How to Leverage Relationships to Power Your Next Move

Episode 11 of the Build The Damn Thing with Kathryn Finney podcast, hosted by Kathryn Finney, titled "How to Leverage Relationships to Power Your Next Move" was published on July 15, 2025 and runs 36 minutes.

July 15, 2025 ·36m · Build The Damn Thing with Kathryn Finney

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Your network is more than who you know — it’s about who knows what you know.In this episode of Build the Damn Thing, Kathryn Finney sits down with networking powerhouse ⁠Kelly Hoey⁠, author of ⁠Build Your Dream Network⁠, to unpack how building the right relationships can be the ultimate power move for entrepreneurs, career changers, and women in business.From career pivots to personal branding, Kathryn and Kelly dive into the strategies that turn connections into catalysts. Learn how to engage your community authentically, how to identify your value in a crowded space, and why curiosity is the underrated superpower of successful networking.Whether you’re launching a business or planning your next professional chapter, this episode will show you how to build and use your network with intention.Listen in to discover:How to make your network work for youWhy relationships unlock entrepreneurial opportunityWhat it means to build with community, not in isolationHow to show up with value and bring others on the journeyThis episode is for anyone serious about:Networking, entrepreneurship, building connections, career transitions, women in business, personal branding, and leading with purpose.Subscribe, share, and start building your damn thing with the people who want to see you win.

Episode Description

Your network is more than who you know — it’s about who knows what you know.

In this episode of Build the Damn Thing, Kathryn Finney sits down with networking powerhouse ⁠Kelly Hoey⁠, author of ⁠Build Your Dream Network⁠, to unpack how building the right relationships can be the ultimate power move for entrepreneurs, career changers, and women in business.

From career pivots to personal branding, Kathryn and Kelly dive into the strategies that turn connections into catalysts. Learn how to engage your community authentically, how to identify your value in a crowded space, and why curiosity is the underrated superpower of successful networking.

Whether you’re launching a business or planning your next professional chapter, this episode will show you how to build and use your network with intention.

Listen in to discover:

How to make your network work for you
Why relationships unlock entrepreneurial opportunity
What it means to build with community, not in isolation
How to show up with value and bring others on the journey

This episode is for anyone serious about:

Networking, entrepreneurship, building connections, career transitions, women in business, personal branding, and leading with purpose.

Subscribe, share, and start building your damn thing with the people who want to see you win.

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