For 20 years, I’ve been involved in the field of HR, although my professional journey began in marketing. I gained my initial experience in advertising agencies before transitioning to the client side. Managing a marketing department in a large international organisation was not easy, with the biggest challenge being balancing work and personal life.

In 2005, I made a decision that was quite rare at the time – transitioning from marketing to HR.

With this move I found my professional destiny.

My career path includes numerous management positions.

At JTI, where I spent over 8 years, I gained experience in managing commercial structures and production plants. I held the positions of HR Director and member of the management board of companies in Poland and Austria. At Bacardi, where I worked for 13 years, in Poland and Belgium, I held HR director roles at regional and global levels. I collaborated with the supervisory board, was on the company’s management board, and worked directly with senior managers.

My two experiences of living abroad showed me how cultural diversity impacts communication and collaboration, and what challenges leaders face when managing global teams. I know from personal experience how expat life affects the whole family. I’ve been through it and understand the difficulties involved.

Coaching became consciously present in my life about 10 years ago and it’s a tool I use daily in my work as a coach, team leader, and trainer.

I began my coaching journey 10 years ago.

Initially, I worked primarily with my work colleagues. The ICF certification allowed me to expand my coaching practice to external customers.
Currently, my main focus is executive coaching, working with management teams to effectively navigate business and team challenges. I also work with high-potential individuals who are keen to actively shape their career development.

My role in working with breast cancer patients at the Oncology Center is to support them in the first days after surgery. I also talk to their families members. This is a particularly important topic for me, in which I fulfill my life’s mission of helping people with chronic illnesses who want to get back to normality.

I am not a psychologist by education, but as Amazonka, I am able to provide support based on my own experience with defeating cancer. Recently I undertook postgraduate studies in psycho-oncology at the SWPS University as a way to strengthen my knowledge in that field.