Our team

We are based across the Americas, India, Australia and New Zealand, united by the fact that we work hard and laugh hard.

Chief Executive Officer,
Founder

Carl Sanders-Edwards

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Carl has over 18 years experience helping people and workplaces be better with global organizations and startups. Carl holds an MBA from Babson College, Boston, where he was Platinum-Triangle Fulbright Scholar in Entrepreneurship, and graduated top of his class. He also has a Bachelor of Technology (Hons.) from Massey University, in New Zealand, and was awarded the 2O11 Massey University Distinguished Young Alumni.

Chief Leadership Officer,
Americas

Corey Criswell

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Corey brings 25+ years of experience in the field of leadership development built by consulting with companies around the globe and as head of Executive Development at a Fortune 3O retailer. Corey has led, consulted, coached and designed leadership programs for a wide variety of organizations around the globe.

 
She is married to her high school sweetheart and enjoys spending time with their two boys, kayaking, and playing strategy board games. She currently lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota where she continues to enjoy being outside and discovering as many of the 1O,OOO lakes as possible. Corey has a Bachelor of Arts (Biology) from the University of Colorado at Boulder and a Masters of Science (Marine Ecology) from the Florida Institute of Technology.

Chief Leadership Officer,
Emerging Markets

Darshan Doshi

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Darshan brings 15+ years of experience in operating businesses in technology, education and manufacturing sectors across the globe. He’s led high performing teams at Adeption, FLAME University, Reliance Industries, W.R. Grace, and Vardhaman. Darshan holds an MBA from Babson College (USA) and served as an advisory board member at the Babson College Collaborative. He’s a chemical engineer from University of Pune (India) and an active TiE Charter Member and PIC Member.

Chief Leadership Officer,
APAC

Don McVeigh

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Don brings 15 years of continuous improvement experience and learnings from a variety of industries including Engineering, FMCG, Aircraft, Dairy and multiple SME’s.Don has held senior and junior continuous improvement roles, senior management roles, and been an apprentice – all providing him the ability to share his learnings, and build the capability of people and teams at all levels within organisations. Don has qualifications in Lean, Six Sigma and TOC and his passion is in building the capability of the people he works with ensuring that mindset changes are embedded into the way we work.

GM, Americas & Chief Partnerships Officer

Matthew Murphy

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Matt brings 12+ years of experience in Fortune 5OO companies with roles in HR, systems, analytics, strategy, and continuous improvement. Matt is passionate about helping organizations develop problem-solving skills and improving how people work together. Matt holds an MBA from Babson College in Wellesley, MA, and a BA in Communication and Spanish from Fairfield University in Fairfield, CT, USA. He is a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt.

Chief Product Officer

Emma Sanders-Edwards

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Prior to Adeption, Emma co-founded and sold an online store, and has also put her creative energy towards producing TV, events, and business plans and systems. Emma has a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology (Hons.) from Victoria University (NZ). She studied Judgment and Decision Making at Harvard University in Boston and is a 2OO-hour qualified Yoga teacher.

CFO/COO

Tim Winstone

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Tim brings 2O+ years of experience working with businesses to understand their customers, develop teams and improve processes, systems, and performance. He has worked with both small startup businesses and large corporates in Northern Europe and New Zealand, and recently has been leading change improvement programs in the health sector. Tim holds a Master’s in Business Studies (Change Management), a Bachelor of Technology with 1st Class Honors and is certified with the American Society for Quality as a Six Sigma Black Belt.

Chief Delivery Officer

Lettie Dalton

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Lettie is a highly experienced facilitator, trainer, and coach, with a background working with organizations worldwide to empower, motivate and engage people. She is committed to helping people to be their ‘best selves’ in order to live their best lives and create positive ripples in the world.

Lettie’s extensive background working in project management, sales, and leadership roles for corporate organizations has given her first-hand experience of how to address limiting beliefs, habits, and gaps from a perspective of strength and possibility. Lettie trained as a facilitator and coach with the Neuroleadership Institute and has her Professional Coach Certification (PCC) with the International Coach Federation. She has a diploma in Positive Psychology and well-being.

Lettie enjoys ‘upcycling’ old furniture, competing with herself for her fastest 10km run, and ‘experimenting’ with positive parenting techniques on her 2 young children!

Chief Information Security Officer

Amol Deshpande

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Amol has over 1O years of experience delivering investment banking products in various roles ranging from Developer to Delivery Lead. Amol holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electronics & Telecommunication from Pune University, India.

General Manager, APAC

Demian Rosenthal

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Demian’s journey began as a professional chef, where 12 years in the fine dining world exposed him to both the best and worst examples of leadership and the impact it has on teams. These experiences were what first got him curious in leadership and team dynamics. More recently, he was General Manager at a SaaS startup specializing in leadership and team development tools, as well as at an executive development institute, working closely with CEOs and executives across the APAC region.

When he’s not working, Demian recharges by spending time outdoors, enjoying everything New Zealand has to offer—hiking, surfing, free diving —and loves spending time with his partner and daughter.

He holds a Bachelor of Science in psychology and biological sciences from the University of Waikato, a master’s in management from The University of Auckland Business School and is a certified HR OD Practitioner.

Global HR and Operations Manager

Nikita Jain

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At work, I play the role of an Explorer, helping shape Adeption’s global operations and HR strategy.

Outside of work, I love traveling, exploring new cuisines, and cherishing motherhood with my 22-month-old daughter. My dream is to see the world through her eyes while discovering new places together.

Head of Client Solutions and Partnerships, APAC

Jamie McIver

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Jamie is a leader, facilitator, and coach with vast international business experience and a passion for growing transformational leaders. With deep expertise in transformation, Jamie partners with leaders to uncover their purpose and long-term goals and takes creative approaches to unlock them. He also works with leadership teams and organisations to shape the leadership culture and transformation journeys that bring about sustainable success. Jamie holds an MBA from Mount Eliza Business School and is a certified coach, a member of the International Coaching Federation, a certified practitioner for Leadership Circle Profile, and a qualified Six-Sigma Black Belt.

Head of Platform

Kristina Montgomerie

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Kristina completed her masters thesis on the first iteration of our platform and since then has been an integral part of our platform’s growth. Kristina holds a Bachelor of Business Studies (BBS) in Finance & Management Information Systems, and a Masters of Business Studies (MBS) in Leadership Development from Massey University, where she also previously lectured in Leadership Practice.

Communications Manager

Gemma Bird

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Gemma brings 2O years of experience across marketing and communications. She has worked in corporates, advertising agencies, not-for-profit organizations, and central government — telling stories that matter, making complex ideas simple, and reaching people to drive real action and change. She is motivated by human connection and using the power of communication for social impact.

Head of Delivery

Dan Lake

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Dan’s interest in equipping people to go beyond what they thought possible began when he was a bungy jump instructor and tour guide. A career highlight is the months he spent living in India teaching English to Tibetan monks. His favourite question is, “How can I help you succeed?”

Dan brings 2O years of coaching, team facilitation, and people development experience, working with organisations worldwide to empower clarity, ownership, and engaging communication. Dan is a trusted advisor, speaker, and mentor. He has extensive experience with emerging leaders and senior management teams covering operations, training, coaching, and development. The US State Department, Tesla, Google, and Apple currently benefit from leaders he’s coached. APEC clients include Southern Cross Healthcare, Frucor Suntory, Fonterra, and the banking and FMCG industries.

Head of Sales, APAC

Mark Watkins

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Mark brings 25+ years experience in sales, facilitation and coaching having worked with organisations across the world through a number of consultancies including his own business. Mark inspires meaningful conversations and is passionate about what enables organisations, teams and individuals to achieve their potential.

Mark holds a B.Sc. (Hons) in Managerial and Administrative Studies from Aston University in Birmingham, UK. He is a coach supervisor, an executive coach and member of the ICF, an NLP practitioner and loves facilitation and coaching that lifts and shifts personal and leadership development.

Mark lives in Waiuku south of Auckland, NZ with his wife Samantha, four children Alanah, Soraya, Jole and Khouri and cats Arty & Nova. He loves the forests and rugged beaches on the West Coast and body boarding with the kids so that the black sands get everywhere at home!

Tech Lead

Raksha Nirwan

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In my role, I’m responsible for mentoring my team members on development tasks, making key decisions about technical matters, product deliverables and much more. Outside of work, I love to do yoga to maintain my inner peace and health. I also love learning new skills in artwork.

Head of Sales, Americas

Tim Davisson

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Tim brings over 2O years of Fortune 5OO leadership experience in sales and marketing to the Adeption team. From San Diego, California, throughout his career has surrounded himself with leaders and mentors that shared with him the power of learning and human development. Learning from that, he is on a mission to share it. Tim is an avid traveller, lover of cultures and people, Pilates coach, and really good dog dad. He holds an BA in Political Science from San Diego State University and a MBA from South University in Savannah, Georgia.

Solutions Architect

Renee Erridge

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Renee has over 20 years of experience helping global companies tackle business challenges surrounding team development, culture, productivity and more. Renee helps leaders shift from command-and-control organizational structures to more people-positive, flexible and adaptive systems using self-management best practices, team wisdom, and safe-to-try experiments. She is passionate about teaching teams how to work better together in ways that are real, authentic and practical, and weaves this wisdom into amazing digital experiences for clients.

Database Developer

Milind Panchanadikar

Senior Customer Experience Lead, Americas

Launa Wrisky

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With a career spanning restaurant ownership, fraud investigation, and executive lending roles, Launa brings a multidisciplinary perspective to her role as Senior Customer Experience Lead. Her career has been defined by one mission: mastering the customer experience. As a Senior Customer Experience Lead, she leverages her varied background to drive project success and augment the value of every deliverable. Her passion lies at the intersection of effective project management and innovative problem-solving

Outside of work, she loves spending time at her home on the river with her family, which includes her husband, her two dogs and two parrots. She loves kayaking and cooking up new and interesting dishes in the kitchen! She also loves to travel, which usually finds her visiting family in Colorado, Minnesota and Florida.

AI Developer

Yaswanth Chittapragada

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I’m an AI & Full Stack Engineer with experience building scalable web applications and production-grade AI systems. I thrive in environments where engineering meets AI innovation, and I’m always exploring ways to bring intelligence, automation, and performance into meaningful products.

Global Implementation

Caitlin Brown

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Caitlin holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Diploma in Communications from the University of Auckland. She has been with the organization for five years, working across a range of roles within the Customer Experience team. Prior to this, Caitlin gained experience in customer service and administration roles within local government and the property industry. Outside of work, she enjoys hiking, reading and walks with her dog, Bodhi.

Creative Director

Ryan Higley

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Ryan brings over 15 years of experience in creative direction and leadership development, designing digital experiences that help leaders think more deeply and act more intentionally. He’s especially interested in how networks and emerging technology shape the future of leadership. At home, he’s usually spending time with his family, gaming, or out enjoying the Colorado outdoors.

Junior Developer

Prakhar Srivastava

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At Adeption, my role is a junior backend developer. I am deeply passionate about technology’s potential to shape our world. I am dedicated to creating impactful solutions that resonate with users on a human level.

Web Developer

Anand Bhave

Marketing Specialist

Devyn Cantley

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Devyn’s background is in brand marketing, experiential marketing and production management. She loves developing customer-led marketing solutions and, in her spare time, enjoys spending time at the beach, in the bush or buried in a good book.

Platform Manager

Curtis Cole

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Curtis brings over 10 years of diverse Learning & Development experience to the Adeption team, spanning industries from aerospace to finance. He holds a B.S. in Technical Writing and an M.Ed. in Instructional Design from Utah State University. Excelling at identifying gaps to deliver impactful solutions, he is dedicated to managing a platform where leaders can grow. Off the clock, he loves to get lost on pavement on his road bike, race in criteriums, and spend time outside with his family.

QA Engineer

Kaustubh Kadam

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Quality and performance drive my work as a QA Engineer at Adeption. Exploring new flavors and food spots fuels my curiosity outside work.

Mobile Developer

Abhijit Chaudhari

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I am a developer with a passion for creating innovative, user-friendly, robust and scalable applications. I love spending time with my family.

Full Stack Developer

Prasad Kirkade

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Experienced Full Stack Developer with Adeption and passionate about staying up-to-date with the latest tools and technologies. I like to be a go-to guy for solving complex problems.

Insights Lead

Brad Stringer

QA Engineer

Rohit Hibare

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At Adeption, my role is a QA Engineer, which involves handling Manual as well as Automation testing activities on the platform. Bike riding is my first love, so whenever I get time, I go for a solo ride. Apart from this, I am a fitness freak, what I think is “The only bad workout is one you didn’t do”.

Junior AI Developer

Abha Hardikar

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I’m a Junior AI Developer passionate about building practical machine learning solutions and integrating AI into real-world applications. I enjoy turning data and models into useful product features and continuously expanding my skills in creating reliable, intelligent systems.

Our advisors.

Sarah Keene

Board Chair

Hamish Franklin

Board Member

Nathan Searle

Board Member

Nick Petrie

Partner
Vertical Development 

Jan Rybeck

Partner
Vertical Development

Pete Fleming

Advisor
Director, UX Research, Google

Garrett Gatlin

Advisor
Technology Innovation and AI

Want to be part of our fun and driven team?

Our mission at Adeption is to improve how people live and interact with each other and the planet so future generations can thrive. To achieve this mission, we aim to democratise leadership development.

Our team creates personalized development experiences, that are delivered at scale, and create real-world impact for individuals and organizations globally. We’ve been providing leadership development that works since 2O1O, united in the belief that

‘Better humans make better leaders, and better leaders make better humans’

 

We’ve been providing leadership development since 2O1O, united in the belief that

‘Better humans make better leaders, and better leaders make better humans’

We partner with advisors, associates, clients and organizations globally to improve how people live and interact with each other and the planet so future generations can thrive.

Our delivery, success and enablement teams work with leaders across New Zealand, Australia, the Americas, Europe and the United Kingdom delivering great experiences that have a real impact.

Meet our team and advisors by viewing their profiles on desktop!

Want to be part of our fun and driven team?

US

6 Liberty Square # 28OO
Boston, MA O21O9
US

NZ

Suite 1O79O,
17B Farnham St
Parnell, Auckland 1O52
NEW ZEALAND

AU

Suite 796,
585 Little Collins Street
Melbourne, Victoria 3OOO
AUSTRALIA

INDIA

Casa 9, Baner Rd,
Baner, Pune
MH 411O45
INDIA