Future of the Business World Podcast · Wharton Global Youth Program
Making Connections on the Pickleball Court
August 6, 2025·19 min·1 clip
Ava Weissman started Pickleball for a Purpose after connecting with her grandma in a way she never had before.
As heard by us
A student founder turns pickleball into a story about reach, logistics, and social purpose.
Ava Weissman's conversation with Diana Drake stays focused on a simple but workable idea: she loves pickleball enough to build Pickleball for a Purpose around it.
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If you want a high school founder turning a pickleball passion into a nonprofit with chapters in multiple places, press play.
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