A Warsaw School of Economics graduate (1992). Certified Insights Discovery, Extended Disc and Lumina Learning Practitioner. Ardent International Coaching Community (ICC) Coach and Action Learning Coach (WIAL). 32 years + of business experience.

Paweł started his professional career in marketing departments of CPC Amino (Unilever) and then Kraft Jacobs Suchard (Mondelez). He was instrumental in building Hellmann’s and Jacobs brand position in the Polish market. Over the next several years he served as Account Manager and Group Account Director at McCann-Erickson, with business development responsibility.

In 1998 Paweł took up his first job in the training industry, joining Kalkstein, a human skills development consultancy.  Ever since he has been engaged in numerous local and international training assignments, amassing a wealth of experience in the process. He has been working with business professionals across diverse industries, from entry-level employees to C-suite executives. During his 19 year tenure at Kalkstein he moved up the ranks to become Partner & Board Member.

In 2017 Paweł assumed the position of CEO at Training Excellence, a Polish based training company. In addition, he acts as Managing Partner CEE at Powering, a global consultancy headquartered in France, and as Associate Consultant at BTS, a Swedish based global professional services firm.

Paweł specializes in project management, strategic thinking, sales, negotiations, relationship building, business communication, team building, presentation skills, meeting skills, customer care and personal productivity training workshops. He has successfully delivered over 1,400 days of training and coaching.

Born and raised in Montreal, Canada, Paweł is bilingual (English & Polish).

Wojtek has over 30 years of business experience. After graduating from the Wrocław University of Technology, he initially worked as an academic, then proceeded to lead his own IT projects. In the nineties, at IBM Poland, he was responsible for selling complex IT industry solutions and managing implementation projects.

As a testament to his high performance he was awarded the title of “IBM Hundred Percent Club” twice. Since 1997 he has been an active trainer, coach and consultant.

Wojtek has established cooperation with dozens of corporate clients for whom he has executed complex training and coaching assignments. From 1997 to 2004, he served as CEO and board member at Kalkstein Corporate Training, managing more than a dozen consultants and trainers.

Since 2005, he has been CEO of Business Potential Discovery (BPD.pl), a consulting company. As part of the Interim Management service, he served as Chief Operating Officer of a WSE-listed IT company in 2011.

He is a trusted coach and advisor to board members, entrepreneurs, managers and in Top Talent programs. In addition, he serves on the boards of technology companies.

Since 2017 he has been cooperating with Training Excellence as trainer and partner.

Wojtek’s expertise includes management skills (incl. virtual teams), leadership, change management, business communication, strategic planning, project management, assessment and development center (AC/DC), employee opinion surveys (incl. 360-degree feedback).

Since 2019, Marek has been been working with business leaders, board members, and sales and customer service departments, supporting them to achieve their goals and improve the efficiency of their operations. He provides consulting and training to Polish and international companies from many industries.

In 2014 – 2019 he served as General Manager at infoPraca.pl and was responsible for the company’s development strategy in Poland.

In 2011 – 2013, in the position of Managing Director at Start People Sp. z o.o., Marek was responsible for the entire operation in Poland (30 branches, 4 business lines, 140 internal employees, 15,000 temporary employees).

Until March 2011, he held the position of Sales Director at Start People, with comprehensive responsibility for building and implementing the company’s sales strategy. Marek managed the sales team as well as operational activities in 30 branches across the country, and was responsible for the territorial and product development strategy for the company’s short- and long-term goals, liquidity and optimization of business processes, as well as implementation of the company’s budget assumptions.

From 2004 to 2006, he served as Commercial Director and member of the Board of Directors, one of the leading training companies in Poland. From 1997 to 2004, Marek ran his own business in the area of business tourism and conducted projects in multicultural environments around the world.

Since 2017 he has been cooperating with Training Excellence as trainer and partner.

Marek specializes in: building effective teams and organizations, intervention consulting in difficult situations, management in distributed organizations, B2B sales and negotiation, coaching and mentoring programs, support and mentoring for start-ups, optimization and automation of processes in the organization, mergers and acquisitions.