Peyton Hayslette
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PEYTON
HAYSLETTE

0 → 1 Fintech Operator based in CLT & ATX 🤠
I’ve spent the majority of my career building financial products around credit, loyalty, and engagement - focused on making complex financial systems actually work better for the people who use them. Most recently I built Mesa, which was focused on making homeownership more affordable and accessible. When I’m not working you’ll probably find me out on a run, tossing a frisbee with Layla, or grabbing a pint at your local brewery.
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ABOUT
LOCATION
Charlotte, NC & Austin, TX
FOCUS
Finance × Tech × Product
MOST RECENTLY
Mesa
MISSION
Homeowner Finance & Loyalty Innovation
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Brooks & Dunn - That Ain't No Way to Go
Passions & Pursuits
WHAT KEEPS ME GOING
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Coffee
Constant cold brew & perfect pour-overs
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Running
Continuously injured middle distance runner
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Craft Beer
Hazies, sours, lambics & more
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Tech
Building & breaking things
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Music
Everything from pop-punk to yacht rock
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Vinyl
Spinning records pretty much 24/7
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Travel
Always on the move
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Layla
Tiny herder / miniature cow
Journey
CAREER ARCHIVE
MESA
COMPLETED
DURATION
September 2023 - March 2026
ROLE
Co-Founder & CPO
Built and brought the Mesa Homeowners Visa Signature Card to market in under 6 months - the first-ever embedded homeowners loyalty credit card designed to make every home more affordable and rewarding.
Achieved industry-leading super-prime portfolio metrics for spend and retention from launch while leading product, engineering, compliance, data, and business development across the full lifecycle of a credit card.
PACELINE
COMPLETED
DURATION
February 2021 - September 2023
ROLE
Head of Fintech Product
Built and brought the Paceline Visa Signature Card to market - the first-ever embedded financial health & wellness credit card which rewards individuals for leading healthier, wealthier lives.
GOODUNITED
COMPLETED
DURATION
May 2020 - April 2021
ROLE
Product
Built and launched a virtual social based fundraising platform allowing nonprofits to shift in-person fundraising efforts during covid to socially distanced initiatives - delivering Millions in funds raised.
FORME
COMPLETED
DURATION
April 2019 - June 2020
ROLE
Product
Founding Product hire to bring a category defining personal strength studio product to market - building the core product across physical, mobile app, and web experiences. Led the studio production and delivery of consumer ready digital health and wellness content.
DESERVE
COMPLETED
DURATION
May 2018 - April 2019
ROLE
Product
First Product hire, responsible for leading the product transformation from a D2C credit card provider to the industries fastest-to-market Credit Card as a Service (CCAaS) provider. Brought 6 D2C credit products to market designed specifically for students and the credit underserved while building a pipeline for 10+ unsecured consumer affinity card programs.
RED VENTURES
COMPLETED
DURATION
May 2017 - May 2018
ROLE
Product
Led product development of internal personalization & optimization engines as well as platform consolidation initiatives across multiple brand & non-brand presences for financial marketplaces including Bankrate, NextAdvidsor, ThePointsGuy, CreditCards.com, and MyMove.com.
LENDINGTREE
COMPLETED
DURATION
December 2015 - May 2017
ROLE
Product
Built and launched the Debt Consolidation business unit - facilitating Billions in customer debt consolidation through B2B relationships in the Debt Consolidation, Credit Repair, and Bankruptcy spaces. Owner of the Credit Card Marketplace, Loan Officer Directory, Loan Officer Lead Portal, Lender & Credit Issuer reviews, and Quarterly customer-rated awards.
PUSHWATER COFFEE CO.
COMPLETED
DURATION
January 2015 - December 2016
ROLE
Co-Founder
XPO LOGISTICS
COMPLETED
DURATION
July 2015 - December 2015
ROLE
Sr Product Analyst
BREWPUBLIK
COMPLETED
DURATION
February 2015 - July 2015
ROLE
Founding Team Member
LOWE'S COMPANIES INC. (LOWE'S HOME IMPROVEMENT)
COMPLETED
DURATION
January 2014 - July 2015
ROLE
Sr Business Analyst
WESTROCK COMPANY
COMPLETED
DURATION
May 2011 - August 2013
ROLE
End User Computing Analyst
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