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I love collaborating with like-minded individuals who are driven by passion and the latest technologies, helping them in areas such as financing, achieving product-market fit and developing effective go-to-market strategies.Currently involved in:● SmartSchool - Adaptive AI tutor powered by GPT-4● forActive - The best app for Wellness & Fitness Trainers● AR-Labs.io - Virtual try-on solutions for the fashion industry

Greater Chicago Area

From a no-name brand in the US to the number 1 Beauty app in GooglePlay store and top10 Lifestyle app in Appstore.—-----Booksy is the leading beauty marketplace for finding, scheduling and managing appointments anchored by a SaaS+Payments business solution. The company is headquartered in the United States, generates over $3bn annualized GMV, has over 30 mln users, and <1000 employees across 7 countries.My role was to define and execute product & tech strategy, and lead product, engineering, data, and growth teams (from 1 to 300 people).Responsible for:☆ Partnering with stakeholders to define Booksy product vision and strategy☆ Defining unique user-focused product experience ☆ Product R&D, creative thinking and prototyping☆ Product road mapping, running sprints, event-storming, and other feature-definition exercises☆ Team building and leadership (Product Management, UX, Development, QA, Deployment, Growth, Payments, Data Analysis)☆ Working directly with users to get feedback, understand their needs, and translate them into exceptional solutions☆ Improving processes and setting up standards☆ Working together with other board members and investors on KPI’s execution and company growthAcquisition and integration of 5 competitors: Lavito in Poland, Versum in Poland, GoPanache in the US, Genbook in the US, and Kiute in France.

iTaxi provides reliable and user-friendly transportation solutions to customers across multiple Polish cities. The platform's success is marked by positive user ratings, safety measures, and strategic partnerships within the industry. iTaxi’s approach is based on providing possibilities for reorganization to drive clients to success.The first app for cab drivers in Poland, and still the market lider.

Full P&L responsibility for definition and execution of e-commerce platforms. Led Motointagrator to become number 1 automotive ecommerce platform in Poland and Germany. In three years Motointegrator grew to over 1 mln products, >1M visits and thousands of transactions daily.My experience includes:☆ Board advisory, helping to shape the future of the internet and e-commerce strategy☆ Team setup and talent acquisition (from 1 to 60 people)☆ Managing the product strategy, design and development ☆ Driving customer acquisition, retention and revenue growth

In charge of the business and product. Experience in online strategy and business transformation projects (print to digital) in classified media for market leaders in over 10 countries including companies like TimeWarner, PennySaverUSA, FridyAds, Group, and Junk Mail Publishing. Successfully designed and developed tens of classified mobile/web portals like vehicles for sale, real estate for sale, jobs, travel, electronics, heavy equipment in USA, UK, South Africa, Brazil, Russia, Hungary, Poland and Germany.

Managing product and business development of Eden technology, startup specialized implementations of ERP, CRM, Payroll and Accounting systems. Successfully launched implemented systems in over fifty companies including banks, insurance and media companies.Commitment to learning enables Eden Technology to provide the clients with innovative and tailored systems that meet their evolving needs. The mission is to not only streamline business operations but also to empower clients with knowledge and expertise that drive their success in an ever-changing business landscape.

Artificial Intelligence And Robotics

In 1999 won PAR Competition for the best Master’s thesis in the area of Automation and Robotics, which was organized in International.

Mba

Strategic Management