Inside the ICE House

Walt Lukken, CEO of the Futures Industry Association, joins the podcast to talk about the future of futures, cryptocurrency, and blockchain from the annual International Futures Industry Conference. FIA brings financial leaders and innovators together to exchange ideas to craft the global derivatives marketplace that underpins the world’s financial activity. Walt also discusses his experience guiding the CFTC through the 2007-2008 Financial Crisis as its Acting Chairman. Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/podcast/inside-the-ice-house

Bruce Bond, Co-founder and CEO of Innovator Capital Management, first made his mark in the early 2000s with PowerShares and now he is back in the game. One of the genuine pioneers of the ETF industry joins the podcast to explain why he thinks that “there is so much more that can be done” in ETFs and how he is going to do it. Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/podcast/inside-the-ice-house

Jon Steinberg, Founder and CEO of Cheddar, Inc., founded a media company with its anchor studio on the NYSE Trading Floor just two years ago to reach a new generation of business and technology savvy viewers. Now a Fast Company’s Most Innovative Company for two years running, Jon explains how he has broken the classic media mold to reach millions of viewers and what the future is for digital content.

Nancy Mellard, Executive VP and General Counsel for CBIZ’s Benefits & Insurance Services Division, joins the podcast to shares her lessons learned and future goals as National Leader of CBIZ’s Women Advantage and the importance of companies to become change agents. In 2007, the Chairman of CBIZ charged Nancy with starting CBIZ Women’s Advantage, a program to recruit, retain and develop female talent within CBIZ and support the women employed by the company and across the country. Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/podcast/inside-the-ice-house Learn more about CBIZ Women’s Advantage: https://www.cbiz.com/cbiz-womens-advantage

Carl Quintanilla, anchor of CNBC’s Squawk on the Street, sits down Inside the ICE House to recount his week at the PyongChang Olympics, the debut of new Fed Chair Jay Powell, and Comcast’s aggressive bid for Sky Sports. Marking the sixth anniversary of broadcasting his show from Post 9 at the New York Stock Exchange, Carl traces the arc of his career, tells tales the last five Olympics he’s covered, and shares the only way he knows to beat Jim Cramer to breaking business news in the early morning hours. Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/podcast/inside-the-ice-house Follow Carl: @carlquintanilla

Kenny Polcari, Managing Director for O’Neill Securities, ventures Inside the ICE House to give listeners a behind-the-scenes look at how the capital markets function from his unique perch on the NYSE Trading Floor. Over four decades, Kenny has had a front row seat for the transformation of the NYSE, from paper slips to today’s hi-speed trading, and a life’s worth of memorable moments both high and low. Kenny also talks about Headstrong, the charitable organization that he and his wife, Evelyn, a former broker herself, help lead to support veterans suffering from the hidden wounds of war.     Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/podcast/inside-the-ice-house Follow Kenny at kennypolcari.com or on Twitter @kennypolcari Learn more about Headstrong: getheadstrong.org  

Austin Dillon, driver of the #3 Dow Chevrolet for Richard Childress Racing (RCR), steps Inside the ICE House to break down his recent triumph at the Daytona 500 and the next chapter for the storied legacy #3, written 20 years after Dale Earnhardt won the Great American Race in the same ride. Host Josh King and Austin talk about the business of NASCAR and its unique link between fans, sponsors, and drivers. Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/podcast/inside-the-ice-house Check out Austin’s Podcast: Barn Life Follow at austindillon.com or on Twitter @austindillon3

Joe Plumeri, former Chairman and CEO of Willis Group and currently Vice Chairman of First Data Corp. (NYSE:FDC), and the bestselling author of The Power of Being Yourself, got his start at a small Wall Street brokerage that grew into what is today Citigroup, beginning a career in financial services now well into its fifth decade. Now, Joe is facing what may be his biggest challenge as Executive Chairman of CASA, the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse where he’s taking on the nation’s crippling opioid epidemic. Joe joins us Inside the ICE House to share the journey that brought him from the Bell Podium of the New York Stock Exchange to the visionary purpose that drives him today. Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/podcast/inside-the-ice-house Learn more about CASA: https://www.centeronaddiction.org/

You can catch Tom Farley, president of the New York Stock Exchange, nearly every day standing aside a CEO whose shares are about to go public on the NYSE as “The Opening Bell” rings in another day of trading. In this premiere episode of the ICE House podcast, Tom reflects on what happens on the famous floor between the opening and closing bells, how the volatility in the markets stocks up to history, and his own journey that brought him to the intersection of Wall and Broad Streets.