Jerzy Rajkow-Krzywicki

People & Culture - Productivity - Automation - Operations -Applications for Business - Media Production

HELLO! My name is Jerzy and

I can help you organize your business

I have 20+ years of varied corporate and startup business experience.
I speak Polish, English and French fluently.You can call me at +48 602 19 20 81.

I am:

💼 A corporate manager with 19years+ international experience in a demanding, highly competitive business environment, as expert in the fields of People&Culture/HR, Communication, Marketing, IT Projects and Operations Management.🎤 A podcaster - I know both how to be a podcast host and how to produce excellent sounding podcasts.🎥 A Youtuber - I know both how to be in front of the camera and how to shoot and edit pro grade video.🎸 A former alternative rock band member, music producer and manager - I play drums, guitars and keyboards and I know how to arrange, produce and mix songs. This is my last music video: Thesis - Szum

I can:

🎯 Organize for you the teams in your company.🧐 Set up and/or improve processes that work (or not) in your startup.📣 Help you with modern and pragmatic marketing (I love podcasting and Youtube).👓 Spot inefficiencies in how you operate and suggest how to correct them.💬 Set up (from scratch) or improve internal communication - it's a "low hanging fruit", since it's a simple matter with which a lot of companies (i.e. managers and board members) struggle.🖥️ Help you translate business needs into technical solutions, ranging from a simple choice of SaaS tools to choosing an enterprise-level self-hosted solution.

My resumé

From September 15th, 2022 until now - Chief Operating Officer at EmobondThe company makes analog physical products for mindful families.Journal of Emotional Bond - the first paper journal to be filled-out together by parents and children, that is an excellent conversation starter and a memory-maker.

From July 1st, 2006 until now - Entrepreneur, owner at PinesoundThis business has 3 sides - a consulting one, a media production service-oriented one and a product one.

MANAGEMENT CONSULTINGFor 9 years - People&Culture, HR, IT, Marketing and Operational consulting for the management board of the international big-law firm Gide Loyrette Nouel Warsaw

  • Management of HR, facility, IT, and marketing budgets with a total annual value in the range of up to PLN 10 million

  • Creating all the business processes and the communication scheme for the whole 85-person office

  • Conducting the project of renegotiating the lease agreement and relocating the Warsaw office (including 1700 sqm office fit-out works)

  • Initiating and conducting the reorganisation process for the administrative roles in the firm, making Gide Warsaw one of the best-rated law firm offices in Warsaw as far as work atmosphere and company culture is concerned

For 8 years - IT Direction and Project Management consulting for the management board of Gide Loyrette Nouel Warsaw

MEDIA PRODUCTION SERVICES

  • Recording and production of voice guides for the IP-telephony system for the international corporation Faurecia.

  • Brand design, logo design and office document templates for various Warsaw boutique law firms, e.g. Warszawscy Adwokaci

  • Recording and production of an internal team-building song for DSM Nutritional

  • Production and publishing of 70+ episodes of Podcast Poza Prawem - the first and only Polish podcast for lawyers that was centred around non-legal topics

  • Production and publishing of 100+ episodes of Bez Edycji Podcast - top episodes have over 100k listens

  • Filming, production and publishing of the Digital Pragmatism vlog on Youtube

  • Audio and video consulting for various corporations and companies, mainly in the field of acoustic design, cabling and AV equipment choice

  • Recording, mixing and producing songs (and records) for alternative rock, hip-hop and metal bands - Thesis, Painthing, Oktor, Crimson Rockets, Art

PRODUCT DESIGN

  • Writing, filming, editing and publishing of a productivity online course for corporate employees - Personal Work Organization

  • Physical product design, website design and setting up the Shopify online shop for Emobond - Journal of Emotional Bond - the first paper journal to be filled-out together by parents and children, that is an excellent conversation starter and a memory-maker

From January 1st, 2005 to April 1st, 2006 - IT Project Manager at Gide Loyrette Nouel Warsaw

From January 1st, 2004 to January 1st, 2005 - Managing Partner's Assistant at Gide Loyrette Nouel Warsaw

Earlier:Freelance French to Polish to French translator and proofreaderAdministrative Assistant at Pierron PolskaAdministrative Assistant at Fauché Polska