Wintrust Business Lunch 5/13/25: First impressions, workforce realities, new home sales

Segment 1: Tom Gimbel, job expert and founder of LaSalle Network, joins John to talk about the importance of being prepared, making a good impression, and how you can separate yourself from your peers. Tom also says, ‘taking things for granted is how you get beat.’

Segment 2: Philippe Weiss, President, Seyfarth at Work, joins John to talk about the apparent disconnect between administration expectations and 2025 workforce realities.

Segment 3: Dennis Rodkin, residential real estate reporter for Crain’s, joins John Williams to talk about strong Chicago-area new home sales, asking prices hitting record highs, and the Pope’s old Dolton house.