Brooke Hohenadel, BAA

Certified Adult & Pediatric Sleep Consultant

Brooke, founder of Bedtime Beginnings, is a certified sleep consultant dedicated to helping families across Canada achieve better rest. Her company offers personalized sleep solutions for infants, toddlers, and young children, focusing on routines that are practical, evidence-based, and tailored to each family’s unique needs.

Brooke’s approach is rooted in lived experience and professional training. After navigating severe sleep deprivation with her own child, she became passionate about helping others avoid the same struggles. Today, she leads a team that empowers parents to improve their children’s sleep and their own well-being through expert guidance, compassion, and support.

Jane Mayaki, Head of Content & Editorial Strategy

Jane leads content strategy and editorial direction at Mattress-Reviews.com. With an MBA and years of experience in the Canadian mattress industry, she sets the standards behind every content on the site. That covers how mattresses are compared side by side, and how readers find a great alternative when their first pick isn't quite right. Her goal is simple: cut through the noise so readers can shop with confidence and sleep better. When she's not fine-tuning a buying guide, Jane is usually perfecting her matcha latte, adding to her fragrance collection, or hunting down the latest fashion finds.

Jane's Sleep Non-Negotiables:

1. Blocking out all light at night with a silk sleep mask
2. Bamboo bedding for a smooth feel and luxurious sleep
3. No caffeine after 2 p.m.

Maëlle Toews, Sleep Content Strategist

Maëlle is part of the content development and strategy team at Mattress-Reviews.com. With her MBA and a background in Product and Content Marketing, she’s on a mission to make sleep and mattress science easy to understand, helping clear the mental clutter so readers can get a better night’s rest. When she’s not gathering mattress and sleep insights, she will always have a moment to share her stereotypical French knowledge about wine and cheese.

Maëlle’s Sleep Non-Negotiables:

1. Having a medium-firm mattress as a combination sleeper
2. No caffeine after 4 p.m.
3. “Quiet” time just before bedtime

Alex Forest, Sleep Content Specialist

Alex is part of the content development and strategy team at Mattress-Reviews.com. With several years of experience in the sleep industry, Alex enjoys writing in-depth mattress reviews and sharing personalized sleep insights with anyone who's willing to listen. When she’s not knee-deep in blankets and pillows, you can usually find her bouncing on trampolines, baking sweet treats, or binge-watching murder mysteries.

Alex's Sleep Non-Negotiables:

1. Running a fan year-round
2. Having a medium-firm mattress as a combination sleeper
3. Using breathable and cooling bedding, like linen sheets

Sam Kulathilaka, Sleep Content Specialist

Sam is part of the content development and strategy team at Mattress-Reviews.com. She's passionate about helping readers understand how different mattresses perform, why one mattress might be perfect for some but not others, and what expert research and third-party engineer testing reveal about mattresses and other sleep products. When she’s not inspecting mattress layers, Sam enjoys reading fiction, exploring the outdoors, and traveling, especially in Canada’s beautiful landscapes.

Sam's Sleep Non-Negotiables:

1. Always using breathable sheets (Egyptian cotton is her preference for its smooth feel)
2. Turning off the "big light" after 8 p.m. to wind down
3. A calming cup of tea before bed