Manuel Collazo

Manuel Collazo serves as Chief Growth Officer at Talley, where expertise in association management solutions is applied to support global nonprofits and associations with comprehensive management, marketing, technology, and financial services. As Chief Consultant and CEO of Thrive Development, LLC, and Vistage Chair at Vistage Worldwide, Manuel facilitates peer advisory groups for business leaders. Previous roles include Vice President of Marketing & Business Development at AH & Association Headquarters, Partner at Empirical Consulting Solutions, and President & CEO at CIPS Marketing Group, Inc. Notable experience in the media industry includes President & Publisher at Lee Central California Newspapers and Corporate Director of Consumer Marketing & Audience at Lee Enterprises. Manuel holds a Master’s in Business Administration from SUNY New Paltz, a Bachelor's in Business Administration from the same institution, and is pursuing a Ph.D. in Transformational Leadership & Innovation from the University of Phoenix, alongside a certificate in Executive Leadership from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management.