Silvana Kim

Strategy & Operations

Positron AI

May 2026 - Current (5 months)

Chief of Staff

Lambda

May 2024 - May 2026 (2 years 1 month)

Head of Operations & Marketing

Brilliant Labs

Mar 2022 - Jan 2024 (1 year 11 months)

Brilliant Labs [www.brilliant.xyz] is a hardware tech start-up focusing on products that interface with Web3 solutions.

Advise on operating efficiencies for the launch of Monocle [brilliantmonocle.com] - an open source eyewear product - ranging from production, logistics, cross-functional collaboration, and cross-border DTC e-commerce

Roadmap overall digital marketing strategy, brand strategy & positioning, and target community building/engagement

GM Korean Market Vertical

weee

Dec 2021 - Jul 2022 (8 months)

Weee! Asian & Hispanic eCommerce Grocery Store, a Series E start-up focusing on retail ethnic grocery and wellness products.

Korean Market Vertical GM, oversee US market growth, merchandising of Korean grocery and K-Beauty products.

Oversee digital and growth marketing for vertical demographic.

Set KPIs and strategies for market growth.

Advisor

SmithStreetSolutions

Dec 2021 - Mar 2022 (4 months)

Advising business development partner.

Managing Director

SmithStreetSolutions

Jan 2016 - Dec 2021 (6 years)

Consulting firm providing China market insights and go-to-market strategies for companies worldwide since 2007.

Lead management of the +50-member China team (6-7 managers) delivering market entry and business development strategies for Fortune 500 / 1000 and Global 500 / 1000 brands, private equity firms, and other investment companies.

Positioned the firm as a leader in the development of strategies as well as clear tactical roadmaps for execution.

Strategic advisor to U.S. and European C-suite and business development teams in the design of market entry and growth strategies. Also hired by China-based teams to help bridge the gap between China strategy and western teams.

Expanded on fast-moving

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Founder, President

Kings County Parlor

Jan 2014 - Jan 2016 (2 years 1 month)

Founder of an eCommerce, DTC apparel brand that focused on ethical sourcing and production practices.

Designed a versatile product line for female professionals; gained unsolicited interest from Vogue, Neiman Marcus, etc.

Leveraged seasonal capacity of Midtown NY production houses to create prototypes and inventory for local pop-up show as well as eCommerce fulfillment.

Sourcing Director

Time Warner Inc

Jan 2005 - Jan 2014 (9 years 1 month)

Media and entertainment company with businesses including interactive services, cable systems, film and TV programming, and publishing.

Recruited into a newly formed internal shared services sourcing and business process consultancy for media brands including TBS, Cartoon Network, CNN, HBO, and The WB. Defined, secured, and directed projects with a focus on specific KPIs (e.g., savings).

Co-led and founded a committee with divisional CTOs and CFOs to increase transparency and identify opportunities across the disparate brands.

Hardware and software sourcing lead in the evolution to HD, TVE (HBO Go), digital platforms, and cloud computing. Negotiated and achieved annualized savings of $100 Million via MSA an

Associate Consultant

CGI Business Consulting formerly Silver Oak Solutions

Jan 2003 - Jan 2005 (2 years 1 month)

Spend management solutions for procurement teams in the government and commercial sectors; acquired by CGI-AMS in 2005

Recruited to manage client engagements with state governments with a focus on the delivery of efficiencies, cost benchmarks and savings, process improvements, and innovative operating models.

Recommended a restructured food service strategy for the Wisconsin Department of Corrections, identifying multimillion-dollar cost savings with a plan that strengthened the reliance on local vendors.

Consultant

Corporate Value Associates

Jan 2001 - Jan 2003 (2 years 1 month)

Strategy firm working with market leaders to create customer-centric value

Recruited to leverage language fluency as a member of a multinational team in Korea leading sourcing for one of the nation’s largest commercial banks. Managed sourcing that helped drive the launch of a new debit card.

Consulting Analyst

Mitchell Madison Group

Jan 1999 - Jan 2001 (2 years 1 month)

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