The Opening Bell

On March 19th, 2018 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: The Federal Open Market Committee begins meeting tomorrow Oracle releases earnings today, while FedEx share earnings tomorrow The G20 meeting begins today Thursday will releases information on jobless claims

Another week under the belt and that means another CEO Spotlight. This week Steve Grzanich sat down with Carl Segal (CEO of Roti Mediterranean Grill) to talk about the massive national growth and what they will do next with their financial and consumer momentum. Fred Cox (President of The Franchise Show) previewed the upcoming 2018 Franchise Show, where national franchise businesses share their perspective to help Illinoisans decide if opening a franchise is the right thing for them.  

Every Thursday, Steve Grzanich kicks off the show with unique business perspectives from Associated Bank. This week’s Associated Bank Thought Leader touched on the stressors that come with business and how to address them with Bret McKitrick (SVP & Sr. HR Consultant at Associated Benefits and Risk Consulting – Part of Associated Bank). Don Sheppard (Author of The Dividends of Decency: How Values-Based Leadership Will Help Business Flourish in Trump’s America) then joined Steve to share how his personal experiences […]

On March 14th, 2018 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: Results from retail sales for February The Labor Department releases Producer Price Index for February Signet Jewlers, reports today while Dollar General, and Broadcom release tomorrow

The auto industry is on the verge of settling into the future with electric and autonomous cars. Steve Grzanich and Mohammad Rahman (Associate Professor of Management at Purdue University) discussed the few factors that are are holding us back from being immersed in the world of autonomous vehicles. Peter Frost (Editorial and Communication Manager at MillerCoors) then joined Steve to provide an inside perspective on the beer industry touching on the biggest competitors to beer, along with the where they […]

The social and cultural world has changed substantially in the last year, and the business world is adapting as well. Steve discussed the impact of the #MeToo movement with Ellen Kossek (Professor of Management at the Krannert School of Management) to preview the Breaking Bias Conference on March 21st and how the business world is responding. The corporate world is also feeling the impact of the social concerns of guns in society, and Jon Hale (Head of Sustainable Research at […]

On March 7th, 2018 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: The number of mortgage applications are released today A report on International Trade, Productivity, and Cost out today The Federal Reserve shares the Beige Book Costco and Dollar Tree releases earnings today

This Thursday is International Women’s Day, and leading up to that Steve is focusing on the various aspects to celebrate and continue to progress for women in the world of business. Kat Rokhlin (Sr. Manager of Programming and Engagement at 1871) & Vanessa Yeh (Director of Brand Marketing and Communication at 1871) told Steve about the events all week at 1871 focusing on the “Press for Progress“. Former Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson then shifted gears to look at the state […]

The market was easily scared yesterday after the bubbling up with talks of a trade war impacting the manufacturing industry in the wake of President Trump’s remarks. Steve and Paul Nolte (SVP & Sr. Portfolio Manager at Kingsview Asset Management) recapped the loss and also Federal Reserve Chair Powell’s first testimony. Brian Sumers (Business Airline Reporter at Skift.com) then provided perspective about the massively proposed changes to O’hare that could be shaking up the airline industry.  

On March 2nd, 2018 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: University of Michigan’s Consumer Sentiment report for February is out today Foot Locker, JC Penny, & JD.com are out with earnings today