Łukasz Owczarek
Head of Growth at MIT Enterprise Forum CEE- Claim this Profile
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Tessa McIver, Executive MBA
I have the pleasure to work with Łukasz - it is both a professional and personal pleasure. Łukasz is incredibly hard working, creative and pro-active. With every task he has, he aims to complete it not only to a high standard but also challenges it, thinks out of the box and is not scared to take an unconventional route. I thoroughly enjoy discussing business solutions with Łukasz and bouncing ideas off one another. Additionally to his main duties, I am always astounded by Łukasz's fine eye to detail and ability to produce and negotiate contracts. He combines creativity and flare with meticulous precision. Łukasz is also a great friend and working in the same team as him lights up my day! Any team would be lucky to work with him.
Linda Plano
I've had the pleasure of working with Lukasz throughout multiple editions of the MITEF CEE accelerator. He is smart, resourceful and creative whether he is solving problems, finding new opportunities or dealing tactfully with stakeholders. He is thoughtful in terms of developing new programs or catalyzing productive relationships. Lukasz treats his work not just as a job but as a means to deliver value to his community, so one can always depend on him to go the extra mile when necessary. Last but not least, he has a great sense of humor which serves him well in high pressure situations.
Tessa McIver, Executive MBA
I have the pleasure to work with Łukasz - it is both a professional and personal pleasure. Łukasz is incredibly hard working, creative and pro-active. With every task he has, he aims to complete it not only to a high standard but also challenges it, thinks out of the box and is not scared to take an unconventional route. I thoroughly enjoy discussing business solutions with Łukasz and bouncing ideas off one another. Additionally to his main duties, I am always astounded by Łukasz's fine eye to detail and ability to produce and negotiate contracts. He combines creativity and flare with meticulous precision. Łukasz is also a great friend and working in the same team as him lights up my day! Any team would be lucky to work with him.
Linda Plano
I've had the pleasure of working with Lukasz throughout multiple editions of the MITEF CEE accelerator. He is smart, resourceful and creative whether he is solving problems, finding new opportunities or dealing tactfully with stakeholders. He is thoughtful in terms of developing new programs or catalyzing productive relationships. Lukasz treats his work not just as a job but as a means to deliver value to his community, so one can always depend on him to go the extra mile when necessary. Last but not least, he has a great sense of humor which serves him well in high pressure situations.
Tessa McIver, Executive MBA
I have the pleasure to work with Łukasz - it is both a professional and personal pleasure. Łukasz is incredibly hard working, creative and pro-active. With every task he has, he aims to complete it not only to a high standard but also challenges it, thinks out of the box and is not scared to take an unconventional route. I thoroughly enjoy discussing business solutions with Łukasz and bouncing ideas off one another. Additionally to his main duties, I am always astounded by Łukasz's fine eye to detail and ability to produce and negotiate contracts. He combines creativity and flare with meticulous precision. Łukasz is also a great friend and working in the same team as him lights up my day! Any team would be lucky to work with him.
Linda Plano
I've had the pleasure of working with Lukasz throughout multiple editions of the MITEF CEE accelerator. He is smart, resourceful and creative whether he is solving problems, finding new opportunities or dealing tactfully with stakeholders. He is thoughtful in terms of developing new programs or catalyzing productive relationships. Lukasz treats his work not just as a job but as a means to deliver value to his community, so one can always depend on him to go the extra mile when necessary. Last but not least, he has a great sense of humor which serves him well in high pressure situations.
Tessa McIver, Executive MBA
I have the pleasure to work with Łukasz - it is both a professional and personal pleasure. Łukasz is incredibly hard working, creative and pro-active. With every task he has, he aims to complete it not only to a high standard but also challenges it, thinks out of the box and is not scared to take an unconventional route. I thoroughly enjoy discussing business solutions with Łukasz and bouncing ideas off one another. Additionally to his main duties, I am always astounded by Łukasz's fine eye to detail and ability to produce and negotiate contracts. He combines creativity and flare with meticulous precision. Łukasz is also a great friend and working in the same team as him lights up my day! Any team would be lucky to work with him.
Linda Plano
I've had the pleasure of working with Lukasz throughout multiple editions of the MITEF CEE accelerator. He is smart, resourceful and creative whether he is solving problems, finding new opportunities or dealing tactfully with stakeholders. He is thoughtful in terms of developing new programs or catalyzing productive relationships. Lukasz treats his work not just as a job but as a means to deliver value to his community, so one can always depend on him to go the extra mile when necessary. Last but not least, he has a great sense of humor which serves him well in high pressure situations.
Experience
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StartSmart CEE
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Poland
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Civic and Social Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Head of Growth
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Jul 2021 - Present
> Running growth strategy and business development> Building new products and portfolio of services> Fundraising > Marketing strategy, communication and performance marketing > Organizing Boston Bootcamp - high engaging scaling program for startups in Boston, US> Fostering innovation among leading global enterprises
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Head of Acceleration
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Aug 2018 - Jun 2021
> Managing whole acceleration activity of Foundation for Technology Entrepreneurship> Organizing Bootcamp in Boston, intensive week-long program, for polish and foreign startups > Managing MIT Enterprise Forum Central and Eastern Europe acceleration program > Working closely with corporate partners, mentors and investors> Fundraising> Supporting startups from Poland and Europe > Building polish innovation ecosystem> Co-organizing V4 Startup Force program Show less
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Program Manager
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Oct 2017 - Aug 2018
> Managing one of the biggest Polish startups accelerator MIT Enterprise Forum Poland> Business development and fundraising> Supporting innovative and technology startups> Building Polish startup ecosystem > Developing relationships with corporate and governmental partners> Working in the international ecosystem
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Executive Assistant
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May 2017 - Oct 2017
> Supporting organization in main fields: programming, partnerships, community, operations> Organizing acceleration events within MIT EF Poland and Bridge to MassChallenege Warsaw> Coordinating external communication > Building startup and organization's stakeholders community
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Foundation for Technology Entrepreneurship
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Poland
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Program Manager
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Oct 2017 - Jun 2018
> Business development > Building relationships with partners, sponsors and major stakeholders > Supporting startups within Bridge to MassChallenge Warsaw startup accelerator > Involved into key organization activities > Business development > Building relationships with partners, sponsors and major stakeholders > Supporting startups within Bridge to MassChallenge Warsaw startup accelerator > Involved into key organization activities
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Education
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2017 - 2019
Akademia Leona Koźmińskiego (Kozminski University)
Master's degree, Management -
2014 - 2017
Akademia Leona Koźmińskiego (Kozminski University)
Bachelor's degree, Management -
FEP - Faculdade de Economia da Universidade do Porto
International Exchange, Administration and Management, 2017
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