Episodes

  • Wintrust Business Minute: Lou Malnati’s hires Julie Younglove-Webb as new CEO

    Wintrust Business Minute: Lou Malnati’s hires Julie Younglove-Webb as new CEO
    Jun 17 2025
    Steve Grzanich has the business news of the day with the Wintrust Business Minute. There’s a new CEO at Lou Malnati’s. The deep-dish pizza company has hired Julie Younglove-Webb to take the helm. Crain’s reports Younglove-Webb has more than a decade of experience overseeing corporate and restaurant operations, formerly of Auntie Anne’s, Domino’s and Potbelly. […]
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  • Wintrust Business Lunch 6/17/25: Tariff policy, economic attitudes, Pope house legal battle

    Wintrust Business Lunch 6/17/25: Tariff policy, economic attitudes, Pope house legal battle
    Jun 17 2025
    Segment 1: Mark Hamrick, Washington Bureau Chief and Senior Economic Analyst for Bankrate.com, joins John to talk about a new survey that shows 65% of Americans think tariffs would be bad for their personal finances. Mark also talks about the resiliency of the market, and the likelihood the Fed keeps interest rates steady. Segment 2: Dennis Rodkin, residential real estate reporter for Crain’s, joins […]
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  • Wintrust Business Lunch 6/16/25: Market relief, Fed decision looming, Chicago startup dip, Solstice Century Bike Ride

    Wintrust Business Lunch 6/16/25: Market relief, Fed decision looming, Chicago startup dip, Solstice Century Bike Ride
    Jun 16 2025
    Segment 1: Faron Daugs, CFP, Founder and CEO, Harrison Wallace Financial Group, joins John to talk about the market continuing to weather various storms, the status of President Trump’s tax bill, what we know about Trump’s trade agreements, the consumer feeling pretty good overall, the latest inflation data, and what he expects the Fed to do this […]
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  • Wintrust Business Minute: Ford temporarily shuts down South Side Chicago factory

    Wintrust Business Minute: Ford temporarily shuts down South Side Chicago factory
    Jun 16 2025
    Steve Grzanich has the business news of the day with the Wintrust Business Minute. Ford has temporarily shut down its South Side Chicago factory as it struggles to get rare earth magnet supplies from China. Those components are essential to car production and have been trickling out of China as a result of the trade […]
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  • Wintrust Business Minute: IPW 2025 and HYROX World Championships coming to Chicago

    Wintrust Business Minute: IPW 2025 and HYROX World Championships coming to Chicago
    Jun 13 2025
    Ryan Burrow has the business news of the day with the Wintrust Business Minute. This will be a big weekend for conventions and events in Chicago. McCormick Place will host the U.S. Travel Association’s IPW 2025, the largest inbound international travel trade show in the country. Also the HYROX World Championships, a four day sports […]
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  • Wintrust Business Lunch 6/13/25: Market dip after Israel attack, commercial real estate outlook, Prime Meats by Lettuce

    Wintrust Business Lunch 6/13/25: Market dip after Israel attack, commercial real estate outlook, Prime Meats by Lettuce
    Jun 13 2025
    Segment 1: Tom Fortino, Founder and Principal, Alpha Wealth Group, and host of “The Alpha Wealth Hour” on WGN Radio, joins John to talk about the impact of the Israel-Iran conflict on the U.S. economy, when the Fed will likely cut interest rates, why the market is still holding up despite all of the uncertainty, what […]
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  • Wintrust Business Lunch 6/12/25: Benign inflation data, AI hiring impact, Chicago’s new marketing campaign

    Wintrust Business Lunch 6/12/25: Benign inflation data, AI hiring impact, Chicago’s new marketing campaign
    Jun 12 2025
    Segment 1: Jason Turner, Chief Investment Strategist for Wintrust Wealth Management, joins John to talk about the fairly benign inflation numbers released this week, corporate earnings continuing to be healthy, and if he believes it’s time to lower interest rates. Segment 2: Bree Fowler, Senior Writer, CNET, joins John Williams to talk about Tesla “tentatively” set to begin […]
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  • Wintrust Business Lunch 6/11/25 – Terry Savage answers your financial questions

    Wintrust Business Lunch 6/11/25 – Terry Savage answers your financial questions
    Jun 11 2025
    Nationally syndicated financial columnist and author Terry Savage joins John Williams to talk about long-term care insurance and what you need to know, what she thinks of President Trump’s plan to give newborns $1,000, and to answer all of your financial questions.
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