Episodes

  • Noon Business Lunch 5/19/26: Market pullback, AI training, CFO sentiment

    Noon Business Lunch 5/19/26: Market pullback, AI training, CFO sentiment
    May 19 2026
    Segment 1: Tom Gimbel, job expert and founder of LaSalle Network, joins Jon Hansen to talk about why AI should be part of every curriculum in high school and college. Segment 2: Katie Simpson, Central Regional Executive for the U.S. Bank Institutional Client Group, joins Jon Hansen to talk about a recent survey of CFO’s that shows sentiment […]
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  • Noon Business Lunch 5/18/26: DraftKings closing at Wrigley, housing market health, auto tech shortage

    Noon Business Lunch 5/18/26: DraftKings closing at Wrigley, housing market health, auto tech shortage
    May 18 2026
    Segment 1: Jon Hansen, filling in for John Williams, talks about the top business stories of the day including DraftKings closing it’s retail sportsbook at Wrigley Field. Segment 2: Ted Rossman, Bankrate.com Senior industry analyst, joins Jon to break down the Wells Fargo/NAHB Housing Market Index. Ted talks about how the report showed modest month-over-month improvement in current […]
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  • Noon Business Lunch 5/15/26: China summit, stagflation worry, tech layoffs, GoNanas

    Noon Business Lunch 5/15/26: China summit, stagflation worry, tech layoffs, GoNanas
    May 15 2026
    Segment 1: Craig Bolanos, Founder and Wealth Advisor at VestGen Wealth Partners, joins Jon Hansen to talk about the economic impact of President Trump’s visit to China, the fragile nature of the job market, if he’s concerned about the ongoing war in Iran and the possibility of stagflation, the three things he’s currently worried about in the […]
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  • Noon Business Lunch 5/14/26: Hot inflation, housing inventory, Googlebooks, small business health, Illinois Quantum jobs

    Noon Business Lunch 5/14/26: Hot inflation, housing inventory, Googlebooks, small business health, Illinois Quantum jobs
    May 14 2026
    Segment 1: Stephen Kates, CFP, Financial Analyst, Bankrate, joins Jon Hansen to talk about how persistent inflation is impacting the housing market. Segment 2: Scott Stein, Editor at Large, CNET, joins Jon to talk about how Google is looking to shake up the laptop market with Googlebooks. Segment 3: Michelle Reisdorf, Chicago-based hiring and consulting expert, Robert Half, […]
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  • Noon Business Lunch 5/13/26 – Terry Savage: Social Security ‘con job’

    Noon Business Lunch 5/13/26 – Terry Savage: Social Security ‘con job’
    May 13 2026
    Nationally syndicated financial columnist and author Terry Savage joins John Williams to talk about a Social Security “con job” and constant debate over when to take yours out. Terry also answers all of your financial questions.
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  • Noon Business Lunch 5/12/26: Positive affirmations, Spirit Airlines, Lower Tech Bills

    Noon Business Lunch 5/12/26: Positive affirmations, Spirit Airlines, Lower Tech Bills
    May 12 2026
    Segment 1: Tom Gimbel, job expert and founder of LaSalle Network, joins John Williams to talk about positive affirmation in the workplace and how it’s not always great to surround yourself by people who only tell you what you want to hear. Segment 2: Philippe Weiss, President, Seyfarth at Work, joins John to talk about the closure of Spirit Airlines […]
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  • Noon Business Lunch 5/11/26: Record household debt, AI windfalls, Chicago spending squeeze

    Noon Business Lunch 5/11/26: Record household debt, AI windfalls, Chicago spending squeeze
    May 11 2026
    Segment 1: Ilyce Glink, owner of Think Glink Media, joins John Williams to discuss rising household debt, climbing FHA mortgage delinquencies, continued home price increases across the country, and what the latest jobs report signals about the economy. Segment 2: Jim Dallke, Director of Communications at TechNexus Venture Collaborative, talks with John about how University of Michigan and other […]
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  • Noon Business Lunch 5/8/26: Healthy jobs report, market highs, Mother’s Day gifts

    Noon Business Lunch 5/8/26: Healthy jobs report, market highs, Mother’s Day gifts
    May 8 2026
    Segment 1: Steven Esposito, President of Yellowstone Wealth Management in Lake Forest, joins John to talk about the ‘green on screen,’ why the stock market continues to break records, the better than expected job report, and what he’s telling investors about this rally. Segment 2: Carl Prouty, “The Technologist” at Abt Electronics in Glenview, tells John about some great items […]
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