Helping Brands Enter The Metaverse & NFT Space ❘ Web3 Advisor & Strategist ❘ 2x Exits ❘ Venture Building ❘ Startup Mentoring ❘ Purposeful Branding ❘ Crossfitter

Hi, I'm Karol.

I am building a global longevity tribe to help people find the most trusted wellness and longevity brands to extend their healthspan and lifespan: www.newzapiens.com

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Healthcare is broken.

Doctors and pharma companies profit from treating illness, not keeping us healthy. The wellness industry is full of bold claims with little to no evidence. Health gurus and influencers capitalize on our insecurities, offering questionable advice that often misleads rather than helps.

In a world where trust is everything, who can we rely on?

In July 2023, New Zapiens started as a private WhatsApp group. Karol and Simon, two fathers, shared reliable health and longevity tips, aiming to extend their health spans and maximize life’s potential.

This conversation quickly grew into a global community of thousands health enthusiasts. They uncovered a common issue: most people struggle to find the time and trustworthy information needed to make confident health decisions.

As a result, New Zapiens evolved into a trusted platform for wellness, health, and longevity. Here, people discover reliable brands and products, reviewed by real individuals who have tested them without bias.

Our mission: Building a trusted health hub that empowers everyone to make better decisions through reliable, authentic, and honest reviews.

For brands committed to transparency, New Zapiens offers genuine feedback and the opportunity to collaborate with a loyal, health-focused community to build top-quality products.

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Former Ventures

2013 → GrandArtClub: Art platform connecting local galleries with global art investors. (🏆 Acquired)
2015 → The Villas: Boutique beach resort. (Active)
2016 → Lundkvist: Premium linen home accessories. (Active)
2016 → Upfit: Daily nutrition planning & cooking made simple. (🏆 Acquired)

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Results

→ 4 ventures (bootstrapped) 
→ 2 exits
→ 2 active ventures
→ 95% revenue through non-paid activities (organic marketing, sales, business development)
→ 100% employee recommendation rate at Upfit (s. kununu)

Karol Domagalski

Verv

Setting partnerships and channels, especially System Integrators, Facilities and Energy/HVAC service providers across EMEA to grow Verv's business measuring energy, managing it and bringing predictive maintenance to the users/service companies that need it. 

Imagine not having to rely on a BMS for energy data across your portfolio, because 87% of buildings don't have a BMS!

Chief Growth Officer

bonowellness

General Manager

HealthOptimisers.com

Documenting my Longevity, healthspan journey and spot on the Rejuvenationolympics.com leaderboard

Rejuvenation Athlete

Signify

As the Senior Director of Strategic Alliances at Signify, I led the team in forging and nurturing global partnerships that span all market segments. My focus was on crafting innovative go-to-market strategies with partners, enhancing mutual value, and accelerating product and service innovation through strategic technology integration.

At the helm of a dynamic team within the Group Strategy division, I leveraged our expansive network of data points and the Interact Developer portal to drive pioneering software integrations in the realms of Smart Buildings and Smart Cities. Our goal is to create synergistic relationships where collaboration yields exponential results, epitomising the concept that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Some examples include Microsoft with GenAI, Honeywell in smart building and cities, KontaktIO in asset tracking in Healthcare

Senior Director Strategic Alliances

Responsible for Office Strategy, Value Proposition construction, Segmentation, PR & Analyst liaison, Supporting strategic customer opportunities.

Lead for M&A activities for Office segment, with Investment committee chaired by CEO. Lead for partnerships for office segment, eg: Cisco.
Speaker and Thought Leadership at events on IOT, Beyond Illumination and Office needs and trends, Worktech, Smart Buildings Show, Future of Work 2.0 etc.

Company recognized as the leader in IOT for lighting by Navigant Research

Jan 2020-March 2020 Americas assignment, based from New Jersey HQ

Director of Office, Education & Municipal Buildings category

Connected Lighting Global Product Manager

Ownership of the roadmap and ideation for professional connected lighting systems. 
Key partner for engineering, sales, marketing, and business development, working with both internal and external stakeholders.

Orchestrating product initiatives across different internal teams by establishing shared vision
Distilling noise, clear bottlenecks, and understand interdependencies to define product priorities for the agile teams
Maintaining product backlog and prioritising features based on user feedback and internal stakeholders
Managing the engineering process and assisting engineers with technical issues including with external developers and partners such as Cisco
Communicate product plans, benefits, and results
Incorporating feedback into product development process
Responsible for the launch of world’s first Power over Ethernet system. Setting the value proposition to communicate on the value to offices and buildings beyond solely technology message. Defining the product strategy for the overall system, including Apps using visible light communication and Power over Ethernet components. Making technology choices with Architects and providing feature prioritisation. Responsible for software/Apps/APIs/Cloud across connected lighting professional and how they can add value to customers including developing of the Eco-system for Connected Lighting including multinational IT vendors, Building Management companies and UI and App companies.
Press spokesperson and business development support for key accounts globally

Working knowledge of protocols (Zigbee, POE, Wifi, Bluetooth)
Experience with JIRA project management, Confluence, SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework)

Global Product Manager - Connected Lighting Systems & Software

Concept Basics BV

Helping brands and retailers reach their target audience in Europe.
Bringing technical background, commercial acumen, and creative to bring value to projects
Defining, designing, modifying the right Solution/Product
Consulting or delivering a solution itself and providing:
Omnichannel strategy
Strategic partnerships
Business development
PR & Launch events
Distribution/pricing strategies
In store display
Marketing communication
Social media
Brand/product evangelism
Competition analysis
Product roadmap assistance

Current projects include: 3D printing targeted PR, revolutionary gaming product launch, Apple accessory launch
Market specialties: Consumer Electronics, Mobile phones, Online, Using technology in in store-retail, using technology for client benefit, program management
Always looking for new partners and opportunities

Product marketing, business development, strategic marketing

InVue

InVue provides security solutions for the top global retailers’ high theft merchandise. Our objective is to increase the profitability of our customers by helping to increase their sales while decreasing the theft of their merchandise. Increasing the profitability for retailers as the global market leader. Interactive digital signage, smart locks and sell thru protection are also managed as products in my portfolio. Making the product be that electronics, apparel or FMCG look great at retail is part of what we do
Responsibilities:
Product launches including marketing communications to successfully launch products in EMEA
Identification of new products for the region, hardware + software
Overall product liason for EMEA 35+ distributors/partners
One direct report
Instrumental in winning business with Samsung in key EMEA territories
Defined products to win key multi country account pan European business

Senior Product Marketing Manager - EMEA

ViewSonic

Reporting to Senior Marketing Director managing Tablet & Phone portfolio for Europe and Russia
  
Key Responsibilities 
Responsibility for product management / business development
Pan European Product PR & Spokesperson
Management of the business from end-to-end ensuring profitable and balanced growth across the category with P&L responsibility. Product development, selection, forecasting and full pricing responsibility 
Evangelist for Viewsonic products, creating excitement in the sales force and customer base 
Development and implementation of local and centrally defined marketing plans
Brainchild for the worlds first Dual OS Tablet, brought to market in September 2010
Managed roadmap/suppliers design in China
B2B Account management + Distributors
Managed Installed Apps and worked with major app suppliers to ensure best possible Android Out of box experience
Develop distribution across Europe, starting NL from scratch
Russian market share for tablet reaching 10%

European Product Marketing Manager

Samsung Electronics

Responsibility for full product lifecycle for MP3 / MPEG4 / Online Music Store and Camcorder categories in the UK and Ireland.
Responsibility for defining full strategy, and channel plans and increased Market Share 10-fold for MP3 in 2 years 
Management of budgets for ATL and BTL, including PR, Sponsorship and launch events. Collaboration with Universal music, and other record labels. Properly targeting the youth market for the first time, the first Samsung viral in any product group or country
Formulation and Implementation of annual promotional plans with retail channels, including display solutions
Development of limited edition models for UK and Ireland business
Press spokesperson for the Mobile AV category, including appearance on Radio 4 Today programme as an industry expert for Blu-ray.
Strategic alliances with marketing partners Chelsea FC, Universal Music, Quicksilver, Belkin, Pussy Cat Dolls, Just Jack, Girls Aloud, Bestival, XFM Radio

Left to travel around the world till Jan 2009

Product Marketing Manager

Sony Europe

Part of team formulation European LCD and Plasma TV strategy, taking Sony from negligible market share to No. 1. 
Development of European retail display programme for flat panel TV
Responsibility for European TV market intelligence including using GfK, IFR analysis and forecasting 
Accountability for CRM management for Sony Europe flat panel TV business to generate velocity feedback on products, consumers and promotions. 
Specific country liason for Nordic region flat panel TV business. 
Liason with Global HQ product planning for improvements and future development. 
Providing support to technical marketing for events, shows and projects demonstrating High Definition TV using Bluray.

Product Manager / Market Intelligence Manager

Negotiator for 20+ consultancy contracts (Annual spend over £100M) within Hutchison 3G. 
Contract negotiation for UK consultancies and software suppliers, within the UK and globally. 
Drafting and negotiating terms and conditions for Professional Services agreements, IT software licences, hardware and support agreements, including EPOS, CRM, KMS, charging and games infrastructure.
Full vendor management on an ongoing basis for half of 3 Mobile's consultancies

Buyer

Derek is an enthusiastic storyteller who crafts compelling narratives that resonate with customers, driving business growth. His analytical mindset, combined with a “get it done” attitude, allows him to deploy agile techniques for continuous iteration and improved outcomes. Whether leading a team or collaborating across functions, Derek fosters inclusion and teamwork.

At the heart of his 20+ years of experience lies a passion for generating sticky value propositions that deliver clear added value. Derek’s expertise in product management is complemented by a strong focus on strategy definition, KPI tracking, and data-driven insights. He collaborates closely with CEOs, Sales teams, and GTM promotions, customizing to local markets to achieve success.

Beyond work, Derek prioritizes health and wellbeing, even optimizing his own aging process (slowing it down to 0.76 biological years/1.0 year of chronological aging). With a background spanning high-tech global organizations like 3 Mobile, ViewSonic, Sony, Samsung, and Philips, Derek brings a wealth of knowledge. He holds a Masters in Engineering with Honors from the University of Exeter.

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