Katerina Protogeraki​

My journey so far

In 2008, I entered the Department of Chemistry at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and graduated in 2013. During my research thesis, I focused on experimental drug interventions aimed at increasing their activity and effectiveness. That’s when my first scientific publication was released in the European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, titled: “Interaction of divalent cobalt with the antimicrobial drug enrofloxacin.”

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A few months before heading to Edinburgh for my first postgraduate studies, I moved to Corfu for professional reasons, and that’s where I realized—I wanted to live there.

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I never thought someone could fall in love with a place, but it happened!

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In the summer of 2015, I graduated from the University of Edinburgh, where I had received a scholarship, specializing in Medicinal and Biological Chemistry. That was the real beginning of my engagement with pharmaceuticals and dietary supplements, particularly focusing on their effectiveness and absorption by the human body. Around the same time, I also completed an online three-month training program from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens titled “Organization of research on pharmaceutical and parapharmaceutical products.”

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Upon returning to Greece, I started working in a pharmacy in Athens, where my theoretical knowledge of medications and supplements began to take on practical value. I engaged with numerous companies both in Greece and abroad. This allowed me to observe differences and track the effectiveness of various products based on the patient, while also receiving further training from each company individually. This provided me with the tools I needed to work as a nutritional supplement consultant in the pharmacy sector for several years.

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In 2017, I earned my second postgraduate degree in Biotechnology Entrepreneurship (Bioentrepreneurship), in collaboration with the Institute of Chemical Biology at the National Hellenic Research Foundation and the Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology of the University of Thessaly. During my studies, I delved into biochemical and molecular diagnostic techniques to better understand disease mechanisms and explore new methods of diagnosis and prevention. My thesis—a business plan—was titled: “Online service platform for people with diabetes and prediabetes.”In it, I studied specific biomarkers for disease prevention and proposed a series of services to meet the needs of people with diabetes and prediabetes, taking a holistic approach to the condition.

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However, since everything ultimately comes down to communication, in order to better understand the people I interacted with—both professionally and personally—I began training at the end of 2018 in the methods and techniques of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) through Dynamic Equilibrium System and the International NLP Trainers Association (INLPTA), where I became a certified practitioner.

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That’s when a magical journey of exploring human processes began—psychological, physical, and spiritual—which led me to earn the titles of NLP Wellbeing Coach, Microexpression and Body Language Practitioner, and eventually NLP Master Practitioner.

And so, here we are now—many years after my first visit to Corfu—where I now live permanently, fulfilling a dream of mine, living each day with inspiration and passion, working with people, and giving them something from my knowledge and something from myself.

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I’m the co-founder of Thimisis, co-owner of the shop "Tsagiero" in the city of Corfu, and I teach chemistry in a variety of ways to both children and adults!