Johnny Cussen

Current

Product Manager - Innovation at Lonely Planet
Co-Founder at Docoloco

Past

Group Manager sensis.com.au at Sensis
Senior Product Manager Sensis.com.au at Sensis
Director Small Business Services at LookSmart

Director International Operations at LookSmart
Director of Product and Executive Producer at LookSmart
Senior Product Manager - Search and Directory at LookSmart
Product Manager at LookSmart

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Education

La Trobe University

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Johnny Cussen’s Experience

Product Manager - Innovation

Lonely Planet

(Privately Held; Publishing industry)

August 2008 — Present (1 year)
Co-Founder

Docoloco

(Internet industry)

February 2006 — Present (3 years 6 months)

You name it I do it. Melbourne based startup in bootstrap mode.
Group Manager sensis.com.au

Sensis

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; TLS; Marketing and Advertising industry)

November 2004 — January 2006 (1 year 3 months)

P&L responsibility for sensis.com.au business including product, software development and advertising systems and campaign management. Established a joint venture with FAST to develop a white label search advertising platform which was later acquired by FAST and the Microsoft.
Senior Product Manager Sensis.com.au

Sensis

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; TLS; Marketing and Advertising industry)

February 2004 — November 2004 (10 months)

Strategy, specification and business development for sensis.com.au search engine.
Director Small Business Services

LookSmart

(Public Company; 51-200 employees; LOOK; Internet industry)

March 2002 — February 2004 (2 years)

P&L responsibility for LookSmart's SmartListings products including reseller and distribution relationships with Sensis, nineMSN, Optus and the others in the LookSmart network which at the time reached 75% of Australians each month.
Director International Operations

LookSmart

(Public Company; 51-200 employees; LOOK; Internet industry)

September 2000 — March 2002 (1 year 7 months)

Based in San Francisco and London. Search advertising products and search editorial services delivered to the BTLookSmart joint venture and to MSN search. Managed teams in 9 offices around the world totaling 250 people.
Director of Product and Executive Producer

LookSmart

(Public Company; 51-200 employees; LOOK; Internet industry)

June 1999 — September 2000 (1 year 4 months)

Based in San Francisco. High level product strategy and management of product manager and producer teams. Accountable for new products and web site operations and development.
Senior Product Manager - Search and Directory

LookSmart

(Public Company; 201-500 employees; LOOK; Online Media industry)

December 1997 — June 1999 (1 year 7 months)

Based in San Francisco. Product manager for LookSmart search and directory products.
Product Manager

LookSmart

(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Online Media industry)

January 1996 — December 1997 (2 years)

LookSmart's first product manager.