Monica Colgan

Founder and CEO of Launch Industries, with over 15 years of small business consulting experience serving entrepreneurs, nonprofits, and government agencies. SHRM-SCP Senior Certified HR Professional with 20+ years of hands-on HR and organization development experience. Serial entrepreneur: founded HeartBeet Organic Superfoods Cafe (two locations, $1.5M revenue), co-founded Seattle Commissary Kitchen, and scaled a cannabis retail business from 11 to 102 employees and $24M in annual revenue. Holds graduate degrees in Organization Development (M.S., Central Washington University) and Administration of Justice (M.A., University of Alaska). Current client work spans WA Dept. of Commerce, City of Seattle Office of Economic Development, and City of Sacramento — supporting underserved small businesses, nonprofits, and government programs. Outside of work: family, backgammon, and traveling.