The Opening Bell

The fitness world is a fast moving and highly adaptive industry that can kick lame health/workout fads to the curb if they don’t capture a markets attention. Steve Grzanich began this week with the CEO Spotlight detailing the success of how Tracy Roemer & Bonnie Michelli (Co-founders of Shred 415) turned a causal Starbucks interaction into a nation wide fitness franchising business. Revathi Greenwood (Head of Research at Cushman & Wakefield) then took a deep look into the robots that are […]

On August 13th, 2018 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: Cisco reports quarterly earnings Equifax holds a shareholder meeting as it still tries to bounce back from their massive security hack Home Depot, Macy’s and Tencent all report earnings tomorrow

As driverless cars and automated check outs become the norm, studies will look back at which industries were impacted the most and how it was done. As it continues to develop, Steve Grzanich sat down with Revathi Greenwood (Head of Research at Cushman & Wakefield) to sort through the kinds of technologies that will be impacting the commercial real estate industry.  

The development of technology based on industry is largely based on the data that can be accumulated to help further the information. John Horton (VP and Sr. Residential Sales Manager in the Chicago Region) is this week’s Associated Bank Thought Leader, and he explained to Steve Grzanich that the residential real estate industry has a massive amount of data to work with. However, John believes relationships are still going to play a major role in keeping the process personal as […]

With a number of big money stories this week from Tesla sending a market spike, to FAANG stocks taking a hit the focus is still long term. Steve Grzanich sorted through the details with Paul Nolte (CVP & Sr. Portfolio Manager at Kingsview Asset Management) to explain where Wall Street stands when focusing on rising interest rates. Brian Sumers (Airline Business Reporter at Skift.com) then shared the latest efforts from an academic professional attempting to cure jet lag for international […]

On August 9th, 2018 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: The US Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes the July Consumer Price Index Earnings expected from Meredith Corporation

On August 9th, 2018 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: Canada Goose, Coca-Cola, European Partners, Gannett, Party City, Viacom, Tribune Media all report earnings today The Sinclair/Tribune merger has been dropped and Tribune Media is suing Sinclair for a breach of contract The EIA Natural Gas Report is out today as well

Back to school now demands tech for students so things can get expensive fast. Thankfully Steve Grzanich caught up with Jennifer Jolly (Consumer Tech Expert and Founder of Techish.com) to sort through some of the technology for students as they gear up for back to school. Jennifer featured a $74 tablet perfect for e-books, a mix of phone options for students, studying/financial assistance websites, and some toys that will surely be in high demand through out the year.   http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3534025/3534025_2018-08-08-071025.64kmono.mp3

On August 8th, 2018 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: 21st Century Fox, CVS, New York Times, and Roku report earnings today Mortgage Applications from the Mortgage Bankers Association are out today The EIA Petroleum status report is out today

The small business lending space is an emerging market right now because competition is high and opportunity is out there. Steve Grzanich sat down with Tim Roach (President and CEO of Lendr) to talk about the latest from Lendr but also how they continue to stay ahead of the disruption in the industry. Joe Stahura (Mayor of Whiting, Indiana) then joined the program to look back on Indiana’s initiative to invite businesses to move to the state and how its […]