Team Fi3M

Fluent in 3 Months is run by a team of dedicated language lovers from different countries around the world. We’re proud of our diverse set-up.

The Fi3M Leadership Team

Benny Lewis, Founder and CEO

Benny is a fun-loving Irish guy, full-time globe trotter and international bestselling author. Benny believes the best approach to language learning is to speak from day one.

Speaks: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Esperanto, Mandarin Chinese, American Sign Language, Dutch, Irish

Lauren Lewis, Operations Manager

Lauren directs operations and manages finances at Fluent in 3 Months to make sure everything runs smoothly. She’s a researcher and writer. She loves good coffee and New York, and dreams of owning a dog.

Speaks: English
Learning: Esperanto, Russian

Bálint Kőrösi, CTO

Bálint oversees all the tech at Fluent in 3 Months, and makes sure we have the data we need. He lives in Hungary, loves hot chilli sauces, good wine, jetfuel strong black coffee and old school video games. He likes to work from the solace of his backyard.

Speaks: Hungarian, English, German, Spanish
Learning: Chinese

David Masters, Content Manager

David is in charge of content, marketing and product development. His favourite things are time with his family, walking his dog on the beach, urban sketching and German board games.

Speaks: English, French
Learning: Welsh

The Fi3M Support & Tech Team

Kittichai Boonthong, “The Duke”, Technical Assistant

Contact our support team, and you’ll get in touch with Kittichai. He has 5 dogs, enjoys playing video games and eating medium-rare steaks. On top of that, he recently changed his keyboard layout to Colemak.

Speaks: Thai, English, Lao, Japanese
Learning: Korean

Shannon Kennedy, Language Encourager

As well as being our Language Encourager, Shannon develops products for Fi3M. She is currently based in Southern California where she performs as a professional musician. Her passions are cooking, reading, traveling and sharing her adventures in language learning.

Speaks: English, French, Mandarin Chinese, Spanish, Italian
Learning: Korean, Russian, Croatian, Japanese

David Csere, Designer

David is the one who rules shapes, fonts and colours at Fi3M. Currently he lives in Hungary, but he's diligently building an off-grid camper van to live everywhere.

Speaks: Hungarian, English
Learning: French, Norwegian, Maori

The Fi3M Content Team

James Johnson, Social Media Manager

James currently lives in Germany where he writes about being a freelance writer and expat. You'll find him travelling, playing Rugby or making awful dad jokes.

Speaks: English, German
Learning: Spanish

Holly Keenan, Content Developer

Holly manages our video production process. She’s a Canadian language lover and software developer who also enjoys baking, playing the guitar and trumpet, and traveling to warm places. She currently lives in California.

Speaks: English, French, Thai, Portuguese
Learning: Italian, Spanish, Ojibwe

George Millo Ayancan, Content Developer

George is a university student, entrepreneur, coder, bookworm, guitarist, metalhead, and language enthusiast. He's lived in five countries, travelled to forty more, and currently resides in his hometown of Oxford, England.

Speaks: English, French, Spanish, German
Learning: Portuguese, Vietnamese, Arabic

Joseph Lemien, Researcher

Joseph loves reading, new foods, and long walks on the beach. He has spent time in China, Spain, and Brazil, and in the future he hopes to continue travelling and learning.

Speaks: Mandarin, Spanish, Portuguese, English
Learning: French