Creating wealth without getting burned: lessons from Marie-Ève Landry (Orée Leadership)

Entrepreneurship attracts those who want to build, create, and transform. But for many, this desire is accompanied by another belief: that success requires exhaustion. Marie-Ève Landry, psychologist and founderof Orée Leadership, firmly rejects this idea.

During our conversation as part of the Parapluie campaign, she reiterates a simple belief: you can build big, but not at the expense of your health.

Entrepreneurship should not be synonymous with suffering.

Marie-Ève speaks from experience. She comes from a family of entrepreneurs who have prospered without sacrificing their well-being. And it is this normality of " creating without destroying " that she wants to make accessible to the Quebec ecosystem.

Les Cercle Canopée: profound and transformative work

At the heart of Orée are the Canopy Circles, facilitated peer groups. These are not ordinary discussion tables: they are safe spaces where entrepreneurs can unburden themselves of what really weighs them down.

The central mechanism is that of emotional resonance: human beings recognize themselves in the emotions of others. And this recognition breaks down isolation, alleviates shame, and opens up blind spots that individual support does not always reveal.

The setting is deliberately reassuring: a small group, a specialized psychologist, a space where people can really talk about what they experience behind the scenes at work. Participants gain a perspective that they often struggle to find on their own.

Canopy Circles create the conditions for every entrepreneur to understand, feel, and decide what needs to change, and why.

Moving forward together

The interview with Marie-Ève concludes with a message that resonates deeply with the philosophy of Parapluie and MAIN:

"Entrepreneurship is not an individual sport. Sustainable performance depends on the ability to connect with others, be honest with yourself, and ask for help before you reach breaking point."