Episode 56: From High-Performer to Legacy-Shaping Leader - The Quantum Leap of Florent

In this episode of the Extraordinary Leadership Podcast, Dagmara Asbreuk sits down with Florent Couturier — a high-performing investment leader who walked away from a decade-long corporate career, rebuilt himself from the inside out, and is now on a mission to reshape an entire industry.

When Florent first reached out, he was leading a €2B flagship tech investment fund. On paper: successful, trusted by the CEO, building a strong team. Inside: exhausted, carrying it all, pushing harder… and still not getting the ownership or performance he knew was possible.

He tried everything the “textbook leadership” way — set the vision, break it into goals, work harder, stay closer, do more. And yet something still wasn’t landing. What followed was not a playbook tweak — it was a complete identity shift.

In this conversation, Florent reveals:
✨ Why he decided to seek executive coaching
✨ The breakthroughs that unlocked clarity, confidence, and bold moves
✨ How he shifted from pushing for results to leading from deep trust and inner knowing
✨ What he’s now building in Silicon Valley — the AI fabric for Europe

And in this episode you will learn what you need to:

1. Reclaim your authentic leadership identity - lead from who you really are, not who you think you should be.

2. Build a vision you can feel - one that magnetically attracts the right people and opportunities.

3. Shift from control to trust - and unlock clarity, speed, and flow.

4. Operate in alignment - so growth becomes natural, not forced.

Florent’s results speak for themselves: he left corporate, created clients immediately, and is now building a next-generation AI networking company — “the AI fabric for Europe” — while preparing to move to Silicon Valley.

“A year ago, everything was effort and pressure. Today, I’m building something that feels inevitable.”

This episode is for ambitious leaders and founders ready to evolve beyond pressure and perfection — into a new paradigm of extraordinary, conscious leadership rooted in authenticity, energy, and trust.

This episode is for you if you’re a leader or founder who:
💡 Has ambitious goals but feels your team or organization isn’t progressing fast enough
💡 Feels you’re pushing harder yet still not seeing the results you know are possible
💡 Knows there must be a better way to lead, grow, and create lasting impact

About Florent:

Florent Couturier is a Venture Partner at Lunar Ventures and the Founder of a forthcoming AI Fabric Operator platform, a pioneering roll-up reshaping how Europe builds and operates next-generation data infrastructure for AI workloads. With over a decade of experience in venture capital, deeptech investing, and strategic operations across Europe and the US, Florent has backed companies such as Cognigy, Neo4j, Aircall, and Pipedrive, contributing to multiple billion-dollar outcomes. He has also advised leading telecom and cloud players, including Deutsche Telekom, on sovereign AI infrastructure initiatives. A former classical pianist turned investor-operator, Florent combines creativity and systems thinking to bridge the worlds of technology, capital, and leadership.

His current work focuses on AI networking, RDMA fabrics, and data-center orchestration, building a new generation of European “neo-cloud” capabilities. Recognized for his cross-disciplinary approach and global perspective, he is shaping the future of AI-native infrastructure entrepreneurship through a blend of technical depth, strategic rigor, and human-centric leadership.

Connect with Florent: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rainbowsend?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=android_app

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. 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.

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