The market in Oliwa is unique. Together with the City Initiative, on 16 May, we tested and promoted eco-bags there. Buyers, among whom there was no shortage of Olivians, could fill the edges with everything that was delicious and healthy, coming directly from the producers. Here is our short photo report from the Saturday market in Oliwa. Read our journal of Reconstruction. Soon, in our series “Olive Oil You Don’t Know” we will tell you (in a film) about this amazing place.
“Sometimes you have to survive a disaster to get back on track.”
Jack Welch, legendary CEO of General Electric
We invite you to a new series of webinars “Business Rollercoaster”. Twice a month, on Thursday at 5:00 p.m., we will talk to people who have achieved success. Understood in many ways – in business, sports, in personal life… Success is something different for each of us. Overcoming one’s own weaknesses, changing the way of thinking, implementing an original project, opening or running a company… Success has many faces and we will try to discover them together with our guests.
The first is Antonio Arcieri, an award-winning chef and close collaborator of Paco Pérez. Of Italian origin, Spanish by passion. He considers humility, readiness to work hard and respect for nature, which is the supplier of the best ingredients, to be the most important qualities of a chef. In 2016, he became the head chef of the restaurant founded by Paco Pérez, with which he won his first Michelin star a year later. Today, he runs the Arco by Paco Pérez restaurant in Gdańsk in Olivia Star.
We will try to find out where Antonio Arcieri gets his inspiration from? What does he consider to be his greatest success? Does he think it’s possible to make friends with failure and can it drive us? What is the biggest enemy of motivation and is it possible to draw positive energy from a crisis?
Indeed, we may be surprised at how many famous people owe their success to crisis and failure. Here are a few of them:
Thomas Edison tried close to 10,000 times before inventing the light bulb. When he finally succeeded, he said, “I didn’t fail. I just found 10,000 wrong solutions.”
Abraham Lincoln , before becoming president of the United States, lost elections 5 times.
Jack Ma , the founder of Alibaba, didn’t get a job in 30 places, not even at KFC.
Walt Disney looked for a sponsor more than 300 times before opening Disneyland, and his “Snow White” nearly bankrupted him before it was a huge success (it’s still a cult classic today).
Steve Jobs was fired from Apple, and it’s hard to imagine how the company’s fortunes would have turned out if he hadn’t been rehired.
Winston Churchill, before he became Prime Minister of Great Britain (he was 62 years old at the time!), lost many elections in order to get into Parliament.
The oldest jewellery brand in Poland – W.Kruk – has gone through a serious crisis. Ania Kruk and Wojtek Since 2012, Kruk has been writing the history of the company… afresh.
The examples could be multiplied. We invite you on May 21 at 5:00 p.m. on Olivia’s Facebook page and we believe that it will be an extremely inspiring meeting. The first in a series.
The webinar with Antonio Arcieri will be held in English!
The host of our series is Hamish Potts, a native British, Resident Relations at Olivia Business Centre, whom you could meet during our English lessons. Hamish has been living in Poland since 2006, and last year he took two important steps in his life; moving from Warsaw to the Tri-City and gaining Polish citizenship!
“Sometimes you need to survive a disaster to get on the right track.”
Jack Welch, legendary president of General Electric
We invite you to a new series of “Business Rollercoster” webinars. Twice a month, on Thursdays at 17:00 we will be talking to people who have achieved success, as understood in many different ways – in business, sport, in personal life … For each of us success means something different. Overcoming one’s own weaknesses, changing the way of thinking, implementing an original project, opening or running a company … Success has many faces and we will try to discover them together with our guests.
Our first is Antonio Arcieri, a successful chef and a close associate of Paco Pérez. Raised in Italy, and passionate about Spain. The chef’s most important qualities are a humble nature, readiness to work hard and respect for nature, which is the supplier of the best ingredients. In 2016, he became the head of the restaurant founded by Paco Pérez, with which he won his first Michelin star, after a year. Today he runs the Arco by Paco Pérez restaurant in Gdańsk, in Olivia Star.
We will try to find out where Antonio gets his inspiration from? What does he consider his greatest success? Is he able to make friends with failure and is failure something we can use for good? What is the biggest enemy of motivation and is it possible to derive positive energy from a crisis?
Indeed, we may be surprised at how many known people owe their success to crisis and failure. Here are some of them:
Thomas Edison tried nearly 10,000 times before inventing the light bulb. When he finally succeeded, he said: “I have not failed. I just discovered 10,000 wrong solutions. “
Abraham Lincoln lost in elections 5 times before becoming US President.
Jack Ma , the founder of Alibaba, was refused a job in 30 places, even in KFC.
Walt Disney failed to convince more than 300 sponsors, before he eventually opened Disneyland, and his “Snow White” almost led him to bankruptcy before finally achieving tremendous success (and remains a cult to this day).
Steve Jobs was once dismissed from Apple and it is hard to imagine what the company’s fate would have been had he not been re-employed.
Winston Churchill, before becoming prime minister of Great Britain (he was 62 at the time!) repeatedly failed to get elected to Parliament.
The oldest jewelry brand in Poland – W.Kruk – underwent a serious crisis. Ania Kruk and Wojtek Kruk have been writing the history of the company since 2012 … again.
There are multiple further examples.
We invite you to join us on May 21st at 17:00, Olivia’s Facebookand we believe that it will be an extremely inspiring meeting. Hopefully the first of many!
The webinar with Antonio Arcieri will be in English!
The host of our series is Hamish Potts, a native Briton, working in the Resident Relations department at Olivia Business Center, whom you might have met during our English lessons. Hamish has been living in Poland since 2006, and last year took two major steps in life; moving from Warsaw to the TriCity, and gaining Polish citizenship!
12 paintings – Bąkowski/ Fruczek, part II 4 is another joint exhibition of Łukasz Fruczek and Piotr Bąkowski. You can watch it in Olivia Star. This time, the Tri-City artists present 6 works each, which are mainly inspired by the urban and industrial fabric of the city.
– Each of us tries to capture the moments, processes, places and atmosphere that interests us and to capture them in the image, interpreting them in our own, more or less literal way. – says Łukasz Fruczek.
You can see the exhibition until July 2 in the lobby of Olivia Star!
LUKASZ FRUCZEK He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk, at the Faculty of Painting and Graphic Arts, majoring in Painting in the studios of prof. Henryk Cześnik and prof. Hugo Lasecki. He defended his diploma in painting with distinction in the studio of prof. Hugo Lasecki in 2001. He has participated in numerous exhibitions in Poland and abroad. He lives and works in Sopot.
Łukasz Fruczek’s paintings are characterized by an interesting style. They are geometric, textured, often monochromatic, with a single-colored, strong accent. Fruczek bites into the structure of the paint and reactivates such archaic concepts as “stain” or “structure”. It is the painting of the matter of our times. As the basis for most of his works, Fruczek uses fragments of grey paper, old newspapers, yellowed sheets of sheet music. However, the artist chooses individual motifs and adapts them to the character of the work as a whole.
PIOTR BĄKOWSKI
A graduate of the Faculty of Painting and Graphic Arts at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk. He defended his diploma (painting) with honours in 2001 in the studio of prof. Hugo Lasecki; annex (drawing) – in the AD studio. II degree Maria Targońska. Specializations: printmaking, screen printing, wall painting. Bąkowski uses a repertoire of means typical of the city’s art: graffiti, stencils, sprays and stickers. His canvases are visual collages of elements that we can observe every day while walking down the street, especially when it runs through a block of flats. The second element used in Bąkowski’s collages is a set typical of street advertising: fonts, silhouettes and slogans present on billboards, signboards and neon signs.
WE COLLECT CURES FOR BOREDOM! :)If you are doing Christmas shopping and cleaning, please think about our fundraiser for the Polanki Children’s Hospital. We are trying to stock the day-care center in the hospital, because you know, children in such a facility are often bored… So, let’s add some extra crayons, felt-tip pens, a packet of modeling clay or plasticine, a drawing pad, a coloring book, a cut-out… Maybe you have one at home? You won’t even have to go to the store:) Just one! If each of us does, there will be plenty of them!
See if there is a book on the bookshelf – a book for toddlers – that your children no longer read, or maybe you have an educational game that they no longer use?
In our reception desks, under the Christmas trees, there are boxes where you can throw something colorful in the morning, on your way to work. WELCOME! AND THANK YOU FOR EVERY GESTURE!
They came and won, but, as they emphasize, the 34 floors turned out to be a great challenge, which probably surprised many debutants. In the Olivia Business Centre Residents’ Cup, organized for the second time, the only sure thing was the great emotions that accompanied the 3-person teams both on the route and on the podium of the Star Challenge. “The most important thing is that our success ignites other teams. Just look at us – we had a lot of fun and together we had the opportunity to help blind children from Sobieszewo – Ariadna, Jan and Jakub, competitors of the AirHelp relay race, which was second to none this year, unanimously sum up the race.
Such a relay team was a well-thought-out way to win AirHelp?
Jan: A company’s top-secret recipe for success (laughs). Seriously, it was our debut. Similarly individually, because none of us has ever taken part in a race up the stairs. From the viewer’s perspective, it looks completely different than when it happens at the start. Excitement and cool experience guaranteed!
What convinced you to participate?
Ariadna: I really like running in the mountains, so I treated the stairs in Olivia Star as the best substitute (laughs). And with a pretty good result, because I covered 34 floors in 6 minutes.
Jan: I was 6:40 a.m.
Jakub: I succeeded in 4:59.
Did you have a common training plan and strategy?
Ariadna: In my case, the Star Challenge turned out to be a test for what I do every day. I regularly run and train in the gym 6 days a week, so it seemed to me that this base would be enough for a race. On the other hand, I admit that I didn’t really know what it was like – I was making my debut on the stairs, so my predictions were purely theoretical. I think that many runners don’t treat the stair race as a typical element of the season for which they always have a plan. Of course, it’s different in the case of professional towerrunners, but they came to Olivia to compete with each other.
Jan: It was very similar with me – I took part in the Star Challenge spontaneously, knowing that systematic running 2 times a week is a significant element that will allow you to finish the competition.
Jakub: I’m classically. In the spring and summer I ran much more, and I treated the autumn as a time to rest. As a result, I started a bit on the march, rather at the peak of detraining (laughs).
On the march, having the best time!
Jakub: I’ve been working on my fitness for the last few years and it turned out that my form allowed me to achieve a very decent time.
A cup unlike any other surprised you?
Jakub: It’s very original!
Jakub: I have to admit that he is very creative! When I looked at it just before the start, at first glance it seemed to be an art installation. It didn’t occur to me at all that this is the trophy we are fighting for, because looking at the cups we were wondering where the one for the Residents was (laughs). It wasn’t until we received the award that we found out how amazing it is, how unique it is, and how much artistic value it has. We are very proud to be standing at the focal point of the reception at AirHelp!
Were there moments of doubt along the way? On which floor did the crisis appear?
Jakub: No, there wasn’t a moment when I felt it was better to let go.
Jan: On the 6th floor, I realized that I had to go for a fast walk, otherwise I wouldn’t survive. When I made my debut in running up the stairs, I had no idea that it was a different kind of effort than on the flat. The division is demanding, and the lack of planning of the entire route quickly makes itself felt. I didn’t know that professionals start with brisk walking and gradually move to running. It seemed so obvious to me that if you run, you run!
The finish line seemed very high?
Jan: Reality versus imagination (laughs). It doesn’t matter if we count the stairs and floors if we don’t know how the body will react. Around the 6th floor, I felt that it was not easy – when running in the stairwell you have to breathe completely differently and be aware that there is no air circulation here, which causes very quick fatigue of hypoxic muscles.
Jakub: I was glad that there were handrails. I saw how they were supported by the competitors who started in front of me. It turned out that the best towerrunners know how to use their hands.
Have you fallen in love with towerrunning?
Ariadna: If there is a possibility to start next year, I’m applying now! A fantastic adventure.
Jakub: I don’t know! If there was an opportunity, probably yes, but to completely put stair running as a sporting goal, probably not.
Did it take you a long time to persuade to participate in the Residents’ Cup?
Ariadne: When I heard that we could start, I said, great, let’s do it!
Jan: Me too!
Jakub: When our captain approached me and asked if I would run, I immediately replied why not! The initiative is very fine, and with a charitable purpose, so what more do you need?
Do you promise to defend your title?
Ariadne: We’ll try!
Jan: If there is such a possibility, why not! The most important thing is that our success ignites the next teams that will take part in the competition. Just look at us – we had a great time, together we had the opportunity to help children from Sobieszewo, and the title of the best relay race. A bomb for me!
Interviewed by Dagmara Rybicka, Olivia Business Centre
“A healthy mind in a healthy body” has been saying for centuries and we are not going to argue with this truth. Last year, we launched the Olivia Sports project, addressed to all those working at Olivia Business Centre. We want to integrate our m.in community. through the development of common passions, including those for a healthy lifestyle.
What are we proposing this year?
Almost everything you want to do together! We play football and volleyball (in the summer in the beach version). We offer Nordic walking classes, professional cycling trainings and family “light” bicycle trips. You can also learn with us… dance. The running coach with OBC, because we practice this discipline together, is the most recognizable Polish extreme marathon runner, Piotr Suchenia, who has triumphs at both poles in his achievements. The World Team Champion from Perth is a certified athletics coach and a popular blogger. She has a great contact with people, she can motivate and ignite to action, which is one of the reasons why Team Olivia completed the route of the Gdańsk Half Marathon!
– We adapt our offer to the needs signaled to us and, of course, to the seasons of the year. In winter, we go ice swimming, climbing , and in the sailing season, from spring to autumn, we sail. With us, you can get a yacht sailor’s license, go on a cruise or take part in a regatta. Now, together with Ring3city, we are preparing several dozen boxers to participate in the Charity White Collar Boxing Gala, which will take place in March at Olivia Star – says Maciej Olszewski, Olivia Sports project manager.
What is still to come?
– We are planning meetings with sports champions and specialists in the field of dietetics and health. We also want to support our Residents in preparing for participation in selected sports events, organize their own tournaments, as well as plan joint outings, e.g. to basketball matches – adds Maciej Olszewski.
We also inform about the details on all social media channels of OBC and O4 Coworking, in Olivia’s newsletter, as well as by means of posters on screens and in elevators.
We will be happy to answer your questions and find out what else you would like to do in Olivia. Write to:sport@oliviacentre.com
You can also join our sports groups on Facebook now
For centuries, they have been saying “a healthy mind in a healthy body”, and we do not intend to challenge this truth. Therefore, last year, we started the Olivia Sports project, addressed to everyone working at the Olivia Business Centre. We want to integrate our community, i.a., by developing our shared passions, including passions for healthy lifestyle.
What do we propose this year? Almost everything that you would like to do together! We play football and volleyball (in summer in the beach version). We offer Nordic walking classes, professional cycling training and family “light” cycling trips. You can also learn with us … to dance. Our running trainer at the OBC, since we practice this sport together as well, is the most recognisable Polish extreme marathon runner, Piotr Suchenia, who has triumphed at both poles. The Team World Champion from Perth is a certified athletics coach and a popular blogger. He is very sociable and knows how to motivate people to act, which is one of the factors thanks to which the Olivia Team completed the Gdańsk Half Marathon route!
“We adapt our offer to the needs we’ve been informed about and, of course, to the seasons. In winter, we swim in cold water and climb, in the sailing season, from spring to autumn, we sail. You can get a sailing licence with us, go on a cruise or take part in a regatta. At present, together with Ring3city, we are preparing several dozen boxers to participate in the Charity White Collar Boxing Gala, which will take place in March in Olivia Star,” says Maciej Olszewski, Olivia Sports Project Manager.
What else is to come?
“We plan meetings with sports champions and specialists in dietetics and health. We also want to support our Residents in preparations for participation in selected sporting events, organise our own tournaments, and also plan group outings, e.g., for basketball matches,” adds Maciej Olszewski.
You can never have too much good news (especially in these difficult times), so we are in a hurry to provide you with good news. #RazemMozemyWiecej, then… The first 12 computers were delivered on March 29 to our befriended Primary School No. 35 with Sports Classes in Gdańsk Oliwa. All thanks Deltamarin Ltd. Ltd., who donated all the equipment! We would like to thank Mrs. Jadwiga Sztelwander-Zięba , General Manager in the Company, Mr. Andrzej English from ITan, who took care of the technical settings of the computers and equipping them with components needed to work with Wi-Fi, and theOBC Social Worker, who inaugurated the campaign.
That’s not all! On Tuesday, March 31 , another piece of equipment was delivered to the school. This time from our Resident, Thyssenkrupp, which donated as many as 15 HP laptops with Windows 10 . And this time we would like to thank you very much! It can’t be any other way! We would like to express our gratitude to the Board of Thyssenkrupp and Mr. Marek Kraska and Mr. Michal Fritza, who devoted many hours to organizing and preparing all the equipment.
We received another 4 laptopsfrom private individuals (wow!), Mr. Wojtek Żółtowski, OBC Resident (2 pcs.), Mr. Marcin Lewandowski from Gdynia and Mr. and Mrs. Krzysztof and Beata Wiśniewski from Gdańsk. Thank you!
Thus, we have equipped our neighbour, SP 35, with 31 devices . We are proud because children who have not been able to use remote learning so far will now be able to fully participate in classes.
On Friday, April 3rd, the Primary School No. 35 with Sports Departments in Gdańsk Oliwa received another “whizzing” laptops, this time 6 of them . We would like to thank our Resident, the Energa Group , for donating them. Indeed, the project has #LaptopyDlaUczniow been and still is supported by the entire Good People Group.
We would like to express our gratitude to Ms. Magdalena Kit-Krawczyk , President of the Management Board of the Energa Foundation , and Ms. Sylwia Lewandowska, Vice President of the Management Board. We would like to express our sincere gratitude to the initiator of the action – Mrs. Agnieszka Seweryn (a wonderful, steadfast social activist of OBC) and to the good spirits of the action: Mrs. Monika Wasilewska, Mrs. Katarzyna Gawrońska, Mrs. Alina Zakrzewska-Janiszewska and Mr. Mateusz Glanert, Mr. Marcin Janicki, Mr. Janusz Tracz, Mr. Damian Matulewski.
#RazemMozemyWiecej, then… Primary School No. 35 will support children in need from the neighbouring Primary School No. 23 in Oliwa!Director Małgorzata Skwira from Primary School 35 and Director Małgorzata Filipowicz from Primary School 23 joined forces. In Oliwa, we all help each other because #WartoPomagac.
It’s only been a few days and April 7th… 27 computers (wow!) It will go to other children in need from Gdańsk schools. We would like to thank our next Resident, Acxiom Global Service Center Polska , for #LaptopyDlaUczniów! A big round of applause for the Management Board of Axciom and Ms. Katarzyna Sławecka, Mrs. Katarzyna Bartosiak-Korek and Mr. Mariusz Gruca. Mariusz spent many, many hours to prepare all this equipment. Check out the report…
The good spirits of the action are Mrs. Małgorzata Skwira , the Director of Primary School 35, Mrs. Magda Piskorska from Olivia’s Communication Department and Mr. Zygmunt Pilarek, an IT specialist at the primary school in Oliwa.
We are not ending the campaign, we will try to support more schools and more children in need. Join us! Want to know more about the stock?
Do you have equipment to donate? Would your company like to help?
Write to Magda from the Communication Department: magdalena.piskorska@oliviacentre.com.
You don’t have the equipment, but you would like to contribute to its purchase, take part in the public fundraiser, the originator of which is Mr. Dariusz Fudala.
Doctors, nurses, medical services, but also many other people are fighting the coronavirus epidemic every day, often exposing themselves to infection and communing with those potentially at risk. To thank them, every day at 9.00 p.m. we light up a big red heart on the Olivia Star building in Olivia Business Centre in Gdańsk.
Those who are dedicated to people need to feel our support, that we appreciate what they do, that we are grateful to them. They need to feel it not only today or tomorrow – we need to remember them for weeks to come. That is why we have addressed an appeal to all hotels, office buildings, but also to each of us, #zostańwdomu #pokażsercebohaterom #pokażserce #pokażimserce. It is also an appeal for unity in this difficult period.
The heart has already shone in Gdynia and at the Sky Tower in Wrocław, in Mercure Gdynia Centrum and Mercure Gdańsk Stare Miasto. Thank you and we encourage you to join our #pokazserce campaign.
Photos by Art & Action Photography Dawid Linkowski, Piotr Mitelski Photography, Michał Haśko, Lena Sokołowa, gdynia.pl
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