Episode 54: From Adversity to Legacy Leadership with Amit Grover
In this latest Extraordinary Leadership Podcast, I sat down with an inspiring leader - Amit Grover — Founder & Managing Partner of a global IP advisory firm.
He brings over 27 years of corporate and entrepreneurial experience across brand marketing, consulting, and venture capital.
Amit’s journey is a powerful testimony of how adversity can shape you into the best version of yourself - and a leader who inspires.
Raised by a single mother, he faced judgment, loss, and even a near-death health crisis. The turning point came when he chose ownership over victimhood.
From that moment, everything changed. What followed was discipline, transformation, and a leadership style rooted in servant leadership, authenticity, purpose, and continuous self-evolution.
He embodies what he stands for - earning trust, loyalty and being the inspiration for people he leads.
As Amit shares: “Leadership is no longer about control, titles, or status — it’s about becoming the kind of human others want to emulate.”
This ties directly into the heart of Extraordinary Leadership:
Become the legacy leader - whose presence multiplies growth, transforms organizations, and shapes the future - with COURAGE, AUTHENTICITY, and PURPOSE
🎙️ In this episode Amit shares his story and the 5 principles that guide his journey.
You’ll learn:
-Why inspiration outperforms control as a leadership strategy
-How to shift from victimhood and blame to ownership and power
-Why discipline beats motivation (and how to practice it daily)
-The role of spirituality and self-acceptance in rebuilding identity
-The power of forgiveness and letting go in sustaining growth
-Why business growth depends on investing in people
Tune in to this episode full of inspiration and reflect on this:
If legacy leadership is about becoming the leader others want to emulate, how are you showing up today and where you need to take ownership?
About Amit:
Amit Grover is the Founder and Managing Partner of Grover & Company and General Partner at Grover Impact Ventures, where he actively backs intangible asset classes, particularly intellectual property (IP), with over 27 years of corporate and entrepreneurial experience spanning brand marketing, management consulting, and venture capital, including senior positions at ITC Ltd, Lavazza Coffee, and Pernod Ricard. Amit offers deep industry expertise and holds a full-time MBA from Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.
Amit’s leadership extends to serving as a board member for C3 Companies Creating Change, a steering committee member for in5 Tech in the UAE, a mentor at the Founder Institute in the UAE, and as the former Chairman of ANZIBC (Australia, New Zealand, India Business Chambers) in New Zealand.
🔗 Connect & Learn More:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/grovera
About the host:
Dagmara Asbreuk is a Leadership Transformation Catalyst, Trusted partner to visionary CEOs, Executives, Founders ready to unlock the next level of impact, success and purpose I Founder of Extraordinary Leadership Movement™ I Executive, Quantum Leadership Coach I Keynote Speaker I Podcast Host With over 15 years in corporate leadership roles across global Fortune 500 companies, she deeply understands the pressure, complexity, and emotional toll leaders face behind high achievement.
After years of driving change, leading teams, and juggling performance with personal demands, Dagmara realized that true leadership success requires inner alignment. Her own transformational journey—marked by deep self-discovery and inner work—led her to shift from corporate executive to purpose-driven entrepreneur.
Today, she empowers executives, CEO's and founders, to lead with bold authenticity, energy, and presence. Through her Embodied Extraordinary Leadership™ method—integrating identity work, neuroscience solutions, and energy mastery—Dagmara empower leaders to transform from within, and lead impactfully their teams, changes and business from an aligned and empowered place.
With Extraordinary Leadership, she’s paving the way for a new era of leadership: bold, authentic, visionary—rooted in inner alignment, energy, and deep connection. In recent years, she’s had the privilege of working with leaders and teams across industries, cultures, and company sizes, including Maersk, Chanel, IKEA, Microsoft, and Denso.
👇 CONNECT WITH DAGMARA ASBREUK:
🌍 https://www.extraordinaryleadership.co
🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dagmaraasbreuk/
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