Kass Lazerow is an entrepreneur and investor. As COO of Buddy Media, Lazerow built and managed all day-to-day operations of the company, including finance, HR, marketing and communications. Lazerow was named #1 on the Silicon Alley 100 and was the recipient of the Leader of the Future Award by the Frances Hesselbein Leadership Institute alongside legendary CEOs Alan Mulally (Ford, Boeing) and AG Lafley (Procter & Gamble). Before Buddy Media, Lazerow founded and ran GOLF.com, which was purchased by Time Warner, and built the digital arm of a marketing and consulting firm from the ground up. Working alongside her husband, Michael, Lazerow is a co-founder and partner of Velvet Sea Ventures.