Carla, pictured here at a reception at the French Chilian EmbassyCarla, pictured here at a reception at the French Chilian Embassy
Meet Carla Paquet, a European Field Marketing Specialist based out of Paris.
Carla has been with JMP for 11 years and currently oversees lead generation for JMP’s European territories. She loves the variety that her role provides and excels at combining strategy with creativity in her daily work. Carla is a smiling, curious, and focused member of our team!
Lightning Round
Get to know Carla – lightning fast!
Where were you born?
Santiago, Chile
What was your first job?
Day-care center animator (I was 16 years old and contracted chicken pox after 2 weeks of working).
In one word, what's the best thing about your current job?
Variety (of tasks, of languages, of cultures...)
List three of your favorite hobbies.
Learning about other cultures, reading, handcrafting
What book are you reading?
“Rembrandt’s Mistress” by Simone van der Vlugt and “Thinking Fast and slow” by Daniel Kahneman.
What is your favorite movie genre?
Carla, pictured here with a local family while traveling to Lake Titicaca in South America.Carla, pictured here with a local family while traveling to Lake Titicaca in South America.
Suspense. I love trying to find the solution by myself.
What is the first web page you go to when you start work?
Smartling
If you could have a dinner party with five famous people, who would they be?
Simone Veil, Isabel Allende, Lady Gaga, Leonardo di Caprio, and Meryl Streep.
What is your favorite podcast to listen to?
A French-speaking one, Culture 2000, talks about history in a very fun and clever way, and an English-speaking podcast Feel Better, Live More talks about neuroscience and good health habits.
Name one JMP-related achievement that you're proud of.
Combining strategy with creativity. Being able to work as well as part of a cohesive team than in isolation.
Name one thing most of your colleagues would be surprised to know.
I managed an (amateur) girls’ band when I was a student.
Name one other person in the division who you admire and describe why in three sentences or fewer.
Todd Hoffman (@ToddHoffman), for the way he listens to his co-workers, analyses easily, and communicates.
This or that?
What does Carla prefer? (answers in BOLD text)
- A mountain holiday or A seaside holiday
- Cat or Dog
- Hot chocolate or Coffee or Tea
- Graph Builder or JSL
- Picnic or Restaurant
- Cake or Pie
- Morning or Late night
- Introvert or Extrovert or Ambivert
- Silly or Serious
- High-tech or Low-tech
