Inside the ICE House

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

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

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

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 series reaching millions of entrepreneurs and helping transform communities from its home on Hulu.   Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/insights/conversations/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