According to the internet, Elon Musk is often praised for his visionary mindset, innovation, risk-taking attitude, and energy. Jan vom Brocke is just like that, we think. With the positivity he brings into every project and meeting, Jan has been right at the center of many seminal developments in our field over the past twenty years, from the rise of design science to the inception of NeuroIS, the development of literature reviews, and more recently the creation of process science. We take the opportunity to reflect with him on his work, the way he builds and steers highly successful research groups, and how he manages to do research that is both impactful and engaging to many different audiences. As usual, the references to readings we mention are listed on http://www.janrecker.com/this-is-research-podcast/.