What Juices You Podcast

What if the empathy you're showing your team is actually the thing holding them back? In this episode of the What Juices You Podcast, Brady Wilson sits down with Matthew James, President and CEO of Purity Life Health Products , Canada's leading full-service distributor of natural health, wellness, and grocery products. Over the past decade, Matthew has led Purity Life through sustained g...

What if the most powerful thing a leader could do is stop pretending to have all the answers? Most leaders are afraid that showing their imperfection will cost them credibility. Jim Brown's observation after thirty years of working with CEOs: everyone already knows. In this episode of the What Juices You Podcast, Brady Wilson sits down with J im Brown, founder of OrgHealth and USA Today bests...

Most HR leaders are trying to help. The ones who create the most impact have learned to do something harder. In this episode of the What Juices You Podcast, Brady Wilson sits down with Tom Emery, founder of HEX Consulting, former Chief People Officer, and author of the #1 Amazon bestselling book People People . With over 20 years of experience partnering with CEOs and executive teams across multin...

What does it actually take to make "be yourself at work" a real promise — not just a poster on the wall? In this episode of the What Juices You Podcast, Brady Wilson sits down with Claude Silver , the world's first Chief Heart Officer at VaynerX and author of Be Yourself at Work . With 12 years inside one of the world's most well-known creative companies, Claude has built peopl...

What does it look like when the person you are at work is the same person you are at home? In this episode of the What Juices You Podcast, Brady Wilson sits down with Lindsay Mackintosh, AVP and Head of HR at TD Insurance , whose career has been built on a simple belief: when people are supported, seen, and developed, incredible things can happen. Together, Brady and Lindsay explore what it means...

Most high performers have built their identity around contribution. Always showing up, never asking for help, pushing through. But what happens when that identity becomes the thing depleting you? In this episode of the What Juices You Podcast, Brady Wilson sits down with Ginny Priem, master coach, TEDx presenter, keynote speaker, and author of Unsubscribe: Why Letting Go Is the Secret to Getting A...

What does success look like when ambition, leadership, and family all compete for the same limited energy? In this episode of the What Juices You Podcast, Brady Wilson sits down with Kevin Rice, founder, investor, and leadership thinker. Kevin shares the story of co-founding Hathway straight out of college and growing it from a garage-stage startup into a 200+ person digital consultancy before its...

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, s...

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 s...

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 pla...

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 c...

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 unl...

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 compet...

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...

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 , l eadership 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 advertisi...

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 an...

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...

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, Signific...

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 valid...

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, Rya...

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 uncertain...

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...

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, mind...

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. Dou...

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 spanni...