• Michelle Collie and Nancy Phillips, Strategic Partners Who Focus on Culture, Leadership, and Communication Create Value for All

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Michelle Collie and Nancy Phillips, Strategic Partners Who Focus on Culture, Leadership, and Communication Create Value for All

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  • 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.

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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.

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