{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"CEO Podcast | The leaders shaping our world","title":"Ampleo Chief Growth Officer Joe Grover - Why Failure Is Every Entrepreneur’s Greatest Teacher","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/e54e0b8e\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2464,"description":"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.\nAfter 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.\nToday, 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.\nThe conversation also explores acquisitions, executive decision-making, startup leadership, productivity, and how AI is reshaping knowledge work.\nIn this episode:\n00:00:00 - Introduction and Joe's Background\n00:00:14 - Early Career and Venture Capital Experience\n00:00:35 - Turnaround CEO and Homey Experience\n00:00:56 - Sabbatical and Joining Amplio\n00:01:17 - Amplio's History and Services\n00:01:55 - Impact of AI on Business\n00:02:11 - AI in Board Meetings and Strategy\n00:02:42 - AI Adoption in Small to Mid-Sized Businesses\n00:03:04 - Early Adoption of ChatGPT and Custom GPTs\n00:03:47 - AI in Professional Services\n00:04:50 - M&A Strategy and AI Integration\n00:05:11 - Value of Executive Experience vs. AI\n00:06:04 - Identifying AI-Disruptable Verticals\n00:07:10 - Preference for Claude and Co-Work Over ChatGPT\n00:07:39 - Use of Various AI Tools for Content Creation\n00:08:54 - Automating Daily Work Life with AI\n00:09:47 - Typical Workday Routine\n00:10:20 - Use of ClickUp and AI for Team Management\n00:11:54 - Reducing the Need for Meetings\n00:12:32 - Integration of Various SaaS Products\n00:13:04 - Future of SaaS and AI Integration\n00:14:56 - SaaS Market Trends and HubSpot's Position\n00:16:11 - Uncertainty in SaaS...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/1dy8XILYZ5TplRivmnv0DoX_g7XXqFV5bS1REcb0pIM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8xZDc3/ODAyODNkMmRmMDc5/MDQ3NWI5ZWEzZWFk/NTJhMS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}