Stephen Semple is a business growth consultant. He has as wealth of experience working with companies of all sizes. The Wall Street Journal says a recent survey of the Conference Board finds companies are planning to give workers their largest raise increases since 2008. Inflation and a tight job market are just two of the reasons. Semple was a guest on the Rick Dayton Show talking about how to make sure you are one of the people getting one of those significant raises.

First Night in Pittsburgh is back, and with it comes all the energy and fun of a new year celebration. Kannu Sahni, spokesperson for Highmark joins Rick to discuss the new year's festivities, including a larger-than-life rabbit.

With 500 million rounds of golf played in 2021, the sport has taken the country by the storm. Bob Gillespie, Player Development Coordinator at Tri-State PGA joins Rick to discuss the future of golf and how accessible it has become.

Rick talks with Frank Velasquez, the Director of Sports Performance at Allegheny Health Network about drinking during the holidays and how it can affect athletes in their training.

Sarah Alessio Shea, the interim managing director of the Pennsylvania Resources Council joins Rick to discuss how you can help the environment by taking steps to recycle and compost in the new year.

With the emergence of the Omicron variant, the CDC Has changed positioning on many things. Rick talks to Norm Mitry, President and CEO of Heritage Valley Health System about these changes, including new medicine, the shortage of testing, and how quarantining guidelines have shifted.