Our friend Brian Andrew is something of a financial whiz. As the Chief Investment Officer and Executive VP of Wealth over at Johnson Financial Group, it’s quite literally his job to keep an eye on all the little ins and outs of the market and the economy as a whole. On today’s episode of The GoGedders Podcast, host Richie Burke had the chance to pick his brains a bit about… well, everything. They’ll explore the economic effects of the pandemic, the labor shortage, skills gap, supply chain issues...
Oct 18, 2021•27 min
When it comes time to open up a bank account, most of us have a pretty standard checklist: no fees, good insurance, decent interest rate, and so on. And once our account is up and running, we don’t really give it much thought — we set up direct deposit, hook it up to PayPal and Venmo, maybe a few autopays, and that’s about it. But when you look at where your money is going, the stats couldn’t be more frightening. Of the $17 trillion we give to banks, 40% is invested in non-values-aligned assets....
Sep 30, 2021•43 min
Learning from your own mistakes is a tough but necessary part of personal growth. Whether it’s in business or your personal life, recognizing when you've made a mistake and course-correcting for next time a situation arises is a critical part of continuous improvement. But how do we apply that principle broadly to learn as a community? How can we apply this at the leadership level to make sure the next generation doesn’t make the same mistakes as the previous one? Forward 48 is here to help us d...
Sep 14, 2021•55 min
On this episode of The GoGedders, our host Richie was joined by Rich Ballenger (President) and Richaad Reed (National Account Manager) of Lucas Millhapt. When the George Floyd tragedy happened and BLM kicked into gear, businesses everywhere were quick to make posts to support the movement, condemn racial injustice, and inspire change. As the leader of the company, Rich wanted to do what was right, but wanted to do so in a way that was genuine. He didn’t just want to just put out a statement to...
Sep 09, 2021•24 min•Ep. 168
Green Day, Fall Out Boy, Weezer, Chance the Rapper, Twenty One Pilots, Megan Thee Stallion, Dave Chappelle, Dave Matthews, Run the Jewels, Kesha, Ludacris, ZZ Top, Fitz and the Tantrums, Rise Against, DJ Diesel (Shaq) — AH! Despite all the weirdness this year (and last), Summerfest 2021 is set to be a BANGER. The World’s Largest Music Festival has been pulling big talent to our rad venue on the lake for quite some time now, but it hasn’t always been a cake walk, with the facilities being a limit...
Aug 30, 2021•34 min•Ep. 167
If you’re a fan of Milwaukee food, you might’ve heard the name Adam Pawlak once or twice as of late, and not without good reason. This Bay View-born bearded wonder has been all over the city after his first solo concept, Egg and Flour Pasta Bar, was a hit in North Avenue’s Crossroads Collective. Today, we’re joined by Adam Pawlak himself, Alex Anderson, and the legendary David Caruso to talk about Adam’s journey, and what it takes to succeed when setting out to chase your passion. We also talk a...
Aug 10, 2021•48 min•Ep. 166
I’m still in shock that the Milwaukee Bucks won the NBA title. The odds are stacked so far against a small market team from the Midwest to win a title, especially in the era of superteams and star player mobility. As a lifelong fan, I’m so happy for the city and the Bucks organization — that was amazing to watch from a basketball standpoint. But what about from a life and business perspective? Chris Luecke (Host of the Manufacturing Happy Hour podcast) and I decided to come together and talk abo...
Jul 29, 2021•39 min•Ep. 165
Josh Delaney has made local and national news lately by selling 80% of his company, FAB Nutrition to High Tide Inc for $20.6M. Josh started FAB Nutrition only three years ago and the fact that he just cashed out for over $20M at age 35 is rare. It’s the largest exit I personally know of by a young(ish) Milwaukee entrepreneur. That said it is far from an overnight success story.
Jul 13, 2021•33 min
Pete’s Pops has been all over the news (and streets of the Milwaukee area) this year. With the announcement of “Sneaky Pete’s” recently opening at the Milwaukee Public Market, their four brick-and-mortar locations, fifteen pop carts roaming around the area, and their expansion last year to St. Louis (Pete’s hometown) last year, it’s clear that business has never been hotter – erm — chillier — for this Milwaukee-favorite pop shop. All that said, Pete’s Pops is far from an overnight success story....
Jul 06, 2021•30 min•Ep. 163
In this Q&A episode I cover work/life balance (can it actually exist?), how to market when starting out and tell the story of my illustrious and rare double eagle in the Ray Fischer tournament last weekend.
Jul 01, 2021•27 min
Like clockwork every Wednesday morning through chemo and during his three-week hospital stay where he underwent CAR T Cell therapy, he fired off a group text that I was fortunate enough to be a part of. It featured a message from Rich as well as a song of the day. On April 14th at 6:37am, on his 13th day in the hospital, he sent off the following message: “I look out my window and see Children’s Hospital and two flight for life helipads. I wonder about everyone’s stories and the randomness of it...
Jun 16, 2021•31 min
The majority of us desire a viable third party and aren't satisfied with the candidates we have to choose from in election cycles. Why is this and what can be done about it? Katherine Gehl breaks down how the "Politics Industry" really works behind the scenes and how she is working hard and making incredible progress to change our country for the better! This episode is live from the Milwaukee Rotary Club!
Jun 09, 2021•54 min
Milwaukee as a city got hit hard by the pandemic and arguably no one knows this better than Marcus Corporation's third generation CEO, Greg Marcus, who has recently been helping the city get vaccinated as well as bringing the city and his businesses back to life. Marcus Corporation was founded in Ripon, WI in 1935 with a single movie theater and now operates 91 theaters and 18 hotels across 17 states. Make sure to tune into today's episode to learn more about Greg's unconventional path to become...
Jun 02, 2021•36 min
Is the Pfister really haunted? What's the best seat to watch a movie in all of Milwaukee? The Hilarious story of how Greg met his wife, how to deal with hair loss, has Chris Stegman been kicked out of Mason Street Grill? What is Greg's best single piece of advice to young professionals? Greg answers all of these as well as several more hard hitting questions in our lightning round.
Jun 02, 2021•18 min
Should you invest in Crypto? Does it have any real value? Why has it taken off? What is blockchain? NFTs? etc..... Erin Magennis, Christopher Perceptions and Alec Shaw join the podcast to discuss the current state of block chain, cryptocurrency and how to navigate the space. We also answer a lot of user submitted questions.
May 11, 2021•1 hr 13 min
Two Silicon Valley leaders have recently made the move to Milwaukee and are bringing startup jobs with them. David Reeves and Glenn Reid joined the podcast to discuss topics like what made them move (and move jobs) to Milwaukee, what the city can do to create a better tech culture, the risk tolerance and mentality differences between Silicon Valley and Milwaukee, how the city can better play to it's strengths to recruit talent and more! David Reeves is the President of OpenGov, a technology comp...
May 06, 2021•44 min
He created iMovie 1.0, has spent hundreds of hours designing products with Steve Jobs, sold his startup to Cisco, was employee 25 at Adobe... and is now in Milwaukee on a new mission. Current CEO/Founder of Marathon Machines joins the podcast and this is not one you'll want to miss.
May 06, 2021•47 min
How will the new tax laws affect you? Here in the US, we have a tax code that is thousands of pages long and can be very overwhelming. Right now, with Biden’s new pending tax plan, there is a lot of uncertainty regarding corporate tax rates, capital gains tax, gift, income, and estate tax, and how this will affect different income brackets of the population. Today, to help break this down we have Joe Maier from Johnson Financial, so you’re going to want to tune into this because there could be s...
Apr 14, 2021•29 min
What was it like writing the biography of a trailblazing Hall of Fame basketball coach? Jesse Washington shares his experiences working with John Thompson writing his biography "I Came as a Shadow" and shares amazing stories from the life of John Thompson. John Thompson arguably did more for race relations than any other coach in the history of the game and was the first black coach to win the NCAA title in 1984 with the Georgetown Hoyas. He was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1999....
Apr 07, 2021•48 min
There has always been a problem with racism and othering towards the AAPI community here in the United States, but there has been a massive uptick in the number of incidents involving hate crimes and attacks since the beginning of COVID. Many of these individuals being targeted are Americans, born and raised in this country. How did we get to this point of having so much hate towards our brothers and sisters in our communities? And why are people pointing the COVID-finger at them? On this episod...
Mar 30, 2021•44 min•Ep. 152
John Burke (yes, Richie's dad) came on the podcast during a live Milwaukee Rotary Club event to talk all things Trek. He discussed the early days of getting the company off the ground, the lessons he learned from his dad (the founder, Dick Burke), what it has been like running Trek during the pandemic, how they've been able to create an amazing culture, and much more! This episode of The GoGedders is live from the Milwaukee Rotary Club.
Mar 19, 2021•51 min
Looking to make some changes to your finances in 2021? Are you a young professional wanting to learn how you should be managing your wealth? Wondering how much you need to save for retirement? How to handle finances during a divorce? What are the financial pitfalls you need to avoid? We cover a wide range of topics to help you get on the right track and maximize your wealth no matter where you are at in life. On this episode of The GoGedders Podcast, we are joined by Melissa Olson and Kelly Moul...
Mar 17, 2021•30 min•Ep. 150
The COVID-19 pandemic created bumps in the road for many of us, and has hit the food industry particularly hard. No longer could you walk into your favorite joint and sit down for a meal, nor can restaurants rely on dine-in service as their main source of revenue. In order to stay afloat during these unprecedented times, pivots have been necessary. Cameron Whyte is one of those restauranteurs who made some major pivots in the past year. Cameron is the owner of three local restaurants in the Milw...
Mar 08, 2021•22 min
With mortgage rates being so low, it may be the best time to find that new home-- if you're up to the challenge of battling other interested buyers in the competitive market. On our latest episode of The GoGedders Podcast, we talk about the crazy Milwaukee housing market with some of our local experts. We are joined by Jonathan Newby, Tony Petrie, and Cameron Whyte; Jonathan is a real estate agent who serves the Milwaukee area, Tony is a loan officer at Johnson Financial Group, and Cameron is a ...
Mar 02, 2021•36 min
Tyshun Wardlaw, a Milwaukee native, comes on the podcast to give us an inside look at her documentary "Growing Up Milwaukee", it's importance to the city, how it got picked up by HBO Max and shares her inspiring entrepreneurial story!
Feb 25, 2021•32 min•Ep. 147
Podcasting had another big growth year in 2021 with several more acquisition from industry giants, overall listener growth, celebrities and influencers getting big payouts and the evolving ad landscape. In this episode I break down: The growth of podcasting in 2020 and 2021 projections Review big acquisitions in 2020 and what it means for the future of the platform Should you or should you not start a podcast in 2021? Our top 5 tactics to monetize a podcast in 2021 and how we have made over 900k...
Feb 10, 2021•43 min•Ep. 146
It has been absolute chaos these past few weeks in the stock market. We have seen stocks like GameStop, AMC, and Koss surge, driven up by certain Reddit communities and threads. This has led to some investors making huge returns on their investments, sums that are in the billions for some; Ryan Cohen, co-founder of Chewy, who owns 13% of GameStop shares, made $1.3 billion! These events have led many of us to wonder -- does the stock market accurately represent the market and its trends? Or is it...
Feb 03, 2021•45 min
While working at home after getting blood work done the week after Thanksgiving, Rich was napping on his basement floor due to fatigue at 4:30PM. Forty-five minutes later, he woke up to his phone going off-- it was his doctor, “You need to go to the hospital right now.” The next day after getting transfusions, Rich was diagnosed with multiple myeloma. He then heard the word “cancer”. Following our episode about Dry January (listen to the episode here→ http://bit.ly/3pnvq3Z), my friend, Rich Tenn...
Jan 28, 2021•27 min•Ep. 144
Steven Olikara joins us for his third appearance on The GoGedders Podcast. Steven is the founder of the Millennial Action Project, was named Forbes 30 Under 30 for Law and Policy in 2017, and is the GoGedder’s unofficial political correspondent. We discuss headliners like the January 6th raid and attempted insurrection on The White House by a Pro-Trump mob, what policy the Biden administration might try passing during his time in office, and what the results from the Georgia runoff elections mea...
Jan 19, 2021•48 min
Justine Sloan and Ambrose WB give advice on what small changes can make a huge impact and lead you to have your best year yet. Justine was one of the top female bodybuilders (bikini division), amassing a following of 1.9 million Facebook fans, landing sponsorship deals, and getting flown all over the country. However, it wasn't a sustainable lifestyle for her and led to massive burnout. She has since reinvented herself as a health and mindset coach at justinesloan.com . Ambrose is the founder of...
Jan 12, 2021•28 min
