Colorado Business Roundtable

What Colorado Business Roundtable does

Colorado Business Roundtable (COBRT) is a nonprofit, public-policy advocacy coalition founded in 2001 and headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colorado. As an official affiliate of the national Business Roundtable, the organization convenes CEOs and C-suite executives from Colorado's largest employers — collectively representing more than 150,000 Colorado jobs across academia, business, community, and government — to advocate for policies that improve the state's economic vitality, business climate, and quality of life.

COBRT's product surface is organized around convening and content rather than technology. Core offerings include the 'A Seat at the Table' podcast hosted by President Debbie Brown, monthly newsletters, an annual Workforce Survey Report, signature events such as the View From the Top CEO roundtable and the Future of Work Symposium, and a multi-channel media presence (YouTube, social, earned media partnerships with Denver Business Journal, Denver Gazette, and 9News). The underlying technology stack is explicitly described as not applicable to a public-policy advocacy organization; no proprietary software, APIs, or technical IP are developed or sold.

The business model is membership-based: revenue is sourced from membership dues and contributions from executives and partner organizations (members listed include Volunteers of America Colorado, Weifield Group, Lockheed Martin, Jacobs Engineering, and Boeing). Distribution runs through direct C-suite engagement, policy roundtables with elected officials, workforce-development programming with the Colorado Workforce Development Council and Colorado Succeeds, co-hosted initiatives with Common Sense Institute, and an international delegation track via the North Capital Forum including participation in the Saudi Arabia Future Investment Initiative.

Name

Colorado Business Roundtable

Legal name

Colorado Business Roundtable

Website

https://cobrt.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Colorado Business Roundtable is a nonprofit coalition of CEOs and C-suite executives from Colorado's largest employers that advocates for state policy and workforce-development initiatives through events, research, podcasts, and direct engagement with elected officials.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Business Advocacy and Policy Coalition

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), Professional Organizations (81392), Convention and Trade Show Organizers (561920)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Executive Summits & Invitation-Only Forums (MPAGAGAK)

Keywords

• Business advocacy coalition
• Policy advocacy organization
• Workforce development research
• Executive membership network
• Economic competitiveness coalition

Headquarters

HQ city

Greenwood Village

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Member Organization Funding: Membership organization funded by executives from Colorado's largest employers. Revenue derived from membership dues and partnerships with member companies.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Colorado Business Roundtable is a non-profit coalition of C-suite executives from Colorado's largest employers that convenes business leaders, conducts workforce research, and advocates for public policy to strengthen the state's economy. It delivers value through signature events, a podcast, newsletters, and annual workforce survey reports while serving as the Colorado affiliate of the national Business Roundtable. Membership dues from partner employers fund the organization.

Product overview

Colorado Business Roundtable is a business advocacy coalition, not a technology product company. It offers a portfolio of media and events programs including the 'A Seat at the Table' podcast featuring business leaders, regular newsletters, workforce survey research reports, and event programming such as the View from the Top CEO roundtable and Future of Work Symposium. These offerings support the organization's mission to amplify the voice of business and strengthen Colorado's economy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• A Seat at the Table Podcast Weekly podcast featuring business leaders in Colorado discussing pressing business issues, hosted by President Debbie Brown and distributed on Apple Podcasts, Google, and Spotify. Aimed at the coalition's executive members and broader business audience interested in Colorado economic and policy topics.
• COBRT Newsletters Monthly and bi-monthly newsletter publications covering workforce surveys, policy priorities, event recaps, and member spotlights, distributed to coalition members and stakeholders.
• Workforce Survey Reports Annual cross-industry workforce survey reports capturing perspectives from executives across healthcare, financial services, construction, manufacturing, energy, aerospace, higher education, nonprofits, and professional services on workforce trends and AI adoption.
• Event Programming Signature in-person events including the View From the Top CEO roundtable, Future of Work Symposium, and State of the State gatherings that convene business leaders and government officials to discuss Colorado's economic and policy agenda.

Quantifiable outcome

• Executives from member companies employ over 150,000 Coloradans
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and partner.

• National Business RoundtableflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCOBRT is an official affiliate of the national Business Roundtable, representing America's biggest employers. This affiliation provides credibility, national policy alignment, and access to resources from the premier business policy organization.
• Colorado Workforce Development CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing collaboration on workforce development initiatives, talent pipeline reports, and the Colorado Job Quality Framework. Joint programming includes podcast episodes and workforce development month activities.
• Colorado SucceedscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-host of Future of Work events including 'The Future of Work: Maximizing Human Potential' symposium. Partnership focused on workforce development and education-business alignment.
• Common Sense InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint initiative 'Road to Recovery' bringing together business leaders to formulate public policy responses. Three pillars focus on sustainable, growing, global economy positioning Colorado for long-term success.
• Volunteers of America ColoradopartnerGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner organization with CEO Dave Schunk featured on COBRT platforms. Advocates for job creation and thriving economy as path to individual and family prosperity.
• Weifield GrouppartnerGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner organization with Founder & CRO Karla Nugent featured on COBRT platforms. Advocate for pathways to good-paying careers and workforce development collaboration between public and private sectors.
• Denver Business JournalcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerMedia partnership for Table of Experts panels on aerospace, immigration as workforce solution, and other business topics. Co-branded event coverage and article placements.
• North Capital ForumpartnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational partnership panel on private sector role in strengthening North American regional economies. Participation in Future Investment Initiative in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• National Business Roundtable: The national parent affiliate of COBRT, representing CEOs of America's largest corporations. Operates in the same business-policy advocacy category but at a national scale and across all 50 states.
• U.S. Chamber of Commerce: Largest national business federation advocating on federal policy. Comparable business advocacy category but at vastly greater scale and breadth than COBRT.
• National Association of Manufacturers: Industry-specific (manufacturing) advocacy association influencing federal and state policy on workforce and economic competitiveness. Overlaps with COBRT on manufacturing executive constituents.

Direct peers

• Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce: Colorado's largest regional chamber, representing businesses in the Denver metro area on policy, workforce, and economic competitiveness. Directly comparable mission and member base to COBRT with significant overlap in agenda items.
• Colorado Succeeds: Colorado-based business coalition focused on workforce development and education policy. COBRT is an active partner, and the two organizations share overlapping executive constituents and joint programming (e.g., Future of Work Symposium).
• Colorado Competitive Council: State-level business advocacy organization promoting pro-business policy in Colorado. Competes for the same large-employee members and influence with state legislators.
• Common Sense Institute: Colorado-based public policy research organization focused on economic competitiveness. Co-partner with COBRT on 'Road to Recovery' while operating adjacent research-and-advocacy functions for the same business audience.
• Colorado Workforce Development Council: State workforce policy body partnering with COBRT on talent pipeline and the Colorado Job Quality Framework. Operates in the same workforce-development policy space with overlapping employer stakeholders.

Regional players

• South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce: Chamber serving the south Denver metro region where COBRT is headquartered (Greenwood Village). Competes for local employer engagement and policy voice at a smaller geographic scale.

Others

• Denver Business Journal: Regional business media outlet with a media partnership alongside COBRT. Adjacent rather than directly competing—provides content distribution and events amplification for the COBRT audience.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ColoradoBRT
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/ColoradoBusinessRoundtable
• Facebookfacebook.com/coloradobusinessroundtable
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/colorado-business-roundtable
• Instagraminstagram.com/colorado_brt

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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