The Opening Bell

On December 21st 2016, Dave Plier shares today’s potential market drivers: Existing home sales report is due to be released by the US National Association of Realtors.The twelve month rolling total of new home sales was the best in over 8 years. Earning reports due today include ones from Bed, Bath and Beyond, Paychecks Incorporated and The Finish Line.

This morning on The Opening Bell, Dave Plier talked to Founder and CEO of social think tank Remodista, Kelly Stickel. She told Dave about her journey from her early days as a recruiter to where she is today, and she spoke to how she encourages women in business to do the work and take credit. She also previewed her customized retail look book. Next, digital strategist Justin Kulovsek from Nesek Digital joined Dave in-studio to make a couple predictions for where social media […]

On December 20th 2016, Dave Plier shares today’s potential market drivers: The Redbook comparable store sales retail report comes out today. Earnings reports are due today from Blackberry, Carmax, Navistar, Nike and General Mills. http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3253592/3253592_2016-12-20-073632.64kmono.mp3?ad_params=zones%3DPreroll%7Cstation_id%3D5454.mp3

This morning on the Opening Bell, Dave Plier filled in for Steve Grzanich. First, he talked to Julie Law from Amazon, who shared with him Amazon’s not-so-secret recipe for success: great prices and super fast delivery. They also talked about Amazon’s grocery services and Julie previewed a couple exciting things coming up for Amazon in 2017. Then, Adam Dulye, Executive Chef at the Brewers Association and CraftBeer.com joined Dave in-studio to talk about how the BA aims to help craft […]

Today on the Opening Bell, Greg Warsek joined Steve Grzanich to discuss the recent interest tax hike and its effects on the housing market. Then, they talked about the housing market in the Chicagoland area at large and reviewed the city’s new restricting regulations on home-sharing sites like Airbnb. Then, Steve heard from CNN Money Senior senior markets and economy writer Heather Long, who has been covering the federal reserve’s interest rate hike. They discussed Janet Yellen’s statement in response […]

On the December 14, 2016 Opening Bell, Steve Grzanich chats with executive adviser and global brand strategist Nicole Ertas about her upcoming book Free Range Brands. She talks about the importance of understanding the four different types of consumers – lords, lovers, hackers and hawks – on a human level, and also how brands can relate to millennials. Then, TransUnion Executive Nidhi Verma joins Steve to talk about about the Consumer Market 2017 Forecast. They discuss what’s going on in […]

On the December 13,  2016 Opening Bell,  Steve Grzanich welcomes in Carmaine Means of Drone Girl Photography to give us her insight into the increasingly popular world of Drone Photography.  She explains how the industry is booming and the importance of honing your craft. Then we bring in Zachary Watson, CEO of HoneyCo – His innovative company aims to give seniors options for independent living beyond staying in their original home or entering a senior community — Lastly, we take a […]

On the December 12,  2016 Opening Bell,  Steve Grzanich welcomes in our CEO Spotlight, Mert Hilmi of Swipesense.com to discuss the importance of keeping those in hospitals safe as well as changing the way we look at medical procedures and care for patients. Then, we bring on PGA’s Sean Riley (Championship Director) to discuss thr KPMG Women’s PGA Championship which is coming to the Chicagoland  area over the next two summers. The event combines an annual major golf championship with […]

Steve Grzanich welcomes in our CEO Spotlight, Mert Hilmi of Swipesense.com to discuss the importance of keeping those in hospitals safe as well as changing the way we look at medical procedures and care for patients. The SwipeSense System combines point-of-care hand hygiene with real-time usage data to eliminate dependency on manual observations and increase compliance with infection control procedures.

On the December 9,  2016 Opening Bell,  Steve Grzanich chatted with Paul Nolte of Kingsview Asset Management to wrap up the first full week of December as well as the markets reaction to Trumps latest tweets.  Steve also chatted with Rick Seaney (CEO of FareCompare) to cover the beginning of holiday travel deals that we all wait all year for.  Lastly, we take a look at the Argo-Biz report with WGN’s own, Orion Samuelson.