Katarzyna Kozakiewicz | Stoke-on-Trent / UK

When life says: “Wait” – the heart may reply: “Now.”

Not every path to success begins with a plan. Some begin in silence and solitude, with a diagnosis that shatters every previous scenario.

For years, Katarzyna Kozakiewicz was first and foremost a mother, independent, responsible, and brave. Her dreams waited. Until the day fate backed her into a corner.

When her son reached adulthood and she received a diagnosis – a brain tumour – clarity emerged: she could no longer postpone herself.

That decision created AestheticsbyKatie, a place created not from calculation but from a search for meaning in life.

Katarzyna didn’t choose shortcuts or take quick courses. Instead, she dedicated two full years to studying, practising, and growing alongside Monika Bonet at Promed Training—Medical Academy and Aesthetics Clinic. That’s where she built the foundations of her work, rooted in professionalism, empathy, and a deep sense of responsibility for others.

Today, running her clinic within Vamp Beauty in Hartshill, Katarzyna doesn’t just perform procedures. She restores people’s sense of worth, agency, and inner strength. Her clients don’t come to reduce a wrinkle – they come for something more: conversation, understanding, and a space where they can feel important again.

Her business is already a reward for many who have passed through her clinic.

That is why Katarzyna Kozakiewicz has been nominated in the AESTHETICS STAR category. The beauty she creates doesn’t begin on the surface; it starts where doubt ends.