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The fast food industry and constantly working to stay ahead of the curve and attract new customers. Steve Grzanich sat down with Fernando Machado (Global Chief Marketing Officer at Burger King) to learn about their brand new coffee subscription service called, “BK Cafe”, the revamp of their chicken sandwich, and the strategy behind it all to get their message out to the world as he prepares for the IEG World Conference here in Chicago.  

One of the major changes to Americans in recent years was the U.S. tax overhaul by the Trump administration, and many people wont realize what those changes mean for them before its time to prepare those taxes. Steve Grzanich sat down with Christine Cheng (Executive Director of Ladder Up) to learn about how they have been sorting through the tax policy changes and how they are using that knowledge to help low-income Americans wade through the financial complication.  

The science field always been based around data and numerical results, but Dr. Teresa Woodruff (Associated Provost for Graduate Education at Northwestern University) found that there is an unconscious human bias when it comes to funding between men and women. Steve Grzanich broke down the new report with Dr. Woodruff and found out what that impact could mean to the growing field. Christine Cheng (Executive Director of Ladder Up) then checked in as we start preparing our taxes and how […]

On March 18th, 2019 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: The March Housing Market Index is due today from the National Association of Home Builders Lumber Liquidators, Overstock.com, and Del Taco reports earnings by the end of the day today The FOMC begins their meeting this week

Over 50 suburban based headquarters have moved from the Chicago suburbs into the city over the years and that has made the suburbs react quickly. Steve Grzanich talked about the people that went with the headquarters, and how that has impacted the residential real estate market, but the  Associated Bank Thought Leader, John Horton (Vice President and Sr. Residential Sales Manager in the Chicago Region at Associated Bank) noted how the suburban cities are working hard to keep the surrounding […]

The world of residential real estate is constantly evolving around the direction of business, but the Associated Bank Thought Leader, John Horton (Vice President and Sr. Residential Sales Manager in the Chicago Region at Associated Bank), explained to Steve Grzanich that despite the businesses that move downtown from the suburbs are doing well but the city still has more pull. At 17:20,  Allison Flicker (Corporate Communications Specialist at Amazon) shared the latest report detailing the efforts to better technology in […]

On March 14th, 2019 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: February Import/Export Prices are out today along with the weekly report of First Time Unemployment  Benefits January New Home Sales are out today and expected to drop a bit Dollar General, Adobe Systems, and Oracle release earnings by the end of the day today

The US learned yesterday about one of the largest college admission scandals in US history and that’s been keeping Professor Fraud® very busy. Steve Grzanich and William Kresse (AKA Professor Fraud and Assistant Professor at Governors State University) discussed how much of an impact this fraud is impacting colleges along with a number of other scams that are on in the world of fraud. Alicia Driskill (CEO and Founder of EvolveHer) then joined the program to share the news behind […]

Women in business have many unnecessary hurdles to overcome to achieve goals, but that’s one of the reasons why Alicia Driskill (CEO and Founder of EvolveHer) built the glu, a multimedia channel to help further the careers of women in the business world. Steve Grzanich and Alicia discussed the inspiration behind taking her all female co-working community and taking it to the next level with the new platform.  

On March 13th, 2019 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: January Durable Goods Orders are out today along with the February Producer Price Index A report on construction spending in January will be out this morning MBA Mortgage Applications and the EIA Petroleum status report are both out today Tailored Brands releases their quarterly earnings