#12_Katerina Tsenekou: Why Genuine Connection Beats Networking Every Time

What if networking didn't have to feel transactional? In this episode, I sit down with Katharina — founder of the One Percent Women community in Amsterdam and One Percent Studios — on a picnic blanket in Vondelpark for a conversation about building business through genuine connection.We talk about why she doesn't separate work friends from real friends, how "manufactured luck" landed her a dream job through someone she met in Bali, growing up in a family of entrepreneurs that taught her radical self-reliance, and why staying fully yourself — hangover, pyjamas and all — might be the most professional thing you can do. Whether you're building a community, a brand, or just tired of small talk at networking events: this one's for you.Find Katharina: @katerinatsenekou | One Percent Women | One Percent StudiosFind me: @lenaheuel | lenaheuel.com🔗 CONNECT WITH KATHARINAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/katerinatsenekou/ One Percent Women: https://www.instagram.com/1percentwomen/ One Percent Studios: https://www.instagram.com/1percentstudios/ 🔗 CONNECT WITH MEInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/lenaheuel/Website / ECOnnect Festival: https://lenaheuel.com/econnect-festival-2026/