The 3 Jobs of Corporate Innovators with Innov8rs Chief Hans Balmaekers (Re-Release)

As VentureFuel prepares for Innov8rs Canada, where our VP of Innovation, Pritam Bhattarai, will present AI Pilot Purgatory: Why Most Experiments Fail to Scale (and How to Fix It), we're revisiting this insightful conversation with Innov8rs Founder and Chief Hans Balmaekers. Drawing on years of experience working with innovation leaders around the world, Hans shares why successful corporate innovators actually have three jobs: a day job (driving innovation initiatives), a night job (building support and executive buy-in), and a weekend job (transforming how the organization works). He also discusses the challenges of sustaining innovation in large organizations, creating momentum for change, and turning promising ideas into measurable business results. Whether you're attending Innov8rs Canada or looking to elevate your own innovation practice, this episode offers practical lessons for anyone working to drive meaningful change inside their organization.