Inside the ICE House

Joanna Coles, CEO of Northern Star Acquisition Company and former Editor-in-Chief of Marie Claire and Cosmopolitan, has woven stories that capture imaginations, illuminate the world, and informed and delighted readers in the glossy pages of magazines. Now, she’s focused on capital markets, nurturing new companies with advice, expertise, and humanity. Joanna takes us on a journey through her career...

Ryan Schneider, President and CEO of Realogy Holdings Corporation (NYSE: RLGY), leads one of the most integrated providers of residential real estate services in the country. The firm, comprising brokerages, title services, and thousands of franchisees that operate under Realogy’s brands, including Coldwell Banker, CENTURY 21, & ERA, helps millions of people make the largest financial decision of...

Dr. Jacqui Taylor, co-founder and CEO of FlyingBinary, is on a mission to create an inclusive technological future for everyone. An engineer at heart and by training, she helps companies and governments develop digital strategies and prepare for cyberattacks. She joins the podcast to talk about how she’s bringing her deep expertise to the global effort to develop the digital economy and drive a ne...

FS KKR (NYSE:FSK) brings together two powerhouses in finance to support middle market companies and investors in accessing private credit. The firm’s Chairman & CEO Michael Forman and CIO Dan Pietrzak discuss why they joined forces, the opportunity that exists in private credit markets, and the advantages of business development companies. Michael and Dan take us through how FS KKR sources deals,...

Global disputes often play out in economic or political spheres, but in the most turbulent tête-à-têtes can activate military responses between nations, and the threat of escalation. That’s the scenario envisioned in 2034:  A Novel of the Next World War, by retired four-star Admiral James Stavridis -- now Vice Chairman of The Carlyle Group -- and ex-Marine Elliot Ackerman. The authors sketch a blo...

Companies going public on the NYSE these days are increasingly led by diverse leadership teams. They’re also seeking equally diverse ways of raising capital, whether by IPO, SPAC merger, or direct listing.  Amanda Hindlian joined the NYSE after 19 years at Goldman Sachs to help them navigate that journey, a trip that ultimately leads to the iconic First Trade Bell on the NYSE floor. Amanda lays ou...

An “upstanding” character is integral to supporting every stakeholder of a company and achieve sustained success. Frank Calderoni, CEO and Chairman of Anaplan (NYSE:PLAN), wrote UPSTANDING: How Company Character Catalyzes Loyalty, Agility, and Hypergrowth, to help define company character and how to unlock its value. He discusses how company character supports the future of work, shows how to buil...

Gillian Tett, chair of editorial board, US of the Financial Times, began her career as an anthropologist studying marriage rituals in Soviet Tajikistan before becoming a leading financial journalist using many of the same tools. In her newest book, ANTHRO-VISION: A new Way to See in Business and Life, she explains how viewing the world through the lens of anthropology reveals how underlying human...

In 2019, the U.S. became a net energy exporter for the first time in almost 70 years. People and companies like Toby Rice and EQT, the largest producer of natural gas producer in the country, had a lot to do with it. He shares how he and his brothers founded an energy company, sold it, and then took back control to increase efficiencies with better operating practices and technology. Toby walks us...

Cate Ambrose, CEO of the Global Private Capital Association, leads an organization that connects investors responsible for managing more than $2 trillion across more than 130 countries with sectors and deals that will drive investment returns and meet societal needs. She shares her thoughts on what’s happening on the ground, why data is critical for private investment, and how capital is fueling s...

In the first half of 2021, the New York Stock Exchange helped 205 listings raise $68.5 billion, both all-time records. Alongside that tally are 16 SPAC mergers valued at $60 billion. DFIN’s President of Global Capital Markets Craig Clay shares his expertise on the current state of SPACs, the growing number of public companies, and how DFIN supports clients from startup to publicly traded unicorn. ...

From the first days of the pandemic, Dr. Scott Gottlieb offered a steady and authoritative voice of science and medicine to a worldwide audience of individuals and businesses grappling with the disease. On this episode, Dr. Gottlieb covers the current state of COVID-19 and how we should deal with the delta variant. But Scott also dives deeper into his career as an innovator and financier of new br...

More than a staff, more than a cabinet, occasionally more than family, the president’s first friends can have an outsized influence on the commander-in-chief. It puts the chosen few confidantes at the pinnacle of power, and occasionally in precarious positions. Gary Ginsberg, author of FIRST FRIENDS: The Powerful, Unsung (And Unelected) People Who Shaped Our Presidents, who has spent his career wi...

Steven F. Udvar-Házy, Executive Chairman of Air Lease Corporation (NYSE: AL), turned a childhood dream of flying over the Iron Curtain into a career of matching the world’s airlines with the perfect fleet of aircraft to keep their passengers aloft. A day after taking his first commercial flight since March 2020, Steve took us to cruising altitude on his vision for air travel’s next chapter, how pl...

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...

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...

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 geograph...

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 ser...

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 da...

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 compani...

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:...

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...

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 univer...

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 surro...

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...