Noon Business Lunch

Segment 1: Ilyce Glink, owner of Think Glink Media, and publisher of Love, Money + Real Estate on Substack, joins John to talk about Illinois ranking 41st in creating the most job opportunities, Mortgage rates passing 7.26% for a 30-year fixed-rate loan, and a new study on student loan payments.

Segment 2: Captain Kat Miller, First Lady Cruises, joins John Williams to talk about all the incredible events First Lady Cruises has planned for October!

Segment 3: Courtland Hickey, General Manager, Chicago Costume, tells John about their two locations, how business is throughout the year, the popular costumes this year, the importance of supporting your independent neighborhood business, and National Independent Costume Store Day debuting on October 10th!

Segment 1: Mark Hamrick, journalist, economic analyst, author of ‘The Hamrick Brief‘ on Substack, joins John to talk about his takeaways from today’s labor report, the ongoing battle to tame inflation, how the economy might impact the midterm election, and the latest update on his Misery Index.

Segment 2: Paul Wright, CEO, Rockford Brake Manufacturing, joins John to talk about what the business does, the type of products they manufacture, how many people they employ, how they separate themselves from their competitors, and the Illinois Economic Development Corporation honoring the company with the Governor’s Award for Local Impact. And remember, ‘The Truck Stops Here!’

Segment 3: Ilyse Strongin, spokesperson, Celebrate Highwood, joins John to tell us everything we should know about the 17th annual Highwood Pumpkin Festival!

Segment 1: Jack Ablin, Founding Partner & Chief Investment Strategist, Cresset Capital, talks to John about the big takeaways from the U.S.-China summit, his thoughts on economic data released this week, the level of inflation people expect, and what we should see with tomorrow’s September labor report.

Segment 2: Emily Stewart, Senior Correspondent, Business Insider, joins John to talk about how parents are drowning in school apps.

Segment 3: Ted Rossman, Principal Consumer Finance Analyst, Money Management International, tells John about the amount of debt people are facing amid rising costs as housing, food, transportation, insurance and other necessities are taking big bites out of families’ paychecks.

Nationally syndicated financial columnist and author Terry Savage joins John Williams to talk about the Treasury Department creating a new, more secure log-in procedure for buying Treasury bills, using a private company called ID.me. Also joining Terry and John is Wes Turbeville, Senior Vice President, Federal and Healthcare, ID.me, who tells us everything you need to know about the new login process to gain access to your information at websites including the IRS, Social Security, the Veterans Administration, various state agencies, and some other departments at the U.S. Treasury.

Segment 1: Tom Gimbel, job expert and founder of LaSalle Network, joins John to preview this Friday’s labor report, the health of the overall economy, the challenge that older workers are having finding a job, and why clicking a button is not going going to get you hired for a job.

Segment 2: Philippe Weiss, President, Seyfarth at Work, joins John to talk about what successful managers do when they are addressing employees who make mistakes.

Segment 3: Tom Fortino, Founder and Principal, Alpha Wealth Group, and host of “The Alpha Wealth Hour” on WGN Radio, joins John to talk about what’s going on with the market this week, what to expect from the economic data that will be released this week, how the war in Iran continues to impact the economy, what’s the safest thing to do for people saving for retirement, the latest on the trade war with Canada, and what you need to know about taxes before the end of the year.

Segment 1: Ilyce Glink, owner of Think Glink Media, and publisher of Love, Money + Real Estate on Substack, joins John to talk about a new SoFi and YouGov survey that shows young people are redefining what it means to be financially successful.

Segment 2: Jim Dallke, Director of Communications, TechNexus Venture Collaborative, tells John about AI firm Horizon3 expanding to Chicago, Chicago startup GO.AI raising $85M, and the national competition for quantum computing.

Segment 3: U of I engineering student Nicholas Militello, co-founder, VORO, to talk about his company that created a credit-card-shaped lip balm. Nick tells John about how he came up with the idea for this product, what the product does and why it’s so unique, what he’s learned throughout the entire process, the work they do with influencers, and the future plans for the product.

Segment 1: Craig Bolanos, Founder and Wealth Advisor at VestGen Wealth Partners, joins John Williams to talk about the stock market rallying today, his thoughts on Meta’s Muse AI, how AI is changing the global economy, the overall resiliency of the market, why he supports the Fed decision to raise interest rates, and the importance of having a portfolio that can handle uncertainty and opportunity.

Segment 2: Elliot Richardson, Co-founder and President, Small Business Advocacy Council, joins John Williams to talk about the Chicago City Council passing an order that will help streamline the permit process that will help small businesses.

Segment 3: Tim Coffey, President & CEO, OMI Industries, joins John to talk about OMI’s consumer brand, Fresh Wave, now being placed in 1,358 Walmart stores around the country.

Segment 1: Alex Papadopoulos, President of Egéa Wealth Management and Egéa SRI (Socially Responsible Investments), joins John Williams to talk about their focus on sustainable investing, and why socially responsible investing is so important right now.

Segment 2: Scott Stein, Editor at Large, CNET, joins John Williams to share his thoughts on all the new Meta glasses that he has tried recently.

Segment 3: JR Berger, President, Magellan Development Group, joins John to talk about developing Chicago’s first geothermal, all-electric residential high-rise in the Fulton Market neighborhood. JR explains what a geothermal building is, what these apartments will look like when finished, and why this type of development means to the city of Chicago.

Segment 4: Charles Isbell, Chancellor of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, tells John about the state of Illinois creating an AI Cabinet to advise and prepare for emerging risks posed by AI. Chancellor Isbell talks about the U of I’s role in the AI Cabinet, and what the cabinet hopes to accomplish.

Nationally syndicated financial columnist and author Terry Savage joins John Williams to talk about the impact that high energy prices are having on consumers and the overall economy, what to know about the new sign in process for TreasuryDirect, and to answer all of your financial questions.

Segment 1: Tom Gimbel, job expert and founder of LaSalle Network, joins John to talk about the viral TikTok debate over whether it’s okay to bring a beverage to an interview. John also talks about AI is changing the workplace and how agility will be a key to success.

Segment 2: Faron Daugs, CFP, Founder and CEO, Harrison Wallace Financial Group, joins John to talk about why he wasn’t shocked that the Fed raised interest rates, what he expects the Fed to do the remainder of the year, where people are feeling pinched right now, the disconnect between the market and what consumers are feeling, how energy costs are impacting the overall economy, if he sees a recession down the line, and what’s causing the Dow to slip in recent days while the Nasdaq hit an all-time high, and what he’s telling investors right now.