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What Juices You is a podcast about energy—the kind that fuels high performance, deepens engagement, and brings out the best in people. Hosted by Juice Inc. co-founder Brady Wilson, this interview-style series invites leaders and changemakers to explore what truly energizes them—at work, at home, and in life.
Through unscripted, human conversations, each episode uncovers the personal stories, hard-won insights, and daily practices that help individuals manage their energy and lead with impact. Guests reflect on moments of transformation, resilience, connection, and clarity—shedding light on how energy isn’t just a feeling, but a vital resource leaders can learn to cultivate and share.
Whether it’s creating psychological safety, finding clarity in chaos, unlocking potential through coaching, or leading with ruthless compassion, you’ll hear what fuels real performance and lasting change.
If you’re a leader looking to energize your team, sustain your own spark, and turn insight into impact—this podcast is for you.
Because when you learn to manage energy, you transform employee engagement—and amplify what’s possible for us to accomplish together.
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Most organizations are built and managed as if they were machines—optimized for efficiency, control, and predictable outputs. But what if that metaphor is fundamentally flawed? In this episode of the What Juices You Podcast, Brady Wilson sits down with Norm Wolfe, Founder and CEO of Quantum Leaders and author of The Living Organization. With decades of experience spanning Fortune 500 companies, startups, and executive advisory work, Norm shares why the traditional mechanical view of organizat...
What if leaders could practice the toughest moments of leadership before they happen? In this episode of the What Juices You Podcast, Brady Wilson sits down with John Kolm, CEO of Team Results, former intelligence officer, and co-author of the international bestseller Crocodile Charlie and the Holy Grail. Drawing on decades of experience in intelligence training and leadership development, John shares how simulation-based learning helps leaders and teams build the capability to perform under ...
What energizes a leader who has spent decades building systems, teams, and businesses that last? In this episode of the What Juices You Podcast, host Kris MacQueen sits down with Paul Ansloos, Founder Emeritus of ExpensePoint, for a deeply human conversation about restoring value—both in organizations and in people. Paul reflects on his 24-year journey building ExpensePoint into a global SaaS platform , but what emerges most clearly is not a story about software. It’s a story about attention....
What changes when “care” stops meaning comfort and starts meaning courage? In this episode of the What Juices You Podcast, Brady Wilson sits down with Brian Henry, Chief People Officer at Bird Construction, to explore what it takes to lead people-first in a high-performance environment without losing your edge or your humanity. Brian shares how authenticity and values-based leadership became his compass, and why the leaders people trust most are often the ones willing to tell the truth with r...
Performance is a lagging indicator of how a person feels. In this episode of the What Juices You Podcast, Brady Wilson talks with Zach Mercurio, PhD, about why mattering is a measurable mechanism for results. Zach makes the link clear: the degree to which people add value is correlatational to the degree to which they feel valued. When leaders help people feel seen, heard, and essential, they unlock the energy and ownership that performance-driven cultures are built on. Brady and Zach explore...
What does it take to modernize a beloved cultural institution—while protecting what makes it meaningful? In this episode of the What Juices You Podcast, Brady Wilson sits down with Kelly Harper, VP of Visitor Experience at ROM (Royal Ontario Museum), to unpack what it means to build a truly visitor-centred organization. Kelly shares how ROM is navigating a major shift in expectations: more competition for people’s time and attention, an evolving visitor base, and increasing pressure to grow s...
What if happiness wasn't something you chase, but a skill you could deliberately build? In this episode of the What Juices You Podcast, dynamic leadership and happiness coach, and founder of The Dose of Happiness, Dr. Zippy Abla, joins Brady Wilson to explore the science of emotional regulation, resilience, and leading with grace when pressure hits hardest. Dr. Zippy reveals how leaders can rewire their brains to shift from stress to flow in just 90 seconds. She introduces her DOSE fram...
How do leaders move from being socially defined by expectations… to becoming self-authored leaders who operate from clarity, purpose, and inner alignment? In this powerful episode of the What Juices You Podcast, leadership coach, keynote speaker, and author Keith Lewis joins Brady Wilson to explore the deep inner work that fuels authentic, energized leadership. Keith—whose career spans advertising, management consulting, world-class facilitation, and even a surprising chapter as a Division I ...
What if the single most powerful way to meet human needs, energize teams, and unlock performance wasn’t a system, a policy, or an initiative, but a conversation? In this episode of the What Juices You Podcast, Brady Wilson and Kris MacQueen explore why conversation is the operating system beneath every energized relationship, every high-performing team, and every meaningful collaboration. Brady and Kris unpack how conversation turns intention into impact, and why leaders often default to mess...
Why does the driving need for belonging matter so much, and why is it so often overlooked by leaders? In this episode, Brady Wilson and Kris MacQueen dive deep into one of the most misunderstood of the Five Driving Needs: Belonging. While leaders rarely resist the importance of security, freedom, significance, or meaning, belonging often gets treated as “nice to have”, despite being biologically urgent, emotionally stabilizing, and performance-boosting. Drawing from research, lived facilitati...
What if the key to sustaining energy wasn’t based on your personality, motivation or will power, but on your ability to understand and skillfully meet five universal driving needs? In this episode of the What Juices You Podcast, Brady Wilson and Kris MacQueen sit down together to unpack the origins, evolution, and real-world impact of the Five Driving Needs: Belonging, Security, Freedom, Significance, and Meaning. This conversation explores how these needs moved from early emotional indicator...
What happens when authenticity and accountability become the battery posts of your life and leadership? In this episode of the What Juices You Podcast, Tim Windsor—provocative keynote speaker, coach, facilitator, author, and host of The Uncommodified Podcast—sits down with his longtime friend, our own Kris MacQueen, to explore what fuels him. For Tim, real energy doesn’t come from external validation—it comes from bringing his authentic self into every moment, holding himself fully accountabl...
What keeps an entrepreneur energized after building—and selling—a successful tech company? In this episode of the What Juices You Podcast, Ryan Shantz—entrepreneur, investor, and former CEO of SumoQuote—reflects on how creativity, strategy, and authentic relationships continue to fuel him long after financial success. Drawing from his journey from roofing and construction to SaaS technology, Ryan shares how his deep industry roots shaped a product philosophy focused on clarity, quality, and c...
How do you lead transformation without losing sight of people? In this episode of the What Juices You Podcast, Tanja Fratangeli, Chief People Officer at IKEA Canada, joins host Brady Wilson to explore what it really takes to lead through large-scale change with both head and heart. From early experiences managing her first outsourcing project to guiding 7,900 co-workers through pandemic uncertainty, Tanja shares hard-won lessons on staying grounded, balancing logic with empathy, and building ...
How can leaders in healthcare move beyond transactions to create truly human-centered cultures? In this episode of the What Juices You Podcast, Dr. Sarah Smithson, physician, educator, and Co-CEO of Relational Leadership Partners, shares how relational leadership transforms not only patient outcomes but also the daily energy of teams. Drawing on her background as a primary care physician, health systems innovator, and educator, Sarah unpacks why psychological safety, connection, and trust are...
How do we keep engaging—through work, retirement, and even life’s toughest transitions? In this episode of the What Juices You Podcast, employee engagement expert and author David Zinger joins Brady Wilson to share why engagement isn’t a static metric, but a verb you live daily. Founder of the Employee Engagement Network and a lifelong educator, David reframes engagement as an act of agency, mindfulness, and play. From practicing “10-minute engagement zones” to volunteering in a palliative wa...
How do you lead a fast-growing town with small-town roots—and keep people energized through change? In this episode of the What Juices You podcast, Doug Nadorozny, Chief Administrative Officer for the Town of Aurora, shares his unique leadership journey—from building a thriving tech company in Northern Ontario, to guiding municipalities through growth, complexity, and cultural transformation. Doug reflects on lessons learned from his entrepreneurial days—like empowering employees with “missio...
How do you lead a business through feast and famine—and keep people at the center? In this episode of the What Juices You podcast, Merlin Bartel, President & CEO of the Epic Group of Companies, shares how a passion for empowering the “underdog” has guided his leadership from the very beginning. What started in 2001 with a single roofing truck has grown into a diverse group of companies spanning construction, restoration, exteriors, and even software. Yet Merlin’s true fuel remains the sam...
How do you sustain energy, connection, and purpose in one of the most demanding areas of healthcare? In this episode of the What Juices You podcast, Kelley Myers, Vice President of Human Resources and Organizational Development at VHA Home HealthCare, shares how she helps thousands of frontline care providers stay energized while supporting patients and families in deeply challenging circumstances. Kelley reflects on early lessons from a “great boss” who modeled passion, intelligence, care, a...
How do you build trust and create a culture that fuels both people and performance? In this episode of the What Juices You podcast, Todd Rutkowski, Chief Culture Officer at Epic Group, shares how he helps leaders and teams thrive by putting trust, accountability, and human connection at the center of organizational life. From empowering people to take ownership, to aligning around shared goals, to staying grounded in the human side of business, Todd’s approach offers valuable lessons for any ...
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