Driven by the desire to change reality, held together by shared values.

Meet the team driving the studio

We built a team that not only understands creativity, but can expertly wield it to drive the best results. All experts in our respective fields, but as a team, we’re master of one thing: innovation.

Jacob Johnson
Managing Partner, Product & Venture Strategy

Leads venture and product strategy at Gitwit. Has built products and brands for Fortune 10 companies and category-defining ventures. Ensures each venture is sharply positioned in its market and creates growth strategies that scale from initial validation through launch.

Dan Fisher
Managing Partner, Research & Discovery

Dan focuses on discovering the problems that become companies. At Gitwit, he helps shape the studio’s discovery process—combining deep user research, creative exploration, and early validation to turn insight into new ventures. He holds a PhD in Marketing, built innovation and entrepreneurship programs in academia, and previously held roles at Boeing, Procter & Gamble, and Nestlé.

Simon Turner
Managing Partner, Venture Team Building

Multi-time founder with 22 years launching startups. Co-founded Myagi, a workforce learning platform acquired by Rallyware. Leads Gitwit's founding team construction and brings operational expertise to every stage.

Mike Noshay
Partner

A serial founder and investor with a passion for healthcare innovation. He leads the capital strategies for our fund and our ventures, is the architect of our design partner program.

Anna Asher
Operating Partner, Discovery

Jonna Baker
Principal, Operations

Claire Ballew
Principal, Brand and Strategy

Patrick Barksdale
Operating Partner, Finance and Operations

Trevor Barrios
Operating Partner, Venture Leadership

Christopher Baum
Product Engineer

Austin Boardman
Principal, Product Strategy

Meghan Johnson
Operating Partner, Design

Jennifay Joy
Principal, Talent

Jeremiah Maloney
Principal, Venture Leadership

Yugvir Parhar
Venture Leader and UX Researcher

Ashley Roberts
Principal, Venture Leadership

Brandon Shearrer
Principal, Engineering

Amanda Treadwell
Designer and UX Strategist

Laura Webster
Senior Accountant

Jannie Zhou
Product Strategist and UX Researcher

Our principles

The values that guide our decisions, processes, and communication. These aren't on the wall. They're in the work and just make us better people.

Use empathy to drive innovation
Get and stay as close to the target audiences and users as possible.

Drop your ego; this will make you good at what you do and good to work with, too.

Find and practice new methods to experience the world through another's eyes.
Obviously, get past the obvious
Challenge prevailing assumptions and approaches.

Stay suspicious of the familiar and expected solution.
Be a servant to innovation, not to appeasement.
Focus on why & find better problems
Discover deeply buried root causes.
Create what the world really needs, not what it says it wants.
Champion questions over answers.
Be an expert beginner
Make new connections between previously unrelated things.

Always be learning inside and outside your areas of expertise.
Use the time when you know little about something to discover new insights that those with experience can no longer see.
Understand deeply but explain simply.
To become a great innovator, become a great storyteller.

Fight for an idea and win by having the best explanation — it's the only way.
Always solve the biggest problem in the simplest, most uncomplicated way possible.
Demand & deliver frequent feedback
Share work early and often so others can help you build it better.

Be wide open to challenges and critiques, these fuel greatness.
Listen well and give thoughtful, candid feedback.

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