Guest

Ted Stone

Fractional CFO and Managing Partner at Tech CXO New York

Today in the Sky Lounge we are joined by Ted Stone, a 72-year-old fractional CFO at TechCXO who's living proof that experience beats age in the business world. Ted shares insights from four decades of private equity deals, including rollups, spinoffs, and integrations that taught him every strategy in the playbook. He explains how the “silver tsunami” of baby boomer business exits is creating unprecedented opportunities for private equity firms, why ESOPs are emerging as attractive exit strategies, and how fractional executive work lets veterans stay in the game past traditional retirement. Plus, hear his incredible travel story about surviving not one but two helicopter incidents on a single business trip. What does it look like when someone refuses to accept the traditional retirement playbook? Today in the Sky Lounge, we're exploring that question with Ted Stone, a 72-year-old fractional CFO at TechCXO whose energy and deal-making expertise put executives half his age to shame. Ted represents something fascinating happening in the business world right now. While most people his age are playing golf in Florida, he's helping companies navigate complex private equity transactions, ESOP formations, and business integrations. His philosophy is simple but powerful: retirement requires three things—physical health, financial health, and a reason to get out of bed in the morning. For Ted, that reason is watching bright, hardworking people get the right information so they can transform struggling businesses into success stories.