Gathan Borden, a Louisville-born tourism data strategist and founding member of the Kentucky Black Bourbon Guild, shares why bourbon is the thread through his Kentucky story, from career to culture, and his grandmother's advice he still lives by.

Henderson's tourism director talks storybook streets, Metzger's spicy-cheese-cubes and burgers, and why she'd never call her hometown "just a dot on the map." Read Abby Dixon's take on Kentucky pride, hidden gems, and the advice that shaped how she leads.