To Our Valued Subscribers: I hope you all had a safe and fun Fourth of July. Here it is the middle of July. My Cubs are in First Place in the Central Division, and Chicago (like many other locations) is headed for a nice run of 80 degree plus temperature days! What’s not to love??… read more

Scott and Ally Svenson knew what they were getting into when they created MOD Pizza. The Seattle natives had found their knack for the food business when they started London-based Seattle Coffee Company (eventually acquired by Starbucks) and honed it while helping to build the Italian brand Carluccio’s. Their itch to create MOD Pizza back… read more

To Our Valued Subscribers: On behalf of myself and my American Recruiter’s team let us be the first to say Happy 243rd Birthday America!! Hard to believe what we as a Nation have done in just that short amount of time being a Country. Regardless of your political beliefs, I believe, that as Americans we… read more

To Our Valued Subscribers: Here it is one week prior to the real beginning of summer and things are already hot here in the Windy City. Immediately following “The Show” Illinois passed a recreational pot use law and an expanded gaming law. Coincidence?? So, next year you can really relax and leave more of your… read more

To Our Valued Subscribers: My colleagues and I really enjoyed seeing so many of you at “The Show.” We hope you all had a safe and uneventful trip home as well. It is always a pleasure to renew old acquaintances and make new industry connections. I hope your time in our city was productive and… read more

To Our Valued Subscribers: Hooray it’s May! I hope you all had a great Easter and/ or Passover holiday. With April in the rearview mirror, the next BIG Event is the NRA Show for sure. (May 18-21). As I mentioned earlier, this is the ideal time to meet with candidates for face to face interviews… read more

To Our Valued Subscribers: Here’s it’s the day after tax day and I’m sure you opened up your wallets to Washington, D.C. I hope the tax cut has helped you as an individual as much as it has seemed to help the economy. According to the NRA, 2019 maybe the best sales years for restaurants… read more

Dear Loyal Subscribers: New From the NRA: The NRA has unanimously voted to Legalize Pot Sales in all Restaurants as a natural digestive and to boost snack daypart sales. They have also voted to move The Show to Idaho for the foreseeable future AND April Fool’s Day. April 1 brings spring into the air, the… read more

To Our Valued Subscribers: Here it is the beginning of “March Madness”. Unfortunately, my Northwestern Wildcats will not be in this year’s big dance. So, like my Cubs of yesteryear, “Wait Until Next Year!!” March is also the time that many organizations institute major changes to how they are operating. If you are one of these… read more

To Our Valued Subscribers: In Like a Lion!! Here it is the beginning of March and for us in Chicago (and most of the Country) the Month is starting by roaring continued freezing temperatures, freezing rain and snow and oh yeah Tornadoes in the South. What a start!! The setbacks in having spring arrive early,… read more