COMPANY MANAGEMENT
The founder and creative director of the brand, Sebastian Flak, has been later on joined by Maciej Stecek – a young, yet already recognised in Poland businessman, visionary, and philanthropist – who's always on the lookout for new challenges. Together, they create the foundation of the company and set the direction of its development.
AGATA BĄCZKOWSKA
MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
HALINA STECEK
MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
MARIAN STECEK
MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Maciej A. Stecek
Ambition, passion, consistent development.
It’s probably the firm belief in these values that made me think different than others for as long as I can remember. I also had other priorities. As it later turned out – plans for life! These were shaped by people I met on my path. Already in junior high, I met someone who shared with me their love for electronic engineering and new technologies. He was the first person to show me the world that creates my current reality. I was 13 at that moment and I was totally absorbed by scientific mysteries related to technology. Reads chosen by “grownups” slowly turned into my own choices. As a result, I matured faster than others and very quickly decided to launch my own business.
Today I’m the owner of many successful companies. I consistently focus on personal growth – my own and that of my employees. Together, we conquer the Polish and foreign markets, set further, ambitious goals and develop operating strategies that guide us to one, very clearly defined direction.
Towards success!
2023 is crucial for this success. It’s been 14 years of my business activity. There are new challenges ahead, but also new possibilities, including the perspective of inter-industry expansion, a consequence of purchasing GREYHOUND GROUP Sp. z o.o. shares. The direction of the related development will be set by two fundamental pillars that have defined the foundation of my business philosophy from the very beginning. These are partnership and quality – of both services and products, dedicated to customers and business partners from B2B and B2C areas.
Places and an experience that shaped my perception of business? These include, primarily:
JDG NEXEON – HS – that’s where my adventure with business began, and the direction of my growth was set by interests that are dear to my heart, so electronic engineering and security systems, including IDS, AC, T&A and widely understood data control systems.
ECO INVESTMENT EUROPE / NGP – focusing on business growth, I founded two companies that allowed me to extend my competences within the area of security of private and business properties. The offer of related services covered the construction sector.
PERFEKT POLSKA – making strategic decisions regarding the diversification of my business activity allowed me to break into new industries; I became the owner of Perfekt Polska, a company that along with Dustbuster company provides cleaning services for B2B and B2C clients.
STECEK HOLDING S.A. – a business entity that currently comprises the foundation of my work and includes an extensive list of companies and related services, from the area of temporary employment, cleaning, leasing - including the sale of passenger cars and lorries - construction and managing own and third party facilities, as well as the sale of luxury goods (where the brand GREYHOUND CANDLE should be mentioned).
JDG NEXEON HS
January 2014 – June 2017
PLENIPOTENTIARY / SECURITY SERVICES INDUSTRYMEDICIN SPÓŁKA Z O.O.
April 2015 – January 2016
CEO / PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRYECO INVESTEMNT EUROPE SP. Z O.O.
October 2015 – July 2021
CEO / CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRYNGP SPÓŁKA Z O.O.
February 2016 – October 2020
CEO / CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRYPEREKT POLSKA
August 2019 – August 2021
PROXY / MEMBER OF THE MANAGEMENT BOARD / CLEANING SERVICE AND FACILITY MANAGEMENT INDUSTRYSTECEK HOLDING S.A.
October 2019 – Present day
CEO / BUSINESS AND INVESTMENT ADVICESMCG RENT KUKLICE SP. Z O.O.
July 2021 - Present day
MEMBER OF THE MANAGEMENT BOARD / CONSTRUCTION, FACILITY MANAGEMENTSTECEK HOLDING FOUNDATION
April 2022 - Present day
MEMBER OF THE FOUNDATION’S MANAGEMENT BOARDGREYHOUND GROUP SP. Z O.O.
March 2023 - Present day
CEO / PRODUCT MANUFACTURING AND SALES
Sebastian Flak
What’s the scent of a confessional and the wood it is made of, worn through by kneeling? Which aroma is a part of love language on one of the Polynesian islands? Why both Alexander the Great and Cleopatra had a soft spot for saffron? And what’s the scent of a gust of wind that ancient cultures identified with the divine breath that brought life to a body? It's the everlasting pursuit of answers – for these and other questions – that made me dedicate my life to fragrance. Both privately and professionally. GREYHOUND CANDLE brand is the result of this quest. It’s my travel in time and space with fragrances – in the footsteps of myths, sacred texts, rituals, historic events and places we cannot forget...
For years, I have worked for the most elite fashion brands, polishing my visual merchandising and PR skills. Caring for my inner sensitivity to beauty, I held dear to my heart the words I repeatedly heard from my loved ones: “You’ve got an incredible sense of style and a great nose, combine it”.
And that’s what I did! Walking my own path, I founded Poland’s most prestigious candle brand, and joining forces with Stecek Holding and Mr Maciej Stecek helps me spread my business wings and reinforces my belief that together we’re creating the genuine haute couture in the world of fragrances.
I gained various skills in each of the places indicated on the timeline. For me, however, the most important ones are:
VISTULA – first serious job in my adult life. I learnt corporate organisation and working with people. I cared for over 30 stores of brands such as: Vistula, Wólczanka, Lantier, Galeria Centrum. At that time, I was very dedicated to hone my passion for visual merchandising and consumer psychology.
JS ACADEMY – my first company which helped me understand how tough it is to be a business owner. It was the time when I had a chance to complete larger-scale projects, such as: Whitney Houston Diva Party, a Cracow-based event combining music and fashion. What’s more, it was a cooperation with ZIEŃ and ZIEŃ HOME as a brand manager, as well as working together with modelling agencies and press.
VITKAC – for me, this job was a collision with the world of high fashion that I always loved. It was the time of the authentic development of my aesthetic sense, finally - the time when I fell in love with fragrance and everything that comes with it on a symbolic level. It was here that – as a PR manager – I had a chance to cooperate with the biggest fashion houses, such as: Lanvin, Gucci, Bottega Veneta, Givenchy and many others. It was also the time when I travelled to showrooms, built relations with stars and the world of press.
VISTULA S.A
November 2007 – October 2008
MANAGER AND VISUAL MERCHANDISING MANAGER FOR BRANDS: VISTULA, WÓLCZANKA, LANTIER, GALERIA CENTRUM.JS ACADEMY
April 2009 – June 2011
BUSINESS OWNER PROJECTS FORVITKAC
September 2011 - August 2015
STORE MANAGER, PR MANAGERFREELNCER
July 2015 – May 2019
VISUAL MERCHANDISING AND PUBLIC RELATIONSGREYHOUND GRUP SPÓŁKA Z O.O.
May 2019 – March 2023
CEO AND ARTISTIC DIRECTORGREYHOUND GRUP SPÓŁKA Z O.O.
March 2023 - Present day
VICE PRESIDENT, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR