About Us
The Most Awesome Founder Podcast is brought to you by the Chair in Entrepreneurship and New Business Development at WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management, a globally-ranked business school in beautiful Vallendar, Germany. To learn more about WHU’s programs, visit www.whu.edu today.

GERRIT MCGOWAN
HOST
Gerrit McGowan is a serial entrepreneur, ecosystem-builder, startup coach, and currently, Managing Director of the WHU Entrepreneurship Center. He is currently completing his PhD research on the physiology of optimal human performance among startup founders. Apparently, he is now also a podcast host.

CHRISTOPH HIENERTH
SPONSOR
Prof. Christoph Hienerth is a globally-recognized entrepreneurship and innovation researcher who holds the Chair in Entrepreneurship and New Business Development at WHU-Otto Beisheim School of Management. Christoph is also co-Academic Director of the WHU Entrepreneurship Center.

DRIES FAEMS
SPONSOR
Prof. Dries Faems holds the Chair of Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technological Transformation at the WHU Otto Beisheim School of Management in Germany. He plays an instrumental role in developing and nurturing the WHU entrepreneurial network and also coordinates the WHU Innovation Ecosystem Hub. He also contributes to the podcast by featuring as a co – host periodically.

RUSHABH JINWALA
PRODUCTION
Each year, the Most Awesome Founder Podcast recruits a highly-entrepreneurial graduate student to lead production of our episodes. For 2020-21, we welcome Rushabh Jinwala to this role. Rushabh is an aspiring entrepreneur and a photography enthusiast with deep knowledge of media production – a tremendous asset to our humble podcast team.