Nancy is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner at

Rallyday Partners, a private equity firm built by

founders for founders, focused on lower middle

market growth companies.

Nancy’s experience as an entrepreneur informs her role as an investor at Rallyday Partners. Nancy and the

founding team at Rallyday wanted to build the private equity firm that they would have wanted to partner

with on their own entrepreneurial journeys. In practice, this involves a multi-stakeholder approach and an

intense focus on purpose, culture, leadership development alongside the typical focus on growth and financial

returns. Rallyday’s purpose statement is to Empower leaders to go even bigger, create the most value for the

most people, and share in the experience of a lifetime. As Managing Partner, Nancy leads efforts to identify

new investment opportunities and guides value creation efforts in partnership with portfolio company

leadership teams. Nancy leads Rallyday’s investments in Highbar Health, Livefront, Nimble Gravity, and

Kicksaw and supported Pyx Health to a successful exit in 2023.

Nancy is a 35 year + veteran of the telecommunications and IT infrastructure industry. She has spent her

entire career building and growing service-focused organizations demonstrating the power of people in a

technical world. A longtime leader in Denver’s tech industry, she co-founded ViaWest in 1999 and served as its

President & CEO, successfully scaling the company to become one of the largest colocation and cloud

providers in the industry. In 2017, the company was acquired by GI Partners for $1.675 billion and combined

with Peak10, another IT infrastructure powerhouse. Now called Flexential, the company is a leading provider

of data center solutions spanning colocation, connectivity, cloud, managed solutions and security services.

Nancy served as chair of the board until the end of 2024.

Previously, Nancy served as president of Shaw Business Infrastructure Services, a division of Shaw

Communications (NYSE:SJR). Nancy held founder and executive leadership positions with numerous

technology companies, including TSC, ConferTech International, ITC, RMI.net and Intrepid Communications,

where she enabled significant growth while maintaining a deep customer-centric focus. She has raised over

$1.1B in equity during her career and consistently provided strong returns to her shareholders.

Nancy is a passionate supporter of the Colorado entrepreneurial community as well as furthering the

participation and advancement of women in computer science. She serves on the boards of the National

Center for Women and Information Technology, where she is chair; Blackstone Entrepreneurs Network; Espire

Dental; Highbar Health; Livefront; Nimble Gravity; and Kicksaw and formerly served on the National

Cybersecurity Center as well as the University of Denver Board of Trustees.Nancy has received numerous accolades for her visionary leadership and, in 2016, was honored with the

inaugural Colorado Governor’s Citizenship medal for Growth and Innovation, which recognized her as an

entrepreneur with exceptional ingenuity who seeks to inspire and create new possibilities for others. She also

was selected as the 2016 EY Entrepreneur of the Year in Technology Services for the Mountain Desert Region.

Nancy has also been recognized in the global technology community when she received the Canadian

Governor General’s Medallion in recognition of her distinguished track record building technology businesses.

Nancy embraces the best of Colorado by spending time with family including her beloved black lab, Brooklyn,

in the mountains skiing, cycling and hiking. A native of Toronto, Nancy received a Bachelor of Arts degree from

Queens University in Canada.

Michelle Collie is a Physical Therapist and business owner who grew her company from one location to 35 and has now partnered with RallyDay to continue growth in the the Northeast United States. She has been a Board Member of the American Physical Therapy Private Practice Association and has received numerous awards as a Best Employer! Her company is now Highball Health.

Lawrence Armstrong is the chairman of Ware Malcomb, a leading design firm that he helped grow from 3 offices to over 46 offices globally. He started at the company in 1984 and eventually purchased it from the founders in 1992. As an architect and artist, Lawrence has leveraged both his creative and strategic skills to drive the firm's success.

Lawrence believes it's important for architects and designers to develop both their creative and business skills. He advocates for "whole brain" thinking, drawing inspiration from Renaissance figures like Leonardo da Vinci who excelled in diverse domains. Lawrence's own background as an internationally exhibited artist has complemented his work as a business leader.

Under Lawrence's leadership, Ware Malcomb expanded from 3 offices to over 46 offices across the US, Canada, Mexico, and Brazil. He emphasizes the importance of maintaining a "one team" culture and consistent service delivery across the distributed offices, leveraging centralized resources and collaborative processes.

Recognizing the need for strong leadership as the company scaled, Lawrence focused on building a leadership development program to identify, train, and mentor the next generation of leaders at Ware Malcomb. This included executive coaching, mentorship, and creating opportunities for emerging leaders to take on greater responsibility.

In addition to his work at Ware Malcomb, Lawrence has been actively involved in addressing homelessness in his local community of Orange County, California. He helped launch a program called "United to End Homelessness" that has housed over 1,100 people through innovative approaches like landlord incentives.

As Lawrence transitions from CEO to Chairman, he is spending more time pursuing his passion for art and creativity. He discusses the iterative, collaborative process of writing his new book "Layered Leadership" and is open to the possibility of future writing projects, though he is focused on the current book launch for now.

Steve is a top talent strategist and leadership expert with 30+ years of experience. He famously led LinkedIn’s early hyper-growth phase as its first CHRO, building its world-class company culture from scratch, and scaling the organization from 400 to 4,000 employees in 3.5 years.

As one of the most provocative global thought leaders on the future of work, Steve is hired not only by F500 companies but by entire countries to help them navigate the talent landscape. His clientele spans all the way from Google, X, Slack, BBC, and Intel, to the City of Lisbon, which hired him to develop the startup incubator Unicorn Factory.

His award-winning book Workquake is considered a game changer for leaders and organizations on the future of work in a post-COVID world. He has also written for Forbes and Inc., will soon be writing for Business Insider, and frequently appears on Bloomberg and CNBC to talk about the evolving nature of work, talent management, the Big Resignation, and successful leadership.

He is regularly asked for advice by legacy institutions like Harvard, as well as top VCs and management firms including Accenture, Deloitte, and McKinsey, and today sits on the board of three corporations.