Managing Editor

Steph Walden has worked in content marketing for the past 14+ years, serving clients in the tech, climate/sustainability, B2B, financial services, and hospitality sectors. As a freelance writer and editor, she’s worked with publications like MIT Tech Review Insights, T Brand Studio, TIME, The Guardian, and New York Magazine. She’s well-versed in executing branded content campaigns through every stage of the process—from ideating concepts to writing/editing to collaborating with photographers, designers, and videographers—to bring her clients’ visions to life.

Managing Editor

Jen is a bilingual managing editor at Contently. She started her career 12+ years ago as a magazine editor in Mexico City and moved to Australia to earn her master’s degree in publishing and editing. After graduating, she landed a job at Lonely Planet and has been working with travel brands ever since. She loves a good challenge, and since relocating to Mexico, she’s diversified to work with clients in other fields, such as business and entrepreneurship. When she’s not working, you can find her reading on a hammock or exploring new eateries around her ‘hood.

Multimedia Project Manager

Nick Vaka is an independent art director, motion graphics artist, and creative management professional. Currently he is working as the multimedia project manager and art director for two large financial institutions and has created motion graphics for projects ranging from online marketing and corporate video to films and broadcast television.

Content Strategist

Former magazine editor-in-chief and editorial director of some of the first multimedia companies to embrace the magic that is sponsored content, Gina LaGuardia now serves as a Contently managing editor and content strategist. She boasts more than two decades of experience conceptualizing and executing cutting-edge content strategies and collaborating with top-notch writers for companies across a wide variety of verticals, including personal finance, banking, real estate, AI, beauty, senior living, health and  wellness, fitness, HR and careers, education, and more.

Managing Editor

Sean is a New York-based managing editor, financial marketer, and recovering NYU professor who oversees content for more than 20 lines of business for Royal Bank of Canada. While at the WSJ, he created content programs for Fortune 500 companies, garnering awards from the Content Marketing Institute, Financial Communications Society and Gramercy Institute. Previously, Sean worked in the Mergers & Acquisitions and Legal & Compliance divisions of Morgan Stanley. He’s also worked with ENI, Greystone & Co., American Express GCP, HSBC, UBS, Discover, FTSE Russell, One Technologies/Credit Resources, and Strategic Funding Source Inc.

Managing Editor

A senior managing editor at Contently, Stacey primarily works with enterprise clients in B2B technology, insurance, and financial services. During her 25-year writing and editing career, she has also covered high-tech, small business, real estate, and healthcare topics for magazines, newspapers, and brands. Stacey often draws on her early business journalism experience to ensure marketing and content programs are rooted in sound data and prioritize reader experience.

Copy Editor

Rina Diane Caballar is a New Zealand-based journalist, content writer, and copy editor specializing in science and technology, architecture and engineering, food and travel, and the environment. As a writer, Rina turns complex concepts into compelling content. As a copy editor, she shapes stories for both style and substance.

Managing Editor

Natalie is a writer, editor, and type-A Midwesterner with a background in economic development. She’s a longtime contributor to Forbes BrandVoice and Business Insider, covering everything from heady business topics to sunny vacation spots. As a managing editor, Natalie has worked with a wide variety of Contently clients, including technology companies, home improvement publications, pet brands, and global hospitality organizations.

Managing Editor

Lisa Jackson is a journalist, editor, and content strategist based in Hamilton, Canada.Over the past decade, she’s created branded content for a wide range of global companies and organizations, including Destination Toronto, Scotiabank, RBC Ventures, CPA Canada, and the Liquor Control Board of Ontario. As a managing editor at Contently, Lisa works closely with a wide range of clients to elevate their content and showcase their brand.

Copy Editor

Michael Pantozzi is a Brooklyn-born, Long Island-raised, Los Angeles-based freelance editor, writer, and actor. As an editor, his clients have included The New York Post, The Motley Fool, Static Media, Dotdash Meredith, SmartBug Media, Genpact, AmerisourceBergen, and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. As a writer and actor, he has appeared on TV series such as Daredevil and Perry Mason and onstage with the participation of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Edward Albee, served as a writing assistant for Oscar-nominated writer and performer Renée Taylor, and written and directed a short film starring Twin Peaks’ Kimmy Robertson.

Content Strategist

An award-winning content creator and content consultant, Kat is as much a storyteller as she is a strategist. She’s worked alongside legacy and startup brands in healthcare, financial services, and media to identify gaps in their marketing strategy and develop creative content solutions that build valuable audience relationships.