Christina Shim, IBM's Chief Sustainability Officer, goes Inside the ICE House to discuss how energy, materials, and market access have become defining business challenges shaped by AI demand, geopolitics, and supply chain concentration. She explains how IBM embeds sustainability directly into existing enterprise workflows rather than treating it as a standalone initiative. Shim details IBM's use of AI to accelerate access to regulatory and market data while balancing governance. She also shares how IBM measures progress through quantified savings, workflow integration percentages, and stakeholder engagement.

As ETF Central surpasses 30 episodes, host Bilal Little looks back at some of the most memorable conversations that have shaped the show. From ETF issuers and financial advisors to industry influencers and innovators, Bilal revisits key insights, standout moments, and the biggest themes driving today's ETF landscape. It's a reflection on the ideas, trends, and market forces that continue to influence one of the fastest-growing segments of investing.

Sustainability has evolved from a standalone marketing initiative into a metric woven throughout the modern supply chain, and few companies sit closer to that shift than Blue Yonder. Chief Sustainability Officer Saskia van Gendt goes Inside the ICE House to discuss how carbon emissions, waste reduction, and ESG risk are becoming embedded into everyday supply chain decisions. She explores how AI is supercharging demand planning, transportation, and warehousing to cut waste and emissions across the end-to-end supply chain.

GXO is marking its five-year anniversary as a public company by shifting from an M&A-driven playbook to a focus on organic growth. CEO Patrick Kelleher goes Inside the ICE House to discuss how AI and humanoid robotics are transforming warehouse operations and worker productivity. He shares how GXO is winning new business in aerospace, defense, and data centers by leaning into specialized industry expertise. Kelleher also makes the case for specialization over end-to-end diversification as supply chains grow more complex.

Stifel CEO Ron Kruszewski joins Inside the ICE House to mark 30 years leading the 136-year-old firm and reflect on navigating constant change. He explains why he sees AI as a powerful accelerator rather than a replacement for human judgment, and why he's betting Stifel's business on the enduring value of human relationships. Kruszewski warns against chasing trends like tokenization without heeding the lessons of financial history, favoring a strategy of compounding capabilities over decades. He closes with his outlook on where AI and financial services are headed together.

Phil Rosen joins Inside The ICE House to unpack Bitcoin's 30% surge, tying most of the gain to the Treasury's buyback announcement and noting the pullback after Jackson Hole. He stays structurally bullish on Bitcoin, pointing to currency debasement as the real long-term driver regardless of Fed noise. On small caps, he flags the Russell 2000's 25% rally as less impressive against a flat five-year stretch and favors rotating into large caps here. Rosen doubts Warsh will hike in September despite market odds suggesting otherwise, arguing the AI CapEx cycle matters more than a quarter-point move. He closes by noting a surprise hike would sting near-term, but strong earnings give the market room to absorb it.

Adam Yofan, a wealth advisor and consultant with Focus Partners, joins Bilal Little on ETF Central to discuss how wealthy families approach investment and estate planning. Yofan shares his path from CPA to Smith Barney broker to building a planning-focused practice now part of Focus Partners, where he coaches roughly 800 advisors full-time. He argues that an advisor's real value lies not in the plan itself, which AI can now approximate, but in the trust and emotional intelligence needed to ask clients hard questions about family, legacy, and desired outcomes. He also touches on shifts toward tax-aware SMAs and ETFs, AI's growing role in advisor workflows, and offers candid thoughts on estate planning basics and his own legacy.

Brixmor is redefining what open-air retail can be, with CEO Brian Finnegan leading a portfolio of 350 shopping centers that drew 900 million visits over the past year. Finnegan goes Inside the ICE House to discuss how Brixmor curates a merchandising mix of grocers, off-price retailers, and local favorites that turn shopping centers into true community hubs. He explores why physical retail continues to thrive despite historic headwinds, from record-low new supply to retailers making stores the center of their omnichannel strategy.

Jim Filter is only the fifth CEO in Schneider National's 90-plus-year history, stepping into the role as regulatory changes reshape trucking and logistics capacity. He goes Inside the ICE House to unpack how Schneider is using AI, autonomous vehicles, and a rebalanced fleet strategy to stay ahead of the shift. Filter discusses growth opportunities in Mexico, a disciplined approach to M&A, and why telling a cyclical dip from a real trend is core to long-term decision-making.

With markets noisier and more uncertain than ever, Dimensional Fund Advisors founder David Booth goes Inside the ICE House to make the case that staying calm is not just good advice — it's backed by a century of data. He discusses his new book, Stay Calm, and why the same principles that help people navigate life's uncertainties are the ones that lead to long-term investing success. Booth challenges the allure of market timing and prediction, arguing instead for planning, patience, and trusting in human ingenuity as the engine behind decades of 10% annual stock returns. He also reflects on Dimensional's milestone crossing of $1 trillion in assets under management and why personalization may be the next major wave in investing.