About the Hiver team

We’re Amanda and Siobhan, two Canadian best friends who went from feeling completely overwhelmed by money to making it our mission to help others feel confident about it too.

Back in 2018, we finished our MBAs with plenty of new knowledge and plenty of new debt. Despite our education, we still didn’t know how to confidently budget, save, or invest. We had never been taught the basics, and we were tired of feeling like money was something “other people” understood.

So we decided to change that.

Drawing on our backgrounds in tech, e-commerce, and education, we dove deep into personal finance, from building budgets that actually work to learning the ins and outs of investing. Together, we paid off almost $100k of student debt in less than two years through smart budgeting and side hustles.

Before starting Hiver, Amanda spent many years in the tech industry. She left the corporate world and moved to England to focus on entrepreneurship and is now also the founder and CEO of a tech startup. Siobhan worked for many years in corporate e-commerce before transitioning to a new career as a college professor, teaching graduate-level business courses.

In 2019, we launched Hiver to share what we had learned in an approachable and practical way. Since then, we have helped more than 70,000 people around the world build financial confidence. Whether you are starting your first budget, building an emergency fund, or taking the leap into investing, we’re here to guide you without jargon, judgement, or a hidden price tag.

Because everyone deserves the tools to build a better financial future.