The Family Split Shattered their Legacy Business

In this deeply honest conversation on Nexxt in Line, Abhinav Gupta (President, Ambica Steels) reveals the emotional, financial, and leadership battles that go unseen in Indian family businesses. From shutting down a project his father spent years building, to navigating father–son conflict, trademarks, exports, digital sales, and a ₹1000-crore expansion — this episode is a masterclass in next-gen leadership.

Abhinav opens up about:

✔ Growing up inside a steel factory

✔ Saying "NO" to a ₹1000 crore investment his father approved

✔ Breaking down communication gaps with a family coach

✔ Managing misalignment with the MD (his father)

✔ Rebuilding trust at home and in business

✔ Why next-gens feel pressure, guilt, and expectation

✔ How Ambica Steels scaled globally, professionally, and institutionally

If you’re a next-gen entrepreneur, part of a family business, or someone navigating succession, legacy, conflict, or reinvention, this episode will hit home.

What You Will Learn

• How to handle father–son disagreements in business

• The emotional side of inheriting a legacy

• How to professionalize and scale a traditional business

• Why next-gens struggle with expectations

• Institutionalizing a family business

• Trademark battles, exports, and global sales lessons

• Digital transformation in manufacturing

• Balancing entrepreneurship, family dynamics, and personal identity