Beyond being, arguably, the most iconic and celebrated fashion designer in America, Ralph Lauren’s name adorns a New York Stock Exchange-listed company (NYSE: RL) with a market cap of over $8 billion. Telling his story, after 50 years in business, falls to the expert eye and cinematic mind of Susan Lacy, Director and Producer of the new documentary “Very Ralph” from HBO (NYSE: T). In our conversation, Susan reveals her passion for storytelling contained in this compelling chronicle of the Americ...
Nov 22, 2019•46 min•Ep. 145
We’re proud to bring you a recent conversation between Kevin McPartland of Greenwich Associates and our own Ben Jackson, President of Intercontinental Exchange. Their talk was part of Greenwich Associates’ “Behind the Market Structure” series in which they cover a range of issues in the trading space, including the launch of ICE’s new ETF Hub, which will bring more efficiency and standardization to the ETF primary market, as well as where ICE sees the mortgage space heading following ICE’s acqui...
Nov 20, 2019•45 min•Ep. 144
Jim Snee, CEO of Hormel Foods Corporation, takes us on a “Food Journey” to hear how the evolving company stays true to its principles of supporting its people, giving back to its community, and always focusing on the food. Along the way, we learn how Hormel Foods has expanded its menu through strategic acquisitions and product innovations to delight consumers ranging from the “plant curious” to the “SPAM zealots.” Our show even features an in-studio taste test of Skippy’s P.B. & Jelly Minis,...
Nov 18, 2019•50 min•Ep. 143
We often say that the NYSE is one of the four iconic American buildings, along with the White House, the U.S. Capitol, and the Supreme Court. You could add the Metropolitan Museum of Art to that list. As the host of nearly seven million visitors a year, the building’s magic rubbed off on Christine Coulson, who spent more than twenty-five years working within its walls. She now shares what really happens when the visitors leave and the art comes alive in her new book, Metropolitan Stories. Inside...
Nov 14, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 142
Serving as Ambassador to Germany from 2013-2017, John B. Emerson had a front row seat to the interplay between career and politically appointed State Department officials. Following his service, Emerson returned to Capital Group International, where how now serves as Vice Chairman. In our conversation, he guides listeners through how he prepared for his post, finding himself as “Our Man in Berlin” during an international crisis, and hosting the cast of Showtime’s HOMELAND (NYSE: CBS). Inside the...
Nov 11, 2019•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 141
Ben Mezrich’s newest blockbuster -- Bitcoin Billionaires: A True Story of Genius, Betrayal, and Redemption -- unfolds like a sequel to where The Social Network, based on his Accidental Billionaires, left off. This time, twins Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss segue from villains to protagonists as they’re introduced to cryptocurrencies and row along with digital assets as they flow from the dark web to the mainstream, becoming the first “Bitcoin Billionaires” along the way. In laying out the second a...
Nov 04, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 140
Jeffrey Solomon has learned a thing or two about teamwork and giving back, in part by growing up in Pittsburgh watching the likes of Franco Harris and Roberto Clemente on the field and off. Now, at the helm of investment bank and financial services company Cowen Inc., he’s sharing his expertise in his side gig as Vice Chairman of the SEC’s Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee. Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/insights/conversations/inside-the-ice-house...
Oct 28, 2019•59 min•Ep. 139
Entrepreneurs Gabe Otte and Riley Ennis hatched Freenome in 2014 to use genomics and machine learning to revolutionize how cancer is diagnosed and treated. He steps Inside the ICE House to share the science behind stopping cancer and how Freenome’s platform allows care to commence when the disease is significantly more curable. The result is a cancer diagnosis, and targeted treatment, that is minimally disruptive to the quality of life and long-term outlook of the patient. Inside the ICE House: ...
Oct 21, 2019•56 min•Ep. 138
Martha Miller’s job supporting the businesses that create two-thirds of the jobs in the United States is as large as her title: the Securities & Exchange Commission’s Director of the Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation. Martha, the first to ever hold that job, has spent this year building her team while visiting small businesses around the country to understand how the government can better support them through more innovative and more accessible ways to raise capital...
Oct 17, 2019•43 min•Ep. 137
With the 2020 presidential campaign in full gear, we sat down with 60 Minutes Correspondent John Dickerson to explore how the job of President of the United States has changed since George Washington took the Oath of Office next door to the New York Stock Exchange on April 30, 1789. Spoiler alert: the job hasn’t become tougher; it’s now damn near impossible. The conversation, recorded at the NYSE’s 2019 IR Summit, previewed Dickerson’s forthcoming book, The Hardest Job in the World: The Evolutio...
Oct 14, 2019•36 min•Ep. 136
Peter Scher, Head of Corporate Responsibility and Chairman of the Mid-Atlantic Region at JP Morgan Chase & Co., (NYSE: JPM), is leading the charge to drive inclusive, economic growth in cities at home and abroad. After a career in public service, Scher joined JPM in the midst of the financial crisis, and explains why skills training, community building, and investing in people are part of doing the right thing. Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/insights/conversations/inside-the-ic...
Oct 07, 2019•58 min•Ep. 135
“Environment, Social, and Governance,” or ESG, investing is gaining traction, with one of every four dollars in professionally managed portfolios in the U.S. now engaged in an ESG strategy. As companies evolve how they are approaching these issues, it’s critical to understand the investor perspective. Brian Matt, Director of Research and Analysis at IHS Markit, joined ICE’s Brookly McLaughlin to explore how ESG’s growth and evolution impacts both corporations and investors. Inside the ICE House:...
Oct 03, 2019•23 min•Ep. 134
The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) is the content king, even at its farthest reaches, which might be its acclaimed audio documentaries from ESPN’s 30-for-30 Podcasts. Jody Avirgan has led and produced all of the show’s five seasons, coming to the Worldwide Leader in Sports from a background in filmmaking, journalism, and politics. Traveling afield from sports, he shares the process behind creating The Sterling Affairs and how ESPN is continuing to innovate podcasting. Inside the ICE House: https...
Sep 30, 2019•1 hr•Ep. 133
Information Security is at the forefront of global business, especially those tasked with maintaining the smooth functioning of regulated markets. At Intercontinental Exchange, Chief Information Security Officer Jerry Perullo is constantly on guard against external threats. Perullo explains how -- with the help of a red team, blue team, and a Kraken -- ICE secures critical economic infrastructure across multiple subsidiaries and geographies. Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/insights/...
Sep 23, 2019•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 132
Dan Rosensweig’s early days in in the workforce taught him the fundamental skills of cold-calling, building connections and putting in the hard work needed to succeed. On our show, Dan explains how he uses those same skills in his role as CEO of Chegg, where’s he’s helping create the future of education technology and fighting to make education more accessible for everyone. Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/insights/conversations/inside-the-ice-house
Sep 19, 2019•1 hr•Ep. 131
Stephen Schwarzman co-founded The Blackstone Group in 1985 with just $400,000 in seed capital, split between him and Pete Peterson. That got them business cards and an empty office on Park Ave. Raising the next billion would be the hardest, a path paved by rejection, even by their best friends. Blackstone’s eventual rise, becoming the largest alternative investment firm in the world, with $545 billion of AUM and a market cap north of $60 billion, is the embodiment of the American dream. Inside t...
Sep 17, 2019•50 min•Ep. 130
Doug Foley, leader of human resources and administration at Intercontinental Exchange, has helped to evolve a global workforce that has grown seven-fold through acquisitions and organic growth during his 11 years with the company. Like the head of player personnel for a major sports team, one secret to his success is by serving as the company connector and leveraging a variety of technology tools to support a healthy, productive, champion team. Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/insigh...
Sep 12, 2019•57 min•Ep. 129
Hours after extending the contract of running back Ezekiel Elliot to record deal, and minutes after ringing the NYSE Opening Bell, Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones settled in for a visit Inside the ICE House to preview the Centennial NFL Season and share his secrets of betting against “conventional wisdom.” Jerry’s $90 million investment in Zeke pales in comparison to the $1.6 billion he put up to acquire much of the natural gas production in the Haynesville basin in Northern Louisiana and East Texas. ...
Sep 09, 2019•56 min•Ep. 128
David Faber, co-anchor, along with Jim Cramer and Carl Quintanilla, of CNBC’s Squawk on the Street, has spent over a quarter century breaking the biggest business blockbusters on Wall Street. From a humble start sparring with self-doubt, Faber has become the chronicler who dives deep into companies and their stories, from Bernie Ebbers downfall at WorldCom to Rupert Murdoch’s $71 billion sale of the century of 21st Century Fox to Disney. Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/insights/conv...
Sep 04, 2019•58 min•Ep. 127
David Hornik, General Partner at August Capital, one of the world’s top VC firms, has constructed a storied career -- and an amazing track record of investments -- out of being curious. It started with a love of music, with a detour through the intricacies of law and criminology, and has helped build him into one of the most successful VC investors in Silicon Valley. Hornik’s annual Lobby Conference, held each October, has become the premier gathering for the curious minds of the digital media e...
Aug 29, 2019•56 min•Ep. 126
Stuart Frankel, Chairman & Co-Founder of Stuart Frankel & Co., made a promise to his father to read the Wall Street Journal every day, teaching himself the ins & outs of the market. Seeing an inefficiency he could exploit, he launched his renowned firm, now run by his sons Andrew and Jeffrey, with a focus on customer service & connecting clients to the NYSE Trading Floor. The Frankels look back at the firm’s 45-year history, & look ahead to welcoming the next generation of Fr...
Aug 26, 2019•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 125
Trabue Bland, President of ICE Futures U.S., offers a masterclass on the rapidly changing energy and environmental markets, the current landscape of agricultural commodities, and why sometimes you need to summit a mountain more than once. With his roots in Natchez, Mississippi, Trabue’s career has crisscrossed the north and south as he helped build and lead ICE’s offerings of a wide range of futures contracts, including coffee, cotton, cocoa, natural gas & power, equity indexes and FX. Insid...
Aug 22, 2019•46 min•Ep. 124
Alan Masarek thinks the world is on the precipice of a communication explosion that will forever change how consumers and businesses interact. Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/insights/conversations/inside-the-ice-house
Aug 19, 2019•45 min•Ep. 123
The rapid ascent of Uber (NYSE: UBER) from nascent idea to a global brand for ridesharing, food delivery, and scooter-sharing, among much more, brought legal challenges that peaked in 2017. That’s when CEO Dara Khosrowshahi lured Tony West from PepsiCo to lead the company’s legal department for the stretch drive toward Uber’s May 2019 IPO. With that chapter done, Tony discusses Uber’s future, which won’t remain earthbound for long, and how his career in politics and government has prepared him f...
Aug 13, 2019•58 min•Ep. 122
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce wants a safe harbor for crypto entrepreneurs. She spoke with ICE’s Brookly McLaughlin at Bakkt’s Digital Asset Conference about where Bitcoin and other digital assets fit in the Commission’s mission to foster prosperity and innovation within the confines of regulated markets. The episode kicks off with an update from Bakkt’s CEO Kelly Loeffler on the company’s mission to provide trusted and regulated infrastructure for institutional investors to broadly enter the c...
Aug 05, 2019•29 min•Ep. 121
Scott Goodson, founder and CEO of StrawberryFrog, is the author of Uprising: How to Build a Brand and Change the World by Sparking Cultural Movements. From Stockholm to Madison Avenue, we learn how Scott upended traditional advertising by tapping into societal undercurrents, helping brands, people -- and even an entire city -- launch cultural movements. We dive deep into the allure of President Trump’s MAGA message and how technology has changed marketing & politics forever. Inside the ICE H...
Aug 01, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 120
Entrepreneur and advertising legend Cindy Gallop is a trailblazer, and she’s not afraid to blow things up. Cindy takes us on a deep-dive into the challenges facing the advertising industry today, from a need for diversity and equal pay to sexual harassment, and the actions that can help solve them. Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/insights/conversations/inside-the-ice-house
Jul 29, 2019•56 min•Ep. 119
It’s a long way from Olton, Texas to Washington, D.C., but CFTC Commissioner Dawn Stump finds herself right at home among the policymakers and regulators tackling the complex issues and opportunities brought before the Commodities Futures Trading Commission. Stump’s remarkable journey from agriculture to public service has taken her from an upbringing on a family farm to the corridors of power. Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/insights/conversations/inside-the-ice-house...
Jul 25, 2019•58 min•Ep. 118
In the afterglow of Slack’s successful Direct Floor Listing, NYSE’s Vice Chairman John Tuttle visits the ICE House to unpack how this novel path to public ownership has become has become a popular path for some companies, and why the New York Stock Exchange is the only market for these unique transactions that bypass the traditional IPO process. Learn how the Direct Floor Listing uses the NYSE’s 227 years of experience to bring companies the advantages of being publicly traded in a brand new way...
Jul 22, 2019•32 min•Ep. 117
Hamdi Ulukaya founded Chobani in 2005 and has grown the company into a global powerhouse brand using what he terms the “anti-CEO playbook.” He sat down with the NYSE’s Executive Vice Chairman Betty Liu to explain why he believes that focusing on a return on kindness and service leads to profitability and innovation. Hamdi discusses how he fell in love with business and what Chobani and the Tent Foundation, an organization he started in 2015, are doing to help the global refugee crisis. Inside th...
Jul 18, 2019•26 min•Ep. 116
