Drew is the Founder of Inoculate the World, which began as a passionate hobby and ultimately turned into the business that it is today. He never planned on it turning into such a big part of his life, or a known name in the mushroom space, but as the dominoes fell, ITW was formed. When Drew saw a lack of transparency in strains, clean genetics and high-level customer service in the industry, he knew he could fill the gap.

Since then, ITW continues to grow every month because Drew is passionate about mushrooms, and has been since he was a kid. Now, that same passion takes him all around the world as he searches for new strains of mushrooms to share with the loyal ITW customer base. It’s his favorite part about owning a mushroom spore store—all the great people he gets to meet on his travels and forays. In his free time, you can catch him spending time with his partner and family, including 2 large breed dogs named Buddy and Penny, as well as two kune-kune pigs.

Emma is the Production Lab Manager at Inoculate the World and has been in charge of the lab since the company’s beginning. Her day-to-day consists of managing the production team to ensure all our products are tested and manufactured to the highest quality standards and get out to our loyal customers in a timely fashion. She loves the job because she gets to utilize her unique background—which by the way, includes a degree in molecular biology—niche interests and her whole self to grow something that affects the world in a positive way. 

Emma has always been interested in science, and in addition to being enamored with mushrooms, she also loves insects, spiders and sea organisms (her favorites being parasitoid wasps, jumping spiders and Nudibranchs, respectively). When she’s not in the lab, you can catch Emma cooking elaborate meals, sewing and knitting, gardening, hiking with her two dogs and crying along to Korean TV dramas.

Juan is the General Manager of the Inoculate the World shipping office. He’s the one that packages every order placed at ITW, and he’s been at it for almost 3 years. Juan loves the job, not only because it’s flexible—he’s also a full time student—but also because he knows he’s part of a service that benefits people all over the world. 

He strongly believes Inoculate the World genetics are the best and cleanest for anyone who’s interested in fungi, or as Terrence McKenna would call them, “Food of the Gods.” In his free time, you can catch Juan spending time with his family, friends and girlfriend, working on his car, playing soccer and working out. He’s a strong believer in the phrase, “If you’re going to do something, do it right the first time.”

Jozie is one of our Distribution Associates at the Inoculate the World shipping office. She’s been working for ITW for the last three years doing a little bit of everything, from labeling, packaging and organizing to inventory and other similar office tasks. She loves the job because it’s super accommodating—for much of her time with us she’s also been a student at the local university. Before joining the ITW team, she had an appreciation for mycology, but loves how the job has taught her so much about the mycelia world. In her free time, you can catch Jozie lifting weights and spending time with her cat. Now that she’s about to graduate, she’s planning on starting a anthropology and cultural criticism blog, so keep an eye out!

Michelle is the Senior Content Strategist at Inoculate the World, in charge of all written content including the blog, newsletter and other educational and marketing efforts. She’s the author of Your Psilocybin Mushroom Companion (Ulysses Press, 2019), an easy-to-digest guide on everything you need to know as you develop a relationship with shrooms. 

Michelle’s been writing about mushrooms, psychedelics and cannabis for the last 10 years for publications like High Times, Rolling Stone and Playboy—and we’re very glad she’s recently joined ITW as our newest team member! In her free time you can catch her and her husband stargazing, looking for aliens, hiking in the woods with their 2 rescue dogs, Chuy and Boomer, and learning about the local fungi and flora in their area.

Lydia is the Head of Customer Service at Inoculate the World. She’s been working for ITW full time since 2023 and loves the job because of the incredible team she’s now a part of. She’s always loved working with people and has found the mushroom community to be one of the most gracious and kind groups she has ever met. 

Lydia has always been a researcher at heart—she was even a college math tutor—and finds the incredible power of mushrooms endlessly fascinating. When Lydia isn’t working, you can find her enjoying the outdoors with friends and family.