Power to Pursue
Welcome to Power to Pursue Podcast, a groundbreaking podcast hosted by Rachel DesRochers, a serial entrepreneur and nonprofit founder. This podcast aims to celebrate and normalize the diverse pursuits of women—from perfecting their morning coffee to building successful businesses. With a focus on inspiring and empowering listeners, the Power to Pursue Podcast features interviews with women from various backgrounds, including entrepreneurs, corporate leaders, and everyday heroes. Rachel DesRochers is a serial entrepreneur, international speaker, thought leader on the power of gratitude, community builder, mother, dreamer, author, and podcast host. Gratitude and community are the foundation of everything she creates. Her diverse projects, businesses and nonprofit are housed under her umbrella, The Gratitude Collective. They include: The Incubator Kitchen Collective, a shared-use commercial kitchen space; Good n' Local, a regional wholesale food show celebrating and accelerating growth in the local food ecosystem; and her largest project to date, Power to Pursue, a women’s empowerment movement offering programming in multiple cities. Additionally, Rachel is a board member, advisor, and consultant. With more than two decades of experience, she shares her insights on healthy entrepreneurship, heart-centered community building, the power of gratitude, and women's empowerment. As a speaker, she has inspired audiences worldwide with her authentic and engaging style. Her innovative spirit and community impact have been recognized with numerous awards and accolades. When not managing her multiple businesses, Rachel revels in being a mom to three wildly wonderful children.
Episodes
In the third and final conversation of our financial well-being series with Truepoint Wealth Counsel, host Rachel DesRochers sits down with Kate Brownstein, Senior Financial Planner and Shareholder, and Kristine Kolzing, Director of Client Growth, to talk about the power of rewriting your money story.
Together, they explore what it means to build trust, confidence, and clarity in your financial life... whether you’re navigating maj...
In this episode of the Power to Pursue Podcast, host Rachel DesRochers continues the Power to Pursue Financial Well-Being series in partnership with Truepoint Wealth Counsel. She’s joined by Lauren Niestradt, Senior Portfolio Manager, and Michelle Stevens, Director of Financial Planning, for an honest conversation about confidence, clarity, and care in personal finance.
Together, they unpack what it really means to build a financia...
In this episode of the Power to Pursue Podcast, host Rachel DesRochers kicks off a three-part Financial Well-Being Series in partnership with Truepoint Wealth Counsel. Joined by financial advisors Gwen Keihl and Deanna Sicking, this conversation brings money talk back to the basics. No jargon, no shame, just real guidance for women and families ready to take control of their finances.
Together, they unpack what “financial freedom” ...
In this episode, Rachel sits down with mindset & movement coach Nadia Murdock for a conversation about confidence, alignment, and coming home to yourself. Nadia shares her journey from psychology to PR to nonprofit work.. and how each chapter led her to helping women reconnect with their inner strength and trust their own voice.
Together, they explore what alignment really feels like, why trusting your gut is a practice, how co...
In this episode, Rachel sits down with Kacy Fleming, a workplace strategist, organizational psychologist, and founder of The Fuchsia Tent, to talk about redefining women’s health and leadership at work. From her own journey through burnout and perimenopause, to her mission of helping companies create compassionate, inclusive environments, Kacy shares how values alignment, wellbeing, and humor have shaped her life and work.
They div...
Welcome to Power to Pursue, a groundbreaking podcast hosted by Rachel DesRochers, a serial entrepreneur and nonprofit founder. Launched in the Spring of 2025, this podcast aims to celebrate and normalize the diverse pursuits of women-from perfecting their morning coffee to building successful businesses.
With a focus on inspiring and empowering listeners, Power to Pursue will feature interviews with women from various backgrounds, ...
In this episode, we converse with the incredible Susanna Wong of Oriental Wok (a Cincinnati staple!) and dive into a story rich with family legacy, entrepreneurial grit, and the power of community.
Susanna shares the remarkable journey of her family, starting with her parents' move from Hong Kong to the United States in pursuit of the American Dream, and how they built their beloved restaurant from the ground up, starting in 1977.
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This week, we talked to Cindy, founder of Vessel Collective and Mom Prom Cincy! 💖 After having three babies (including twins!) during COVID, Cindy was on a mission to build the village she needed for herself—and for all moms.
Cindy shared her vulnerable journey raising twins on the spectrum and how she’s creating a new program to support moms of kids with special needs.
This conversation is a reminder that you are not alone and th...
This week on the podcast, we chatted with Jen Spieser, CEO of the Cincinnati Parks Foundation! 🌳 She's in pursuit of balance and boundaries while leading a massive effort to make Cincinnati's parks the best they can be.
The highlights:
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Cincinnati has the 4th best urban park system in the country!
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The Foundation has raised over $110 million in its 30 years to support our green spaces.
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We're learning about "third spaces"—s...
Welcome to Power to Pursue, a groundbreaking podcast hosted by Rachel DesRochers, a serial entrepreneur and nonprofit founder. Launched in the Spring of 2025, this podcast aims to celebrate and normalize the diverse pursuits of women—from perfecting their morning coffee to building successful businesses.
With a focus on inspiring and empowering listeners, Power to Pursue will feature interviews with women from various backgrounds,...
Welcome to Power to Pursue, a groundbreaking podcast hosted by Rachel DesRochers, a serial entrepreneur and nonprofit founder. Launched in the Spring of 2025, this podcast aims to celebrate and normalize the diverse pursuits of women—from perfecting their morning coffee to building successful businesses.
With a focus on inspiring and empowering listeners, Power to Pursue will feature interviews with women from various backgrounds,...
Welcome to Power to Pursue, a groundbreaking podcast hosted by Rachel DesRochers, a serial entrepreneur and nonprofit founder. Launched in the Spring of 2025, this podcast aims to celebrate and normalize the diverse pursuits of women—from perfecting their morning coffee to building successful businesses.
With a focus on inspiring and empowering listeners, Power to Pursue will feature interviews with women from various backgrounds,...
Welcome to Power to Pursue, a groundbreaking podcast hosted by Rachel DesRochers, a serial entrepreneur and nonprofit founder. Launched in the Spring of 2025, this podcast aims to celebrate and normalize the diverse pursuits of women—from perfecting their morning coffee to building successful businesses.
With a focus on inspiring and empowering listeners, Power to Pursue will feature interviews with women from various backgrounds,...
Welcome to Power to Pursue, a groundbreaking podcast hosted by Rachel DesRochers, a serial entrepreneur and nonprofit founder. Launched in the Spring of 2025, this podcast aims to celebrate and normalize the diverse pursuits of women—from perfecting their morning coffee to building successful businesses.
With a focus on inspiring and empowering listeners, Power to Pursue will feature interviews with women from various backgrounds,...
Welcome to Power to Pursue, a groundbreaking podcast hosted by Rachel DesRochers, a serial entrepreneur and nonprofit founder. Launched in the Spring of 2025, this podcast aims to celebrate and normalize the diverse pursuits of women—from perfecting their morning coffee to building successful businesses.
With a focus on inspiring and empowering listeners, "In Pursuit" will feature interviews with women from various backgrounds, in...
Welcome to Power to Pursue, a groundbreaking podcast hosted by Rachel DesRochers, a serial entrepreneur and nonprofit founder. Launched in the Spring of 2025, this podcast aims to celebrate and normalize the diverse pursuits of women—from perfecting their morning coffee to building successful businesses.
With a focus on inspiring and empowering listeners, "In Pursuit" will feature interviews with women from various backgrounds, in...
Welcome to Power to Pursue, a groundbreaking podcast hosted by Rachel DesRochers, a serial entrepreneur and nonprofit founder. Launched in the Spring of 2025, this podcast aims to celebrate and normalize the diverse pursuits of women—from perfecting their morning coffee to building successful businesses.
With a focus on inspiring and empowering listeners, "In Pursuit" will feature interviews with women from various backgrounds, in...
Welcome to Power to Pursue, a groundbreaking podcast hosted by Rachel DesRochers, a serial entrepreneur and nonprofit founder. Launched in the Spring of 2025, this podcast aims to celebrate and normalize the diverse pursuits of women—from perfecting their morning coffee to building successful businesses.
With a focus on inspiring and empowering listeners, "In Pursuit" will feature interviews with women from various backgrounds, in...
Welcome to Power to Pursue, a groundbreaking podcast hosted by Rachel DesRochers, a serial entrepreneur and nonprofit founder. Launched in the Spring of 2025, this podcast aims to celebrate and normalize the diverse pursuits of women—from perfecting their morning coffee to building successful businesses.
With a focus on inspiring and empowering listeners, "In Pursuit" will feature interviews with women from various backgrounds, in...
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