Ampleo Chief Growth Officer Joe Grover - Why Failure Is Every Entrepreneur’s Greatest Teacher

Joe Grover, Chief Growth Officer at Ampleo, joins Clint Betts for a conversation on entrepreneurship, AI, leadership, acquisitions, marketing, and the lessons that come from failure.

After building businesses, working in venture capital at Mercato Partners, leading marketing teams at venture-backed companies, serving as a turnaround CEO, and helping scale companies like Homie, Joe has spent decades helping businesses grow through both success and adversity.

Today, Joe helps lead Ampleo, a firm providing fractional finance, marketing, HR, and executive leadership services to growing businesses. In this episode, he shares how AI is changing professional services, why trusted advisors still matter, and why entrepreneurs learn more from failure than success.

The conversation also explores acquisitions, executive decision-making, startup leadership, productivity, and how AI is reshaping knowledge work.

In this episode:

00:00:00 - Introduction and Joe's Background

00:00:14 - Early Career and Venture Capital Experience

00:00:35 - Turnaround CEO and Homey Experience

00:00:56 - Sabbatical and Joining Amplio

00:01:17 - Amplio's History and Services

00:01:55 - Impact of AI on Business

00:02:11 - AI in Board Meetings and Strategy