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. About seeing “good bones” where others see wear and tear. About choosing to restore rather than replace.

From identifying friction in expense management processes to revitalizing historic buildings to reigniting confidence in team members who feel depleted, Paul shares the throughline that has fueled him: unlocking potential that already exists.

In this conversation, Kris and Paul explore:

• Why restoring value—rather than starting from scratch—creates deeper, more sustainable impact
• How disciplined discernment protects teams from burnout while preserving creative energy
• The leadership power of full attention in a distracted world
• Why sustaining energy in uncertain times requires tuning out noise and investing in what truly matters

Paul’s wish for leaders is simple and grounding: be intentional about what you focus on, surround yourself with people who elevate you, and bring steady, generous energy into every room you enter.

If you’re a leader who believes culture is built through care, discernment, and meaningful connection, this conversation with Paul Ansloos will invite you to slow down, look closer, and lead with presence.

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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 respect, clarity, and heart.

Brian reflects on lessons shaped by his journey, his career in HR leadership, and the responsibility of building cultures where people feel both challenged and supported. This is a conversation about leading with humility and steel: caring deeply while holding the bar high.

In this conversation, you’ll hear:

• Why leading with heart is not being a pushover and how truth-telling builds trust
• The cost of choosing “likable” over authentic and what it looks like to lead without self-betrayal
• How to deliver direct feedback in a way people can actually receive and use
• What it means to protect both the employee experience and the enterprise
• Why people may forget what you said, but never forget how you made them feel

If you’re navigating performance pressures, culture shifts, or the everyday tension between empathy and accountability, Brian’s perspective offers a grounded, practical model for leading with care that has spine.

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Transforming Workplace Engagement For Over 20 Years

Whether you’re looking to grow leadership capabilities, build high-performance teams or fuel everyday innovation, Juice’s proven content and customized learning solutions will deliver lasting impact and help you transform your workplace. For 20 years, we’ve partnered with companies around the world to transform employee engagement. Every day, we work with leaders like you to unlock the energy needed to fuel performance.

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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 how Zach’s research gives leaders “permission” to focus on the human work—because it is the fastest path to better outcomes.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

• The Primal Need: Why mattering is a survival instinct and how "anti-mattering" creates defensive, low-performance environments.
• The Skill of Significance: Using the world’s oldest technology—conversation—to rebuild the social repetitions required for trust.
• The Tanya Effect: A powerful story of a leader who treats relationships as the primary job, and quality as the natural byproduct.
• Leading vs. Lagging Indicators: Why mattering is the performance lever leaders miss—and how it drives commitment over compliance.
• Scaling Significance: Practical habits and incentive structures that make mattering a consistent organizational practice, not just an intuition.

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Transforming Workplace Engagement For Over 20 Years

Whether you’re looking to grow leadership capabilities, build high-performance teams or fuel everyday innovation, Juice’s proven content and customized learning solutions will deliver lasting impact and help you transform your workplace. For 20 years, we’ve partnered with companies around the world to transform employee engagement. Every day, we work with leaders like you to unlock the energy needed to fuel performance.

• Leadership Training Programs
• Learning Experiences
• Leadership Resources
• Webinars & Workshops
• About Juice