Noon Business Lunch 8/14/26: Networking, childcare cost, Back-to-School spending, Fork & Coin in Portage Park
Segment 1: Michael Miller, Economics Professor, Western Washington University and Professor Emeritus at DePaul University, joins John to talk about a recent study regarding networking and its relationship to a company landing the best candidate for the job, a new study on the cost of childcare.
Segment 2: Matt Adams, principal at Deloitte Consulting specializing in retail, joins John Williams to talk about Deloitte’s 2026 Back-to-School Survey.
Segment 3: Jon Gordon, Chicago Bitcoin Collective + Fork & Coin Restaurant in Portage Park, joins John to talk about his interest in Bitcoin…
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