Jasmina Jerant

What are you most proud of in business…?
Adaptability.

… and privately?
Perseverance.

Wisdom/motto?
It is never too late to (fill in the blank).

What was your favorite vacation?
Any vacation during which I was wiggling my toes in a turquoise seawater while holding a mind-blowing book in one hand and warm pebbles in the other …

Where would you go if there were no time and financial constraints?
USA: The Washington State and the Oregon State to see the locations (Every. And. Each. One. Of. Them.) where Lynch’s Twin Peaks was filmed.

What is your favorite indoor/outdoor activity?
Indoor: Writing short stories and flash fiction. Outdoor: Searching for hidden treasures.

What is your favorite dish and restaurant (anywhere in the world)?
Favorite dish: Traditional Slovenian roasted potatoes. Restaurant: My late grandma’s kitchen.

Which part of the day and of the week is your favorite?
Part of the day: Early morning for its silence and for its exciting ‘anything can happen’ promise. Part of the week: Each part of the week has its charm in its own way.

What is your favorite mode of transport?
Slow and aimless driving while listening to Nick Cave.

If you could return to the past or hurry to the future, how old would you like to be, and why?
I would like to hurry a few centuries into the future to see what’s awaiting us there. How will we develop? How’s the technology going to look like? How many of the nowadays predictions will come true? The age does not matter as long as my age, when being there, would still allow me to mentally fully understand the new environment and people, and as long as the body would still allow me to wander around so I could see and experience it all.

If you could witness any event in history, which one would you choose?
Woodward and Bernstein’s meetings with the whistle-blower …

What fantasy character would you be?
Matilda. 

What did you learn to do last week?
How to remain cool as a cucumber while being interviewed live for the Slovenian National TV’s morning show. Tip: Just have fun.

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