OUR SERVICES
Government Affairs & Public Policy
Legislation doesn't pass itself. It takes the right message, the right coalition, and someone who knows how the process actually works.
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Today, Colonnade represents some of the world's leading innovation companies and non-profits — helping them craft policy positions with sharp framing and messaging, build public awareness, and take on entrenched special interests that have gone unchallenged for years.
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What sets Colonnade apart is access. Our network reaches into every federal agency and most senior principals in the current Administration, built through years of trust at the highest levels of government. We don't just know how Washington works — we know who to call, and they pick up the phone.
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Our founder's experience includes drafting Executive Orders and serving as Chief of Staff of the Domestic Policy Council inside the White House, playing a key role in passing the First Step Act — historic bipartisan criminal justice reform — and building a bipartisan regulatory innovation initiative that assembled over 20 governors and 200+ state champions committed to cutting red tape and regulations. That experience also extends to the state level, including helping Ohio leaders introduce and pass the DATA Act into law.
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Whether you're advancing legislation on Capitol Hill, shaping regulatory policy, or building a coalition from the ground up, Colonnade knows how to get it across the finish line.
Strategy & Operations
Most organizations don't have a people problem — they have a structure problem. Colonnade starts every engagement by diagnosing the root cause from an outside perspective, using first-principles thinking to separate structural issues from leadership gaps.
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From there, we move ideas from whiteboard to execution. That means strategic planning, pitch development, organizational design, and fundraising — all built around what it will actually take to succeed. And when it's time to present, presentation is everything. Our team has briefed the President in the Oval Office, pitched senators on Capitol Hill, and presented to Fortune 500 CEOs in high-stakes boardrooms. Colonnade knows what principals want to see, how they process information, and what moves them to act.
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Our founder brings experience most consultants can't offer. Before Colonnade, he co-built a major policy institute from a pitch deck to over 180 employees and a $40 million budget, and from inside the White House stood up the federal COVID-19 rapid response operation — pioneering the merger of FEMA and HHS to build 46 community-based testing sites in hotspots within 96 hours, a model that scaled to over 6,000 sites nationwide.
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At Colonnade, we've brought that same rigor to our clients — raising millions for diverse initiatives, launching thriving nonprofits, stopping multi-billion dollar special interest programs in their tracks, running policy campaigns that reached tens of millions of Americans, and building a robotics education program from a local pilot to statewide adoption, ultimately hosting the U.S. Governors Cup in partnership with the National Governors Association.
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Our goal isn't to meet your expectations, it's to redefine them. Colonnade thinks bigger than you thought possible and delivers with everything we've got.
Branding & Marketing
A great policy, product, or organization means nothing if nobody's paying attention. Colonnade builds brands that break through — and we have the numbers to prove it.
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We've built accounts from zero followers to over 100,000, generated more than 100 million social media impressions in a single month, and developed brand identities across industries that rarely share a room: Grammy-nominated musicians, professional sports leagues, Washington think tanks, and national policy campaigns. Before Colonnade, our founder defined and built a national policy brand into a household name — a campaign that earned Associated Press coverage reaching 270 newspapers nationwide.
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That range isn't a coincidence. Strong branding follows the same principles whether you're launching an artist, a league, or a legislative push — know your audience, sharpen your message, and show up where it matters.
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Whether you're starting from scratch or repositioning for what's next, Colonnade turns attention into influence.
Corporate & Policy Campaign Advisory
Campaigns are won or lost on structure, message, and timing. Colonnade brings senior-level experience across all three — from local races to presidential operations.
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Before Colonnade, our founder managed strategy, operations, and communications for every official Presidential domestic event in a cycle year, organized a national summit with over 1,200 attendees and 60 members of Congress, ran a bus tour through 13 states with 22 townhalls, and boosted SMS click-through rates by over 30% in key battleground states. That's the level of execution we bring to every engagement.
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We start with the foundation: organizational design, strategic framing, fundraising infrastructure, and internal communications that keep your team aligned. Then we pressure-test everything — your surrogates get prepped for hostile media, your messaging gets refined against real data, and your operation gets built to scale.
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Need polling? We connect you with the same firms trusted by world leaders to shape high-stakes strategy. Need content? We bring in White House– and presidential campaign–level filmmakers, videographers, and photographers who produce work that wins awards and moves audiences.
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Colonnade doesn't just advise campaigns. We build the machinery that wins them.