The Community Soundtrack

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By: Fort Thomas Coffee | Christine Smalley

• Each Story Strikes a Chord • Every Note Builds the Harmony • Each Voice Adds a Verse We believe each person’s journey compliments another’s life experience and connects to a greater purpose and shared story. Like sounds woven together as chords in verses of songs of the most beautiful soundtrack, our journeys support a greater story. Some would say the soundtrack makes the story.

Track 6 | Becca Haggard | Do the Next Thing
#6
05/21/2025

Becca Haggard of That Girl Roofing

Theme: Do the Next Thing

"That Girl" with her face on a truck, "That Girl" on a roof, "That Girl" entrepreneur destined to climb high and bring others along. Hear Becca's story of how simply "doing the next thing" has anchored her throughout her life story.


Track 5 | Chuck Keller | True Community
#5
05/02/2025

We spun the wheel of topics to hear fascinating stories from Mr. Chuck Keller, the town’s former English Teacher, Community Man and Rock Star.  Learn silly things and serious things as we discuss the type of brother he was, his journey with cancer, and the safe space he was for high school students.


Track 4 | Allison Berkley | It's all about the adventure
#4
04/23/2025

It’s all about the adventure for the Berkley Family. Hear Allison Berkley's brave story including loss, grief, and wrestling with mental health. 

Participate in a full circle moment for her and her family supporting her through prayer or giving to their upcoming mission trip to Africa reminding her of one of her first great adventures serving in Monterrey, Mexico and Antigua, Guatemala. 

Support the Berkleys and Give Here:  Go


Track 3 | Ashley Barlow | Grit, Joy, and a Healthy Dose of Defiance
#3
04/09/2025

I have tons of special education advocacy resources @thecollaborativeiep. 

Ashley practices in the areas of special education and estate planning.  The website is www.meierbarlow.com. 

Her favorite book on teamwork is Five Dysfunctions of a Team, by Patrick Lencioni.  

Email ashley at ashley@meierbarlow.com


Track 2 | Nathaniel Sizemore | Always Climbing
#2
03/19/2025

Nathaniel Sizemore is an award-winning novelist, attorney, and entrepreneur.

He is a graduate of Vanderbilt Law School where he served as an Associate Editor of the Vanderbilt Law Review. After practicing at a large law firm in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, he returned to Cincinnati to work in his family’s business, Sizemore & Company, which has been listed twice on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies in America. In 2022, Nathaniel was Runner-Up for the University of Cincinnati’s Goering Center Rising Leader Award, where his best practice was listed as “Dynamic Business Strategy.”

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Track 1 | David Valentine | Faith is Fun
#1
03/05/2025

Hear how "Faith is Fun" for David Valentine and what you would never guess by looking at him. The "games guy", the one who brings the fun to any community gathering, David is a community organizer and a starter with a "can do" attitude. Let's talk to that guy you stand by in line who orders black coffee with a ham, egg, & swiss croissant sandwich. Cheers to David Valentine!

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