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Dr. Alyssa Dweck & Rachel Braun Scherl are here to introduce you to the most fascinating inventors, investors, thought leaders, and healthcare professionals who are in the Business of the V.
If you are a woman, know a woman, have a business, or care about your v health and wellness, this is the podcast for you.
Dr. Alyssa Dweck is a gynecologist, surgeon, and author. She’s an expert on V health who explores what’s on other women’s minds when it comes to periods, hormones, breasts, butts, and sex.
Rachel Braun Scherl is a marketing strategist, business builder, and vagipreneur - a person in the business of women’s sexual and reproductive health. It’s complicated!
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Wednesday Mar 18, 2026
Wednesday Mar 18, 2026
This week’s guest is a leader of a company that’s a huge victory for womankind. Dr. Janet Choi is the Chief Medical Officer of Progyny, who provides comprehensive fertility, family building, and women’s health benefits for a global workforce. Hear how they’ve expanded their family building benefits over the years, the types of fertility benefits they offer, how they sell these women’s health benefits to employers, the impressive feedback from physicians in their network, and how they find healthcare providers to work with. Tune in to this episode to spread the availability of life-changing fertility, family building, and women’s health benefits.
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Wednesday Mar 04, 2026
Wednesday Mar 04, 2026
Women’s health is so complicated. We are frustrated we don’t see more fundamental research in women’s health. This week’s guest is changing that. Katie Schubert, President & CEO of the Society for Women’s Health Research (SWHR), is a national thought leader dedicated to advancing women’s health and promoting research on sex differences to optimize women’s health. Hear how SWHR chooses what to research in women’s health, how they approach generational areas of interest like environmental toxins, how the organization is funded, how long it takes to change policy on women’s health, and the signs of progress. Tune in to this episode to make women’s health mainstream.
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Wednesday Feb 18, 2026
Wednesday Feb 18, 2026
There have been plenty of advancements in women’s healthcare & sex ed over the years. The reality is, we still have such a looooooooooooong way to go. That’s the focus of Dr. Maria Sophoclese, a Gynecologist, Women’s Health Advocate, Menopause Problem Solver, Documentarian, and Author of “The Bedroom Gap: Rewrite the Rules and Roles of Sex in Midlife.” Hear what she learned speaking with patients every day, how we can modernize both women’s healthcare & sex ed, the staggering stats about sex ed in the US today, why the porn industry is still so incredibly biased towards men, and what healthcare workers can do to improve the lives of women. Tune in to this episode to advance healthcare for women & sex ed for all.
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Wednesday Feb 04, 2026
Wednesday Feb 04, 2026
What if you could rapidly relieve the symptoms of common vaginal infections like Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) & Candidiasis (Thrush) in the comfort of your own home? That is becoming a reality thanks to this week’s guests, Ella Harris, Founder & CEO, and Dr. Sonal Pendharkar Kulkarni, Co-Founder & Chief Scientific Officer of UVISA. Hear how UV light can destroy only the bad bacteria in vaginal infections and support the regrowth of good bacteria. You will learn how the UVISA device works, the company’s focus on user experience & comfort when it comes to vaginal health, and what’s next for UVISA as a women’s healthcare company. Tune in to this episode to have an up close look at a new era of vaginal infection care.
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Wednesday Jan 21, 2026
Wednesday Jan 21, 2026
There are many routes you can go to live a healthier, longer life. This week’s guest, Dr. Bobbie Kumar, wants you to use the treatments right for you. Bobbie is the Physician Founder & Director of MOOV and Director of Clinical Transformation at Inflect. Hear what’s actually important when it comes to longevity, the patient journey with MOOV, how weight loss concerns tie to holistic healthcare, the limitations with traditional healthcare models, and how longevity care can reduce burnout. Tune in to this episode to help more people live healthier for longer.
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Wednesday Jan 07, 2026
Wednesday Jan 07, 2026
Imagine if you could always count on your meds via same-day pickup or free home delivery. You can, thanks to this week’s guest, Monica Cepak. She’s the CEO of Wisp, the largest women's telehealth company in the US, serving over 1.5 million patients across all 50 states. Hear how Wisp delivers prescriptions within hours, how the company balances cost & quality, how leadership has stayed disciplined with its spend, and how they use patient feedback for healthcare product innovation, while simultaneously building an integrated healthcare ecosystem. Tune in to this episode to learn how Monica Cepak at Wisp is building meaningful solutions in women’s healthcare.
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Wednesday Dec 17, 2025
Wednesday Dec 17, 2025
1 in 3 women deal with bladder leaks, with stress incontinence being the most common type of urinary incontinence. Most people & companies don’t talk about it. This week’s guest, Cntrl+ Founder Karen Brunet, created the most effective, comfortable, and reusable bladder support available for active women. Hear the top triggers for stress incontinence, how bladder leaks impact your confidence & physical activity levels, how Cntrl+ provides bladder support, how often you should wear it, and their focus on consumer safety & ease of use. Tune in to this episode to normalize the conversation around bladder leaks & bladder support.
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Tuesday Nov 25, 2025
Tuesday Nov 25, 2025
So many unmet needs - so many opportunities for meaningful solutions. Given the number of potentially game-changing start-ups in the FemTech & Women’s Health spaces, we need to support these startups the best we can. That’s exactly what this week’s guest, Theresa Neil, does as Founder & CEO of Femovate - the largest global design program for early-stage FemTech startups. Hear why FemTech startups can benefit from design & research support and how we can meet women’s health needs today. Learn how Femovate selects the startups it partners with, the insights Theresa is gleaning working across sectors, and some of the most exciting innovations in the women’s healthcare space today. Tune in to this episode to support the next great women’s health innovations.
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Wednesday Nov 19, 2025
Wednesday Nov 19, 2025
The US is the deadliest place to give birth among industrialized nations. This week’s guest, Dr. Renaisa Anthony, is on a mission to make the US the best place to bring life into the world. She’s the Founder of MOMentum Park, committed to optimizing the health, lives, and wellbeing of expectant mothers and their children. Hear why traditional clinical structures don’t meet the needs of moms, how MOMentum Park’s SHERO model provides tech-based human-led support, the importance of emotional reassurance with expectant mothers, the key outcomes they measure, and how we can prevent maternal mortality & infant mortality. Tune in to this episode to keep moms & babies healthier than ever.
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Wednesday Oct 15, 2025
Wednesday Oct 15, 2025
Why does the world of sexual education aka sex ed feel so different than it did 25 years ago? Sexual Health Educator Dr. Logan Levkoff has the answers - and is here to reveal what needs to change. Hear the biggest cultural shifts over the past 25 years as they relate to sexual health education, TikTok trends vs. medical guidance, what porn does to expectations in bed, the need for transparency in women’s sexual health, and the role of parents in normalizing sexual health conversations for youth. Tune in to this episode to keep the next generation well-informed on all things sexual education or sex ed.
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