CAPITAL H - John Guziak John Guziak (Deloitte Poland)

Today I am interviewing Iva Georgijew, Chair of the Board of Directors of Deloitte CE, a region comprising 19 countries (including Ukraine).
Iva embodies diversity, as she was born to a Polish/Bulgarian family and experienced two different cultures growing up. She always sought to discover her life's purpose and the path she wanted to follow.  Her important choices, such as the one to go to a boarding school or to move to Poland to study, reflect her attitude that has made her one of the most successful individuals I have talked to.
She has adopted the principle of IKIGAI, which in Japanese means “a reason for living; a motivating force”, to guide both her personal and professional growth. She believes that having a passion and pursuing it at work to the benefit of both ourselves and the greater good is essential for everyone to feel satisfied and accomplished.

My today’s guest, Joanna Miłachowska, CEO of Siemens Healthineers, is a living proof of the falsehood of all stereotypes: an economist by education, she is an expert in understanding and effectively managing emotions. A very successful businesswoman and at the same time she is a fulfilled mother of four daughters. And above all, she can maintain an interesting a lively conversation you are welcome to listen to.

My today’s guest, Marta Dapena Baron, has recently authored a bestseller entitled “Big Picture Strategy. The Six Choices That Will Transform Your Business”.

My guest, Anita Rogalska, is the Global Head of Leadership Development in Philip Morris International. She is an example of a HR person strongly connected to all business functions and interested in both intricacies of business operations and interactions with clients, which ultimately shape the corporate image. And she loves introducing changes, learning, growing, adjusting.

Today I am talking to Tomasz Suchański, CEO of Żabka Group, a non-executive board member of the Allegro Group. His professional life story is quite exceptional: at the age of 23, he became a CFO and a deputy CEO of a small company; at that time, he believed accounting would be his future. Two years later, he became the CFO in Jeronimo Martins Poland, and at the age of 30, having switched to operations, the CEO of Biedronka. Now, he is the CEO of Żabka, which owes its great commercial success to him.

In this podcast, I am talking to Jowita Michalska, CEO Digital University and the renowned “technology guru” of the Polish market. She runs an NGO, focused on teaching technology to children and under-privileged social groups, and a business, which provides tech education on the corporate market.