Success Leaves Clues: Ep 294 - The Mindset Behind Breakthrough Leadership with guest Hugh Chow, CEO at ventureLAB
Success Leaves Clues with Robin Bailey and Al McDonald · 2026-05-28 · 38 min
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What actually creates innovation? Is it technology, intelligence, funding… or something much deeper? In this episode of Success Leaves Clues, Robin Bailey and Al McDonald sit down with Hugh Chow, CEO at ventureLAB, inventor, entrepreneur, investor, and global innovation leader, to explore the mindset behind breakthrough leadership, meaningful innovation, and building companies that create lasting impact. With more than 30 years of experience across semiconductors, startups, venture capital, sustainability, and global technology, Hugh shares the deeply personal journey that shaped his perspective on leadership, opportunity, and resilience. From immigrating to North America to helping scale technology companies with hundreds of patents and hundreds of millions in revenue, Hugh unpacks what it really takes to build something meaningful in a rapidly changing world. This conversation explores the future of Canadian innovation, why founders need to think globally from day one, and how true innovation comes from challenging the status quo rather than accepting it.