Jay Sugarman, Chairman and CEO of iStar (NYSE: STAR) and Safehold (NYSE: SAFE), is on a mission to unlock the value of the ground beneath our feet. In 2017, Jay launched Safehold to modernize the ground lease business and do for buildings what net lease did for commercial real estate. His career has flourished with a contrarian view that gave him control of undervalued assets, from bowling alleys to a Major League Soccer Team, the Philadelphia Union, he now owns with fellow New Yorker Kevin Dura...
May 10, 2021•57 min•Ep. 235
A pair of guests joined us for this week’s podcast: Riverwood Capital Partners Co-founder Francisco Alvarez-Demalde and Insider CEO & Co-founder Hande Cilingir. Francisco and Hande discussed how tech hubs are flourishing in all corners of the planet, including Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Latin America. Francisco and Hande view markets through a prism that reveals entrepreneurship is universal, and the opportunities for technology, artificial intelligence, and investment growth are ev...
May 03, 2021•45 min•Ep. 234
Brigadier General Ty Seidule (Ret.), a member of the DoD’s commission reviewing bases and other military instillations bearing names linked to the Confederacy, explains what’s in a name. Seidule, the former head of the history department at West Point and author of Robert E. Lee and Me, a Southerner’s Reckoning with the Myth of the Lost Cause, is cutting through the mythology that he grew up surrounded by to reveal a legacy of racism and inequality that the nation needs to repair. Inside the ICE...
Apr 29, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 233
Ray Martinez, President & Co-Founder of EVERFI, joined the podcast to share how the notion of providing students with free Financial Literacy education has grown into one of the largest TechEd companies. EVERFI’s technology platform provides dynamic educational experiences on tough topics, from financial literacy to social justice. Ray explains how EVERFI’s unique business model of partnering with financial institutions and foundations allows it to provide free programming to millions. Insid...
Apr 26, 2021•53 min•Ep. 232
Barney Reynolds, the global head of Shearman & Sterling’s financial services practice, helps clients navigate the legal thicket of the post-Brexit world. A firm believer that Britain’s common law system nurtures innovation, Barney has been in the middle of the Brexit debate since the 2016 referendum in which the U.K. voted to leave the EU. Now that it’s done, Barney outlines how London can lead a new way forward for its financial markets and trade relationships. Inside the ICE House: https:/...
Apr 19, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 231
Mark Hawkins, the longtime CFO of Salesforce (NYSE:CRM), helped steward a sixfold growth of the tech giant by keeping close to customers and even closer to his values. Hailed as an archetype of the modern CFO, Mark unpacks ‘stakeholder capitalism’ and how it’s changing how companies interrelate with customers, employees, investors, and the community. Keeping true to his motto, he is embarking on his next chapter to help grow ESG adoption, help others, and always looking to learn something new. I...
Apr 12, 2021•1 hr•Ep. 230
Barry McCarthy, President and CEO of Deluxe (NYSE:DLX), has led the storied name in business solutions through a technological and organizational transformation resulting in what he calls One Deluxe. While reports of the death of checks, to paraphrase Twain, have been greatly exaggerated, Deluxe now partners with businesses from the smallest Mom & Pop Shops to Fortune 500 giants to solve their commercial needs. Some are chronicled on Small Business Revolution, Deluxe’s reality television ser...
Apr 05, 2021•49 min•Ep. 229
It turns out that spending billions of dollars on online advertising is an exercise of quality over quantity. Digital Media Solutions (NYSE: DMS) has crafted a technology ecosystem of brand-to-consumer interactions and online marketplaces that pairs digital eyeballs with opportunities. Going public through a SPAC merger during a pandemic year, DMS Co-Founder and CEO Joe Marinucci has his team poised to climb the remaining mountains standing in the way of bringing consumers and advertisers togeth...
Mar 29, 2021•52 min•Ep. 228
“Carbonomics” -- the term ICE’s Gordon Bennett introduced our listeners to last year -- is already shaping our future. With the “merit order” of energy supply shifting, we’re witnessing the rise of natural gas and other cleaner fuels. On his return to the ICE House, the visionary Mr. Bennett is joined by Spark Commodities’ Tim Mendelssohn to raise the curtain on ICE’s two new LNG Futures Contracts, Spark30S Atlantic and Spark25S Pacific, both of which help lower volatility and manage risk of glo...
Mar 22, 2021•45 min•Ep. 227
Ken Goldman’s financial acumen and steady hand on the balance sheet has been sought after commodities by Silicon Valley Tech companies over an era spanning five decades. A seven-time CFO of publicly-traded companies, he has led a company to its IPO in each of the last three decades. Now the President of Hillspire LLC, the family office of Google’s former Chairman and CEO Eric Schmidt, Ken joins the podcast for a masterclass on finding success as a CFO, his prediction for what lies ahead for the ...
Mar 15, 2021•47 min•Ep. 226
Hope Jarkowski, the Head of Equities at the New York Stock Exchange, makes her inaugural visit Inside the ICE House to look back on a wild year on the anniversary of the March 2020 market correction. ICE’s longtime Co-Head of Government Affairs, Hope is armed for her new role with deep experience working on regulatory issues to help drive the NYSE’s stature as the premier global equities exchange to the next level. Hope shares her thoughts on the Biden-era SEC, the democratization of trading, an...
Mar 08, 2021•50 min•Ep. 225
Brad Metzler has written bestselling thrillers, told the stories of the biggest DC Comics superheroes, shared the tales of real life-heroes in an award-winning children’s series, and created several televisions shows. He succeeds by following three axioms: Heroes are Ordinary People; write what you need in your own life; and always give something new a try. Brad’s most recent book, A NEW DAY, shows how the week falls apart when Sunday walks off the job, until an act of kindness brings it all bac...
Mar 02, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 224
The closest neighboring country to Australia is Papua New Guinea, almost 1,500 miles away. Sometimes, that detached, unemotional remove can help an investor make the best bets. That’s a benefit that Hamish Douglass says helps deliver the kind of investment results Magellan Financial Group has become known for. Hamish takes us on a tour of the investing world, from the electrical grid in Texas to the quick service restaurants in China to the streaming services supplanting our screen time. Inside ...
Feb 25, 2021•59 min•Ep. 223
Goodbye, trusty stethoscope, hello mainstream medical imaging, powered by machine learning and backed by a global network. Dr. Jonathan Rothberg, Founder and Chairman of Butterfly Network (NYSE:BFLY) has a long track record of solving and scaling the impossible. He stepped Inside the ICE House to lay out his mission to make healthcare accessible to everyone, beginning with the journey that took Butterfly Network from an outer space idea to a New York Stock Exchange Listed Company. Inside the ICE...
Feb 19, 2021•56 min•Ep. 222
Picking the right line down the steeps takes time to master, and still can result in disaster. The same is true for running a mountain resort in the middle of a pandemic. The days of wood skis and rustic lodges have given way to data, technology, capital, and snowmaking, snowmaking, snowmaking. Chip Seamans, President of Windham Mountain Resort, skied up to the ICE House to talk about how the industry has adapted to changing weather patterns, all-season operations, and an unrelenting virus. Insi...
Feb 08, 2021•46 min•Ep. 221
Drawing strength and inspiration from his time on the NCAA Champion Michigan State basketball squad, Mat Ishbia used his relentless drive to change the trajectory of mortgage lending as the CEO of United Wholesale Mortgage (NYSE: UWMC). We caught up with Mat following UWM’s record-breaking SPAC combination to discuss how his team focused transformed his business from a 12 person shop to an 8,000-employee juggernaut. Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/insights/conversations/inside-the-i...
Feb 01, 2021•37 min•Ep. 220
Small business entrepreneurs are the cornerstone of the U.S. economy, but its foundation has shifted under digital transformation, the pandemic, and red tape, with many expected to shutter by the end of 2021. Armed with the right tools and data, a fatal diagnosis can be averted with an infusion of capital. Stephen Daffron, who led Dun & Bradstreet (NYSE:DNB) through a transformation culminating in its 2020 IPO, shares his ideas on how data & technology can be deployed to help companies, ...
Jan 25, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 219
Lincoln on the Verge: Thirteen Days to Washington tracks President-elect Abraham Lincoln’s railroad pilgrimage from Springfield, Illinois through the industrial spine of America, to his rendezvous with destiny at the U.S. Capitol. in the face of Confederate succession, assassination attempts, and political intrigue, he made it to his destination under cloak of darkness. Professor Ted Widmer reconstructs every step of Lincoln’s improbable journey, from outsider candidate to nation saving presiden...
Jan 18, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 218
Mark Ein, Founder and CEO of Capitol Investment Corporation V (NYSE:CAP.UT), has a 30 year track record of creating and acquiring growth companies spanning many industries, including five SPAC investments. Even before SPACs were making headlines, Mark and his team at Capital Investment Corp were bringing the vehicle to market, ushering in a new era of SPACs. Mark stepped inside the ICE House to discuss why 2020 was the year of the SPAC, and what’s in store for 2021. Inside the ICE House: https:/...
Jan 11, 2021•47 min•Ep. 217
During his 41 years at the top of a corporate organizational chart, Jerre Stead, Chairman and CEO of Clarivate (NYSE:CCC), has led 11 public companies, employed over 400,000 people, and completed 200 acquisitions. He leaned on all that experience to make sure his current company thrived as it completed five acquisitions & transitioned to a remote environment. He joins the podcast to discuss Clarivate’s mission to fuel life-changing innovations while growing at “Jerre Speed” through good work...
Jan 04, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 216
We spend most of our time indoors but, for many of us, it took a pandemic to get us focused on the indoor environment. As long as, it was warm in winter and cool in summer, it was fine. Dan Diehl, President & CEO of Aircuity, steps Inside the ICE House to imagine a future where your building facilities operator might be more important to your health than your doctor. Aircuity equips schools, REITs, and company headquarters with technology and solutions to improve the quality of indoor air. I...
Dec 14, 2020•47 min•Ep. 215
Americans spent $34.36 Billion shopping online in the brief five days between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday. Consumers, shut inside by the pandemic and glued as never before to their shopping apps, created a 2-for-1 buying binge in online retail growth. Christian Magoon, Founder and CEO of Amplify ETFs, discusses how Amplify Online Retail ETF (NYSEARCA: IBUY) and Amplify International Online Retail ETF (NYSEARCA:XBUY) help investors gain exposure in the sector. Christian joined the podcast to ta...
Dec 10, 2020•50 min•Ep. 214
Steve Cakebread led the financial teams that ushered Yext, Pandora and Salesforce to successful IPOs. In his debut book -- The IPO Playbook: An Insider's Perspective on Taking Your Company Public and How to Do It Right -- Steve helps future CEOs and CFOs navigate the minefield that pocks the path to public offerings. Steve shares lessons learned over the arc of his storied career, from the early, embryonic days at the companies he’s helped to lead and grow, to their iconic bell-ringing moments a...
Dec 07, 2020•49 min•Ep. 213
This year has pressure-tested every organization. Why have some risen to the occasion while others floundered? Stephen M. R. Covey sees one factor as fundamental. The author of The SPEED of Trust: The One Thing That Changes Everything continues his famous father’s mission to unleash potential and unlock value by educating employers and employees on the economics of trust. Stephen is the former CEO of Covey Leadership Center and led his company’s merger with Franklin Quest to form FranklinCovey (...
Nov 30, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 212
Joe Tyrrell, President of ICE Mortgage Technology, leads the team providing the infrastructure that is transforming the process of getting a mortgage. Joe explains how Ellie Mae became the backbone of the mortgage industry and took on its biggest challenge: helping clients through unprecedented volume amid a global pandemic. Two months after joining forces with ICE, Joe breaks down what is happening in today’s housing market, the synergies between the companies, and the future of the digital mor...
Nov 23, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 211
Digital transformation is the generational opportunity that Bill McDermott has been preparing a lifetime for. Bill was named CEO of ServiceNow, Inc. (NYSE:NOW) in 2019 with the expectation that his track record of successful growth at Xerox and SAP would lead the SaaS company to new heights. A year into his newest chapter, ServiceNow’s plan to revolutionize workflows is still the plan as the company expands its offering in response to COVID-19 and shoots for Bill’s ambitious $10 Billion Goal. In...
Nov 16, 2020•59 min•Ep. 210
Jeff Spiegel, Director, US Head of iShares Megatrend and International ETFs at BlackRock, breaks down the transformative forces changing the trajectory of the global economy. Jeff took us on a tour of the five megatrends (technology, shifting demographics, urbanization, climate change and emerging global wealth) that BlackRock believes will shape our world, how COVID-19 has accelerated these changes, and how investors can gain exposure to these themes through iShares’ suite of Megatrend ETFs. In...
Nov 09, 2020•45 min•Ep. 209
The high water mark of the 2020 NYSE Institutional Equity Forum was NYSE President Stacey Cunningham’s fireside chat with Chamath Palihapitiya, the Founder & CEO of Social Capital, as well as Chairman of Virgin Galactic (NYSE: SPCE) and Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings. Chamath shared his unfiltered thoughts on special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), investing, crypto, and why Silicon Valley’s hesitancy to tap the public markets has hurt tech companies success and investor returns. ...
Nov 05, 2020•36 min•Ep. 208
A remote work force has challenged the utility sector’s ability to provide efficient and reliable service. Ralph Izzo, Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated’s (NYSE:PEG) Chairman, President, & CEO, has helmed his company through turbulent times, price fluctuations, and the growing need for sustainable energy. He joins the podcast to share how PSEG has learned to thrive where others failed, and how the company is poised to win again in the era of global climate change.
Nov 02, 2020•46 min•Ep. 207
Fresh off the successful combination of Utz Snacks with Collier Creek Holdings, a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC, Chinh Chu steps Inside the ICE House to discuss why 2020 is the year of SPACs and that they’re here to stay. The Founder and Senior Managing Director of CC Capital -- and former Blackstone Managing Director -- has used his extensive private equity experience to spearhead the creation of four SPACs so far, and he’s just getting started. Inside the ICE House: https://www....
Oct 29, 2020•35 min•Ep. 206
