Spencer Kupferman currently serves as CEO at Milwaukee-based PKWARE an Award-Winning Data Security software solutions company.   In addition, Spencer supports Thompson Street Capital Partners portfolio companies working closely with their tech-enabled software practice as an Executive Advisor.

Spencer Kupferman currently serves as CEO at Milwaukee-based PKWARE an Award-Winning Data Security software solutions company. In addition, Spencer supports Thompson Street Capital Partners portfolio companies working closely with their tech-enabled software practice as an Executive Advisor. Spencer most recently served as CEO of Cloud Daddy, recognized as a Top 10 Storage Startup ’19 by crn.com, the world's most secure and easy-to-use Amazon Web Services native data protection platform for backup, disaster recovery and infrastructure management.

Prior to Cloud Daddy, Spencer was President & CEO of Global Software, Inc., the global leader in corporate performance management (CPM) reporting solutions. Spencer spearheaded the revolution of the Spreadsheet Server platform as it took the market by storm. Spencer led the company through two successful nine-figure transactions to market leading private equity firms, Thompson Street Capital Partners and TA Associates. Spencer holds a BS in Kinesiology from the University of New Hampshire where he was a member of the men’s basketball team and an MBA-Technology Management from the University of Phoenix. Spencer, his wife and 3 children reside in Scarsdale, NY.

On this episode, we discuss Spencer’s incredible father Ron Kupferman, who was the founder of Global Software, Inc. It was neat to hear Spencer reflect on the impact his father has had on him. We talk about his most important leadership attribute, how failure and adversity have shaped him, this concept of hard work vs. talent, and much more.

Spencer recommended the following books during the interview: