Brian Manning
Managing Partner
Brian Manning has a proven track record of executive leadership in strategic planning, product development and marketing in the digital divisions of leading corporations including Accenture, Barnes & Noble.com, Scholastic and Citigroup. He has defined and launched eCommerce sites serving $500+MM businesses and multi-billion dollar consumer banks, digital media subscriptions, social marketing campaigns, and mobile applications.
Jason Albanese
Managing Partner
Jason Albanese has founded and grown digital companies from scratch to millions in revenue and consulted to Fortune 500 clients including Rio Tinto and ING Direct Jason has advised and consulted for top leaders at corporations including Travellers, Amex, and Morgan Stanley. He has raised venture capital for early stage companies, authored a book on digital risk strategies, and advised CEOs and CFOs of leading enterprises.
Beth Grad
VP, Product
Beth Grad has over 15 years experience in e-Business. She is an expert in e-Commerce, product management, digital marketing. Beth has helped several companies launch and grow their digital businesses; most recntly as General Manager for Eyefly. Prior, Beth played a key role in launching and growing Scholastic’s eCommerce and subscription businesses. Beth also held digital positions at EarthWeb and ESPN/ABC Sports.
Stephen Lathroum
VP, Business Development
Stephen Lathroum spent 12 years as a member of the executive leadership team of Scholastic Inc., the multi-billion dollar global children’s publishing, media and education company, where he built a proven track record managing both offline and online businesses for growth. He possesses expertise in consumer and digital marketing, strategic planning, new business development, operational management and e-commerce.
Greg Roth
VP, Social Media
Greg Roth began his life in the ‘real world’ as a novelist and screenwriter, penning three books and six screenplays before becoming a high school English teacher. A career switch to digital marketing brought Greg experience in SEO, web usability, and analytics, which allowed him to bring a wide ranging skill set to Buddy Media, where he helped bring the company from start-up to social media marketing leadership.
