Inside the ICE House

From ambulances to Winnebagos (NYSE: WGO), Tim Reeser, CEO & Co-Founder of Lightning eMotors (NYSE: ZEV), is helping commercial fleets embrace sustainability through all-electric vans, trucks, and busses. Tim drives us through the work he does to transform conventional vehicles into zero-emission machines. He also shares the origin story of Lightning eMotors and the impact of the company’s recent listing on its future.   Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/insights/conversations/inside-the-ice-house

Millie Arora, a strategy consultant, discusses how human behavior influences decision-making and the role of social sciences in helping businesses. Topics include fast and slow money, generational attitudes towards money, the impact of technology on social structures, finding the right financial advisor, navigating conversations with QAnon loved ones, and the impact of the pandemic on consultants.

Frank Slootman, Chairman and CEO of Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW), presided over the largest software IPO in the NYSE’s history, but it wasn’t his first rodeo. Snowflake is the third company Frank has taken public, and the lessons that shaped his career are part of his new book Amp It Up: Leading for Hypergrowth by Raising Expectations, Increasing Urgency, and Elevating Intensity. Frank shares the secrets of his success, the leadership principles that guide him, and what he’s learned along the way.   Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/insights/conversations/inside-the-ice-house  

From guitar heroes to natural gas and geopolitics, Nick DeIuliis, President and CEO of CNX Resources (NYSE: CNX), covers a lot of ground. The Pittsburgh-based company that plays a leading role in natural gas development and production in the Appalachian basin, CNX in an integral provider of energy in the U.S. Nick shares how CNX Resources is implementing an ESG strategy that focuses on the power of staying local, while driving tangible and impactful results for customers and shareholders.   Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/insights/conversations/inside-the-ice-house      

Chart Industries (NYSE: GTLS) builds and designs the equipment and services for cryogenic liquification — literally keeping things cool and under pressure. Jill Evanko, Chart’s President and CEO, joined us Inside the ICE House (the perfect setting) to chart how Chart works with clients to transport, store, and use compressed gas. She laid out how Chart is helping its customers achieve their ESG goals, the strides Chart is making in hydrogen, and the company’s expanding presence in the clean energy world.   Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/insights/conversations/inside-the-ice-house  

Tracy Skeans, Chief Operating Officer and Chief People Officer of Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM), has helped position the world’s largest restaurant company for continued growth over the past several years by combining a people-first approach, investing in infrastructure and future business strategies, and using technology to enhance the customer and employee experience. She explains how having a fundamentally strong company going into the pandemic allowed Yum! to position itself for the future by continuing to make acquisitions, increasing its digital acceleration, and focusing on diversity and inclusivity from top to bottom. Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/insights/conversations/inside-the-ice-house

As we approach the end of 2021, some of the most notable SPAC mergers of the year focused on the energy transition, a hallmark of the globe’s long march to net-zero carbon emissions. Sarah Morgan, the head of Vinson & Elkins’ M&A and Capital Markets Group, visited the library to break down prospects for the 500+ SPACs that are still searching for a target before their trusts expire, with many hunting in the electric vehicle and energy transition space. Looking ahead to 2022, Sarah is setting her sights set on the regulatory and market trends that will shape next year.    Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/insights/conversations/inside-the-ice-house

Berry Global (NYSE: BRY) is working with its customers to quicken the pace toward a more circular economy that reduces plastic waste. Tom Salmon, Chairman and CEO of the big manufacturer of plastic products, visited the NYSE recently to attend the recent Alliance to End Plastic Waste Summit. He sat down with us to talk about the critical role that polymers play in all of our lives, and how his company of 47,000 employees is working to engineer a more sustainable future through innovation and recycling.   Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/insights/conversations/inside-the-ice-house

Even as the process of buying a home becomes more digital and technology driven, the act remains a deeply personal one. CEO Mary Ann McGarry and President Terry Schmidt are leading Guild Mortgage Company (NYSE: GHLD) through a period of unprecedented modernization and growth. They’ve remained laser-focused on helping everyone secure the financing to get the home of their dreams. Mary Ann and Terry discuss Guild’s growth, the state of real estate, and keeping people first. Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/insights/conversations/inside-the-ice-house

There was a time when you could buy a share of the Boston Celtics on the New York Stock Exchange during the daylight trading hours, then watch Larry Bird dismantle NBA opponents at the Boston Garden with his devastating jump shot and pinpoint passing by night. Legendary columnist Dan Shaughnessy brings the era back to life in his latest book, Wish It Lasted Forever: Life with the Larry Bird Celtics, his buzzer-beating, game-winning memoir of his time covering the team’s climb to dominance in the 1980s.   Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/insights/conversations/inside-the-ice-house