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.

Self Employed

Architect RIBA ARB

CCM Architects

Bowen project, Vogel building, Boulcott Hospital interiors, RBNZ executive
floor, Blueprint office refurbishment, Redwood residential development,
Evans Bay, Te Manawa competition proposal

architect

Rafael Vinoly Architects

University of Oxford Masterplan, Oxford, UK
Fenchurch tower, London City, UK
Design development, preaparation of concept materials and presentation
to client

David Chipperfield Architects

Kensington Park Development, London
Luxury residential scheme including all new build component facing Hyde
Park as well as redevelopment involving facade retention.
28 000 m2, planning stage, under construction 2014
Responsible for development of apartment layouts and penthouse
redevelopment for section with retained facade

Anshen + Allen

Manchester Joint Hospitals Project, Manchester
130 000 m2, completed 2009
Led group of interior designers in developing proposals for major public
spaces and generic interior components, finishes and colours for typical
spaces. Coordinated interior architecture with medical planning
Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle
72 000 m2, completed 2009
Responsible for developing strategies for interior architecture of public
spaces, generic interior components, colours and finishes for typical
spaces.
Great Ormond Street Hospital, London
15 000 m2, completed 2006
Octav Botnar building for international private pay patients.
Advice to project team regarding generic interior components, colours and
finishes
Provision of images, strategies and standards regarding interior design to
support competition submissions on other AD projects.

College of architecture, University of California, Berkeley, USA
Penthouse function suite, Wurster Hall, room 1000
Interior Architecture for the Dean’s conference suite situated in the
penthouse of Wurster Hall. Space to be used for seminars, dissertation
defense as well as donor events.

AS Architecture Studio

Art Academy, Clermont-Ferrand, France
6 000 m2, tender Issue, completed 2005
Led group of two in developing working drawings, plans, elevations and
sections, following competition award.
Hospital Center of Arras, France
60 000 m2 Competition
Worked on the competition for a modern flagship hospital developing floor
plans

AART Farah

General Hospital of Polynesia, Tahiti, French Polynesia
112 000 m2 Scheme Design, completed 2010
Assisted on the cladding package, drawing of internal courtyards and
general sections
Colmar A. Schweitzer Hospital, Colmar, France
26 000 m2 Scheme Design, completed 2007
Assisted with development of floor plans for base building and future
extension.
St Jean General Hospital, Perpignan, France
60 000 m2 Scheme Design, completed 2007
Assisted on the cladding package

HLLS arkitekter & EU Arkitekter AB

Retail complex Skvaltan, Stockholm, Sweden
1300 m2, opened 2002
Worked as the project architect and lead designer from conceptual design
until obtaining planning permission

arkitekt

Rolfe Judd Architects and Planning Consultants

Christ Church Court, £40 m Office development, London
26 000 m2, opened 2001, 1st phase of The Paternoster Sq. Masterplan
adjacent to St. Paul’s Cathedral
Worked on the project from design stage through to work on site assisting
on various packages e.g. cladding, metalwork, ceilings, interior design of
main lobby and drop-off area.
Atlantic House, Farringdon, £35m office building, City of London
27 500 m2, opened 2002
Prepared presentation work for Planning Permission

architectural assistant

JAR Zenon Remi

Housing complex Szymony, new build
1000 m2, scheme design
Competition for Olimpic City, Winter Olimpics 2006

architekt

Qualifications Summary:

Agnieszka has the experience of nine years as architect in New Zealand,
Sweden, Poland, England and France - where she worked on the Art
academy of Clairmont Ferrand at Architecture Studio Paris, designers of
the European Parliament and other award winning projects.
Prior to joining Rafael Vinoly architects in London she worked for David
Chipperfield Architects London on several acclaimed projects that reached
completion in 2006/2007. She has also worked at Rolfe-Judd Architecture
on all phases of a key building of the Paternoster Square development at
the foot of St Paul’s Cathedral, London as well as at Anshen and Allen San
Francisco. Out of her practical experience at least 4 years were spent on major Healthcare projects, both public and private, including several PFI in the UK. 
Agnieszka has relocated to New Zealand and joined CCM Architects in
October 2006 to work across a variety of projects in the capacity of design
architect falling within CCM’s overall strategy aiming for innovative worldclass
design.

Special skills

Agnieszka has the ability to approach projects holistically on a strategic
level, from initial design down to detail, ensuring proper interaction
between planning, architecture and interior design as well as coordination
of all trades inolved. She also has the ability to skillfully illustrate the
designs both by hand and with the help of a wide spectrum of computer
software.

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