Michelle
Vendelin
Director Innovation Services and Coaching at CableLabs
"The Resilient Innovator: Overcoming Resistance, Roadblocks, and Rejections "
"The Resilient Innovator: Overcoming Resistance, Roadblocks, and Rejections "
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Session: The Resilient Innovator: Overcoming Resistance, Roadblocks, and Rejections
Innovation isn’t just about great ideas, it’s about having the resilience to fight for them and make them real. Every entrepreneur and intrapreneur will face seven critical challenges, the emotional and psychological forces that can derail progress, fuel self-doubt, and stop even the most seasoned innovator in their tracks. In this session, you’ll discover a powerful framework, mindset, and method designed to help you navigate resistance, push past roadblocks, and turn rejections into momentum. If you’ve ever felt stuck or tempted to quit on an idea that matters, this talk will show you how to activate what’s already within you—so you can move forward stronger, smarter, and more unstoppable than ever.Key Takeaways
- The 7 Hidden Challenges That Derail Innovators – Gain a fresh perspective on the emotional and psychological forces that cause even the best ideas to stall.
- Activate Resilience – Discover a new way to navigate resistance, roadblocks, and rejection with greater clarity and confidence.
- Why Failure Alone Isn’t Enough – Challenge the status quo about failure being a great predictor of future success and explore what truly builds long-term impact in an innovation career
Bio
Michelle Vendelin is Director of Innovation Services and Coaching at CableLabs, with over 25 years of experience in emerging technology development, strategy, and leadership at Hewlett Packard and various startups.As an Innovation and Performance Coach, she has worked with innovators at Google, Amazon, Apple, HP, and more, helping them navigate the toughest challenges of bringing new ideas to life. At CableLabs, the Innovation Lab for the Broadband Industry, she leads innovation sprints, idea development coaching, and produces the immersive CableLabs Innovation Bootcamp, empowering innovators to go from inspiration to pitch in a week on real world challenges.
Michelle is passionate about resilience in innovation, equipping leaders with the mindset, strategy, and courage to persevere. She was recognized with the Rocky Mountain Women in Cable Technology (WICT) "Leader to Watch" Award in 2022 and recharges by hiking, exploring hot springs, and embracing cold plunges.
