Amy Grant

ASEA Founding Platinum Executive

Just as Amy and Leo Grant’s ASEA business was getting off the ground, Leo was diagnosed with cancer and was given only a few months to live. That was in January. “I was just laying the foundation that comes before the momentum,” Amy recalls. But it is because of their ASEA business that Amy is able to be Leo’s full-time caregiver as he battles for his life. In any other field of work, she would not have the flexibility to put her focus where it needs to be.

She was actually ready to put her business on hold and devote full time to his care, but Leo said, “Amy, keep going Diamond. Then if anything happens to me, I know you’ll be taken care of.” So part of her care-giving is continuing to build her ASEA business. “It’s for his peace of mind and my security,” she says. Though she’s a seasoned networker, Amy has plenty of experience working for corporations. More than 30 years ago, while Leo was finishing his masters degree, Amy was in management at a large department store. “We had three little boys at home, and I was torn with working long hours and wanting to be with my kids,” Amy remembers. So when she was introduced to network marketing, Amy jumped in and started to build. But when her boss found out, he said. “Mrs. Grant, we will have no executives moonlighting. I’ll give you 30 minutes to decide if you’re going to continue your promising career here or build your little business.” Though stunned, Amy was undaunted. “I decided that a glimmer of hope and a pinprick of light were worth any price,” she remembers. Her boss didn’t press her again, and within a few months she had matched her executive salary and was able to quit.

Up until a few years ago, Amy remained an avid networker but ultimately left the industry because she felt that the situation she was in was preventing her from helping people to the extent she wanted to. So she went corporate again, and when the company she worked for closed its doors, she had a decision to make. “I had to decide if I would remain corporate or go to network marketing and help tens of thousands of people,” Amy recalls. “I decided to start looking for an opportunity.” Amy did her homework. She interviewed CEOs and distributor leaders of several companies. “I had to make sure I selected the right company—I’m 67 years old; I couldn’t start over ever again!” she laughs. Then she sat down with Verdis Norton and Jim Pack, and they met all her criteria. “I know that it takes exceptional management to have an exceptional company,” she explains. She says it’s a dream come true to have such high caliber people and an exclusive product that’s a breakthrough in science.

Amy and Leo have been with ASEA now for 10 months and have yet to find any challenges with the company or the product. “That’s huge for such a dissector like me,” she smiles.