From Piła to Oslo: SuperMajk – hairdresser, bartender, and ambassador of expat humor
If you’re sitting on your couch in Norway in the evening, scrolling through TikTok, and suddenly a guy in glasses pops up playing the role of a 'typical Marek at a visning' or comparing prisons in Poland and Norway – there’s a good chance it’s him. SuperMajk, or Michał Grzechowiak, 35 years old, a guy from Piła who’s been holding scissors for sixteen years and, for the past year, has also had a strong grip on Polish TikTok in the expat community.
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From Piła, through waiting tables, to sharp cuts
Michał’s journey to owning his own hair salon and gaining popularity on social media is a story of passion that always wins and an insatiable hunger for new experiences.
Although Michał is now 35, he’s been close with scissors for sixteen years. Interestingly, he doesn’t have a hairdressing school diploma, but his story is living proof that practice makes perfect.
Although Michał is now 35, he’s been close with scissors for sixteen years. Interestingly, he doesn’t have a hairdressing school diploma, but his story is living proof that practice makes perfect.
Michał Grzechowiak
"I started by cutting friends’ hair for free back in high school. From a young age, I did a lot of hands-on practice on real people and traveled all over Poland for courses. That’s how I honed my skills."
Michał Grzechowiak
At 19, he moved to Poznań. He studied hotel management and gastronomy part-time while already working as a hairdresser. It was these studies, though in a different field, that accidentally led him to Scandinavia. His school sent him for an internship at the legendary Hotel Ullensvang in Norway.
What was supposed to be three months turned into two and a half years spent behind the bar and waiting tables. It turned out Norway wasn’t the only stop on his journey around the world. Michał also worked as a dishwasher in Ireland, a waiter in Greece, and cleaned houses and worked in catering in the USA, gathering experiences that now shape his unique creative perspective.
What was supposed to be three months turned into two and a half years spent behind the bar and waiting tables. It turned out Norway wasn’t the only stop on his journey around the world. Michał also worked as a dishwasher in Ireland, a waiter in Greece, and cleaned houses and worked in catering in the USA, gathering experiences that now shape his unique creative perspective.
Michał Grzechowiak
From Piła to NorwaySource: Michał Grzechowiak
King of the express salon and training academy
Ultimately, though, passion won out and Michał returned to hairdressing, because that was always 'it.' He got a job at a large, fast-growing chain of express salons in Oslo. He stayed there for over nine years.
His talent and commitment were quickly noticed. After just three months, he was promoted to salon manager, and later joined the chain’s training academy, where he began teaching other hairdressers various cutting techniques.
His talent and commitment were quickly noticed. After just three months, he was promoted to salon manager, and later joined the chain’s training academy, where he began teaching other hairdressers various cutting techniques.
Time for his own: home salon and TikTok stage
But constant work in the corporate machine eventually wasn’t enough for him. In January this year, he told himself: “now or never” and left to go independent.
Since May, he’s been running his own salon... at home. It’s a new stage that allows him more freedom and authenticity – qualities that perfectly fit his second, equally dynamic career.
For a year now, Michał has been regularly creating content on TikTok (@supermajk). There, he shares knowledge, experience, and humor from the life of a hairdresser, but also from the perspective of a Pole living in Norway. Whether it’s cutting, advice for expats, or funny skits about life in Scandinavia – SuperMajk proves you can combine professionalism with ease and be yourself, whether you’re holding scissors or a phone.
Since May, he’s been running his own salon... at home. It’s a new stage that allows him more freedom and authenticity – qualities that perfectly fit his second, equally dynamic career.
For a year now, Michał has been regularly creating content on TikTok (@supermajk). There, he shares knowledge, experience, and humor from the life of a hairdresser, but also from the perspective of a Pole living in Norway. Whether it’s cutting, advice for expats, or funny skits about life in Scandinavia – SuperMajk proves you can combine professionalism with ease and be yourself, whether you’re holding scissors or a phone.
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