Work 1:1 with Ben Sheppard, a CEO | Coach | C Suite Operator at Silta Finance. Hire the senior team, fix the ops, stop being the person every decision routes through.
Ben Sheppard
CEO | Coach | C Suite Operator
Silta Finance
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Meet your mentor
“Ben is really brought great experience, sound judgement and focus to our business. He is engaged in your success and a really strong mentor for any business owner looking to get to the next stage.”
— Guillaume, mentee for 3 months
Why mentees come here
Most mentees arrive with one of these goals. If you see yourself in the list, you are in the right place.
Scale your team or business past the founder-as-bottleneck stage
For founders and operators past traction – hire the senior team, fix the ops, stop being the person every decision routes through. Works best with a mentor who has scaled a comparable business before.
Stay clear-headed through the hardest stretches of building
Founder mode is a marathon. Manage the overwhelm, the decision fatigue, and the identity-fused-to-startup spiral before they cost you the company. Weekly reps with someone who has been through the worst stretch and out the other side – not a single one-off coaching call.
Get your fundraise ready before you start the deck
Pre-seed to Series A. Investor narrative, deck, target list, and the room itself – run real reps with someone who has been on both sides of the table, before you burn your first meetings figuring it out live.
Lead a team without becoming the bottleneck
First-time founders and operators stepping into a team. The decisions, the 1:1s, the operating cadence – build the muscles that let you delegate the work and trust the team, instead of routing every call through yourself.
Not quite your situation? Mention what you are working on in your intro and Ben will tell you if they are the right fit – or point you to someone who is.
Why pay for this
Most of what you'd pay Ben for is the parts the free options don't do – context that builds week over week, and someone who actually pushes back when you're about to do the wrong thing.
vs. YouTube + courses
Great when you don't know what you don't know. Useless once your blocker is specific to your situation – and the answer to "what should I do next" is whichever video the algorithm serves you.
vs. ChatGPT
Endlessly patient, instantly available, and will never tell you the plan you just shared is bad. Ben will. That feedback is most of what you came for.
vs. one-off coaching calls
Fine for a single decision. Less great when the work is iterative – every call resets, your coach re-learns who you are, and the accountability disappears the second the call ends.
vs. volunteer mentors
Good for one introductory chat. Hard to ask a volunteer to keep showing up for you every week, review your work, and hold you accountable for months. Paid mentorship is for that.
vs. asking friends
Friends are kind. Ben is honest because that's the job. The unblocked version of you a few months from now is mostly built on feedback that wasn't comfortable to hear.
vs. doing it alone
Possible, but the failure mode is silent: you drift, you avoid the hard parts, you don't know which feedback to trust. Most of what mentorship gives you is the part that prevents the year you wasted figuring this out yourself.
What you actually get
Mentor vetting, cadence, and accountability are the parts long-term progress quietly depends on – and the parts the free options don't do.
We interview every mentor personally. You work with someone already doing the thing you want to do.
Ben keeps the long-term context on your goals, work, and career. Every session is sharper than the last – no re-explaining yourself, no starting from scratch.
Message Ben directly when questions come up. Tighter feedback loops mean faster progress, not a week-long wait for the next call.
Weekly targets you work on together. Built-in accountability keeps you from drifting – the thing most self-learners quietly lose to.
Mentee outcomes
Every review comes from someone who paid for mentorship with Ben and wrote about it afterwards. No incentives, no editing.
“Ben brings sharp strategic clarity and real operator credibility. He asked the right questions, challenged our GTM assumptions with concrete examples, and gave direct, actionable feedback from day one. Thanks for the ti…”
Taskin
Session
“Ben is really brought great experience, sound judgement and focus to our business. He is engaged in your success and a really strong mentor for any business owner looking to get to the next stage.”
Guillaume
Lite Plan · 3 months
“Ben is great! He asks the right questions and has helped our business a lot after struggling with market, direction and strategy. He gave us a clear path and all what is left now is proper execution.”
Omar
Standard Plan · 1 month
Trusted by thousands of mentees since 2018.
How we'd work together
3 plans, same 7-day free trial across all of them. Cancel before day 8 and pay nothing.
Lite
Support to solve problems, make better decisions, and move faster.
What's included
Standard
High-touch support for leaders facing complexity, pressure and big weekly decision
What's included
Pro
Best suited for regular weekly check in's. We will have focused delivery with weekly sprints.
What's included
Ben walks you through the plan that fits your goals once you start. No card required up front – cancel any time during your 7-day trial and pay nothing.
Questions
Still unsure? Email [email protected] and we'll personally walk you through it.
Your move
Try mentorship with Ben free for 7 days. No credit card required, cancel any time.
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One-off sessions with Ben
One-off sessions are a great option if you're looking for specific advice on a certain topic.
An introductory call is a simple way to get to know a mentor before committing to ongoing mentorship. This session gives you the chance to …
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What's included in the trial?
Every trial is a little different–here's what Ben says about their trial:
We'll meet for a quick where we:
- Break the ice and introduce ourselves
- Discuss your goals and how I can support you
- Coordinate logistics like time zones, meeting frequency, and communication methods