Wintrust Business Lunch 4/1/25: Communication mistakes, brand pivot, tax tips

Segment 1: Tom Gimbel, job expert and founder of LaSalle Network, joins John to talk about ‘Signalgate’ and what happens in the workplace if someone accidentally adds a person to a group message that wasn’t supposed to be on the chat. Tom stresses the importance of always checking emails, texts, etc. before you hit send.

Segment 2: Philippe Weiss, President, Seyfarth at Work, joins John to talk about how companies have chosen to strategically rebrand parts of their mission to align with national security and economic strength.

Segment 3: Mark J Kohler, CPA and Small Business Tax Lawyer, joins John Williams with some tax tips for this season. Mark encourages filing extensions, the reductions in staffing at the IRS, and the tax and legal issues for those receiving a 1099.

Segment 4: Beth Swanson, CEO, A Better Chicago, joins John to break down their new ‘State of Our Youth’ report. How are Chicago youth really faring?