For the winner of the Daytona 500, Victory Lane leads right up to the New York Stock Exchange. The Exchange has become an annual stop for winners of the Great American Race and Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing, parked himself in our library for an extended pit stop conversation. Hear him talk about his team, his car, and the drive needed to go the distance. Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/podcast/inside-the-ice-house
Feb 25, 2019•41 min•Ep. 85
Eric Hippeau is a Managing Partner at Lerer Hippeau, the New York-based early-stage venture capital firm that ponied up early money for wildly popular media, retail, and tech brands including: Allbirds, Axios, BuzzFeed, Casper, Everlane, Giphy, Glossier, Warby Parker, and more. As they like to say, they’re not investing in the companies, they’re investing in the people who run them. A deep dive into how a tech company gets its start. Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/podcast/inside-th...
Feb 19, 2019•54 min•Ep. 84
Fifty years ago, Lindsay Corporation (NYSE:LNN) delivered the first Zimmatic center pivot irrigation system. Our flights over the heartland were never the same. Lindsay’s CEO, Tim Hassinger, pivoted to the library to explain how his company’s innovation changed the landscape of American farming and charted a path of global growth through solutions for the world’s food production and infrastructure needs. Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/podcast/inside-the-ice-house
Feb 11, 2019•40 min•Ep. 83
In 2000, Reverend Thomas Johnson and his son, Thomas IV, became the first African American father & son duo to hold simultaneous membership in the NYSE. In 1974, Reverend Johnson also became the first African American member of the American Stock Exchange. Their careers, in many ways, were similar to the thousands of people who worked alongside them, but the Johnsons, father and son, were also were trailblazers who smashed through barriers on their way to Trading Floor success. Inside the IC...
Feb 04, 2019•47 min•Ep. 82
From scheduling to follow up, meetings can often breed more headaches than helpful solutions. Automated scheduling software Calendly takes the metronomic rhythm out of scheduling and gives you back control of your time. Tope Awotona, Calendly’s CEO, describes emigrating from Nigeria to the U.S., how his career in software sales led him to becoming an entrepreneur, and why he loves working in Atlanta, also the home of Intercontinental Exchange. Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/podcast...
Jan 28, 2019•44 min•Ep. 81
At the NYSE, we usually focus on the bulls and the bears. Today we turn to the red and the blue. Steve Kornacki, National Political Correspondent for MSNBC and NBC News, joins the podcast to explain how the decade of Clinton and Gingrich, Mario Cuomo and Ross Perot, and Al Gore and George Bush, was the prelude to our current political situation. Steve’s book “The Red and the Blue: The 1990s and the Birth of Political Tribalism” goes back to the genesis of a country divided by party colors. Insid...
Jan 21, 2019•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 80
Growth IQ by Tiffani Bova, Salesforce’s Global Customer Growth & Innovation Evangelist, explores the pathways and pitfalls facing every business seeking to expand market share and grow revenue. She stopped by the ICE House to explore the strategies behind the recent successes of companies from McDonalds to John Deere to Kylie Cosmetics. During the conversation, we discover how the paths to growth that Tiffani identifies in Growth IQ have been implemented by the world’s best brands. Inside th...
Jan 14, 2019•39 min•Ep. 79
Despite a volatile 2018 and an increasingly complex landscape, the U.S. markets remain the envy of the world. Justin Schack, Managing Director and Partner at Rosenblatt Securities, joins the podcast to help listeners understand and navigate the rapidly changing equity markets. In addition to his role at Rosenblatt, Justin has become a prolific market commentator in the press and his analysis is sought after to understand the potentially seismic effects of policy changes, such as the Transaction ...
Jan 10, 2019•52 min•Ep. 78
Just a few months ago, Smartsheet’s CEO Mark Mader stood on the New York Stock Exchange Bell Podium to announce his company’s successful IPO following years of hard work building a company that lives its “work different” motto. Mark returned to the NYSE to update us on how Smartsheet has continued to grow and transform. As 2019 gets underway, Mark shares what lies in the future for Smartsheet and gives his advice to those companies looking to also tap the public markets. Inside the ICE House: ht...
Jan 07, 2019•35 min•Ep. 77
Scientific breakthroughs depend on the development and deployment of cutting edge tools. One of the companies that laboratories across the globe turn to for testing solutions is QIAGEN (NYSE:QGEN). Peer Schatz, QIAGEN’s CEO, gave Inside the ICE House a masterclass on how the company is working with the science community to create the tests and equipment needed for infectious diseases control; cancer prevention, personalized medicine, and much more. Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/po...
Jan 03, 2019•37 min•Ep. 76
The Naval SEAL Foundation was established in 2000 to serve U.S. Navy SEALs, Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen, Naval Special Warfare support personnel and their families. The Foundation’s CEO Robin King and DJ Haley, a former Navy SEAL and Foundation Board Member, take us through how a small organization originally focused on scholarships and educational opportunities has grown to provide immediate and ongoing support and assistance to the Naval Special Warfare community and its families. ...
Dec 27, 2018•46 min•Ep. 75
Intercontinental Exchange recently welcomed a new neighbor to Broad Street, Fearless Girl. The statue, commissioned by State Street Global Advisors and created by sculptor Kristen Visbal to promote State Street’s SHE Index Fund, has become enduring symbol calling for change. Following the arrival ceremony outside the New York Stock Exchange, State Street’s Chief Marketing Officer, Stephen Tisdale, sat down for a fireside chat with the NYSE’s Betty Liu to talk all things fearless. Inside the ICE ...
Dec 24, 2018•28 min•Ep. 74
As President of Eurasia Group, Ian Bremmer spends his time crisscrossing the planet to investigate the current state of global affairs and sharing his analysis of geopolitical risks. He founded his firm in 1998 to provide political risk research and consultation services to Wall Street’s biggest names, but continues to explore the boundaries of how every person can better understand the world around them. Ian was at the Exchange to celebrate the anniversary of GZERO Media, a company he started w...
Dec 21, 2018•52 min•Ep. 73
The Block’s Senior Correspondent, Frank Chaparro, once a wunderkind at Business Insider, is now exclusively on the crypto beat, just in time to cover the cleansing process of Bitcoin’s bear market. He’s on the trail of the comings & goings of the industry’s top talent, & probing how exchanges, banks & institutions are dipping their toes into an ocean of digital assets. Chaparro gives a candid view on what’s driving Bitcoin’s swoon, why regulation is key, and how 2019 may unfold for C...
Dec 19, 2018•48 min•Ep. 72
Recorded at CoinDesk’s Consensus:Invest Conference, Bakkt’s CEO Kelly Loeffler and ICE’s Chairman and CEO Jeff Sprecher’s chat with the MIT Media Lab’s Michael Casey. Bakkt plans to roll out the world’s first 1-day physically delivered Bitcoin contract in 2019, allowing institutions and consumers alike to seamlessly buy, sell, store, and spend the digital asset. While Bitcoin’s value may rise and fall, the profound appeal of crypto is not so much as an investment to buy and hold, but rather a cu...
Dec 14, 2018•38 min•Ep. 71
As President and COO of ICE Data Services, Lynn oversees much of the connective tissue -- the flow of data around the world -- that knits together the cornerstones of Intercontinental Exchange. Martin looks back at ICE’s acquisitions and product developments that have served as the building blocks of ICE -- pricing and analytics, exchange data and connectivity -- and offers a forecast for the data industry in 2019. Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/podcast/inside-the-ice-house
Dec 10, 2018•52 min•Ep. 70
Seaspan Corporation’s Chairman David Sokol is setting the course for the world’s largest independent owner and operator of containerships. He shares how his business philosophy of “pleased, but not satisfied” guided him from early on in Omaha to his current watch at Seaspan. Over the past year, Sokol has armed the company with new leadership, overhauled its financials, and embarked on an M&A plan to consolidate the global containership fleet. Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/podc...
Dec 06, 2018•37 min•Ep. 69
John Pettigrew, CEO of National Grid PLC, is focused on transforming utilities to become greener, more efficient, and technological to prepare for an uncertain future of climate change, customer needs, and an uncertain political environment. National Grid, which operates electric and gas utilities in the United States and Great Britain, is driving the conversation around carbon usage and the implementation of clean energy technology. Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/podcast/inside-th...
Dec 03, 2018•35 min•Ep. 68
Melinda Richter, Global Head of Johnson & Johnson Innovation’s JLABs, enters the ICE House to explain how JNJ is empowering entrepreneurs to bring healthcare ideas from concept to consumer. Melinda shares her journey from growing up in Goodsoil, Saskatchewan to becoming a leader in the start-up culture of life science. Under her stewardship, JLABs has grown to 13 global locations and helped over 450 companies secure $11.6 Billion in financing, including 14 that have tapped the public markets...
Nov 30, 2018•44 min•Ep. 67
Betty Liu, Executive Vice Chairman of the NYSE, brings years of knowledge and insight about the needs of CEOs and their businesses, from those nascent start-up days to the moment when the founder stands on the podium to ring the opening bell of their IPO. Fresh off a trip to the Far East, Betty shares what she has learned about navigating between the business cultures of the East and West, becoming an entrepreneur as the founder of the ed-tech start-up Radiate, and getting out of your comfort zo...
Nov 28, 2018•48 min•Ep. 66
Randall Lane, Forbes Media’s Chief Content Officer, sat down with the NYSE’s Executive Vice Chairman Betty Liu at this year’s Interbrand Best Global Brands Summit for a wide ranging conversation from how a new generation of entrepreneurs is reshaping the world to the evolution of going public to ways the blockchain can combat fake news. Betty and Randall also discuss how modern brands make and keep consumer’s trust while standing out in the crowded landscape of traditional and social media. Insi...
Nov 26, 2018•30 min•Ep. 65
Sue Thompson, executive vice president at State Street Global Advisors, joined the podcast to share her experiences on how artificial intelligence and technology innovation is changing the global economy. State Street has partnered with Kensho to launch ETFs aimed at investing in the Future of Now, from space travel to intelligent infrastructure to autonomous vehicles. The best was to identify which companies are positioned to transform the world may be to just ask the technology itself. Inside ...
Nov 19, 2018•35 min•Ep. 64
Anthony Scaramucci, Co-Managing Partner at SkyBridge Capital, went through Washington’s revolving door as fast as just about anyone in Beltway memory. He’s back now, in the comfortable confines of New York City, with a reboot next year of his much-heralded SALT Conference and a new book -- Trump: The Blue-Collar President -- which chronicles both his own unlikely rise through Wall Street and, in parallel, a real estate developer’s unlikely rise to the pinnacle of American power. Inside the ICE H...
Nov 16, 2018•49 min•Ep. 63
We make 35,000 decisions every day, but only a few choices can change our lives. Steven Johnson, the author of 11 books as well as host of the Wonderland and American Innovations podcasts, is now out with Farsighted, exploring the complex choices that influenced world history, our own lives, and those of generations to come. The book chronicles the tools that master strategists use to predict the multiple outcomes that may result from a decision to help leaders get ready for the next fork in the...
Nov 14, 2018•49 min•Ep. 62
The bi-annual gathering of the Listed Company Advisory Board at the New York Stock Exchange was the perfect setting for a post-election post-mortem with Ben White, Chief Economic Correspondent for POLITICO and author of the Morning Money must-read that POLITICO publishes every weekday at 5:30 a.m. for subscribers and a critical 200 minutes later for everyone else. In this episode, Ben talks about President Trump’s barnstorming election strategy, how it will reverberate in 2019, and the upcoming ...
Nov 11, 2018•30 min•Ep. 61
Every year, Interbrand surveys the global marketplace to identify and calculate the value of the world’s leading brands. Coinciding with the release of the 2018 Best Global Brands Report earlier this month, NYSE served as host to Interbrand’s Best Global Brands Summit. Inside the ICE House was on the scene to capture the conversation. The first installment is a fireside chat hosted by Interbrand’s Managing Director Daniel Binns with Bob Pittman, Chairman and CEO of iHeartMedia and Clear Channel ...
Nov 08, 2018•30 min•Ep. 60
Martin Migoya, the cofounder and CEO of Globant (NYSE:GLOB), joined the podcast ahead of Globant’s Converge NY Conference on how artificial intelligence is transforming the world. Martin shares how in just 15 years, an idea crafted over drinks in a Buenos Aires bar with three friends grew into a leading global company for digital customer experiences. He has now turned his attention to how Globant can best help its clients and the world unlock the potential of artificial intelligence and machine...
Nov 05, 2018•43 min•Ep. 59
A proud moment in the 226-year history of the New York Stock Exchange came on March 28, 1985, the day President Ronald Reagan rang our Opening Bell. Bob Spitz is the author of a monumental new biography of our 40th president: Reagan: An American Journey and joined us Inside the ICE House to talk about it. Spitz has written a substantial oeuvre of books on people and things that transformed American popular culture, from the Beatles to Julia Childs to Woodstock. Reagan adds to this pantheon, the ...
Oct 29, 2018•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 58
A part of Ben Jackson’s role as President of Intercontinental Exchange, is leading the strategic planning and integration of ICE’s M&A activities. He joined the podcast from Chicago, where he was attending the Futures Industry Association’s Expo 2018 to take a look back at ICE’s recent deals and preview its long-term plans. On the company’s front burner is the fixed income marketplace, a space long overdue for overhaul. Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/podcast/inside-the-ice-hous...
Oct 25, 2018•39 min•Ep. 57
Risto Silasmaa, Chairman of Nokia, oversaw the dramatic turnaround of Nokia from a struggling handheld device company to one of the leading providers of wireless infrastructure. He joined the podcast to talk about his new book, Transforming Nokia - The Power of Paranoid Optimism to Lead Through Colossal Change, which captures the company’s near demise and impressive turnaround. As Risto is positioning Nokia for its future, he has turned his paranoid optimism to machine learning. Inside the ICE H...
Oct 22, 2018•59 min•Ep. 56
