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.

Katapult Design

Katapult Design is Australia's Design Authority. Successful Product Development, no matter if its technology, deep tech, digital, process or physical is more often than not, obtained through the same design focus. But, as product becomes more complex and we enter the world of remix design, consulting firms and agencies are pulling NDP into parts. 

We believe this is slowing innovation. 

Katapult Design develops products by leaning on creative, experienced and analytical minds who uncover opportunity others miss. We've been doing this for 15 years across Australia, the USA and NZ (and more).

Country Fire Authority (CFA)

The South East Regional Advisory Council (SERAC) was established in early 2021, and is made up of District Planning Committee Chairs, staff members and an independent Chairperson.

The Council aims to increase volunteer involvement and ownership in the decision-making process of the SE CFA region.

Chair - SERAC (South East Regional Advisory Council) 

Hide and Seek Digital

H&S designs, builds and scales digital products and the ecosystems they live in. They also design solutions to prepare your technology or digital business for the fast moving future of tech and get you out of vicious technical-debt traps that can hold your organisation in the past. 

QUEENSTOWN/WELLINGTON/CHRISTCHURCH/AUCKLAND

Director - Aotearoa NZ 

I managed the growth strategy of the Australian group, growing the business across Digital Advisory, Customer Experience, Employee Experience, Product Experience and Development and Managed Services and Resources including the delivery of large managed resource programs.

Director - Growth Australia 

Randstad

General Manager of Technology at Randstad Technologies NZ, driving successful outcomes through leadership in technology/digital project delivery. Expertise in modernising technology/digital landscapes and providing strategic consulting-advisory services. 

Managed and led diverse service lines, including Cloud and Core Infrastructure, Architecture, Digital and Product Design, Applications Development, and Data and Automation. Proven track record in overseeing and executing Managed Services and Managed (T&M) Resource Programs.

General Manager NZ - Randstad Technology Solutions (consulting/projects)

General Manager NZ - Randstad Technologies (staffing)

Hudson

Manager - Technology NZ

Manager - Technology Canberra

Clemenger Careers

Colenso BBDO, Clemenger BBDO, CHE Proximity, Radar and .99

Head of Talent - Australia and New Zealand - Clemenger Group

alcami

Director - Digital and Experience - Sydney

Davidson Technology

Drove the significant re-establishment of the team and grew and led the team in Sydney for modernized recruitment mainly for Digital teams across large corporate and government (state and federal) clients in Sydney and Canberra. Areas of growth for the team under my leadership were Data and Analytics, Project Services, UX/CX, Creative Design, Development, X-Platform Dev, Digital Strategy Creative Agency Production and DevOps. My team also established an Architecture focus for mainstream Tech clients.

General Manager - Sydney

Interactiveinc

I was the General Manager for InteractiveInc, a Digital, Creative Industry and Tech Recruitment firm based in Sydney and one of the city's first pure Digital and Integrated agencies. I was responsible for the overarching management of the agency's growth and team leadership. InteractiveInc specializes in finding talent for Digital agencies, Creative agencies, and Client-side Digital teams. I partnered with Australia's leading Digital, Dev Houses, Design and Strategy Agencies including Australia's most awarded digital product development houses.

Avanade

I was on contract as the National Manager for the complete Avanade MR workforce across APAC. Here I was the executive leader of all managed resources across the Digital and Experience, Cloud Sevices (Azure), Application Development/Product Strategy, DevOps and Data Management service lines.

National Manager - Managed Resources (contractor)

Bega Valley raised, Sydney developed, NZ found and Melbourne landed - With over 15 years of experience in leading technology and digital businesses, I am the Chief Commercial Officer at Katapult Design, a global product design and development consultancy with offices across Australia and clients in NZ, the USA and Europe. I am responsible for growing the business across these markets, leveraging my expertise in product design, digital, and growth strategy.

I have a proven track record of delivering innovative and human-centered solutions for a diverse range of clients, from global leaders to local icons to underground start-ups. I work with an exceptional team of designers, engineers, and creative thinkers who transform ideas into iconic products across medical, business, consumer, sports tech, and industrial sectors. I am passionate about creating wonders in the digital realm, using true Human-Centered Design (HCD) principles and cutting-edge technologies.

Before joining Katapult Design, I was the Director of Digital Services at Hide and Seek Digital, where I collaborated with award-winning digital and design experts across NZ and Australia, providing technology advisory, modernized enterprise architecture, product experience, customer experience, and employee experience services. I also held key leadership positions at Randstad Technology Solutions and Randstad Technologies, where I spearheaded technology and digital project delivery and strategic consulting-advisory. Additionally, I have over 15 years of experience as a Fire Fighter, participating in disaster relief efforts and emergency management, which has enhanced my ability to navigate high-pressure situations, think strategically, and lead effectively.

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