The Federal Reserve is on the up (with their interest rates that is). Steve Grzanich sat down with this week’s Associated Bank Thought Leader, to talk about the interest rate hike and Rod Murray (Group SVP and Head of Commercial Banking at Associated Bank) broke down the details about this regular move from the Fed as the economy gains momentum. Paul La Schaizza (Illinois President of AT&T) then jumped on with Steve to discuss how they are taking their corporate […]

The economy is doing well and the Federal Reserve recognizes that. Steve Grzanich kept his gaze focused forward as he chatted with Rod Murray (Group SVP and Head of Commercial Banking at Associated Bank) to learn about how this interest rate hike is a bigger shift for the timeline of the economy’s health. The Associated Bank Thought Leader also covered other various trends going on in the banking industry like the continuation of branch closures as digital banking becomes more and more […]

On September 26th, 2018 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: The FOMC meeting comes to a close today announcing a decision on interest rates The US Census Bureau releases a report on new home sales for August The Mortgage Bankers Association releases an update on mortgage applications for the last week Carmax, and Beth Bath & Beyond both report earnings

A busy news cycle in the business world means that Steve Grzanich took a moment to recap some of the biggest headlines including the latest with Brexit, Lyft marking its one billionth ride, and many others. Steve then touched on an over looked trend in business as he learned from Doug O’Brien (President and CEO of the National Cooperative Business Association) about how the cooperative business model gaining momentum and has plenty of room to grow.

Cooperative business models are a larger part of the economy than most think about. REI, Ace Hardware, and many credit unions are just a few examples as Doug O’Brien (President and CEO of the National Cooperative Business Association) explained to Steve Grzanich. There are plenty of co-ops established in the economy, but Doug mentioned that there is plenty of room for growth.   http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3550368/3550368_2018-09-26-071908.64kmono.mp3

With only being around for the last 8 years, Chicago Ideas Week has grown to become one of the most anticipated ideas festival of the year by getting rid of the exclusivity of events like this. Steve Grzanich previewed this year’s Chicago Ideas Week featuring some of the larger speakers like David Hogg and Martha Stewart, but Sona Jones (COO of Chicago Ideas Week) explained how the lab sessions are opportunities for people to become inspired and take action right then […]

On September 25th, 2018 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: A report on consumer confidence is out today from the Conference Board The S&C CoreLogic Case-Shiller Home Price Index is out today The Red Book measuring retail sales is out today along with the FHFA House Price Index Manchester United, Nike, KB Home and other report earnings today

Board members of an organization can seem like an elusive cast as they are generally out of the spotlight when it comes to a business, but Steve Grzanich was curious about how to get in that position and how it can benefit not only a career but a larger group of people. Andy Davis (Director of Education at BoardSource) joined Steve to discuss what comes with a board position and how diversity on boards is needed more than ever. Sona […]

The communications field has changed dramatically over the last decade, and when you’re Motorola Solutions celebrating 90 years of being one of those industry pillars, you work hard to make sure you’re helping to shape those technological changes. Steve Grzanich sat down with Paul Steinberg (CTO of Motorola Solutions) to talk about how a basic piece of technology (like a walkie-talkie) has developed over the years and helped make communication easier. Kristen Sosulski (Clinial Associate Professor of Information, Operations and […]

On September 24th, 2018 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: The Chicago Fed National Activity Index is out today along with the Dallas Fed Manufacturing Survey The MacOS Mojave operating System software update is out today KB Homes and Nike reports earnings tomorrow morning