Nan Whaley welcomes Cincinnati entrepreneur Rachel DesRochers for a conversation about gratitude, grit, and building businesses that give back. From launching Power to Pursue and Grateful Grahams to founding the Incubator Kitchen Collective – now supporting more than 200 food startups – Rachel shares how a lifelong gratitude practice shaped her leadership and entrepreneurial journey as a changemaker. Together, they explore the power of human connection, community support, and what it truly means to carry others as you climb.
About Our Guest:
Rachel DesRochers is a mother, a dreamer, a serial entrepreneur, and the founder of Power to Pursue. Gratitude and community are at the heart of everything she does — and she does a lot.
In addition to founding Power to Pursue (now also a podcast), Rachel is the creator behind the Incubator Kitchen and the Gratitude Collective.
Resources Mentioned:
Planned Parenthood of Southwest Ohio
Rachel’s Books: The Mourning Light, Shift To Light: 90 Days to Grateful
About the Host: Nan Whaley is a long time community leader and public servant. She’s currently the CEO of Planned Parenthood of Southwest Ohio. She served as Mayor of Dayton, Ohio from 2014 - 2022. Nan has also presided over the United Conference of Mayors. She’s a feminist, daughter, aunt, sister and friend.
About the Show: Carry As You Climb is focused on elevating the voices of women in leadership from Ohio and the rest of the United States. The podcast features guests who give special attention to not only busting through doors to lead but also hold the door open for more women behind them. In other words, they carry as they climb. We focus on leadership development and leadership lessons. Plus, we share personal experiences to inspire the inclusion of more diverse leaders in business, government and the nonprofit sector.
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