Win Via Trust Leadership Podcast
Sep 15, 2026 · 30 min · 11 segments
Can a fighter pilot, a U.S. Senator, and a NASA contractor all trust the same person? Retired U.S. Navy Captain W. Scott Butler explains why the answer is yes. On this episode of the Win Via Trust…
W. Scott ButlerGuest
Michael RabinowitzHost
First of all, Michael, let me express my gratitude for the opportunity to speak with you, my lifelong friend, and to address the audience that will tune in for this podcast.
And to hear you recite my career helps remind me of so many of the wonderful times that I've had both in and out of the Navy.
My personal definition of trust is has definitely changed over time, right? So when I was a child in small town Pennsylvania, my trust was resident in my parents and in my friends and my friend groups, because those were my first examples of how trust can impact my life.
It's certainly changed over time as a parent, as a husband, as a military leader, as an educator, and now in the business world.
But I still think that at its root, the early positive trust experiences that I have directly impact my definition of trust now.
It's the ability to have 100% confidence in the character of someone or something.
And integrity in my mind could be used as an interchangeable word for trust in some ways because integrity brings along honesty and reliability.
And speaking of reliability, there's personal responsibility that goes along with it.
So anyone that is going to be worthy of your trust is going to make sure that personal responsibility is inherent in everything that they do.
But I would really just say, regardless of whether as a child, as a military aviator, as a business guy, trust is the critical enabler of success.
As you say in your book, by the way, a fine book, one that I have downloaded from Amazon, but trust is critical enabler for success in whatever you do in life.
First of all, Michael, let me express my gratitude for the opportunity to speak with you, my lifelong friend, and to address the audience that will tune in for this podcast.
And to hear you recite my career helps remind me of so many of the wonderful times that I've had both in and out of the Navy.
My personal definition of trust is has definitely changed over time, right? So when I was a child in small town Pennsylvania, my trust was resident in my parents and in my friends and my friend groups, because those were my first examples of how trust can impact my life.
It's certainly changed over time as a parent, as a husband, as a military leader, as an educator, and now in the business world.
But I still think that at its root, the early positive trust experiences that I have directly impact my definition of trust now.
It's the ability to have 100% confidence in the character of someone or something.
And integrity in my mind could be used as an interchangeable word for trust in some ways because integrity brings along honesty and reliability.
And speaking of reliability, there's personal responsibility that goes along with it.
So anyone that is going to be worthy of your trust is going to make sure that personal responsibility is inherent in everything that they do.
But I would really just say, regardless of whether as a child, as a military aviator, as a business guy, trust is the critical enabler of success.
As you say in your book, by the way, a fine book, one that I have downloaded from Amazon, but trust is critical enabler for success in whatever you do in life.
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