Hi, I’m Jelena
©Kuzmonaut, 2016
I am a generalist, curious by nature. I always wanted to know at least a little bit about everything.There was never that one magical thing that I love to do more than
I fell into Product Management what feels like a lifetime ago and learned the basic figure out what’s the most important thing to achieve, why, why now, and how can we know if we .And for that, I needed to understand the big picture and how things And so I found my one magical thing.
I get excited when I work with people that are result driven, and that achieve that result through collaboration, growth and continuous learning.And I love dad jokes.
jelena.kuzmanov@issuu.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jelenakuzmanov/
©Kuzmonaut, Score! Robert Grifatong 2010
Why Issuu?
“You help me punch above my
Hands down, one of the most impactful user testimonials I’ve ever heard.Alette, one of the old PMs from Issuu and a dear friend of mine told me she heard one of the users say this in an interview.
She introduced me toAlex and a few great conversations later, we decided to start the interview process and put the good gut feeling we’ve had to the test.
I seeked Issuu because I want to join the mission to help our users reach further than they dreamed.To punch above their weight.All they need from us to clear the path ahead.
weight”
©Kuzmonaut, Photo by Irena Rica, 2010
Backdrop
I was born inYugoslavia, in the northern part of Serbia. My hometown, Kikinda, has exactly three attractions: a fossil of a female mammoth, a yearly pumpkin festival and the biggest parliament of Long-eared owls.
I studied in Belgrade, 4 years of Scandinavian literature and languages, while mostly focusing on Norwegian. Eventually, this got me a gig as a Norwegian CSAat Unibet, on a tiny rock in the Mediterranean sea and a heaven for online gambling, Malta. I lived there for just under two years and can still remember a few cool places to visit.
While still in Malta, a friend showed me a curious job ad where they were looking for someone who understands gambling, can write content and speaks Serbian. I thought it matches my profile too well and as a joke I applied.The company invited me to their HQ in Copenhagen and as soon as I saw the city for the first time, I knew that this was my new home. I got the job and moved to Copenhagen in 2013.
©birdwatchserbia,Long eared owls in Kikinda
Kuzmonaut, photo by Seffen L.
Kuzmonaut, Gothersgade, 2013
When I’m not at work
I am a mom and a bonus mom to two awesome girl bandits (3 and 11).They are teaching me on daily basis to be curious, kind, patient, foolish and how to speak Danish.They are the world’s absolute best fart machines.
I’m married to Martin, a designer and a basketball enthusiast from Copenhagen. He’s hella fun :)
You’ll find us around playgrounds, parks, museums or just biking around the city in the fastest bike you’ve ever seen (or at least it has the fastest colour).
I don’t do hobbies these days, but I used to be very into discovering music, labels and genres, but now I mostly listen to nursery rhymes or pre-teen pop, with occasional old school funk.Anice discovery still happens, though. Here’s my latest playlist:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1G4RzSbUG3grMtU9YecnLM?si=af90e4a57bb14770
I also like to snap (mostly) analogue pics, I used to put them up here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/kuzm/
Pictures used are from our private photo collection.All rights reserved.
“Can I perform under pressure?
Not sure. But I do a great Bohemian rhapsody”
