{"podcast":{"title":"Growth Think Tank","slug":"growth-think-tank-480988","podcast_index_feed_id":480988,"rss_url":"https://leaders.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://genehammett.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/1/5/4/d/154d10dcd976b4ae/Ui4remSQ.png","author":"Gene Hammett","episode_count":1235,"summary":"Develop leadership skills and understand leadership development from expert interviews with transformational leaders. Leaders in the Trenches gives raw discussions that dive deep into new strategies to accelerate your company growth and your leadership abilities. Get interviews from Fortune 100 leaders to experts in various domains of marketing, sales, and leadership that allows you to explode your growth. Learn from their failures and discover the finer elements of significance that will impact your company. Guests include Daymond John, Les Brown, Michael Gerber, Jonah Berger, Bob Berg, Greg McKeown, and with the host Gene Hammett.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-29T08:20:34.923280+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/growth-think-tank-480988"},"episode":{"title":"Scaling Trust: How the Right Leadership Team Drives Sustainable Growth with Andy White at Closinglock","slug":"scaling-trust-how-the-right-leadership-team-drives-sustainable-growth-with-andy-white-at-closinglock","published_at":"2026-03-23T01:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/growth-think-tank-480988/scaling-trust-how-the-right-leadership-team-drives-sustainable-growth-with-andy-white-at-closinglock","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/growth-think-tank-480988","url":"https://leaders.libsyn.com/scaling-trust-how-the-right-leadership-team-drives-sustainable-growth-with-andy-white-at-closinglock","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/leaders/1267_Andy_White-auphonic.mp3?dest-id=185578","summary":"In this episode, I sit down with Andy White, co-founder of Closinglock (ranked No. 135 on the 2025 Inc. 5000), to talk about what it really means to \"scale trust\" as your company grows. Andy shares how trust isn't just a feel-good concept; it's a key driver of performance, stronger culture, and deeper employee engagement, and we explore how giving teams real autonomy paired with transparent communication can unlock better results. He also offers a fresh perspective on hiring, explaining why he prioritizes character over experience, and highlights the continued importance of in-person interactions for building genuine connections. We wrap up by discussing how openly sharing business challenges with your team can actually bring people closer together and spark more creative, effective solutions. Episode Highlights & Time Stamps 3:26 Closing Lock Overview 6:49 The Future of Real Estate Transactions 7:37 Scaling Trust in Business 11:28 Hiring for Trust and Growth 13:33 Macro Management Style 15:06 Building a Trusting Culture 16:27 Qualities of a Great Hire 19:17 Assessing Learning Mentality 20:38 Strategies for Scaling Trust 23:16 The Role of Transparency 27:58 Concluding Thoughts on Trust About Andy White Founder and CEO of Closinglock, a fast-growing technology company focused on protecting money in real estate transactions. With a background in engineering and a PhD in computer engineering, Andy brings a deep technical perspective to solving one of the industry's most critical challenges: fraud in money movement. Under his leadership, Closinglock has earned a spot on the Inc. 5000 list, reflecting its rapid growth and strong market impact. Andy is known for his focus on building a high-trust, high-performance culture, where transparency, autonomy, and continuous learnin…","meta_description":"In this episode, I sit down with Andy White, co-founder of Closinglock (ranked No. 135 on the 2025 Inc. 5000), to talk about what it really means to \"scal…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1779,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/growth-think-tank-480988/episodes/scaling-trust-how-the-right-leadership-team-drives-sustainable-growth-with-andy-white-at-closinglock/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/growth-think-tank-480988/scaling-trust-how-the-right-leadership-team-drives-sustainable-growth-with-andy-white-at-closinglock.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}