What happens when entrepreneurship meets purpose, and gratitude becomes the foundation for everything?

In this episode of Common Good for the Commonwealth, Nancy Grayson sits down with Rachel DesRochers, founder and CEO of The Gratitude Collective, creator of Power to Pursue, and a true community builder, to talk about what it means to lead with heart.

From building six companies to creating spaces where women feel seen, heard, and loved, Rachel shares her journey as a serial entrepreneur, the power of “low-tech tech” (real human connection), and why gathering people around a table can be just as transformational as gathering them in a room of 900.

“If my legacy is making people feel loved, then that’s my legacy.”

This episode is a reminder that community is built in the small moments, and that sometimes the most powerful thing we can do is simply create space for one another.

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What does it mean to build something that lasts, not just structurally, but socially?

In this episode of Common Good for the Commonwealth, host Nancy Grayson sits down with Anthony Bradford, founder of AmTitan, to explore how thoughtful development can transform not just neighborhoods, but entire communities.

From his early days working on homes in Louisville to leading large-scale multifamily and infill development projects across Northern Kentucky, Anthony shares the journey that shaped his passion for impact-driven work. His approach centers on revitalizing overlooked spaces, addressing the region’s housing shortage, and building what he calls the “missing middle," workforce housing that allows people to live, work, and thrive in the same community.

Throughout the conversation, Anthony reflects on the deeper responsibility of this moment: to build on the foundation laid by those before us, and to ensure the region’s growth remains inclusive, intentional, and sustainable for generations to come.

Anthony is both a member of The 410: Give Where You Live NKY and serves on its advisory board, helping guide and support this growing model of community-led philanthropy. Spanning 29 zip codes across Boone, Campbell, and Kenton counties, “410" is the unifying number that connects Northern Kentucky’s communities—and the next generation of civic and charitable leadership. The 410: Give Where You Live NKY is building a stronger culture of giving across Northern Kentucky by bringing together people who live and work in the region to take part in hands-on philanthropic leadership. 

This episode is both a behind-the-scenes look at community development and a call to action: to think bigger about how we invest, in our neighborhoods, our people, and our shared future.

What does it take to build a community that sees itself, and invests in itself, differently?

In the very first episode of Common Good for the Commonwealth, host Nancy Grayson, President & CEO of Horizon Community Foundation of Northern Kentucky, sits down with Mary Zalla, Chair of the Council of Trustees, to explore the origin story behind Horizon, and the vision that continues to shape it.

From Northern Kentucky’s long-standing identity challenges to the bold decision to “shape our own destiny,” this conversation unpacks why Horizon was created, what it means to build a culture of philanthropy, and how communities grow when people invest not just dollars, but time, talent, and belief.

Together, they reflect on:

The moment Northern Kentucky chose to define itself beyond Cincinnati
The power of teaching philanthropy early and building it into community DNA
What it means to create something that didn’t exist before and why that matters
How storytelling, leadership, and even songwriting connect to building impact
This episode is both a look back and a call forward: a reminder that thriving communities aren’t accidental, they’re built, together.

Because the future of Northern Kentucky isn’t something to wait for. It’s something to create.