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Marek Grela - Biography
1974 – his first LP – Strange is this World by Czesław Niemen.
2009 – approximately 20 million DVDs, 15.5 million CDs and 2.25 HD DVDs per month, the result of 27 years’ disc-related professional activity.
First professional steps
Since childhood he has been the personification of an entrepreneur. Conducting business activity always results from a passion, and it all started when he was as young as 9 years old. He earned his first money through independently developing his own photographs. Later, together with a colleague he recorded cassettes and sold them at a market. He also worked at a Child Health Centre where he was responsible for apparatus, operating and life-support equipment. At the same time he established a company with his wife manufacturing blank compact cassettes.
How he is perceived
Amongst employees, Marek Grela is seen as a person who is not set on immediate effects and short-term successes. They value his tenacity and engagement in assisting those who need help most. Market competitors refer to his ideas and their execution with respect and regard.
Interests
In private he is fascinated by mobile technology, sport, music and history. In his free time he prefers active pursuits: mountain hiking, swimming, horse riding and skiing. His great passion is cars, the faster the better; and after a hard day’s work he returns home to his family. Those close to him say that he is a work Titan, that he “works” even when he sleeps. Marek Grela’s determination, obstinacy and intuition help to ensure that his bold ideas and vision have been fulfilled over 19 years. GM Records is currently one of the leaders in pressing all types of optical media and a key player, not just in Poland but throughout Europe.
The motto that motivates him in life:
Don’t try to be a successful person, but a valuable person.
Albert Einstein