New episodes drop bi-weekly.
Epicenter of Women’s Sports Podcast, hosted by Olympic medalist & sports executive Karina LeBlanc, delivers conversations and insights with the athletes, executives, and innovators driving the fastest-growing space in sports.
Turns out we’ve got some multi-talented ladies in Episode 11 🎸🎤
Are you joining them for karaoke?
Watch the full episode on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts.
⚡️ You don’t stop being an athlete when the game ends.⚡️
No matter where you go next, the skills learned in sport carry into how you lead. Being your authentic self and developing the right mindset doesn’t just shape your game, it prepares you for what’s ahead.
Athletes have the power to lead beyond the game.
Episode 11 is out now. Watch on YouTube and stream wherever you listen to podcasts.
04/16/2026
Episode 11 with WNBA legends Sylvia Fowles, Ashley Battle, and Helen Darling out now!
Epicenter of Women's Sports Sylvia Fowles, Ashley Battle, Helen Darling: WNBA Legends
Episode 11 is live with WNBA legends Sylvia Fowles, Ashley Battle, and Helen Darling. 🔥
During the conversation, they open up about something a lot of women have felt at some point.
Not feeling comfortable in your own body, not always recognizing what makes you different as something to be proud of. Hearing some of the best to ever do it talk about going through that too is an important reminder.
Watch the full conversation on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts.
What’s happening in Portland is bigger than any one team.
You’ve got the Thorns, the Fire, global brands, and a community that keeps showing up, all contributing in their own ways and moving women’s sports forward together.
With the draft this Monday, the Fire will add to a roster that’s already taking shape, bringing in more top talent and building on the momentum that’s already here.
Don’t miss the next episode of the Epicenter of Women’s Sports Podcast, where Karina sits down with Sylvia Fowles, Ashley Battle, and Helen Darling to talk about what it really takes to build the game from the inside. The new episode is coming soon!
If you’ve been to a Thorns match or felt the energy around the return of the Fire, you already know how Portland shows up for women’s sports.
It’s not treated like a moment here, it’s just part of everyday life. This community really is like no other 🌹🔥
Sarah Spain’s full interview is avaialble on YouTube and audio streaming platforms.
Sarah’s call to action for women’s sports is clear:
Stop treating it differently. Cover it like you mean it.
Watch the games, know the players, tell the stories right.
If you’re not paying attention, you’re missing some of the most compelling moments in sports.
🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts and watch the full episode on YouTube
The shift in women’s sports... fans are demanding it, social media removed the gatekeepers, and if people want to watch, they’ll go find it.
In this episode, Sarah Spain breaks down why women’s sports is finally breaking through and what still matters more than people think.
Watch Sarah’s interview on the podcast, now avaialble on YouTube and audio streaming platforms.
04/02/2026
Episode 10 with Sarah Spain out now on YouTube and wherever you listen to podcasts.
Sarah Spain: The Media Shift Powering Women’s Sports Award-winning journalist Sarah Spain joins Karina LeBlanc for a conversation on the evolution of women’s sports and the systems that have shaped it.From cove...
Sarah Spain has been one of the most powerful voices in women’s sports, not just covering it day to day but shaping how people understand it.
In this episode, she gets into what still feels misunderstood. Not the talent or the level of play, but how deep it actually goes. The storylines, the stakes, the fight to stay in the league, the history that hasn’t always been told at the level it deserves.
The latest episode of Epicenter of Women’s Sports is out now on YouTube and wherever you listen to podcasts.
04/02/2026
The future of women’s sports is being built on better science.
For a long time, women athletes have trained and competed without research designed specifically for them. As discussed during the panel at The Epicenter: Women’s Global Sports Summit last summer, that gap shows up in real ways.
Women athletes are 2–8x more likely to experience an ACL tear due to a combination of biomechanical, hormonal, and neuromuscular factors.
With training tailored specifically to women athletes, that risk can drop significantly.
As the Portland Thorns and Portland Fire prepare to train at the Kaiser Permanente Performance Center, that work will happen every day, with physicians, sports scientists, and performance staff collaborating to develop care and training systems built specifically for women athletes.
It’s this kind of investment that helps athletes stay healthy, extend their careers, and set a new standard for how women athletes are supported.
03/28/2026
Historic goal for Olivia Moultrie at Providence Park today 🌹