# The Colab

> The Colab is a Denver-headquartered, fully remote public relations and communications firm founded in 2017 by Lizzy Harris and Ashley Mann. It serves high-growth technology companies with senior-led media relations, strategic messaging, thought leadership, content development and major-announcement support, positioning press as a business-growth channel rather than a tally of impressions.

- **Founded:** 2017
- **Headquarters:** Denver, United States
- **Founders:** Lizzy Harris (CEO and Co-founder), Ashley Mann (COO and Co-founder)
- **Products:** Media Relations, Strategic Communications, Thought Leadership, Content Development, Major Announcements
- **Notable:** Says 97% of clients see results within 30 days., Reports work for 127 brands and more than 100 technology companies., Built The Colab Brief to more than 20,000 subscribers and more than 100 editions by 2025.

## Products & services

- **Media Relations** — Senior-led press outreach, media-list development, briefings, press releases, proactive pitching, rapid response and newsjacking, with activity exposed through a live dashboard.
- **Strategic Communications** — Narrative research and messaging architecture built from market, competitor, customer-language and perception analysis, typically drafted within two weeks and completed in four to six weeks.
- **Thought Leadership** — Executive positioning, proprietary-research narratives, commentary programs and founder-led points of view designed for earned media and AI-search visibility.
- **Content Development** — Journalist-led bylines, white papers, case studies and reports intended for publication, sales enablement and category authority.
- **Major Announcements** — Campaign support for funding rounds, product launches, leadership changes and other moments that need concentrated press attention.
- **The Colab Brief** — A weekly publication for founders and communications professionals featuring media analysis, pitching guidance and contributions from veteran journalists; it introduced a paid tier in 2025.

## Achievements

- Says 97% of clients see results within 30 days.
- Reports work for 127 brands and more than 100 technology companies.
- Built The Colab Brief to more than 20,000 subscribers and more than 100 editions by 2025.
- For Qualified, secured 43 stories and 39 interviews in the first month of a Series C campaign; the engagement continued for more than four years.
- For Kusari, secured 43 stories and 11 interviews in the first 30 days and more than 100 earned placements across cybersecurity, technology and developer media by 2025.
- For Carbon Direct, reports 60-plus stories per quarter and 563% attainment against a quarterly goal.
- For The Futurum Group, secured 26 placements in 30 days and later 83-plus opportunities in one quarter, more than 80% in top-tier outlets.
- For LightSource, secured a Business Insider profile within two weeks and 52 placements in the first three months.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — The Colab Brief examined how press releases increasingly supply source material for AI-generated company answers.
- **2026-08** — The Colab Brief published new editions on external attention and employee-led communications.
- **2026-07** — The firm argued that human experience and authentic storytelling remain PR's advantage as AI-generated content spreads.
- **2026-06** — Client press listings included launches and coverage for health-tech company Karias Health.
- **2026-01** — The Colab's privacy policy formally described the business as a fully remote Colorado PR and communications agency for high-growth technology companies.

## Links

- Website: https://www.colabcomms.co/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-comms-colab/

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Last updated: 2026-09-20