Future of the Business World Podcast · Wharton Global Youth Program

Raising Awareness about Women's Health and FemTech

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Diana Drake opens with Sophie Buckshee’s connection to the Wharton Global Youth Program. Sophie explains that Choice Compass grew out of her time in Wharton programs, her own observations, and a belief that innovation depends on teamwork. She says student ambassadors lead large discussions with hundreds of peers. Those conversations create comfort and community. From there, the discussion can expand into FemTech products and the issues shaping women’s health and reproductive rights. Sophie treats awareness as the beginning of change and presents Choice Compass as a place where student voices can help build that awareness. Drake then turns to Sophie’s broader Wharton experience. Sophie describes what she has gained from the programs as passion and drive. She says being around other students who care deeply about business and innovation has strengthened her excitement about creating change and looking ahead. The interview keeps circling back to the idea that business can be a vehicle for change. Sophie connects that idea to the future of her own work, especially the challenge of growing and scaling an organization while staying true to its mission. Drake follows with lighter questions that reveal Sophie’s personality. Sophie says she likes to argue about the things she cares about. She names The Summer I Turned Pretty as a binge-watch choice. When asked who she would invite as the first guest on her own business talk show, she chooses Erica James, the Dean of Wharton. She says James reflects the charisma and passion she admires in a leader. The exchange ends by returning to the Wharton community that shaped Sophie’s path. The episode leaves a picture of a young founder who sees education, awareness, and mission as connected parts of the same work.

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A student founder turns women-centered awareness into a business-minded mission.

Sophie Buckshee's conversation with Diana Drake follows how student-led business thinking can frame a social need as an organizing idea. Choice Compass comes through as a peer-to-peer effort shaped by teamwork, student discussion, and the reassurance that can come from students…

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Hear how a high school founder turns peer-to-peer discussions into awareness around FemTech and women's health.

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