Entries by The Glass Hammer

Sustainable Success in Sustainable Industries

This Earth Day, the conversation worth having is less about individual behavior and more about the systems we’ve left unchanged. Jharna Saha, Co-Founder and CMO of Enlog, is working on one of the most overlooked of them: what happens to electricity once it’s inside a building. Enlog enables buildings and facilities to continuously optimize their […]

Futures Industry Gathers in Boca to Discuss Where Risk Management Ends and Gaming Begins

By Jessica Darmoni The Futures Industry Association (FIA) held their annual FIA Boca conference in Boca Raton, Florida March 8-11, 2026. The annual gathering brings together institutional investors and professionals in the listed and over-the-counter derivatives markets with an emergence of digital asset firms and retail brokers joining in the past few years. One of […]

Powering the Future: Joanna Fields, CEO, Aplomb Strategies Inc.

By Jessica Darmoni “Future leaders must not only understand technology but wield it responsibly to protect reputational integrity in a world where data breaches and automation carry profound consequences,” says Joanna Fields, a financial market veteran who remains focused on enterprise risk management. Fields has almost 30 years of experience spanning global asset classes such […]

,

The Return on Investment for Executive Retreats

By Jessica Darmoni Executive wellness retreats are often judged by their immediate costs: time away from work, financial investment, and short-term disruption. But their real return on investment shows up in longer-lasting gains such as clearer thinking, personal growth, and greater resilience. This makes them powerful tools for leaders operating in complex environments. Below are […]

,

Nancy Stern: Managing Director and General Counsel, Simplex Trading

By Jessica Darmoni “The (trading) industry is built on people working together,” explains Nancy Stern. “You have to think of your interactions as long-term relationships. Something that makes sense in the short term may not serve you—or others—over time. You always have to ask: what are the unintended consequences?” That long-term view has shaped Stern’s […]