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.
Peggy Van de Plassche
Canadians 🤝 Negotiating fees like it’s a hostage situation
Use Left/Right to seek, Home/End to jump to start or end. Hold shift to jump forward or backward.
“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 consistent pattern:
👉 We hate paying fees.
👉 All fees.
👉 Even when paying them would actually make us more money.
We’ll:
- Pay cash to “save taxes” 💸
- Negotiate artists down while claiming to support them 🎨
- Spend months arguing contracts… to end up nowhere
100% of zero > 70% of something bigger? Apparently yes.
It’s fascinating. Slightly absurd.
And, I’d argue, a real barrier to growth.
I wrote about it—why it happens, what it costs us (financially and socially), and why it might be… a bit irrational.
👇 Curious if you’ve seen the same?
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Peggy Van de Plassche is a value creation strategist and senior advisor with over 20 years of experience in private equity, financial services, healthcare, and technology. She works with investment firms, boards, and C-suite leaders to accelerate portfolio company performance, drive operational transformation, and unlock long-term value. Peggy specializes in the execution of complex value creation plans—spanning capital allocation, digital enablement, transaction advisory, and leadership alignment. Her work consistently bridges strategy and implementation, helping investors and operators maximize EBITDA and enterprise value. A founding board member of Invest in Canada, she also brings deep expertise in public-private partnerships and institutional capital deployment—critical levers for competitive advantage in today’s global landscape. Her clients have included BMO, CI Financial, HOOPP, OMERS, GreenShield Canada, Nicola Wealth, and Power Financial. Learn more at peggyvandeplassche.com.
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