Episode 1 features Brigette Lacquette, Olympian, Women's Ice Hockey Player and Pro Scout, Chicago Blackhawks.

Episode 2 features Kayla Alexander, Canadian Olympian and Professional Basketball Player. Kayla’s career includes representing Team Canada at the Tokyo Olympics, playing basketball in the WNBA and overseas. She is also an author. Her books include The Magic of Basketball and Women For The Win.

Episode 3 features Erin Ashley Simon, Gaming & Entertainment Host and Co-owner of XSET. The former D1 soccer athlete has charted an exciting career in broadcasting, Esports and is also a business owner. When Erin is not discussing trends in Esports and hosting live gaming events with celebrities including T-Pain, she teaches media classes to girls and uses her platform to advocate for BIPOC and 2SLGBTQ+ participation in gaming.

Episode 4 features Erica Wiebe, Olympic gold medalist and professional wrestler. The Calgary native shares her journey in wrestling, her passion for coaching youth and a fun experience auditioning for the WWE.

S2 Episode 1 features Saroya Tinker, a Toronto Six Ice Hockey Player and founder of Saroya Strong - a mentorship program for BIPOC women in sport. Saroya shares her journey navigating hockey at Yale University, to playing professional ice hockey in the Premier Hockey Federation.

S2 Episode 2 features Shelby Weaver, Director, Basketball Operations & Culture for the Toronto Raptors. Shelby talks about her journey being a varsity basketball player, landing her first job in the NBA and why she wanted to start her own company to bring women together via sneaker culture.

S2 Episode 3 features Katarina Roxon, four-time Paralympian swimmer and two-time Paralympic medalist. Katarina shares her journey to becoming a professional swimmer, why she uses her voice to advocate for athletes with disabilities and what it's like to have a highway named after her.

S2 Episode 4 features Molly Carlson, an exciting Team Canada High Diver and Red Bull Cliff Diver who placed second in the 2022 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. She’s also a mental health advocate who is using Tik Tok to inspire youth through her #bravegang initiative.

S2 Episode 5 features Fitriya Mohamed, a sports activist, basketball player and Founder & Executive Director of the Muslim Women's Summer Basketball League (MWSBL). We sat down with her to talk about her passion for creating spaces for Muslim girls in basketball and why she's making sport more inclusive through education and research at Brock University.

S2 Episode 6 features Kailen Sheridan, a 2020 Olympic Gold Medalist, 2022 CONCACAF Gold Glove and 2022 NWSL Goalkeeper of the Year. Kailen, a goalie for Canada’s Women’s National Soccer Team and the San Diego Wave, shares one of the biggest challenges she faced in her soccer career, behind the scenes moments with her team after winning gold at the Tokyo Olympics and why she's using her platform to inspire 2SLGBTQ+ youth.

Season 3 Episode 1 features award-winning broadcaster Kayla Grey. She’s the host and co-executive producer of TSN’s THE SHIFT with Kayla Grey and TSN sideline reporter for the Toronto Raptors. The first Black woman to host a flagship sports highlight show in Canada shares her experiences interning with the Toronto Argonauts, the importance of bringing diverse voices in sport together through, THE SHIFT - a multimedia series that she helped launch and more.

Season 3 Episode 2 features Bridget Carleton, a professional basketball player for the Minnesota Lynx in the WNBA and member of the Canadian Women’s National Basketball team. Bridget is only one of four Canadian players in the WNBA. She shares her journey in basketball, participating in the first WNBA pre-season game in Toronto and why the time is now to invest in women’s sports. Bridget also talks about the importance of using her voice to inspire girls to one day play in the W.

Episode 3 features Olivia Ho, Founder of The Give & Grow. The company develops basketball planters and hosts community workshops to empower young women through sport. Olivia shares how her passion for basketball led her to start The Give & Grow, working with the Toronto Raptors and why mentorship opportunities can help keep girls in sport.

How do you grow the game of basketball for women? You build your own league. Meet entrepreneur and former varsity basketball player, Nakissa Koomalsingh (Keesa K). Her company HoopQueens is Canada’s first paid league for women’s basketball. In episode 4 she shares her experience building HoopQueens and why she’s removing barriers for women athletes, so they can have access to tools, resources and mentorship, as they navigate their athletic journey.

Episode 5 features Amreen Kadwa, Founder and Executive Director of Hijabi Ballers - a one-of-a-kind resource for all things Muslim, women and sport. Through Hijabi Ballers, Amreen and her team provide sport programming, community and mentorship to Muslim females in sport across the GTA. Amreen shares her journey as a rugby athlete, removing barriers in sport for Muslim female athletes and why she is taking Hijabi Ballers global via a new app.

Episode 6 features Allison Lang, Team Canada sitting volleyball athlete, amputee and disability advocate. In this episode the Edmonton native talks about competing at the Pan American Games and winning silver at the World Championships. She also shares her hopes of competing in the 2024 Paris Paralympics, using her platform to advocate for athletes with disabilities and helping fashion brands become more inclusive.

Episode 7 features Jamie Rattray, Olympic gold medalist, 2X World Champion and hockey player for Team Canada and the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). Jamie shares her experiences overcoming challenges in hockey and winning gold with Team Canada at the 2022 Beijing Olympics. She also discusses inclusion for LGBTQ+ athletes and how she’s bringing hockey to Indigenous communities.

Episode 8 features Acacia Hill, professional ice skater and owner of the Brampton Hill Skating Academy. She is also the director of the Academy which is the first female Black owned skating school in Canada. Acacia talks about removing barriers for diverse youth in ice skating, the importance of representation and why subsidized programs can help increase the participation of girls in sport.

Episode 9 features Annie Guglia, an Olympian, professional skateboarder and first female skateboarder to represent Canada at the Olympics. At 11-years-old she found a passion for skateboarding. Her talent didn’t go unnoticed and she became one of twenty women in the world who was invited to try out for the 2020 Olympics. Annie also shares how she’s developing opportunities to bring skateboarding to girls from diverse communities including Indigenous youth and why she’s using her platform to advocate for inclusion in sport for LGBTQ+ athletes.

In episode 10, we feature Tara Chisholm, Head Coach of Canada's national women's Para hockey team and founder of Medicine Hat Adaptive Sport. The Alberta native and multi-sport athlete participated in various sports growing up and went on to coach girls U15 and AAA Hockey in Medicine Hat. In University she decided to get involved with Para sport and did volunteer stints in wheelchair basketball and Para hockey. After working with the national women’s Para hockey team in 2013, she was asked to be the head coach in 2014.

How do professional athletes prepare for success on the court? To help answer this question, we sat down with Melissa Doldron - a former boxing enthusiast who's making her mark in sport as a sports massage therapist with the Toronto Raptors. Melissa shares her passion for sport, why sport massage therapy is critical for improving health and performance outcomes and what it's like working for an organization that leads with a culture of inclusion.

Hazel Mae is a veteran broadcaster with over two decades of experience. She is currently a sideline reporter for the Toronto Blue Jays. Hazel's career includes hosting and anchor roles at MLB network, New England Sports Network (NESN) and Sportsnet. Ainka spoke with the Canadian sportscaster at the Bobby Mattick Training Centre in Dunedin, Florida, about how she's using her voice to inspire the next generation of women sportscasters, those awful Gatorade showers that she can't seem to get away from and what she is most excited to see from the Toronto Blue Jays in the 2023 season.

Why did the Vancouver Grizzlies leave Vancouver and what did fans and the basketball community in Vancouver mean to former Grizzlie player "Big Country" Bryant Reeves, who spent his whole career with the Vancouver Grizzlies? These are questions that award-winning filmmaker Kathleen Jayme explores through her two documentaries: Finding Big Country and the Grizzlie Truth. Ainka Jess sits down with the sports filmmaker to learn about her passion for the NBA, being a Vancouver Grizzlie super fan and her thoughts on the WNBA and growing women's professional basketball.

Ainka Jess sits down with Special Olympics Canada Athlete Tatem Morrison, to talk about how the organization has made an impact on her life, who her favourite female athlete is and why it's important for people to take the time to get to know athletes from Special Olympics Canada.

She's4Sports had the pleasure of covering Bianca Andreescu's press conference at the Aviva Centre, September 11th 2019, following her U.S. Open win.

Our Founder, Ainka Jess sat down with Canadian basketball star KiaNurse at Ryerson University in Toronto, to talk about her rookie year in the WNBA with the New York Liberty, why she knows all of the dance moves to Queen Bey's "single ladies" and her passion to open doors for girls in basketball through the Kia Nurse Elite basketball program.

Steph Dykstra a.k.a Iron Lioness shines inside and outside of the ring. Watch our interview to hear how the health and fitness trailblazer and amateur boxer is using her Iron Lion Movement to help women #FindYourPowerInThePride.

Erica Wiebe is a Canadian Olympic gold medallist in wrestling. Ainka talks with her about how she got into wrestling, the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and why she's using her platform and voice to show girls that they too can thrive in sports.

Perdita Felicien is a 2X Olympian, who competed in the 100m hurdles at Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004. Ainka sat down with her to talk about her journey being a high-performance track and field athlete, why she wanted to share her childhood and journey to #sport in her book, My Mother's Daughter: A Memoir of Struggle and Triumph.

Waneek Horn Miller is the first Mohawk Canadian woman to compete at an Olympic Games and a co-captain of the first Canadian women's Olympic water polo team. Ainka talks with the sports activist who's on a mission to work with the sport community to create a national indigenous sport, fitness and wellness strategy.

Trudie German is a Health & Fitness Expert and Owner of Body Envy. Ainka talks with Trudie to learn practical tips we can all use to stay healthy and fit during covid. Trudie also talks about why paying attention to what we eat and getting enough sleep also factors into the success of our health and wellness goals.

Tori Lord, a Business Executive and Founder of Top Knot created a line of women's sports headwear to make it easier to wear a high ponytail and a hat when engaging in sports. Ainka sits down with Tori to learn about her transition from advertising to being her own boss and how she's working with the golf community to encourage girls to stay in sport.

Cynthia Appiah is a world champion bobsledder. In her rookie season, she pushed alongside Olympic champion, Kaillie Humphries to obtain a gold and bronze medal at the World Cup competition. Cynthia has now transitioned to Monobob - a new sport added to the 2022 Winter Olympics. Ainka talks to Cynthia about her career and using her platform to inspire girls.

Seanna Thomas is on a mission to empower minor athletes and she's doing this through healthy snacks. The mom, Certified Nutritionist and founder of Hockey Snacks Inc. not only gives kids access to nutritional and allergy-friendly snacks but equips them with information and knowledge on healthy eating through workshops. Ainka talks to Seanna about being a mom in sport, navigating the hockey industry and what she’s doing to empower girls in sport.

Anastasia Bucsis is a 2x Olympian Speed Skater who participated in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver (women's 500-metre competition) at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi (women's long track). Ainka sits down with Anastasia to talk about her journey in sport, her battle with mental illness and how she's using her voice to discuss LGBTQ inclusion in sport, through her podcast and collaborative initiatives.

Yvette Raposo is changing the face of boxing one opportunity at a time. The former fighter and Ontario champion is Canada's first and only female ring announcer. Ainka sits down with the expert fitness and boxing trainer to talk about her early days in boxing, empowering women through personal training and inspiring the next generation of female boxers.

Melanie Hawtin is a Paralympic wheelchair basketball trailblazer who won gold at the 2014 Women's World Wheelchair Basketball Championships. Although Melanie started wheelchair racing at 5, she transitioned to wheelchair basketball after undergoing spinal surgery. The Hamilton native talks to Ainka about using her platform to inspire girls in sport.

She's4Sports and Canadian Women & Sport held the We Are Sport 2SLGBTQ+ Inclusion and Advocacy webinar on July 29. The panel included BIPOC leaders: Aprille Deus, Assistant Coach, Ryerson Rams men's basketball team, Christine Hsu, Sports Inclusion Consultant and Natasha Spence, World Champion Pro Boxer. The discussion addressed LGBTQ inclusion and advocacy in sport and steps people can take to become a better ally to the LGBTQ sport community.

On August 26, She’s4Sports in partnership with Canadian Women & Sport and Sport Canada, hosted an important talk on anti-black racism and steps sports leaders can take to build a culture of inclusion across the industry. The Diversity and Leadership panel event is a segment from the We Are Sport digital series. This series is produced by She's4Sports.

Ainka Jess, Founder of She's4Sports kicked off the series with Katie Barnes, award-winning journalist who covers LGBTQ issues and women’s sports for ESPN. Katie talked about race relations in the U.S., advocacy for nonbinary, gender fluid or gender queer sports professionals and what next steps the sport industry should take to make sport more inclusive for LGBTQ sports fans and athletes.