Rocket Science Meets Mortgage Banking: Lessons in Innovation Risk & AI with Granger Whitelaw of Faithstone Capital

What can mortgage banking learn from IndyCar racing, private spaceflight, and some of the world’s most ambitious technology ventures? In this episode, David Lykken sits down with entrepreneur and investor Granger Whitelaw for a wide-ranging conversation about the mindset required to turn bold ideas into real-world innovation. From helping launch the Rocket Racing League and supporting breakthrough technologies to experiencing firsthand how even a great business idea can be derailed by bad timing, Whitelaw shares lessons on risk, resilience, leadership, and investing in people who truly understand their industries. The conversation ultimately lands squarely on mortgage banking, where AI and emerging technologies are creating opportunities to rethink the lending process from origination through closing. Rocket Science Meets Mortgage Banking: Lessons in Innovation, Risk & AI explores why the next era of mortgage innovation may belong to leaders willing to think bigger, move intelligently, stay humble, and challenge assumptions about what is possible.