British Council

Principal Designer

Accenture Song

My role involved leading the Strategic Design practice at Accenture Song Poland, serving clients across Europe and the Middle East; facilitating multinational leadership and client sessions; providing international communications coaching to the local team and leadership.

Senior Manager | Design Lead | Communications Coach

Datacom

My role involved leading the Design & Experience team at Datacom, the largest creative and technology services company in Australasia. I was also responsible for designing and leading coaching and collaboration sessions for senior Government and corporate stakeholders and executives.

Built and scaled the team as a new, multi-disciplinary group of designers, researchers, and artists, working for large Government and private sector clients.

General Manager | Leadership Coach | Creative Facilitator

Solnet (now part of Accenture)

My role was responsible for Solnet's national creative practice. I was also responsible for providing strategic advice and coaching to the leaders and teams of large New Zealand organisations, helping them understand digital transformation and deliver impactful digital products and services. 

Delivered experience and service design work for organisations including MSD, MoH, NZDF, Transpower, Farmers Retail Group, ACC, and Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori.

Digital Practice Lead | Facilitator | Leadership Coach

Element Digital Consulting

Founder of a strategic advisory and coaching service for digital transformation and communication. Created and led numerous leadership coaching sessions for public and private sector. Advised Government ministries and corporate clients on communication and digital strategy. Mentor to the Victoria University Graduate programme.

Director | Leadership & Communications Coach | Mentor

ClemengerBBDO / Touchcast

Experience and customer innovation coach and strategist for New Zealand's leading brand & digital experience agency Clients included Education NZ, Toyota, New Zealand Post, Spark and many more.

Director of Digital Innovation (contract)

SSL Consulting

Advisor and coach for multinational companies (Microsoft, Sony, 3 Mobile) and executives on digital transformation, digital communication, and creativity.

Lead Advisor | Leadership & Digital Communications Coach

Musician

Musician and session vocalist. Signed to AR Vocal Management. Wrote, recorded and demo-ed for the likes of Guy Massey (Paul McCartney, Ed Sheeran), Paul Steel (Empire of the Sun), Groove Armada, Ben Carrigan (The Thrills), Dan Spartacus and many more.

Session vocalist

Ogilvy Public Relations

Head of the UK office and European hub of Ogilvy’s global Digital Influence network; as the strategic lead, I oversaw  delivery of digital experience strategy and design at a pan-European and global level for blue-chip clients  including Volvo, IBM, Grohe, Motorola, Cisco, UPS and Ralph Lauren.

Notable achievements:
- leading the global digital strategy for Volvo's flagship e-car program
- increasing positive engagement across key digital channels for Motorola by 800%
- groundbreaking interactive live video event via Facebook featuring Boris Becker, for Ralph Lauren as part of its Wimbledon sponsorship
- digital planning for Nestle, UPS, IBM and more
- new business wins from Grohe, Cisco & IBM

Head of Digital Influence

One of two people responsible for the digital strategy and experience practice at DigitasLBi. Managed UK & pan-European engagements for blue-chip clients including Lloyds Bank, Sony, Volkswagen, M&S, Starwood Hotels, Orange, Oxfam & British Red Cross

Notable highlights:

- Pioneering converged media campaign for Starwood Hotels across paid, owned & earned media
- Managing digital for the British Red Cross' annual Refugee Week appeal
- Interactive European campaign via bespoke microsite & Facebook apps for Sony Playstation
- New business wins - Orange, Sony, M&S and Lloyds TSB 
- Representative on the first IAB Social Media Council

Digital Lead

Curious about how you can gain greater influence as a Polish executive working with international teams? 
Do you want to unlock the secrets of better collaboration and business communication in English?

I help Polish executives master the skills essential for success in international business. 

My approach is to work 1:1 or with small senior teams. Contact me today via LinkedIn DM or book an intro meeting by clicking ‘Umów Spotkanie’ / ‘Book An Appointment.’

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Originally from New Zealand, now based in Warsaw, I have lived in five countries and worked in 10, leading senior teams for companies and clients such as Ogilvy, Accenture, and Microsoft. 

This experience has given me a unique understanding of both the Polish and the Anglo-American perspective, and the challenges of working across cultures. 

Polish and Anglo-American styles of business are quite different. Problem-solving, collaboration, and business communication are just some of the areas where cultural contrasts cause issues. 

Many Polish executives have told me they are frustrated at not getting the results they want when working with international clients or colleagues.

The good news is that we can fix this.

I will support you in learning: 
- creative leadership techniques for better business problem-solving 
- skills to communicate persuasively in English
- cultural awareness to easily navigate differences and manage multi-national teams

Coaching will benefit any Polish business leader or executive team working with Anglo-American clients or colleagues, particularly those where English is the daily language of business.

My approach is to work 1:1 or with small senior teams. Contact me today via LinkedIn DM or book an intro meeting by clicking ‘Umów Spotkanie’ / ‘Book An Appointment.’

Specialties: Creativity, Team Leadership, Business Communication, Innovation and Problem-Solving, Strategic Planning, Behavioural Design, Coaching and Facilitation

Kev F.

Business Communication Consulting and Media

Strategic advisor I Business Communication expert I TV and Internet content producer

Senior Consultant

zwyklehistorie.pl (ordinary stories) is a not for profit, independent slow journalism project available via YouTube and all major podcasting platforms.
Partner/contributor of Onet.pl - the most popular internet portal in Poland.

Podcaster at zwyklehistorie.pl

Aira

Change management, internal communication, external relations

Communications Manager (Interim) 

SEC Newgate CEE

Managing Partner HEALTH

Uniwersytet SWPS

Parttime lecturer (Online PR - Journalism and Mass Communication)

Parttime Lecturer

JUUL Labs

Corporate and Scientific communication
Strategic communication role during launches in Poland and Czech Republic (supporting also launch in Ukraine)
Cooperation and guidance for PR agencies in Poland, Czech Republic and Ukraine.

Communications Manager Poland & Baltics

Corporate communication strategist for MSD in CEE (Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Ukraine). Member of extended Corporate Reputation Team responsible for MSD Inventing for Life program.   
Other responsibilities include communication support for cross-functional & pharmaceutical industry projects and expanding social media presence of MSD and its regional leaders.

CEE Cluster Communications Lead

Member of Leadership Team responsible for External Affairs & corporate communication strategy of MSD in Poland. Other responsibilities include communication support for market access, cross-functional & pharmaceutical industry projects.

Policy and Communications Lead

Corporate, external & internal communication in Poland. As a part of External Affairs team, I have been also closely cooperating with many external partners dealing with healthcare environment in Poland. Apart from that my role was to give PR support to all brands marketed by company in Poland.

PR and Communications Manager

TVN24 - 24-hour news and current affairs television channel in Poland

Editor of Business News, presenter of business news bulletins and programs. Presenter of "Business from each side" program made in partnership with Polish edition of the Forbes magazine.

Editor/Presenter (business programs)

Regional Information Agency

Regional Information Agency was privately held venture, serving as a consultancy for communication and Internet to companies and local governments from Northeastern Poland. It was also providing support for foreign journalists visiting Poland.

Owner, PR consultant, Business writer for press and online media

Polskie Radio Białystok

Journalist, presenter, editor responsible for news bulletins and business reporter. Coordinator of externally funded projects.

Journalist/Presenter

Public affairs, governmental affairs & corporate communication expert. Over 15 years of experience in Policy, Public Relations, business communication, cross-functional & pharmaceutical and consumer electronics industry projects. 

Business blogger (POL/ENG) and podcaster (POL)

Earlier media experience includes: BBC World Service in London (Polish Section), Polish private TVN24 news channel (Business) and Polish Radio (started at the age of 17 in Białystok).  

My professional creed: Mission and Purpose. 

High quality data and information flow are important for business performance. 

Communication has the power to transform highly performing organizations into leaders of social and economic change. 

I have over 30 years of professional experience informing the public first as a journalist and later as a business communicator. 

As a journalist I believed in mission and calling. As a business communicator I believe in purpose and responsibility. 

See my journey from a journalist with a mission to a business communicator seeking purpose in blog posts (in Polish and English) here on LinkedIn.

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