About Us

Agnieszka is our team talker. She loves contact with guests, although in her private life she can also be shy. She has poor eyesight from birth. She quickly finds herself in new rooms, but her favorite place is her own home. There, she devotes herself to cooking, where Polish cuisine reigns supreme – and the tracking of technological novelties that are useful to blind and disabled people. Pupil of the School and Education Center in Laski. At work at DIFFERENT she values ​​contact with people and the lack of feeling of closed space.

Beata is a happy and open person. She infects us with her optimism and she’s always ready for action. She speaks English, Italian and Russian. She is a very active person, constantly develops her dance passions and her other skills. During adolescence, she lost her sight and despite the initial shock she immediately took matters into her own hands. She managed to finish school, started a family and found a job. As she says: “The thing that gives me the greatest satisfaction is direct contact with people”. She discovered her uniqueness during a 4-year stay in Moscow, where her husband jokingly told her that if the lights in the Moscow metro completely turn off, she will be the only person who will easily come to the surface :). That is why in DIFFERENT we combine her joy, love for people and deprive of social exclusion.

She finished high school profiled with extended English language. She was a tourist traffic service technician, but due to the loss of her eyesight she never worked in the profession. She gained experience in telemarketing and as a sales representative in the cosmetics industry. In her free time she likes to listen to music and women’s audiobooks with criminal motifs. She really loves to dance and spend time at the water. The love of her life is a husband she has known since the age of 16 (for the sake of clarity, they met at the mountains – not by the sea) and a 15-year-old son – passionate about mountain biking! We started liked Wiola for her joy and courage in taking up challenges. It is very pleasant to talk to her, she has something soothing and warm in her voice. We hope you will have the opportunity to convince yourself about it.

He was a cook at the Conference and Training Center and the Radisson Blu Hotel in Warsaw. He was losing his eyesight since he was a child. Currently, he has 10% vision in one eye. He’s at work in a team, with a great distance to himself and the environment. His specific sense of humor has not only relieved tension in stressful moments. He is interested in motorization and medicine, despite the fact that he cannot drive a car or “perform surgery” himself. Parachute jumper and hang glider. Happy husband and father of 1.5 year old son. At work at DIFFERENT, he values ​​the fact that “nobody looks at his hands :)” and admires our President for her big heart and employing people with disabilities.

As a psychologist, she likes to observe people, their personalities and relationships. For a long time she worked in a law firm, where she could demonstrate her organizational skills. She’s characterized by high responsibility, freedom in establishing contacts and timeliness. In life, she “discovers new flavors and for her the worms aren’t dangerous”

He became a chef by accident and has been doing it well for 6 years! Initially, his plans were related to music and basketball - he also graduated from school in this direction. However, a 6-year bartender episode and a passion for creating directed him to the kitchen. And believe me, he can find herself in each of them: Polish, Mexican, Mediterranean. He draws inspiration for his dishes mainly from French and Italian cuisine. He is flexible, creative, extremely stubborn and results-oriented. In his free time, he works as an online sports commentator. He loves the NBA and music. You can also talk with him for hours about history, in particular about Alexander the Macedonian and about dogs - he is the owner of the reactive Luna.

Marta is passionate about travel and trips to the unknown. She is a student of Social Communication and Public Relations at Warsaw based University of Finance and Management. Her motto is: people who want something look for ways, and people who don’t want anything – look for reasons. She infects you with her optimism and great organisational skills. She is planning to visit the sunny California in future and to organise a journey around the world for herself. Her professional plans are connected with marketing and her own event business.

Our international touch at DIFFERENT. Colombian blood flows in her veins and she speaks fluent Spanish and English. She has an organizational talent, persistently pursues the set goals, caring and committed to the work entrusted to him. Fan of fantasy, cosplay, sews costumes herself and performs at thematic conventions. Her parents instilled in her a love for ... folk dance ... - that's why she can now be seen in the Song and Dance Ensemble of the Warsaw School of Economics. Claudia - Welcome! We will have a great time working.

Ola has 15 years of experience in conducting workshops for patients in the oncology department, she was a trainer in a pharmaceutical and cosmetics company, and a few years ago she became a lecturer at the Medical University (where she currently teaches cosmetology students). In the past, she also conducted recruitment, audits and many concepts in the field of textile design. He is a person with the soul of an artist who loves his work and contact with people. Privately, wife and mother of a 7-year-old son. 

The President of Fundacja Pomocy Rodzinie „Człowiek w potrzebie” (Man in Need Family Help Foundation) and organiser of numerous charity and social events. Event & PR manager with extensive experience. Anna possesses tremendous organisational talent and knows how to win people over and is a true and powerful leader. She has been involved with the DIFFERENT project from its very beginnings/the concept. She fully supports the social mission of DIFFERENT and cannot imagine it functioning in any other way.

Since 2012, Ilona has been in charge of the Foundation in Podlasie, cooperating with local government organisations there. She has vast experience in the event industry and in obtaining funds from various sources. She is involved in social and health promoting activities and is an IPMA (level D) Certified Project Manager. Her major assets include multi-tasking skills and calmness.