Peggy Van de Plassche
Peggy Van de Plassche is a seasoned advisor with over 20 years of experience in financial services, healthcare, and technology. She specializes in guiding boards and C-suite executives through transformational change, leveraging technology and capital allocation to drive growth and innovation. A founding board member of Invest in Canada, Peggy also brings unique expertise in navigating complex issues and fostering public-private partnerships—key elements in shaping the Future of Business. Her skill set includes strategic leadership, capital allocation, transaction advisory, technology integration, and governance. Notable clients include BMO, CI Financial, HOOPP, OMERS, GreenShield Canada, Nicola Wealth, and Power Financial. For more information, visit peggyvandeplassche.com.
Episodes
193 episodes
☀️What Are You Feeding Your Body, Mind & Soul This Summer?
Every year I forget that I am in fact a solar-powered human being. ☀️Then Toronto summer arrives and suddenly:🎾 tennis invitations multiply🍷 patios reappear✈️ travel plans emerge🧠 motivation returns💃 and everyone beco...
📰 Why I Still Buy Magazines
I still buy magazines. A lot of them actually.Fashion magazines, art magazines, design magazines, business magazines… probably around 10/month.And no, this is not because I am trapped in 1997.There is just something deeply ...
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🪦 The Death of Attention; Why We See Everything — Yet Feel Less and Less with Narendra Pachkhédé
🪦 The Death of Attention; Why We See Everything — Yet Feel Less and Less with Narendra PachkhédéWe live in a strange age: We see wars in real time. Poverty on every street corner. Thousands of opinions, images, crises and head...
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Canadians 🤝 Negotiating fees like it’s a hostage situation
“Can you do it for less?” “What if we remove… everything?” “Exposure is also valuable, no?”😅After ~10 years as an independent advisor (and years before that on the corporate side), I’ve noticed a very co...
⁉️Changing Lifestyle or Taking Meds?
Let’s be honest: Nutella, croissants, éclairs au chocolat… I’m very pro.Unfortunately, my body disagreed.I was prescribed meds for skin and sugar issues: 👉 worked great 👉 messed with my mood
🎭 The Art of Influence (and Why It Sometimes Backfires)
Imagine you’re in a meeting… 👀Someone says your name… once… twice… five times 😅Locks eye contact like it’s a staring contest 👁️👁️Pauses… for impact… 🎭And delivers a perfectly polished pitch 🎤...
💰 The Curse of Being Rich
Not exactly a popular take.And yet—after two decades working alongside wealth creators, heirs, and power circles, I’ve come to a somewhat uncomfortable conclusion:👉 Wealth solves many problems. But it quietly cr...
🎨 What actually makes an emerging artist financially successful?
Talent? Yes. Luck? Absolutely. Timing? More than we’d like to admit.But after spending time with artists like Aline Setton, Luca Soldovieri, Melanie Authier, Vickie Vainionpää—alongside galleries like Olga Korper Galler...
🤖 Do Humans Still Matter in North America?
A question that sounds philosophical… but is becoming very operational.We are watching, in real time:→ Companies optimizing for “no employees” → AI used as justification (not always proof) for layoffs → ...
🖼️ Confused About Art? You Are Not Alone.
💰 Collecting Art Versus DecoratingI had a small (and slightly uncomfortable) realization recently.I found myself hesitating to openly love certain artworks… simply because they were affordable and not endorsed by...
🎭 “No one cares about ballet or opera.”
One comment from Timothée Chalamet → outrage, headlines, Oscar speculation.Meanwhile…Leaders in positions of real power say (and do) far worse—with far fewer consequences.Interesting, isn’t it?This isn’t about Chalam...
🚜What Robb Nelson taught me about building businesses that actually last
I recently interviewed Robb Nelson, CEO and co-founder of Farm Lending Canada, and walked away thinking: why don’t we hear this version of entrepreneurship more often?Robb has built successful businesses for decade...
🌍The Fog of War—and Why It Matters More Than You Think
Most people are reacting to headlines. Very few are understanding the system. 🌍I recently joined a webinar hosted by FrenchFounders, brilliantly animated by Lucie Duvivier, with Olivier Bariety (Princeps Strategy)....
🎉 When did having fun at work disappear?
I was talking with a friend about her daughter’s first job and the toxic colleague she’s already dealing with.Which led us to a strange realization.Work used to be… fun.People went for drinks together. Bos...
🚨 The Emotional Wounds You’re Bringing to Work Are Hurting Your Career
Uncomfortable thought?Good.For years, I thought my biggest professional obstacle was incompetence around me.Slower thinkers. Insecure gatekeepers. Political operators.You know the type.What I...
👗🤖 How ChatGPT Improved My Fashion Style. Or Did It?
👗🤖 How ChatGPT Improved My Fashion Style. Or Did It?My sense of style took a very real downturn during the pandemic.Not because I suddenly stopped owning nice things (multiple closets, still standing). Not because ...
🔎 The 3 Biggest Challenges Faced by Organizations 🙅 (Hint: It’s Not AI.)
Everyone is debating AI fluency. Or DEI. Or generational friction.But the real productivity drains I see inside organizations are far less fashionable — and far more costly.1️⃣ Lack of empowerment Rooms ...
🚨 Dating or Hiring? Same Rule Applies. Test for Integrity First. 🧭
Integrity is not sexy. It doesn’t trend. It doesn’t sparkle on a résumé or a dating profile.And yet… it’s the one thing you really can’t afford to ignore.In my latest newsletter, I argue that integrity is the ...
What car would the people in your life be? 🚗
What car would the people in your life be? 🚗Over the past few years, friendship has quietly moved to the top of my personal agenda. Pandemic effect? Age? Life doing what life does? Probably all of the above.We all ...
🏝️Dubai Silicon Oasis: When Technology Starts With People
💡 What if innovation started with people — not technology?This week, Dubai quietly did something North America still struggles to do.A Dhs12.8bn expansion of Dubai Silicon Oasis isn’t just another tech park story. It...
⏱️ How I work out in 5-minute micro-sessions.
Yes. Five. Minutes.No leggings. No 45-minute commitments. No heavy weights. No “no pain, no gain” theatrics.Just short bursts scattered through the day that actually… happen.I don’t like working o...
🌍Uncomfortable optimism may be the most honest macro call for 2026.
Last week I attended the 2026 Macroeconomic Outlook organized by 100 Women In Finance at Sco...
📵 Let’s Go Back to Analogue. At least partially.
We all know the data by now:Screens are rewiring our brains, shrinking attention spans, and quietly eroding social skills and relationships.Yet family dinners look like a row of people sitting next to each other…scrolling.
🍸 Why the Same Dinner Conversation Sounds Smarter When Men Have It
Dinner party. Assigned seating.Luxury objects being passed around.Inventories compared.Photos shown.Colleagues' behaviors discussed—at lengthIf this had been women with handbags, the verdict would have been immediate: va...
