The Opening Bell

Employing military veterans into civilian jobs has been a challenge for years, but Google has created a search tool that helps veterans translate basic military codes into listed experiences employers are looking for. Joy Xi (Google Project Lead) talked with Steve Grzanich (Host of The Opening Bell) to help shed some light on the how google is helping to lower the statistic of 44% of veterans leave their first post-military job within a year.  

According to Michael Erwin (Sr. Career Adviser at Career Builder), “jobs seekers are in control” of this market, but there still instant deal breakers when resumes cross an employers desk. Steve Grzanich (Host of The Opening Bell) and Michael discussed the biggest mistakes potential employees make on their resumes like overtly lying, unprofessional email addresses, and the worst – typos.  

Developing a piece of technology can impact an industry, but integrating that technology to various groups of people seamlessly can be the hardest part. Steve Grzanich discussed the root of this thought process with Jen Kamins (Executive Director and Co-Founder of Brave Initiatives) and how her first hand corporate experience drove her to help create the next generation of leaders and technologists. Additionally these are the kinds of in-demand jobs that are only going to grow, but you can’t get […]

On August 27th, 2018 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: The Chicago Fed National Acitivity Index is out today The Case-Shiller Index is out tomorrow as well iHeart Media report earnings today with Best Buy, H&R Block, Tiffany all report earnings tomorrow  

There were plenty of stories to discuss when Steve Grzanich and Paul Nolte (SVP & Sr. Portfolio Manager at Kingsview Asset Management) kicked off the day and the housing market was top of mind as Paul sees that we’ve made the shift from a sellers market to a buyers market ([email protected]). Brian Sumers (Aviation Business Editor at Skift.com) then wrapped the show this week by making an important note about American Airlines deciding to adjust key direct routes from O’hare International […]

The airline business is an industry that is very focused on finances, and after crunching the numbers, Brian Sumers (Aviation Business Editor at Skift.com) explained to Steve Grzanich (Host of The Opening Bell) how American Airlines is adjusting direct routes from O’hare to various Asian locations (Shanghai, Tokyo, and Beijing). The two also recapped a few other airline stories from this week touching on new seat fees, the profitability of flyer loyalty programs, and more.  

On August 24th, 2018 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: The Federal Reserve Economic Symposium at Jackson Hole continues today with Chairman Jerome Powell expected to speak Details on durable goods are out today as well

Unfortunately violence in the workplace is a reality in today’s day and age. Though its a difficult subject to cover, there are right and wrong ways to utilize an employers resources to help prevent it, and Bret McKitrick (SVP & Sr. HR Consultant at Associated Benefits and Risk Consulting – Part of Associated Bank) joined Steve Grzanich to navigate the issue. The focus then shifted to the franchise business concept that is a large indicator of business success, and Tom Portesy […]

If there is an over arching theme that this week’s Associated Bank Thought Leader would like to get across, it’s that employee benefit programs are designed to help employees AND the company. Steve Grzanich (Host of The Opening Bell) discussed the various types of benefits that are top of mind with Bret McKitrick (SVP & Sr. HR Consultant at Associated Benefits and Risk Consulting – Part of Associated Bank) and how to navigate the sensitive times.  

On August 23rd, 2018 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: The Commerce Department releases new home sales data for July Freddie Mac releases the weekly average mortgage rates Initial Jobless Claims are out today The Jackson Hole Economics Symposium is underway today in Wyoming Alibaba, Hormel Foods, The Children’s Place, GAP, HP and others report earnings today