05 Jun June 5, 2017 – Happiness Guru Chris Butsch, Best Investing Gary Stone & SMB Sentiment Todd Hollander
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Chris Butsch – Millennial and Happiness Expert and Author of The Millennial’s Guide to Making Happiness: Volume I
At age 26, Chris Butsch has been called “The Dr. Phil of Millennials” and “The Malcolm Gladwell of Happiness.” After graduating from Vanderbilt in 2013, Chris entered a promising career in IT project management only to be diagnosed with clinical depression just before his 24th birthday. Realizing the gravity of the Millennial generation’s struggle with happiness, Chris left his career to study happiness full-time, interviewing Millennials from 31 countries and researching cutting-edge happiness science. Chris published his first book, The Millennial’s Guide to Making Happiness, in January of 2017. Chris and his book have been featured in dozens of media outlets, and Chris has spoken at universities and organizations around the world.
Gary Stone – Author of Blueprint to Wealth: Financial Freedom in 15 Minutes a Week 
Gary Stone has been investing, researching, and coaching in the stock market for over 26 years. He founded Share Wealth Systems in 1995, and has empowered and trained thousands of everyday people to achieve a better life and retirement through stock market investing. Recent research shows that around 80% of current workers of all ages will not have enough of a nest egg to provide for a comfortable and independent retirement. For over 20 years Gary has pioneered a smarter approach to investing – one that actually achieves real results! Their innovative products have been designed to educate, guide and support both new and experienced investors achieve portfolio growth. Gary has a BSc. in Mathematics and Computer Science. He has run many marathons and ultramarathons, and is a keen golfer with a single figure handicap.
Todd Hollander – EVP, Head of Business Banking at Union Bank
Todd Hollander has been on the show before. He is a managing director and head of Business Banking for MUFG Union Bank, N.A. The Business Banking group serves businesses with up to $50 million in annual revenues and offers a comprehensive group of products and services for businesses and their owners, including deposit solutions, loans, lines of credit, specialized credit programs and online business products. A 25-year industry veteran, Todd served as vice chairman of the Consumer Bankers Association’s (CBA) Small Business Banking Committee during 2015. In October 2015, he began serving a two-year term as the committee’s chairman. He graduated from San Diego State University and completed post graduate work at Stanford, the University of Chicago, and the Consumer Bankers Association’s Graduate School of Retail Bank Management. Union Bank announced the results of its annual Small Business Economic Survey, showing that small business owners are less optimistic about 2016 than 2015 mainly because of uncertainty surrounding election implications and interest rates. Half of business owners are either unprepared or don’t know if they are prepared for interest rate chances. Forty four percent of owners believe the Affordable Care Act is the most concerning election issue for them, followed by immigration, equal pay and foreign trade.
