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.
