Thursday, October 03, 2019
Catherine Kaputa joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why even brands that have a lot of money and hype, like We Work and Juul, behind them can’t survive if they have a bad business model and/or a defective product.
Catherine Kaputa joins Jim Blasingame to report on the Uber brand and business model as it disrupts the hidebound taxi industry around the world and deals with government impediments.
Bill Brandt joins Jim Blasingame to report on the continued protesting and riots in Hong Kong over the increased sovereignty pressure China is putting on this island, and why we should watch this geopolitical conflict.
Bill Brandt joins Jim Blasingame to report on the evolution of Communism in China over the past 70 years, and the unfortunate current direction, which is toward more state control of the economy.
Bill Brandt joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the dynamics between China’s increasing encroachment in its neighborhood and how that will impact the chances of a productive trade deal between China and the U.S.
Stephen Kuhl joins Jim Blasingame to report on the natural attraction of FinTech financial options for Millennials, but that this desire for “cool” services comes at an unnecessary cost, and savings that can be found at local financial institutions.
Stephen Kuhl joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how the global economy is increasingly including Main Street businesses who need Main Street banks to step up to this reality and offer more and better international services.
Chad Moutray joins Jim Blasingame to report on National Manufacturing Day, and celebrate the continued positive impact this sector has on the U.S. economy and the American Dream.
Chad Moutray joins Jim Blasingame to report on the recent reports of slower global economy and the impact on U.S. manufacturing, while recognizing that this sector is a smaller percentage of the U.S. economy.
Chad Moutray joins Jim Blasingame to put the new manufacturing report in perspective with the current record employment in the U.S. and the over 1 million manufacturing jobs still going unfilled.
