Inside the ICE House

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 together.   Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/insights/conversations/inside-the-ice-house  

“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 global supply lines.   Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/insights/conversations/inside-the-ice-house

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 economy in 2021, and the important philanthropy and investment roles that family offices provide.   Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/insights/conversations/inside-the-ice-house

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, and what changes to market structure may be needed to meet the modern needs of investors.   Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/insights/conversations/inside-the-ice-house

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 together.   Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/insights/conversations/inside-the-ice-house

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 the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/insights/conversations/inside-the-ice-house

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 House: https://www.theice.com/insights/conversations/inside-the-ice-house  

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.   Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/insights/conversations/inside-the-ice-house

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-ice-house

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, government, and society thrive.