The people of JCI Kraków

JCI Senator

Marcin Badura

Lawyer · LEGO® Serious Play® facilitator

Marcin Badura is an attorney-at-law providing ongoing support to businesses of all sizes. Looking for ways to help clients build growth plans and strategies, he turned to LEGO® Serious Play® and Design Thinking – he is a certified LEGO® Serious Play® facilitator (Bricks and Business BV) and a Design Thinking workshop moderator. He has run workshops for many companies and NGOs, in Polish and English, combining legal expertise with participatory methods for solving marketing, strategic and operational challenges. Privately, he enjoys travelling and passive investing.

JCI Senator

Łukasz Fuja

Senator JCI

Łukasz Fuja is a JCI Senator (no. 81216). He served as President of JCI Kraków in 2011 and as National President of JCI Poland in 2012. Today he actively supports the development of leaders and the local community.

JCI Senator

Grzegorz Patyk

Właściciel biura tłumaczeń Polyland

Grzegorz Patyk is a JCI Senator (#81215) and served on the JCI Kraków Board in 2020–2021. As an entrepreneur he runs Polyland, a company specialising in certified (sworn) translations and translation services in more than 40 languages. A graduate of the Alternative School of Business and Personal Development. Privately a husband and father of two sons, a former judoka and today an amateur footballer – he combines professionalism in business with a love of sport and dynamic challenges.

JCI Senator

Michał Sołański

Prezes Zarządu, KMC Global Solutions

Michał Sołański is a JCI Senator (#77616). He is President of the Board of KMC Global Solutions and Managing Director of K8K.pl. He is also a sommelier certified at WSET Level 2 (Wine & Spirit Education Trust).

JCI Senator

Szymon Wilga

Doradca podatkowy, TAL – Tax Audit Law

Szymon Wilga is a JCI Senator, a long-standing member of JCI Kraków and a member of the council of the JCI Kraków Foundation. A licensed tax adviser, he graduated from the Faculty of Law and Administration at the Jagiellonian University. He gained his experience at leading tax advisory firms in specialist and managerial roles and specialises in corporate income tax and international tax settlements. He works with the Kraków firm TAL – Tax Audit Law and runs tax training courses.

JCI Senator

Maciej Wodo

Senator JCI, MW Nieruchomości

Maciej Wodo is a Kraków real estate entrepreneur running Maciej Wodo Nieruchomości. A long-standing member of JCI Kraków and a JCI Senator, he sits on the council of the JCI Kraków Foundation. Since 2022 he has been President of the Board of Klub Krakowski, an association of entrepreneurs, scientists, doctors and people of culture working for the development of Kraków.

JCI Kraków President 2026

Kamil Pawlik

CEO, ResearchTech / Venture Partner, Erebor Capital

Kamil Pawlik is the co-founder and CEO of ResearchTech, a company building AI systems that turn millions of signals into concrete decisions. He knows startups from every side of the table: as a founder he co-created DefendEye and Brand Pixel, he was among the first ten employees at London-based Everfield, which acquires software companies, and as an investor he is active with Erebor Capital and Sterling Angels. Named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list.

JCI Kraków member

Dominik Bańka

Prezes Lokumo – nieruchomości

Tech Edukator

Dominik Bańka is an entrepreneur in Kraków’s real estate market. As President of the Board of Lokumo, he runs a company that prepares investment flats, manages rentals and offers interior photography and home staging. Since 2024 he has also headed Tech Edukator, which runs an educational facility in Wieliczka.

JCI Kraków member

Tomasz Cielesta

Vistula Trade

Tomasz Cielesta runs Vistula Trade, a wholesale vegetable business specialising in onions, cabbage, sauerkraut and pickled cucumbers. He works mainly with European partners, as well as companies from China, India and Uzbekistan. His second line of business is producing toys that entertain, teach and build children’s self-esteem. He loves boating and water sports, mountain trekking and, more recently, golf.

JCI Kraków member

Michał Czeluśniak

Współwłaściciel Fabryki Magika

Michał Czeluśniak is a co-founder and co-owner of the Kraków company Fabryka Magika, which he runs together with Paweł Pawul. The company provides businesses and institutions with a full service in corporate gifts, promotional products and branded clothing, with offices in Kraków and Warsaw.

JCI Kraków member

Bartłomiej Długosz

Prezes Zarządu KS PSPal Kraków

Bartłomiej Długosz is President of the Board of KS PSPal Kraków, a player and one of the key activists developing palant, a traditional Polish bat-and-ball game. His ambitious goal is to bring the sport to the Olympic Games – and what drives him most is the journey itself: building structures, meeting people and doing things that once seemed impossible. A JCI Kraków member since 2022, he spent eighteen months on the Board as Vice President for Events and is now returning to the role. What he values most in JCI are the people – honesty, substance and genuine relationships.

JCI Kraków member

Hubert Frej

Matchem 2000, deweloper M2A

Hubert Frej is an entrepreneur based in Skawina and Kraków. Since 2020 he has been a commercial proxy of Matchem 2000, a wholesaler of household chemicals, cleaning products and disposable packaging operating since 2004. He is also a shareholder in the M2A group, a developer building houses around Kraków. In JCI Kraków he sits on the association’s audit committee.

JCI Kraków member

Amadeusz Ley

Psycholog biznesu, trener – Psychoedukacja

Amadeusz Ley is a business psychologist and certified trainer, founder of the Kraków training company Psychoedukacja. He has delivered more than 4,000 hours of training, mainly for small and medium-sized businesses, in management, sales and strategy. He founded and is academic director of the Sales and Negotiation Management programme at AGH University. He graduated in applied psychology from the Jagiellonian University.

JCI Kraków member

Michał Matejczyk

Architekt, współzałożyciel SUMA Architektów

Michał Matejczyk is an architect and co-founder of the Kraków-based studio SUMA Architektów, which he leads as General Manager. A graduate of the Faculty of Architecture at Cracow University of Technology and a scholarship holder at Technische Universität Kaiserslautern, he has experience designing hotels, residential, office and retail buildings - including Park Inn hotels in Prague, Ostrava and Kraków and the Radisson SAS in Brno. He has worked as an independent architect since 2010.

JCI Kraków member

Dominik Rogóż

Założyciel i CEO Peak11

Dominik Rogóż is the founder and CEO of Peak11, a Kraków-based product design and software development company that supports the digital transformation of service businesses in the US and the European Union. For over 15 years he has worked at the intersection of technology, marketing and management. From 2010 to 2016 he was marketing director and later vice-chair of the board of the SIEMACHA Association, and co-founded the Progres Sports Academy with Jerzy Dudek. He holds an MBA from AGH University and a PhD in contemporary anthropology from Jagiellonian University, and sits on the Supervisory Board of KS Cracovia S.A.

JCI Kraków member

Daniel Skuza

Prezes Edukacja Cyfrowa

Edukacja Cyfrowa

Daniel Skuza is an entrepreneur in digital education. Since 2019 he has been President of the Board of Edukacja Cyfrowa, which, as a regional partner of the Giganci Programowania network, runs coding courses for children and teenagers in cities across Silesia and Zagłębie, including Jaworzno, Tychy, Bytom and Sosnowiec. Since 2025 he has also been CEO of the technology company EugeniuszAI.

JCI Kraków member

Mateusz Staszek

JWMS Jakubowski Wiese Mazgaj Staszek radcowie prawni

Mateusz Staszek is an attorney-at-law and partner at JWMS Jakubowski Wiese Mazgaj Staszek. He advises businesses in IT, e-commerce, construction, real estate and manufacturing. He specialises in real estate and construction law as well as e-commerce and IT – from implementation agreements and data protection to intellectual property and trademark registration. Privately, a fan of video and board games.

JCI Kraków member

Arkadiusz Stypuła

Prezes zarządu M2A – deweloper

Arkadiusz Stypuła is a property developer – as President of the Board of the M2A group companies, he builds single-family housing estates, mainly around Kraków. He is also President of the Board of the JCI Kraków Foundation. Privately a husband and father of three. Sport in many forms is his passion – most often you will find him running around Kraków.

JCI Kraków member

Arkadiusz Szczepanowicz

Specjalista ds. badań rynku

Arkadiusz Szczepanowicz has worked in market research since 2016, gaining most of his hands-on experience at YPI Consulting. He has client-facing and sales experience across many industries, as well as in project management, team building, strategy and NGO finance. Privately, it is all about movement and music: football, dancing (especially swing) and playing the piano. He enjoys reading and trying new things.

JCI Kraków member

Jakub Szynal

Przedsiębiorca, deweloper

Szynal Investments

Jakub Szynal – a Cracovian born and bred and a conservative. In the past he chaired the Independent Students’ Association at the Jagiellonian University, sat on Kraków’s Youth City Council and worked as a political-marketing spin doctor. An entrepreneur since 2005, his core business is real estate development – residential, hotel, office, industrial and solar (PV) projects. Within his capital group he has founded and run investment, manufacturing and service companies.

JCI Kraków member

Michał Zawada

Współwłaściciel Fresh Office i Interim Sales Managers

Michał Zawada is an entrepreneur developing two companies. Fresh Office provides eco-friendly office cleaning in Kraków, Warsaw, Silesia and Wrocław, serving more than 200 subscription clients. Interim Sales Managers helps IT and tech companies reach new clients through lead generation. Privately, he is passionate about modern history, the Bieszczady Mountains and Alfa Romeo.

JCI Kraków member

Grzegorz Śmiałek

Współzałożyciel Codete

Grzegorz Śmiałek is an entrepreneur and co-founder of the Kraków software company Codete. As Managing Director he grew the business, overseeing finance and HR, until its sale to the US-based Exadel group in 2022. He holds a Master of Laws degree and is a Harvard Business School alumnus.