Inside the ICE House

Cathie Wood, CEO and CIO of ARK Invest, unloads wisdom on bitcoin, inflation, and how to succeed in finance. At ARK Invest, Cathie puts her training in economics to the test, allocating capital to disruptive innovations that are reshaping our world. Cathie unpacks the five technologies that drive her investment thesis and pulls back the onion on how Ark works with a small group of analysts to find the “next big thing” in public markets, all while sharing their research with the rest of the world.   Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/insights/conversations/inside-the-ice-house

Stuart Frankel, co-founder of Stuart Frankel & Co., still chairs his namesake firm, but it’s now run by his two sons, co-presidents Jeffrey and Andrew Frankel. Recently, the call has gone to the Frankel family bullpen to bring Jeffrey’s daughter and son, Rebecca Frankel Heinemann and Kyle Frankel, into the game. The three generations joined the podcast to discuss how firm continues to evolve, the benefits of family to the business, and how the NYSE Trading Floor is leading the charge to reopen New York City.   Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/insights/conversations/inside-the-ice-house

Kristin Peck, CEO of Zoetis (NYSE: ZTS), uses the full might of the world’s largest animal health company to care for cats and dogs and nurture more sustainable, healthy, and productive animal herds. Her company, spun off from Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) in 2013, provides veterinarians with technology and medicines catering to millions of animal companions. Zoetis’s diversified products and global geographical footprint helps the company deliver for farmers, pet owners and investors alike.   Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/insights/conversations/inside-the-ice-house

Howard Lutnick, Chairman and CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald and BGC Partners, leads with a simple mantra: “#1 or N/A”. He wants his firm to either be the top in what it does, or steer clear, then builds a best-in-class offering to solve it. Over the arc of his career, which has spanned well beyond mercurial swings of the markets, he transformed an iconic brokerage shop into a multi-faceted financial services empire. He shares his thoughts on SPACs, monetary policy, and leading the “biggest little guy” on Wall Street. Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/insights/conversations/inside-the-ice-house

Making sense of energy markets goes well beyond the basic understanding of macroeconomics & the industry. Integrating & adjusting to the real-world dynamics that change the market’s tune require the improvisational skills of a musician. Rusty Braziel, CEO & Principal Energy Markets Consultant for RBN Energy, combines his skill as a musician & his experience in the energy markets to serve up his daily “Backstage Pass” of what’s driving the latest trends. Join us as Rusty takes us on a world tour of energy.    Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/insights/conversations/inside-the-ice-house

Brad Stone, Bloomberg’s Senior Executive Editor for Global Technology, covers high-tech companies, startups, cybersecurity, and internet trends around the world. His most recent book, Amazon Unbound: Jeff Bezos and the Invention of a Global Empire, builds on his 2013 bestseller as a gateway to how technology changes lives. He joins the podcast to talk about scoops in Silicon Valley and how companies like UBER (NYSE:UBER) and Twitter (NYSE:TWTR) are continuing to thrive through uncertain times.   Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/insights/conversations/inside-the-ice-house  

Founder Collective, the seed-stage VC fund that David Frankel co-founded in 2009, has found success by investing in founders who are “all over it,” regardless of what the “it” is.  This anti-thematic philosophy has helped Founder Collective get in on the ground floor on everything from UBER (NYSE:UBER) to off-shore oyster farming. Coming off the recent listing of Coupang (NYSE:CPNG) and Olo (NYSE:OLO), David talks about the past, present, and future of providing the financial spark to light the next big thing.   Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/insights/conversations/inside-the-ice-house

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

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

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