About Us

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CatVills.com was created as a way to share our love for all things feline with the world. From choosing your first kitten to finding the best food for your senior cat, we aim to give you the tools you need to care for your cats at every stage of life. Cats may do their own thing most of the time (and yes, they absolutely think they’re in charge), but they’re family. They keep us company, make us laugh, and—on their terms—remind us that connection doesn’t always have to be loud to be meaningful.

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Our diverse team comes from all different backgrounds, “walks of life,” and even different corners of the world, but we all have one very important thing in common: we love cats. Each and every author here is dedicated to helping both new and experienced cat parents navigate life with their feline companions, from the quirky kitten stage to the slightly opinionated senior years. Because living with cats isn’t just about care, it’s about understanding them (or at least trying to).

Meet the CatVills team

Our team at Pawzitivity Pets is made up of real pet people—writers, testers, and lifelong animal lovers who share their homes (and couches) with cats, dogs, and the occasional “how did you end up here?” stray. Across our network of sites, we focus on practical, honest content shaped by real-life experience.Whether we’re reviewing products, breaking down health topics, or just trying to figure out why a cat suddenly hates a perfectly fine food, our goal is simple: help other pet parents make smart, confident choices.
Gary Nealon

Gary Nealon

Owner and Writer

Gary is a serial entrepreneur, who built up an e-commerce company in the home improvement space up to $40+ million a year in sales before exiting 3 years ago. Since then he has been coaching other e-commerce companies on how to scale from 6 figures up to 7 and 8 figures using the processes and systems he used in his own business. He also owns a virtual assistant company in the Philippines which helps with the pet brands. Visit GaryNealon.com to learn more!

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Ryan Reed

Owner and Writer

Ryan has been an entrepreneur since 2008, right out of college. He started a successful Digital Marketing agency where he worked with Gary to help scale his home improvement company. Ryan also started a lifestyle brand with his wife in 2017, Lifebyher LLC, which provides lifestyle content for women. He and his wife Ashley have built the following to 700,000 followers and growing.

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Nicole Etolen

Chief Editor & Writer

Nicole is one of the editors-in-chief of CatVills as well as one of the writers. She has over a decade of experience writing about pets. Currently, she shares her home with a dog and five cats (plus a couple of humans). She also cares for a small colony of strays, so she’s seen just about every personality type a cat can throw at you.
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Jamey Ekins

Chief Editor & Writer

Jamey’s been an animal lover from day one. She grew up on a farm in Ontario, Canada, where she was surrounded by all sorts of furry friends, from her favorite cats and dogs to goats, horses, cows, and even chickens. While Jamey, who now resides with her family in Victoria, British Columbia, would love nothing more than to transform her home into a pet paradise, allergies among her family members restrict her to sharing her space solely with her beloved Balinese cat, Milo.
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Laura Hall

Writer

Laura is an experienced pet writer & dog lover with a degree in animal media creation, as well as years of practical hands-on experience with both cats and dogs. She has owned Border Collies all throughout her life and has worked and volunteered with pets of all kinds.

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