful years in the energy sector, he hit a ceiling and saw the MBA program at Haas as a pathway forward. But what began as a practical step in his career turned into so much more. Bryce joins host Sean Li to discuss his journey from PG&E to venture capital and how coaching others and a personal growth mindset is at the core of everything Bryce does. *OneHaas Alumni Podcast is a production of Haas School of Business and is produced by University FM.* Episode Quotes: On what led him to Haas and his drive to get an MBA “The beautiful part of the whole thing was like after going to Haas, it really opened up my eyes. You know, I saw a bunch of other students with a bunch of other jobs. I saw a bunch of people starting their own businesses and it really expands your mind going there and just talking to your fellow students and hearing some really…
People in this episode
Host: Sean Li
Guest: Bryce Gilleland
Topics covered
- venture capital
- coaching
- social impact
- personal growth
- MBA experience
Keywords
- venture capital
- coaching founders
- social impact
- MBA
- Haas School of Business
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Cal Innovation Fund, Pacific Gas and Electric, Haas School of Business
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