Built by entrepreneurs, for entrepreneurs
About CoLAB
CoLAB exists because collaboration shouldn’t be left to chance.
Here’s the story behind the platform, the people who built it, and the principles that drive it.
HOW IT WORKS
Chad’s Story
Chad T. Jenkins has launched more than fifty ventures and co-created collaborations with leading thinkers and industry visionaries. But the foundation of that work wasn’t funding or connections. It was a belief that the right combination of people creates outcomes no single person can build alone.
As founder of SEEDSPARK and the architect of CoLAB, Chad has spent his career helping entrepreneurs unlock exponential growth through intentional collaboration. His work spans industries worldwide because of what he’s helped others build together.
His mission is simple: evolve collaboration from a concept into a culture; one entrepreneur at a time.
“Entrepreneurs don’t lack ideas — they lack leverage. Once collaboration is structured, friction dissolves, and growth becomes lighter.“
“Entrepreneurs don’t lack ideas — they lack leverage. Once collaboration is structured, friction dissolves and growth becomes lighter.“
CHAD. T JENKINS
Founder, SEEDSPARK CoLAB
OUR TEAM
The People Behind the Platform
A team of collaborators who believe in the work, and practice what we build.
Chad Jenkins
Founder & CEO
Nathan Ennis
President
Joe Grabowski
CFO
Kara Lingerfelt
VP of Finance
Em Jacobsson
Program Manager
Emma Ecklin
Collaboration Manager
Callie Whitehurst
Executive Assistant
MORE THAN NETWORKING
What is Collaboration?
Collaboration is the greatest catalyst for progress, but it’s been misunderstood. Most entrepreneurs think they’re collaborating when they’re really just connecting. Real collaboration is engineered, not accidental. It starts with knowing what you bring, identifying what you need, and then combining those elements with others in a way that creates outcomes no single person could build alone.
SEEDSPARK was built on this belief. CoLAB is its expression. The goal has never been to help entrepreneurs network more but to help them build more, together.
THE CoLAB DIFFERENCE
Built to Activate Vision and Connect People
CoLAB is an entrepreneur’s vision activation system that’s designed to turn clear direction into coordinated action through intentional, collaboration-first execution. Every feature, every framework, and every tool inside CoLABhub is built around one outcome: real progress through structured collaboration.
The platform is built around your collaboration identity. Your IAM Profile maps the Insights, Abilities, and Multipliers you bring to the table. CoLAB Signals™ let you declare your vision with real revenue targets attached. CoLABra AI surfaces the right partners based on genuine IAM fit. And Collaboration Currency™ tracks the reputation you build through real outcomes.
COLLABORATION IN ACTION
Real Collaborations
See how entrepreneurs have moved beyond competition, combined their unique strengths, and built outcomes that couldn’t have happened alone.
