The Upswing

Pat Miller is back, and he is looking towards the future with Small Businesses but starting with how politics will affect things with Donald Trump taking office in 2025. Pat opens the talk and text line for questions and comments. He continues the conversation for predictions and believes many small businesses will close and explains why. He also discusses return to work policies in big business....

Pat Miller is BACK and he’s going all in on small business as a whole and opens the talk and text line for small business owners to weigh in. The Small Business Year-in-Review continues with how inflation affected small business owners. What else affected small business owners? The Election; and not for the reasons you think. AI had a big effect on small business owners as well; Pat admits it has...

Pat Miller is in for Jeff Sherman; back on WTMJ airwaves. Pat introduces himself to talk about small businesses; the heart of commerce and community. He tells his radio story. Pat's story continues as he went from radio to small businesses and how COVID-19 in 2020 changed exposed the crisis of small businesses. Pat opens the talk and text line for small business owners to weigh in on the conversat...

TWO UP 1. You’ve heard of the Milwaukee Athletic Club, get ready for the Packers Athletic Club in Title Town 2. Let’s look at Monday Night Football tickets for tonight’s Packers game. MONDAY MARKET PREVIEW: Jeff Sherman and Annex Wealth Management CEO Dave Spano discuss the Fed’s cautious approach this week, consumer sentiment in the last days of the holiday shopping season and Jeff and Dave’s top...

Cory Ampe, owner of Campe & Co. Joins Jeff Sherman in-studio to talk about supporting local stores at this time of year. Jeff asks Cory for business trends from 2024. Jeff asks Cory for her predictions for 2025.

MONDAY MARKET PREVIEW: Jeff Sherman and Annex Wealth Management CEO Dave Spano discuss the Fed’s cautious approach this week, consumer sentiment in the last days of the holiday shopping season and Jeff and Dave’s top headlines from 2024. The container store has filed for bankruptcy, Jeff and Dave give market predictions for 2025 and Jeff asks Dave for his favorite holiday moving.

TWO UP -You’ve heard of the Milwaukee Athletic Club, get ready for the Packers Athletic Club in Title Town -Let’s look at Monday Night Football tickets for tonight’s Packers game.

Hanukkah and Christmas start on the same day this year and we want to come together TWO UP: 1. There are new speed bumps on Prospect Ave. that have softened traffic. Does it hurt snowplows? No, and Jeff Sherman checked! 2. 35th Annual Christmas Family Feast by the Salvation Army starts on Christmas Day from 10 AM to 2PM and its FREE A Priest and a Rabbi Walk into a Radio Studio: Father Joseph Simo...

TWO UP: 1. There are new speed bumps on Prospect Ave. that have softened traffic. Does it hurt snowplows? No, and Jeff Sherman checked! 2. 35th Annual Christmas Family Feast by the Salvation Army starts on Christmas Day from 10 AM to 2PM and its FREE

THE FUTURE OF ALMOST EVERYTHING WITH MARTIN MOORE AND STEVE GLYNN TWO UP: 1. Light the Hoan News! 2. Frosty Free Week MINESHAFT GIVEAWAY Jeff, Steve and Martin discuss surprising things from 2024 in the work world. Who would be your person of the year? Jeff, Steve and Martin discuss. How do you follow up with someone you connect with without being annoying? How about in interviews? Mike Vitucci, o...

Mike Vitucci, owner of Uncle Buck’s and many more join Jeff Sherman, Martin Moore and Steve Glynn to talk about his start as an entrepreneur AND MORE. Looking into 2025, Jeff asks Mike about a new program he’s partnering with called “Pitch-a-Friend”, his favorite bar he owns and more.

TWO UP: 1. Light the Hoan News! 2. Frosty Free Week

CONGRATS TO THE MILWAUKEE BUCKS WINNING THE NBA CUP AGAINST THE OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER and THE BUSINESS OF SPORTS TWO UP: -10k for Christmas: Milwaukee is offering $10,000 signing bonus for police officers who transfer from another police department. -Today is the last day to ship first class mail to get it on time for Christmas. FedEx recommends shipping before Sunday Jeff Sherman is joined in the...

Tim Pauly, owner of Broken Bat Brewing Company, joins Jeff Sherman in-studio to talk about starting and running his company. Jeff asks Tim about Broken Bat’s indoor whiffle ball league, beer rotation strategy, keeping up with trends, the challenges he faces in light of other local breweries closing. Jeff asks Tim about the names of some of Broken Bat’s brews and some trivia with producer Jaslyn Sn...

TWO UP: -10k for Christmas: Milwaukee is offering $10,000 signing bonus for police officers who transfer from another police department. -Today is the last day to ship first class mail to get it on time for Christmas. FedEx recommends shipping before Sunday

Jeff Sherman is joined in the studio by licensed WIAA basketball referee and ESPN Milwaukee Marketing Consultant Lance “Davis” Losenegger to talk about the shortage of referees and why there are not as many these days. Jeff asks Lance about the lack of prevalence of referees under 20, his podcast on Wisconsin officiating and more.

Jeff Sherman tells the tale of some mishaps with his Apple Pay account and debit card and gives a rundown of today’s guests. TWO UP: 1. White Fish Bay Goes Golden: A gold coin was found in a Salvation Army kettle outside Winkie’s; is there a risk? 2. More international flights are being added to Mitchell International; Jeff Sherman gives some tips on A Cafe with a Cause: Kinship Cafe is opening in...

Jeff Sherman is next joined by Jasmine Johnson, Area Vice President of Blood Services Operations for Versiti, to talk more about the Thrive on King collaboration which she also leads. Jeff asks Jasmine what the current need for blood donations looks like and asks her about anything people should know about donating.

A Cafe with a Cause: Kinship Cafe is opening in Milwaukee’s Bronzeville neighborhood and Jeff Sherman is joined by Kinship Community Food Center Senior Communications Associate Amanda Fahrendorf to talk about what the cafe is all about. Jeff asks Amanda on the best ways to support Kinship, their Thrive on King program

TWO UP: -White Fish Bay Goes Golden: A gold coin was found in a Salvation Army kettle outside Winkie’s; is there a risk? -More international flights are being added to Mitchell International; Jeff Sherman gives some tips on

MONEY AND MEN’S FASHION TWO UP: 1. A new plaza near Deer District is in the works called the Highland Plaza 2. Have you seen the Muppets: Letters to Santa? It was to help promote USPS but Trump wants to cut it down for privatization. MONDAY MARKET PREVIEW: Jeff Sherman and Annex Wealth Management CEO Dave Spano begin by discussing recent financial data from the Fed, the Fed’s neutral interest rate...

Jeff Sherman is next joined in the studio by Harleys Co. Chief Operating Officer Jeff Brand to discuss men’s business fashion with the rise of return to work. Sherman asks Brand about trend changes in men’s business fashion and what should be in your closet. He also asks him about how suit/tuxedo rental’s business model has been doing. Sherman asks Brand about the fashion trend differences between...

MONDAY MARKET PREVIEW: Jeff Sherman and Annex Wealth Management CEO Dave Spano begin by discussing recent financial data from the Fed, the Fed’s neutral interest rate. BREAKING: President-Elect Donald Trump just announced a partnership with SoftBank; Dave and Jeff discuss what this could mean. Plus, they discuss deflation in China and Jeff asks Dave what else he is looking at this week.

TWO UP: 1. A new plaza near Deer District is in the works called the Highland Plaza 2. Have you seen the Muppets: Letters to Santa? It was to help promote USPS but Trump wants to cut it down for privatization.

“Judge” Derek Moseley and Shah Jees News TWO UP: -YouTube TV’s price is going up and now Cable is cheaper; Jeff Sherman lists the prices. -Small Market Bias: Ticket Prices for the NBA Cup in Las Vegas are pretty low since the teams aren’t what people wanted; Jeff goes over the two semi-final game prices as well as Vegas plane ticket prices. We play Wisconsin’s Morning News Standout of the Year Fea...