Stephen Weyman
Co-founder
Bio: Stephen Weyman is a personal finance expert with a focus in credit cards, having begun development of his sophisticated credit card comparison algorithm over 10 years ago. Over the years, he has been featured extensively in Canadian personal finance media, including The Globe and Mail, Financial Post, Toronto Star, CBC, and more. Outside of work, Stephen is a self-professed nerd who enjoys playing video games when he isn't crunching credit card numbers.
Education: Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Areas of expertise: Credit cards, Rewards programs, Investing, Personal finance, Retirement planning
Maria Weyman
Co-founder
Bio: Maria Weyman is a creditcardGenius Co-founder and driving force behind much of its content, design, and growth. Joining Stephen in 2015, she has been instrumental in helping find, lead, and evolve our small but mighty team to create the creditcardGenius you see today. A Filipino transplant and a voracious reader, Maria is an experienced writer and leader.
Education: Bachelor of Science in Data Analysis
Areas of expertise: Personal finance, Budgeting, Retirement planning, Credit cards
Links: LinkedIn
Jonathan Lee
Sr. Content Marketing Editor
Bio: Jonathan Lee has 7 years of copywriting and editing experience, in both the marketing and personal finance spheres. Graduating from Simon Fraser University with a BA Communications, he combines his knowledge of credit cards and money saving tips with his love for boiling down complex information into straightforward (and fun) reads. In his spare time, he practices martial arts (over 7 years of taekwondo and kung fu expertise), participates in traditional lion dance and dragon dance teams, and secretly dreams of being the male lead of a sappy Korean romance drama.
Education: Bachelor of Arts in Communications
Areas of expertise: Credit cards, Personal finance, Lifestyle, Copywriting
Jonathon Macleod
Sr. Data & Content Specialist
Bio: Jon MacLeod has over 6 years of personal finance writing experience and is one of Canada's leading experts in credit cards, rewards programs, and personal finance. With a degree from Lakehead University and experience doing personal finance freelance writing, Jon has been helping Canadians along their personal finance journey for as long as he can remember. Outside of finding the best credit card deals, Jon loves to spend time with his wife, 2 kids, watch sports, and play on his Xbox.
Education: Bachelor of Civil Engineering
Areas of expertise: Credit cards, Canadian rewards programs, Credit unions
Links: LinkedIn
Jessica Barrett
Managing Editor
Bio: Jessica is a personal finance expert with an interest in banking, credit cards, and insurance. She spent a decade freelancing as a writer and editor before joining a Silicon Valley startup, where she spent three years focused heavily on car insurance topics. Outside of work, Jessica enjoys hiking with her three rescue dogs, gardening, and renovating her home.
Education: Honours B.A. Political Science, McMaster University & Post-Graduate Diploma, Public Relations, University of Victoria
Areas of expertise: Personal finance, insurance, credit cards, banking
Links: LinkedIn
Kathleen Flear
Managing Editor
Bio: Kathleen is a personal finance expert with over six years of content creation experience in banking, investing, and insurance. She holds an English Degree from Queens University and a Master of Fine Arts in Fiction from Sierra Nevada University. After graduation, she got into startups and never left. Before starting at WeyMedia, she was the Director of Content at a Silicon Valley car insurance startup, where she led the creation of insurance content that generated over 7 million monthly views. Outside of work, she loves reading books that are the "just-right" amount of creepy, taking long walks to bakeries with friends, and guessing what her dog Jinsu would say if he could talk.
Education: BA in English, Queen's University, MFA in Creative Writing, Sierra Nevada University
Areas of expertise: Personal finance, banking, and insurance
Links: LinkedIn
