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Ashwin Goutham Gopi

Co-Founder / Dad / Entrepreneur / Teacher / Husband

Ashwin is a Father, Husband, Teacher, Brooklynite, Entrepreneur, and Dravidian. He is the co-founder of Rise Products, a green startup that converts byproducts from the beverage industry into food. He also teaches at NYU and the New School - helping students turn science into technology, and technology into solutions. He is interested in sustainability, comedy, anarchy, folk music, art, and religion. His hobbies include sitting in sunlight, drinking water, and dreaming of being a tree. He also enjoys eating leaves, playing acoustic guitar, and imagining being a grasshopper.

Oct. 11, 2023

Ep 160: Embracing Growth and Escaping the Confinement of Familiarity ft Ashwin Gopi & Kala Gopi

What a delightful episode it was when we had the pleasure of having Kala, the mother of our unofficial cohost and beloved podcast favorite Ashwin, join us for our first mother and son episode. In this episode, we embarked on…
June 21, 2023

Ep 154: Importance of Individuality: Learning to Trust Your Child’s Decisions (Fathers Day 2023) ft Ashwin Goutham Gopi, Corey Gumbs, & Nabeel Ebeid

On this episode of White Label American, host Raphael Harry talks with guests Corey Gumbs, Ashwin Goutham Gopi, and Nabeel Ebeid about their experiences as fathers and the cultural influences that have impacted their parenti…
Oct. 12, 2022

I’ll Give You 50 Thousand Followers ft Raphael Harry

Yes, yours truly is this week's guest. Not only is Ashwin Gopi back in the studio, but he also took over hosting duties in order for me to appear as the guest. It was fun to be the guest and I'll be a guest again when I live…
April 6, 2022

EP 119: You Can Use Critical Methods To Design Technology Better ft Ashwin Goutham Gopir

Before he became one of the co-founders of Rise Products, and a husband, dad, Brooklynite, Dravidian, Teacher, and so much more Ashwin Goutham Gopir had a beginning. We take one of the most exciting human journeys going way …