Team and Experience

Operators who have built on both sides of the table.

SilverStream brings senior product, partnership and entrepreneurial experience to the question every launch faces: will this meet how small-business owners actually operate?

Leigh Hocker Radtke

Leigh Hocker Radtke

Principal

Leigh brings deep product and market leadership across banks, payments networks, processors and technology companies, including commercial payments and small and medium-sized business strategy. She is also living the successes and challenges of being an owner, and works day to day with many other small businesses. She brings both network-scale product experience and an understanding of the owner's day-to-day to SilverStream.

Scott Songer

Scott Songer

Principal

Scott is a payments entrepreneur and operator with more than 20 years in commercial cards, virtual cards, AP automation, embedded finance, bank sponsorship and market execution. He built Kontrol Payables, which REPAY acquired in 2021. He is building again as an entrepreneur, so he lives many of the same realities the owners we advise about.

Noah Benz

Noah Benz

Advisor

Noah advises SilverStream on legal, strategic, and transaction matters. His perspective supports sound commercial structures, partnership decisions, and disciplined execution.

Selected career and founder experience

Experience inside established companies. Perspective from building our own.

Our work spans commercial payments, product leadership, business automation and entrepreneurship.

Leigh Hocker Radtke · Co-founder

Ginger and Nash

Co-founded a pet-care technology business focused on personalized insights, pet care navigation, and a local provider network.

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Scott Songer · Building today

StrongerWorks

Building tools and a working process to help business owners connect financial information and make their next decision with greater clarity.

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Leigh Hocker Radtke · Product leadership

Visa

Led North America product for Visa Commercial Solutions, bringing payment products to banks and technology partners serving businesses of all sizes.

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Scott Songer · Built and grew

Kontrol Payables

Built an accounts payable automation business connecting payment workflows, ERP systems and suppliers. Acquired by REPAY in 2021.

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These examples reflect the principals’ career and founder experience. Organizations shown are not presented as SilverStream clients or endorsements.

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