projects
The Silver Kite team has worked on projects that span start-up to billion dollar organizations, commercial to government, and online to brick and mortar. A sample of the companies we’ve worked with is listed here.
Caterpillar
Woodcraft Supply
The Home Depot
The Texas Rangers
Cummins Engine
FedEx
Ira Green
Donald J. Pliner
The White House
Battelle Memorial
Blue Ridge Paper
US Marine Corps
US Navy
Lego
Toyota
Meijer Stores
Teen Mania Ministries
Stanley Tools
Wal-mart
Target Stores
The Kroger Company
Procter & Gamble
Swarovski
Lowes Stores
The Timken Company
Microsoft
We have developed deep experience working with and advising hundreds of companies through the implementation and integration of many different ERP, eCommerce, point-of-sale, CRM, WMS, and marketplace technologies. The logos below represent a sampling of the technologies where we have developed both advisory practices and relationships.
technologies
Bios
Shilpa Marano
With a focus in strategy and marketing in both retail and integration technology, Shilpa has over 15 years of experience working with large organizations, start-ups, and as an consultant. After a 12-year tenure in sales and marketing with Sterling Commerce, Shilpa consulted independently focusing on market expansion, branding and messaging for enterprise-level hardware and technology providers. She was then tapped to serve as CMO for omnichannel integration software provider, nChannel, where she led strategy, partnerships, and marketing for five years. In that role, Shilpa launched a digital marketing strategy for the company, tripling revenue in 18 months, and executed a niche market strategy that resulted in multiple strategic partnerships. In addition to co-founding and operating Silver Kite, Shilpa also serves as CMO of AmazED Markets, an online marketplace focused in the Education industry.
Outside of work, Shilpa enjoys tennis and yoga and is a dedicated volunteer to local organizations and her school district. In 2012 she led the committee that passed a 6-year levy for Worthington City Schools. She also spends much of her time on baseball/softball diamonds, in gyms, and outdoors supporting her three children in their various activities.
Steve Weber
As a serial entrepreneur, Steve has founded and led several successful companies in the retail technology space. RetailerInc was one of the leading Microsoft Retail partners in the U.S. and was awarded Microsoft Retail Partner of the year in 2005. After a successful exit, Steve developed his first cloud-based integration software platform through his next venture, RetailLabs. To improve upon the RetailLabs concept, he then founded and led the omnichannel integration company, nChannel, in 2011 where he raised more than $8 Million in Series A funding. Steve began his career in retail technology holding multiple executive roles at Sterling Commerce and working with Fortune 100 companies as they reshaped the supply chain landscape through EDI and eCommerce strategies. Most recently, Steve partnered to co-found Silver Kite, and was also chosen to lead AmazED Markets, an online marketplace focused in the Education industry, as CEO.
In his free time, Steve enjoys biking and has a passion for music and film. He’s also a struggling bassist that strives to keep up with his three sons who are active musicians in high school and college. They keep him busy every fall where he spends most of his weekends transporting instruments and props as a Marching Band Booster volunteer.