PBLINK Stories
45 episodes - English - Latest episode: 10 months ago -PBLINK Stories is a series of podcasts by PBLINK where we get behind the business to talk to the person. We’re interested in their unique story and their secret of success. Knowledge from Diversity. Interviews by Bill Mair of PrecisionPresentation.com.
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EP03S02: Karl Konicz: How TV’s Blackadder Transformed my Career
July 05, 2023 08:00 - 26 minutes - 18.1 MBHow did Karl Konicz progress from rough-sleeping in a London park with only three words of English to become COO of a multi-million pound UK company? And he went on to save Christmas in the UK! He attributes an important part of his success to watching Blackadder on TV.
S03E02 Trailer: Karl Konicz: How TV's Blackadder Transformed my Career
July 03, 2023 08:00 - 37 seconds - 488 KBHow did Karl Konicz progress from rough-sleeping in a London park with only three words of English to become COO of a multi-million pound UK company? And he went on to save Christmas in the UK! He attributes an important part of his success to watching Blackadder on TV.
S03E01: Wojciech Kołodziejczak: Life Networker. Relationship are the Riches.
August 31, 2022 08:00 - 24 minutes - 16.9 MBWojciech (Wojtek) Kołodziejczak’s parents were rich once. But when the economy transitioned to capitalism in the early 90s, their business crashed and the family lost everything. By the age of 6, Wojciech was living with his parents in a wooden cabin on the outskirts of Łódź, a kilometre’s walk to the nearest fresh water pump. That is where his story begins.
S03E01 Trailer: Wojciech Kołodziejczak: Life Networker. Relationship are the Riches.
August 29, 2022 08:00 - 42 seconds - 550 KBWojciech (Wojtek) Kołodziejczak’s parents were rich once. But when the economy transitioned to capitalism in the early 90s, their business crashed and the family lost everything. By the age of 6, Wojciech was living with his parents in a wooden cabin on the outskirts of Łódź, a kilometre’s walk to the nearest fresh water pump. That is where his story begins.
S02E08: Sławek Strzykowski: Drones Can Help Autistic People Manage Emotions
April 18, 2022 08:00 - 27 minutes - 19.2 MBSławek Strzykowski is a visionary and a polymath. He left a high-flying career with Microsoft, driven by an especially personal passion to use the power of technology to improve people’s lives in very tangible ways. He was a captain in the Polish Prison Service, a Business Analyst with SAS Institute and 10 years in Business Analytics with Microsoft. He has always been ahead of his time: back in the 90’s, when computer science was in its infancy, he developed the first Polish national datab...
S02E08 Trailer: Sławek Strzykowski: Drones Can Help Autistic People Manage Emotions
April 15, 2022 09:00 - 38 seconds - 496 KBSławek Strzykowski is a visionary and a polymath. He left a high-flying career with Microsoft, driven by an especially personal passion to use the power of technology to improve people’s lives in very tangible ways.
S02E07 Peter Kuncewicz: Chartered Accountant on Demand!
March 02, 2022 09:00 - 24 minutes - 16.6 MBPeter Kuncewicz, CA is Associate Finance Director with EFM, Finance Directors and Business Advisors with a difference. He has a long career in senior FD (Finance Director) and CFO (Chief Financial Officer) posts in countries across the world, but he calls England home. He spoke to Bill Mair of PrecisionPresentation.com for PBLINK Stories. What’s the Difference? EFM fields a team of over 70 Chartered Accountants UK-wide to act as business advisers or accountants to SMEs who may not yet hav...
Trailer S02E07 Peter Kuncewicz: Chartered Accountant on Demand!
February 28, 2022 09:00 - 33 seconds - 447 KBPeter Kuncewicz, CA is Associate Finance Director with EFM, Finance Directors and Business Advisors with a difference. He has a long career in senior FD (Finance Director) and CFO (Chief Financial Officer) posts in countries across the world, but he calls England home. He spoke to Bill Mair of PrecisionPresentation.com for PBLINK Stories.
S02E06: Duccio Zambrini: Thriving Through a Human-to-Human Approach
January 26, 2022 09:00 - 24 minutes - 17.1 MBDuccio left the corporate world in 2011 and today runs a number of businesses, including: Life Coaching, Career Development Coaching, Executive Coaching and Leadership Development. But in this interview, we’re looking at another part of his portfolio of businesses: his networking groups. Duccio runs the UK Confederation, London Connector, Italian Connector and Property Connector. He also has a property management concern, and a new business, which we will discover in a minute. (UK Confederat...
S02E06: Duccio Zambrini: Thriving Through a Human-to-Human Approach
January 26, 2022 09:00 - 24 minutes - 17.1 MBDuccio left the corporate world in 2011 and today runs a number of businesses, including: Life Coaching, Career Development Coaching, Executive Coaching and Leadership Development. But in this interview, we’re looking at another part of his portfolio of businesses: his networking groups. Duccio runs the UK Confederation, London Connector, Italian Connector and Property Connector. He also has a property management concern, and a new business, which we will discover in a minute. (UK Confederat...
Trailer S02E06: Duccio Zambrini: Thriving Through a Human-to-Human Approach
January 24, 2022 07:00 - 36 seconds - 472 KBDuccio is a successful serial entrepreneur, with a varied portfolio of ventures. Not a single one was planned in the conventional sense, but each one is linked in a chain, via the magic of Human-to-Human Business philosophy.
Trailer S02E06: Duccio Zambrini: Thriving Through a Human-to-Human Approach
January 24, 2022 07:00 - 36 seconds - 472 KBDuccio is a successful serial entrepreneur, with a varied portfolio of ventures. Not a single one was planned in the conventional sense, but each one is linked in a chain, via the magic of Human-to-Human Business philosophy.
S02E05 Michael Dembinski: England’s Most Polish Son
December 22, 2021 09:00 - 28 minutes - 19.4 MBThis is one of the most diverse interviews we have done to date on PBLINK Stories: Michael Dembinski, chief adviser at the British Polish Chamber of Commerce (BPCC), born in London to Warsaw Uprising war hero Bohdan Dembiński, speaking to Bill Mair of PrecisionPresentation.com.
Trailer S02E05 Michael Dembinski: England’s Most Polish Son
December 20, 2021 09:00 - 42 seconds - 555 KBGeography, history, determination: what gives Poland the edge? “If you close the door, we’ll come in the window!”
Trailer S02E05 Michael Dembinski: England’s Most Polish Son
December 20, 2021 09:00 - 42 seconds - 555 KBGeography, history, determination: what gives Poland the edge? “If you close the door, we’ll come in the window!”
S02E04 Iwona Lebiedowicz: It’s All About People
December 01, 2021 09:00 - 23 minutes - 16.4 MBIwona Lebiedowicz is the founder and CEO of PAB Group. Her team at PAB delivers multilingual content services including certified translation in over 200 languages, transcreation and localisation, serving global clients in their chosen markets. As a trilingual cross-cultural consultant, Iwona helps brands and companies to attract, engage, and grow audiences internationally.
S02E04 Iwona Lebiedowicz: It’s All About People
December 01, 2021 09:00 - 23 minutes - 16.4 MBIwona Lebiedowicz is the founder and CEO of PAB Group. Her team at PAB delivers multilingual content services including certified translation in over 200 languages, transcreation and localisation, serving global clients in their chosen markets. As a trilingual cross-cultural consultant, Iwona helps brands and companies to attract, engage, and grow audiences internationally.
Trailer S02E04 Iwona Lebiedowicz: It’s All About People
November 29, 2021 09:00 - 31 seconds - 415 KBIwona is more than her achievements, she's proof that passion and drive can deliver positive changes and understanding. Even across language and cultural barriers.
S0203 Ola Fiddler Leader
November 05, 2021 09:00 - 30 minutes - 20.9 MBAleksandra (Ola) Fiddler has drive, determination and dynamism. She has never had just one job, doing the same thing every day. Now an entrepreneur and influencer, she prefers to adopt a portfolio approach to business, spinning several plates at the same time.
Trailer S0203 Ola Fiddler Leader
November 03, 2021 07:00 - 32 seconds - 430 KBAleksandra (Ola) Fiddler has drive, determination and dynamism. She has never had just one job, doing the same thing every day. Now an entrepreneur and influencer, she prefers to adopt a portfolio approach to business, spinning several plates at the same time.
S02E02 Jan Szczepański: The Techno-Dancing Accountant Entrepreneur
October 11, 2021 08:00 - 29 minutes - 20.1 MBJan Szczepański of The Sanders Partnership is not your typical chartered accountant. He lists electronic music like drum and bass, techno, jungle, deep house, chill out, etc, among his interests. He originally trained as a lawyer before going on to qualify as an accountant instead…
Trailer S02E02 Jan Szczepanski: The Techno-Dancing Accountant Entrepreneur
October 07, 2021 07:00 - 35 seconds - 461 KBOur guest on PBLINK Stories is not your typical accountant. Jan Szczepański lists electronic music like drum and bass, techno, jungle, deep house, chill out, etc, among his interests. He originally trained as a lawyer before going on to qualify as an accountant instead.
S02E01 Inga Kopala: Making it Personal
September 01, 2021 08:00 - 20 minutes - 14.2 MBWhat’s behind the success of Amberth, the high-end kitchens and bathrooms design studio in London, which enjoys a great reputation for quality and reliability as well as style? It’s led by a woman, MD Inga Kopała, and around half the workforce directly employed are women, too. Is that the key, or is that just part of it? Amberth deals mainly with residential clients and frequently it is the woman in the household who takes most interest in the detail of the kitchen or bathroom design. Cert...
Trailer S02E01: Inga Kopala: Making it Personal
August 30, 2021 07:00 - 39 seconds - 506 KBWhat’s behind the success of Amberth, the high-end kitchens and bathrooms design studio in London, which enjoys a great reputation for quality and reliability as well as style? Amberth is a family firm, run by Inga, with her husband as Project Director, and his brother in Poland manufacturing the furniture.
Ep9: Stuart Mason - How to Wreck Your Business
June 23, 2021 08:00 - 28 minutes - 19.5 MBStuart Mason had it all and more: a national chain of print shops, a business property portfolio worth £1.4 million and £500K in the bank. He travelled his business empire in his helicopter or his hand-built Aston Martin. Then, one day, he lost it all. What did he do right? What did he do wrong?
Trailer 9: Stuart Mason - How to Wreck Your Business
June 21, 2021 08:00 - 34 seconds - 442 KBStuart Mason had it all and more: a national chain of print shops, a business property portfolio worth £1.4 million and £500K in the bank. He travelled his business empire in his helicopter or his hand-built Aston Martin. Then, one day, he lost it all. What did he do right? What did he do wrong?
Ep 8: The Incredible Story of Stepek Electronics by Martin Stepek
May 26, 2021 08:00 - 32 minutes - 22.1 MBJan Stepek was the Polish entrepreneur, war hero and philanthropist who survived a Soviet gulag and built a multi-million-pound family business in the West of Scotland from literally nothing, only for it to come crashing down. How did he achieve stellar success as an immigrant entrepreneur, who barely spoke English when he came to the UK? Jan was driven by the determination that his family would never suffer the fear, disease, poverty and starvation that he lived through before arriving in...
Trailer Ep 8: The Incredible Story of Stepek Electronics by Martin Stepek
May 24, 2021 08:00 - 28 seconds - 375 KBJan Stepek was the Polish entrepreneur, war hero and philanthropist who survived a Soviet gulag and built a multi-million-pound family business in the West of Scotland from literally nothing, only for it to come crashing down. Full Episode on Wednesday 26th May.
Ep 7: Dorota Peszkowska: Settled Status for European Citizens
May 03, 2021 08:00 - 22 minutes - 15.8 MBDorota Peszkowska joined PBLINK Stories for a special settled status edition and delved into the detail of what support is available for European (EU, EEA and Swiss) citizens in the UK. Dorota is a journalist, a campaigner and an activist. She moved to Scotland in 2015 from Warsaw and has worked as Editor in Chief at Emito.net in Edinburgh; Project Coordinator for EU Citizens’ Rights Project; a Human Testing Technician for the University of Edinburgh; and now works as EU Settlement Scheme P...
Dorota Peszkowska: Settled Status for European Citizens
April 30, 2021 16:00 - 37 seconds - 480 KBDorota Peszkowska joined PBLINK Stories for a special settled status edition and delved into the detail of what support is available for European (EU, EEA and Swiss) citizens in the UK.
Ep 6: Cristina Irimie: A Nuclear-Powered Entity?
March 04, 2021 09:00 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MBTwenty years ago, Cristina was a rising star. She had overcome obstacles through pure determination, and achieved an offer to study at Oxford University. But the obstacles kept coming as circumstances conspired to block her every step. Diversity and Diversification Determined that others should not suffer the setbacks that she encountered, she has built a diverse business empire with the common aim of offering pathways to success to Eastern and Central Europeans in the UK. Among her oth...
Ep 6: Cristina Irimie: A Nuclear-Powered Entity?
March 04, 2021 09:00 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MBTwenty years ago, Cristina was a rising star. She had overcome obstacles through pure determination, and achieved an offer to study at Oxford University. But the obstacles kept coming as circumstances conspired to block her every step. Diversity and Diversification Determined that others should not suffer the setbacks that she encountered, she has built a diverse business empire with the common aim of offering pathways to success to Eastern and Central Europeans in the UK. Among her oth...
Trailer Ep 6: Cristina Irimie: A Nuclear-Powered Entity?
March 03, 2021 10:00 - 29 seconds - 384 KBCristina arrived in the UK in 1999, long before Romania joined the EU, at the age of 16 on a scholarship, one of 3,000 applicants for seven places. Determined that others should not suffer the setbacks that she encountered, she has built a diverse business empire with the common aim of offering pathways to success to Eastern and Central Europeans in the UK.
Trailer Ep 6: Cristina Irimie: A Nuclear-Powered Entity?
March 03, 2021 10:00 - 29 seconds - 384 KBCristina arrived in the UK in 1999, long before Romania joined the EU, at the age of 16 on a scholarship, one of 3,000 applicants for seven places. Determined that others should not suffer the setbacks that she encountered, she has built a diverse business empire with the common aim of offering pathways to success to Eastern and Central Europeans in the UK.
The Burning Eyes of a Business Visionary: Aistė Naujokaitytė
February 18, 2021 09:00 - 30 minutes - 20.9 MBAistė talks about the multi-layered advantages of contented, engaged employees, Staff turnover is drastically reduced, while happy employees deliver a far better service to clients.
Ep 5 The Burning Eyes of a Business Visionary: Aistė Naujokaitytė
February 18, 2021 09:00 - 30 minutes - 20.9 MBAistė talks about the multi-layered advantages of contented, engaged employees, Staff turnover is drastically reduced, while happy employees deliver a far better service to clients.
Trailer Ep 5: The Burning Eyes of a Business Visionary: Aistė Naujokaitytė
February 15, 2021 10:00 - 29 seconds - 377 KBAistė arrived in the UK from Lithuania aged 12, when her parents relocated. She had little say in the matter at the time but now says she is grateful to her parents for the opportunities available to her now.
Ep 4: Sebastian Fuz: The Positive Pole. Balancing the Books and Paying it Forward.
February 03, 2021 09:00 - 30 minutes - 20.8 MBSebastian Fuz came to the UK in 1996 fresh out of school, well ahead of the latest wave of young people from Central Europe and long before Poland became a member of the EU in 2004. He came just for fun, because communist Poland at the time was bleak and uninspiring. Now he runs City and Country Financial Services (CCFS), a flourishing multi-lingual, whole of market company from offices in prestigious Fleet Street, London, with his business partner, Lina Bourdon. CCFS’s comprehensive range...
Trailer Ep 4: Sebastian Fuz: The Positive Pole. Balancing the Books and Paying it Forward.
February 01, 2021 09:00 - 33 seconds - 421 KB“I started with the dishwashing at the back of the kitchen. Saying that, I always say that I was not dishwashing, I was actually drying them, so somehow I was upgraded straight away… so I was well happy with that!”
Ep 3: Law Firm Square Miles Ahead of the Trends. Interview with Kate Boguslawska
January 20, 2021 10:00 - 24 minutes - 17 MBBill Mair of precisionpresentation.com interviewed Kate for PBLink Stories. Carter Lemon Camerons, have long eschewed a traditional USP in favour of a UCP: a Unique Caring Proposition. The culture of the company is to build a long-term relationship with each customer. All very on-trend. But that practice was established long before Customer Experience was born, and has been responsible for the success of the law firm ever since.
Trailer Ep 3: Law Firm Square Miles Ahead of the Trends. Interview with Kate Boguslawska
January 15, 2021 17:00 - 32 seconds - 412 KBKate Bogusławska is a partner at Carter Lemon Camerons, a City of London law firm in the square mile. The firm was established 105 years ago. Kate talks about diversity and diligence in her career: being a partner as a woman, and as a foreigner, as well. Women often face barriers such as career breaks to have children or care for relatives.
Ep 2: Closing Circuits, Building Networks. Interview with Greg Kasprzak
December 21, 2020 09:00 - 23 minutes - 15.9 MBAs an electrical engineer, Greg Kasprzak knows the importance of circuits and networks. Thus it was that a single introduction at his first PBLink business event was all it took for him to land the new-build electrical installation contract for his company, GK Electrical, with prestigious house builder Dan-Wood House.
Trailer Ep 2: Closing Circuits, Building Networks. Interview with Greg Kasprzak
December 08, 2020 09:00 - 30 seconds - 376 KB“I believe, as a Polish person, our work ethic, that’s what helps us to stand out a little bit from the market… Attention to detail, and things like that, it’s important. And that’s what we pride ourselves on" As an electrical engineer, Greg Kasprzak knows the importance of circuits and networks. Thus it was that a single introduction at his first PBLink business event was all it took for him to land the new-build electrical installation contract for his company, GK Electrical, with prestigi...
Ep 1: The Pioneering Pole and PBLINK. How to Build Business as a ‘Migrant Entrepreneur’
November 25, 2020 09:00 - 28 minutes - 19.9 MBBart revealed that, for him, the secret of success in business has four pillars: 1. Love what you do. It means you will be authentic. And you will be prepared for long hours: 2. Hard work – prepare for minimum 12-hour days for the next 5 years or so. 3. Surround yourself with the right people. Try to meet and get to know those who inspire you. 4. Continuous improvement and flexibility – Listen to feedback from your customers and adapt accordingly.
Trailer Ep 1: The Pioneering Pole and PBLink. How to Build Business as a ‘Migrant Entrepreneur’
November 23, 2020 09:00 - 32 seconds - 410 KBInterview with Bart Kowalczyk, Listen to Podcast Trailer: Full Episode live on 26th November 2020