{"id":3333,"date":"2015-05-29T15:04:05","date_gmt":"2015-05-29T14:04:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.prodpad.com\/?p=3333"},"modified":"2022-12-14T15:05:00","modified_gmt":"2022-12-14T15:05:00","slug":"meet-janna-bastow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prodpad.com\/blog\/meet-janna-bastow\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Team: Janna Bastow"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Here at ProdPad we\u2019re really proud of what we\u2019ve created, it would be impossible to make such an awesome tool without an awesome team.<br><br>In this edition of <strong>Meet the team<\/strong> who else could we introduce to you but our fearless leader? None other than the legend herself, Janna Bastow!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-5332 size-full\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prodpad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/22519989_10155151359345885_7562912521812351665_o-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Janna Bastow presenting at Mind The Product, San Francisco 2017\" class=\"wp-image-5332\" width=\"512\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prodpad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/22519989_10155151359345885_7562912521812351665_o-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.prodpad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/22519989_10155151359345885_7562912521812351665_o-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.prodpad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/22519989_10155151359345885_7562912521812351665_o-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.prodpad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/22519989_10155151359345885_7562912521812351665_o.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">CEO Janna Bastow on the Mind The Product stage, San Francisco 2017<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-explain-what-you-do-at-prodpad\">Explain what you do at ProdPad<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s a big question&#8230; My background is in product management and before that customer service, so those are the two things that I take to heart the most with ProdPad. 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Either Chess or Google Stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-most-famous-person-you-ve-ever-met\">Most famous person you\u2019ve ever met<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Richard Branson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-favourite-thing-about-working-remotely\">Favourite thing about working remotely<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Being able&nbsp;to work with the best people wherever they are, and the ability to work around a flexible lifestyle. It doesn&#8217;t matter whether I&#8217;m in London or San Francisco that week, I can still get my work done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-puppies-or-kittens\">Puppies or Kittens<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Kittens<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-fun-fact-about-you\">Fun Fact about you<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I once cycled from Paris to London<br><br>Got a question for Janna, or someone else on the team? 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