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She is 62 years old and has a fascinating professional history. As he said in one of the interviews, the beginnings of his success are “a lot of Polish romanticism mixed with German rationality”. Who is Krzysztof Jab³oñski and how is it possible that he turned from a car mechanic into the owner of a company whose products are most likely known to all of us?
Millions of candles
Jabłoński began his career in Germany. As a young man, he went to work as a car mechanic. Not only did he perform well in his position, but he also decided to take a step further. Thanks to his entrepreneurship, he managed to become a co-owner of one of the workshops there. Additionally, together with business partner Friedrich Rather, he created a company dealing in trading chemicals for industry, reagents and raw materials. A long journey by car changed the situation.
“We were then wondering to whom we could sell significant amounts of paraffin in Poland. Then we came to the conclusion that actually … we should produce candles ourselves” – the businessman told in an interview with Chemical Review.
This is how the history of the factory in Wieluń began, which produced fragrant candles and tea lights. Although initially Jabłoński’s team consisted of only a few people, contacts on the German market allowed it to be expanded quickly. The businessman received more and more orders, and contracts with giants turned out to be groundbreaking. Among them was IKEA, which received 80 percent. production of scented candles from the Korona brand founded by Jabłoński.
Change of course to the wedding industry
Although Korona’s operations were great (the company became the European leader in the production of candles), after 20 years of running the company, Jabłoński said it was time to rest. In 2018, he decided to sell the business to German investors to take up … golf.
His plans, however, changed the ambitions of his wife, who came up with the idea of a business in the wedding industry. As Jabłoński explained, together with Janachowska they wanted to create “the largest and most modern wedding platform using the latest technologies”. Their plans were clearly successful. So it seems that the couple not only get along perfectly in private, but also in the professional field.
Source: Gazeta
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