Inside the ICE House

Hope Jarkowski, NYSE's Head of Equities, 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 to the next level. Hope shares her thoughts on the Biden-era SEC, the democratization of trading, & what changes to market structure may be needed to meet the modern needs of investors.

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 back togeth

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. 

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.

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.

Drawing strength & 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-ice-house

Small business entrepreneurs are the cornerstone of the U.S. economy, but its foundation has shifted under digital transformation, the pandemic, & red tape, with many expected to shutter by the end of 2021. Armed with the right tools & data, a fatal diagnosis can be averted with an infusion of capital. Stephen Daffron, who led Dun & Bradstreet ($DNB) through a transformation culminating in a 2020 IPO, shares his ideas on how data & technology can be deployed to let companies, government, & society thrive.

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 president.

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.

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 & smart d

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.

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.

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 at the NYSE

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 (NYSE:

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 mortgage.