Primary Job Title Founder Primary Organization 
Haymaker
Location New York, New York, United States Regions Greater New York Area, East Coast, Northeastern US Gender Male Also Known As JJ
Website haymaker.co LinkedIn View on LinkedIn X (Twitter) View on X
J.J. Colao is the founder of Haymaker, a New York City PR firm that works with fast-growing technology companies like Grubhub, Handy, SeatGeek, and Mark43. He also founded the Tech Press Meetup, a 900-member group that organizes quarterly events for the media and tech community in New York.
Before starting Haymaker, J.J. worked as a staff reporter
covering entrepreneurs and startups for Forbes magazine. He wrote the magazine's 2014 cover story on Snapchat, along with profiles of WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg and author Steve Blank. He ran Forbes’ “Most Promising Companies” list, an annual ranking of the country's best young businesses.
