About

Adam Patterson

Managing Director

Adam spent over 10 years helping businesses to approach the world in a radically different way. From helping early-stage startups take products to scale and successfully pivoting products for existing companies, to shifting culture and approach for publicly traded organizations, Adam has had first-hand experience driving evolution and achievement for his partners. He combines this depth of experience with an educational background in financial management and public administration from the University of Maine, is Talent Optimization certified, Predictive Index Master Practitioner and Trainer certified, and a Certified Intrinsic Coach.

Ben Levitan

Chairman

With a background as an operator and investor, Ben works with venture and private-equity-backed businesses through his advisory business Cedalion Partners. Starting in his mid-30s, Ben has been CEO of four software, services, and technology companies, and served as Director of another six companies. He is a regular speaker on technology and entrepreneurial topics and has been featured in a variety of publications, including in a Harvard Business School case study. Ben graduated from Union College in Schenectady, NY, and completed additional coursework at the London School of Economics.

Stephen Webster

Director/Advisor

With over three decades of executive leadership and most importantly, real-life in-the-trenches business experience, Stephen’s “No Fear” approach enables companies to capitalize on business opportunities, solve sales and operational challenges and eliminate business complexity. His industry experience includes technology, artificial intelligence, CPG, retail, healthcare, manufacturing, consumer marketing and SAAS in hi-growth, global enterprise and start-up environments. He is a skilled facilitator, strategist and operational expert that is passionate about aligning purpose, people and process to exceed business goals. Stephen is a Predictive Index Certified Talent Optimization consultant and holds an MBA in Financial Management and a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from Iona College.

Sherwin Uretsky

Director/Advisor

Sherwin has 35 years of experience as a Chief Revenue Officer, Division Sales Lead, and Senior Advisor to companies with a focus on revenue growth strategy. His experience spans large, multinational enterprises, mid-size, and early-stage growth companies, across the continuum of professional services, SaaS business models, and product-led concerns. Sherwin’s areas of specialization include demand generation through customer success, revenue strategy, revenue operations, revenue execution.

Ted Stimpson

Senior Partner

Ted is a growth-oriented CEO with experience leading and selling B2B and B2C businesses in the travel, consumer/internet, marketing services, and environmental sectors. In the past 20 years he has led 3 different VC and PE backed companies (ranging from $50m to $500m in sales) during their growth stage.  He has had two successful exits and is currently still involved with the third as President.  His areas of expertise include business transformation, building/managing teams, sales and marketing strategy, international expansion, and leadership development.  As a coach for C-suite executives, Ted draws on Cedalion Talent’s analytical framework and decades of real work experience to bring out the best in leaders.

Lindsey Coit, MPH

Director/Advisor

Lindsey is a consultant and executive coach. She has spent her career working alongside CEOs, CHROs, and CIOs leading strategic partnerships, motivating and inspiring employees & teams, and developing strategies to improve organizational health. Most recently she worked with Private Equity firms to develop solutions to today’s most pressing organizational challenges, including the transition to remote / hybrid work, virtual engagement strategies, and DEI initiatives. She is known for her disarming, authentic leadership style, critical problem-solving skills, and big-picture thinking.

Julia Coit, MPH

Director/Advisor

Julia is a consultant and strategic advisor to executives in biopharmaceutical start-ups and global health non-profits. She has spent her career leading the strategy & implementation of large-scale research initiatives in infectious disease at Harvard Medical School, acting as a trusted advisor to executives and local allies in Latin America and Africa.  Most recently, she served as a scientific expert and change management consultant, guiding executives through evidence-based, inclusive decision making to keep workforces and communities safe from the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19. She is known for her equanimity, systems-approach to problem solving and sense of humor.