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How to Leverage Relationships to Power Your Next Move

Unlock your next career move! This episode with Kelly Hoey reveals how to turn connections into catalysts. Learn to build an authentic network, identify your value, and leverage curiosity for powerful professional growth and entrepreneurial success.

Kathryn Finney
December 4, 2025
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How to Leverage Relationships to Power Your Next Move

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.

This episode is for anyone serious about:
Networking, entrepreneurship, building connections, career transitions, women in business, personal branding, and leading with purpose.

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