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Episode 364: Graphic Packaging CEO Michael Doss: Evangelist of the Circular Economy   Michael Doss, President and CEO of Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE: GPK), is in the business of turning plant fiber into the boxes, cups, plates, and other paper products that we use every day. He goes deep on how Graphic Packaging’s business model leverages leading technology, sustainable sourcing, and a...

Ned Lamont, 89th Governor of Connecticut, twice recently joined the regular throng of commuters making the run from the Nutmeg State to Wall Street. Gov. Lamont stepped Inside the ICE House  while at the NYSE to celebrate Quinnipiac University’s 2023 NCAA National Championship in Men’s Ice Hockey. This visit was just a few weeks after ringing the bell with UConn’s Huskies to mark their fifth NCAA...

David McCormick, author of SUPERPOWER IN PERIL: A Battle Plan to Renew America, has spent his life at the nexus of Wall Street, Main Street, and Government. His book combines lessons learned leading soldiers as a West Point Graduate and leading businesses, among them Bridgewater Associates, where he was CEO. The result is his blueprint to revitalize the American Dream at home while meeting the cha...

As Chairman of ESPN, part of entertainment giant Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS), Jimmy Pitaro leads the Worldwide Leader in Sports, from the rights to the Super Bowl to Pickleball. Jimmy takes listeners through his journey from Westchester to Manhattan, from Burbank to Bristol, and from the Brickyard to Amen Corner -- the past, present, and future of live sports, and the big business that it has...

Jean Jereissati, CEO of Ambev (NYSE: ABEV), is brewing the beverage company headquartered in São Paulo into “a force for transformational technology.” He joined the podcast to talk about the evolution of the Latin American brewing company over his quarter century there, and his vision for its B2B platform BEES and direct-to-consumer platform Zé. Jean explains how collaboration, active listening, a...

UpEnergy Group Cofounders Alex Rau and Matt Evans explain how UpEnergy is using ICE’s carbon markets to drive the energy transition, save lives, and reduce energy poverty. As they explain, the auction carbon credits based on UpEnergy’s Improved Cookstove Program in Uganda is just one of the innovative ways to bring the power of the global capital markets to bear on the challenges faced by climate...

Alan McKim, Founder, Executive Chairman & CTO of Clean Harbors (NYSE: CLH) is out with his new book Doing the Doing: How a 4-Person Startup Grew Into a 20,000 Employee Company by Creating a Cleaner Environment. Alan’s career spans over forty years creating a business protecting the environment and undoing decades of damage, all before a regulatory regime took hold. He shares the story of his compa...

Artis Stevens, President and CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, explains how mentoring can positively impact the mentor, mentee, communities and beyond. He joins to podcast to talk about the BBBS programs and the recently launched Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Council that support the organization’s 120+ year commitment to empower all young people. Artis also shared ho...

Antonio Neri, President and CEO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE: HPE), is marking his fifth year helming the 60,000-employee company offering enterprise and cloud services and solutions. As both an engineer and an artist, Antonio’s career has taken him across the globe, from call center to CEO. He explains how HPE is continuing the purpose-driven ambitions that founders Bill Hewlett and David...

Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco CEO and President Teresa Bazemore took time out of attending the ICE Mortgage Technology Experience 2023 Conference to talk about her bank’s mission to keep credit flowing, give financial institutions of all sizes access to global capital markets, and help all Americans to have a roof over their head. She shared her own career journey from studying law to th...

Real estate is about location, location, location, but according to Laura Escobar, the President of Lennar Mortgage, the mortgage lending subsidiary of Lennar Corporation (NYSE:LEN), mortgage banking comes down to education, education, education. Not just for people securing a home loan, but those looking for a career supporting the mortgage process.  Laura joins the podcast from ICE Experience, o...

Dr. Mark T. Esper, 29th U.S. Secretary of Defense, wrote “A Sacred Oath: Memoirs of a Secretary of Defense During Extraordinary Times” to chronicle his experiences at the Pentagon during the tumultuous term of Donald J. Trump. The pages capture his own life of service in and out of uniform, the old threats, the new Cold War, and the challenges of staying true to your oath. Mark shares his assessme...

Inside the ICE House returns to Las Vegas once again for ICE Experience, our annual mega-conference focused on the mortgage industry. In this episode, listeners get front row seat to the topics and people shaping the sector with Bob Broeksmit, President and CEO of the Mortgage Bankers Association. Bob lays out how the MBA is working to improve regulation, support its members, and help the next gen...

Mark Rourke, CEO and President of Schneider National (NYSE: SNDR), headed “Eastbound and Down” from his homebase in Green Bay to visit the New York Stock Exchange. In an era when getting goods to market is the lifeblood of the American economy, Mark shows how Schneider stays on the cutting edge of the transportation industry while upholding the heartland values that forged its reputation. He lays...

CME Group Chairman and CEO Terry Duffy’s career, from his first day in the pits of the Merc to testifying before Congress on the potential pitfalls of FTX, has been marked by his willingness to roll up his sleeves, mix it up, and speak his mind. Terry returns to the NYSE, where he led the first IPO of a US exchange two decades ago, for a far-ranging conversation on navigating the regulatory proces...

Liz Hoffman, Semafor’s Business & Finance Editor, chronicles the business leaders that navigated COVID-19 in Crash Landing: The Inside Story of How the World’s Biggest Companies Survived an Economy on the Brink. The book, out now from Crown, reveals the machinations between the public and private sectors as businesses prepared, reacted, and survived the financial fallout of an economic shutdown. ...

  National Magazine Award winner Lance Morrow, heralded chronicler of the American Century, keeps the ‘Wolf of Insignificance’ at bay by rising early each day to write. His words have distilled the impact of world-changing events over a career that spans the 1960s to 9/11 and beyond. In a conversation about his new memoir, “The Noise of Typewriters: Remembering Journalism.” Lance reflects on Henry...

Former Marine sniper Jake Wood learned a lot about the complex, inefficient nature of corporate giving as the founder of Team Rubicon. Now leading Groundswell, Jake is on a mission to use technology to democratize philanthropy and streamline the corporate donation process to instantly deploy funds where needed. Groundswell lets every employee control where their contributions go while also accessi...

David O’Reilly, CEO of the Howard Hughes Corporation (NYSE: HHC), lives and works in The Woodlands, a LEED-certified master planned community that’s part of his company’s portfolio of 118,000 acres of real estate. O’Reilly is a familiar face around Wall Street thanks to projects like the Tin Building and partnerships with anchor tenants like Chef Jean-Georges, which is giving the seaport a new lea...

 Inclusion on CNBC’s Disruptor 50 list is a one of the brass rings for all tech startups. The 2022 list included among its newcomers Oura Health, which recently passed 1,000,000 sales of its signature Oura Ring wearable technology. CEO Tom Hale celebrated the inclusion Oura Health on the list, along with his fellow disruptors, at a special dinner on the New York Stock Exchange Trading Floor. He re...

For this week’s episode we went on a road show to Outdoor Retailer's Snow Show '23, the big annual gear-fest in Salt Lake City put on by Emerald Holding Inc. (NYSE: EEX). Joining us on the pod were Emerald CEO Herve Sedky, CFO David Doft and Salt Lake City’s Mayor Erin Mendenhall. The three have formed a unique alliance to help drive the city’s growth and fuel the outdoor economy in the face of cl...

Mike Hayes, COO of VMware (NYSE: VMW) and former commanding officer of SEAL Team TWO, wrote “Never Enough: A Navy SEAL Commander on Living a Life of Excellence, Agility, and Meaning” to share the lessons he learned during his service to help readers do work of value, live purposely, and stretch themselves. He joined the podcast to talk about his book, his career, and how a “Never Enough” mindset c...

Syndio works with the NYSE and its listed companies to place true value on the “S” of ESG with technology and services that help companies measure, achieve, and sustain workplace equity. In this episode, Syndio CEO Maria Colacurcio explains how her company practices what it preaches by publicly releasing pay equity and medium pay gap reports every six months. She shares how transparency and data a...

Jay Clayton has built a career serving big corporations and small investors alike. Since passing the gavel to Gary Gensler, Jay has returned to the private sector, taking board seats with American Express (NYSE: AXP) and Apollo Global Management (NYSE: APO). But Jay hasn’t stayed silent on public policy, frequently picking up his pen in a series of op/eds to weigh in on regulation of crypto and di...

If, as the Bard said, “what's past is prologue,” then there is no better person to talk about the future of energy markets than Mark Lewis, Head of Climate Research for Andurand Capital Management. Mark pioneered the green finance discipline and now advises clients on investment opportunities created by energy transition. As the World Economic Forum gets underway in Davos, Mark shares his outlook...