We are proud and excited to announce a major milestone in the growth of VinFinitti.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Our team is becoming stronger with the addition of exceptional expertise, experience, and passion. Today, Tomasz Smakowski officially joins VinFinitti.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tomasz is a renowned certified sworn sign language interpreter, founder of the World of the Deaf Foundation, and one of the most respected advocates for Deaf communities in Poland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For us, this is a transformative moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tomasz brings not only world-class professional credentials\u2014including interpreting for the United Nations, the President of Poland, and the Prime Minister\u2014but also something equally valuable: a lifetime of personal experience as a hearing child of Deaf parents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
His knowledge, perspective, and profound understanding of the challenges faced by Deaf individuals align perfectly with the mission and values upon which VinFinitti was built.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, we do not want to introduce Tomasz in our own words alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The best way to understand who he is is through his own story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since childhood, I have been immersed in the Deaf community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I was born into a family with Deaf parents, and sign language was my first language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Family photographs and videos remind me that from a very young age I acted as a bridge between my parents and the hearing world\u2014calling relatives, helping during appointments, translating interactions with public offices, and assisting during medical visits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Looking back, it was a wonderful experience. It taught me how to build relationships, solve difficult problems, and collaborate with people from different backgrounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
My mother, thanks to the determination of her parents, became fluent both in written language and sign language. In many ways, she became a Deaf bridge between two worlds. She was deeply trusted and respected by the community around her, yet throughout her life she never felt completely at home in either world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
My father, on the other hand, communicated primarily through sign language from childhood. Unlike my mother’s family, his parents chose a path centered entirely within the Deaf community. He grew up in boarding schools among Deaf peers and never fully acquired reading and writing skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yet in the language of his heart\u2014sign language\u2014he was a storyteller, a poet, and a source of laughter and wisdom. Within the Deaf community he was known as a kind, empathetic, and gifted individual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Still, throughout his adult life he often felt dependent on others and believed he stood at the end of the line, relying on assistance and support to navigate everyday life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the age of 24, I decided that serving the Deaf community would become my life’s mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I earned my certification as a sworn sign language interpreter, established my own professional practice, and began working with government institutions, local authorities, businesses, and television networks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Over time, I reached the highest professional level in my field, providing interpretation services for the United Nations, the President, and the Prime Minister.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I also established two recording studios where we created more than 100,000 hours of sign language content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yet I always felt there was more to be done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As an interpreter, I witnessed how increased access to information empowered Deaf individuals\u2014raising awareness, strengthening self-advocacy, and giving people greater confidence to express their needs and aspirations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This inspired me to establish the World of the Deaf Foundation in 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The foundation’s mission is to increase public awareness of Deaf and hard-of-hearing communities while providing expert support and advocacy. Through the foundation, I began working with the Polish government to help create systemic improvements in the everyday lives of Deaf people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But there is still so much work ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then, a childhood friend reappeared in my life: Seweryn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Although our lives had taken different paths, we discovered that we shared the same vision and aspirations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 2026, we reconnected and exchanged ideas about the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To our surprise, we realized we were working toward exactly the same goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We both want Deaf people to have autonomy, opportunities, communication support, knowledge, and a stronger voice in matters that affect their lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Today, more than 70 million Deaf people live around the world. According to WHO projections, that number could reach 750 million people by 2050.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Have you ever stopped to think about their needs?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That would represent nearly 10% of the world’s population, yet society still knows remarkably little about Deaf communities and the barriers they face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That is why I decided to join Seweryn and VinFinitti.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Together, we can work on a truly global scale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Keep your fingers crossed for us\u2014I look forward to building this future together with all of you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The reunion of Seweryn and Tomasz after so many years is more than coincidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is the moment when personal stories, shared values, and extensive professional experience come together to drive meaningful global change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Both understand firsthand what it means to watch loved ones struggle with communication barriers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Both possess the determination, expertise, and tools needed to help remove those barriers once and for all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With Tomasz on board, VinFinitti gains an extraordinary expert voice and a powerful compass that will help ensure our technology addresses the real needs of Deaf communities worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Together, we will continue building solutions that deliver exactly what Tomasz has dedicated his life to advancing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
greater autonomy, greater access to knowledge, and a stronger voice for Deaf individuals everywhere.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Tomasz, welcome to the team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Together, we will take this mission to a global scale.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Some people bring experience. Today, we are proud to welcome someone who brings both. Please join us in welcoming Tomasz Smakowski to the VinFinitti team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2171,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1785","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-techonology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vinfinitti.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1785","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vinfinitti.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vinfinitti.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vinfinitti.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vinfinitti.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1785"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/vinfinitti.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1785\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1787,"href":"https:\/\/vinfinitti.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1785\/revisions\/1787"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vinfinitti.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2171"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vinfinitti.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1785"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vinfinitti.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1785"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vinfinitti.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1785"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nOthers bring purpose.<\/p>\n