Natasha Joins Backblaze Business Backup

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Our Backblaze Business Backup team has been growing lately and the latest addition to the team is Natasha! She’s been working with Backblaze ever since 2011, but mostly remotely and always behind the scenes, usually manning our social accounts. Well, we needed some help for our Backblaze Business Backup team and she fit right in! Let’s learn a bit more about Natasha, shall we?

What is your Backblaze title?
Backblaze Business Backup Account Executive.

Where are you originally from?
Originally, I’m from Saint Petersburg, Russia and have lived in Italy, Israel, Boston, New Orleans, and Paris since then. However, I have lived the majority of my life in San Francisco and the Bay Area.

What attracted you to Backblaze?
Since I have semi-worked there for several years, I know that Backblaze is a great place to work. I love the atmosphere and the people. I also have many friends that have been saved by Backblaze and very much appreciate the impact it has on people’s lives.

Where did you go to school?
I went to high school and college in France.

Favorite place you’ve traveled?
Barcelona is my happy place. I love it there!

Favorite hobby?
Traveling; I would love to visit a new country every year.

Of what achievement are you most proud?
I have a six month old baby girl and I am proud of her. I also biked from San Francisco to San Jose on a bet once and I’m pretty proud of that too.

“Star Trek” or “Star Wars”?
I’m more into “Arrested Development” and “Curb Your Enthusiasm.”

Coke or Pepsi?
Why choose?

Favorite food?
Sushi, specifically Sushi Zone.

Why do you like certain things?
Why not? What’s not to like?

Sushi Zone. Nice. Welcome aboard Natasha, it’s good to have you in the office!

About Yev

Yev Pusin is the senior director of Marketing and sometimes Marketing chief of staff at Backblaze, which he joined in 2011. Yev has a degree in business and communications from the University of Iowa, where he developed an alliteration affinity. Yev enjoys writing in an amusing way about the "why" of things and how decisions are made, so that readers can learn and be entertained all at once. Follow Yev on: Twitter: @YevP | LinkedIn: Yev Pusin