We Build.
You've outgrown doing it alone.
We step into the seats you can't yet fill, and stay until the results are real.
One system.
Five pillars.
Each is a discipline we've operated, not theorized.
Together they're how a company gets built and keeps growing.
Command the premium.
Structured to last.
Results, delivered.
Not more headcount.
Defend the downside.
Execution you don't have to babysit.
You get operators embedded in your business, not advice from the sidelines. Real accountability, defined roles, and the AI infrastructure that makes execution repeatable. Every recommendation we make, we've already deployed ourselves.
Stop paying for guesswork.
You stop burning capital on assumptions. Every decision gets the clarity that comes from 100+ years of collective experience across brand, capital, operations, legal, and AI.
Momentum instead of paralysis.
You stop losing weeks to ambiguity. Clear decisions align your team and force the momentum needed to compound. We bring the structure so you can bring the speed.
Move before the window closes.
Your best opportunities stop dying from hesitation. We compress the time from insight to action because we've seen the patterns before. Enough deliberating. Move.
Not a firm. Not a fund.
Five operators, one complete platform.
Everything we recommend, we've implemented. Everything we build, we've proven, including the AI systems running inside our own portfolio. Common Ground is the case study.
What we're building
right now.
Updated July 2026 · 3 active fronts
Lïef breaks ground
in Midtown Phoenix.
22 luxury condos rising at 301 W. Osborn. Concept to concrete.
Follow the buildFluidmapper goes
to market.
A 3D fluid-measurement platform, launching now with brand and GTM built by the group.
See the launchThe Fundable Founder's
Playbook is out.
Founders are scoring their investor-readiness in four minutes.
Take the assessmentAlso underway: Silver Mountain Ranches AZ. Development advisory and capital structuring behind the next phase.
to execution.
The full picture.
Nothing left out.
Common Ground is a principal-led group that builds, funds, operates, automates with AI, and protects companies from the inside. We've held the seats: CEO, CFO, CMO, CTO, General Counsel. We've owned the P&L. The experience to know what works. The AI infrastructure to make it run. Most advisory groups stop at the recommendation.
We stop when the results are real.
Built Together.
Five operators. Five domains. One platform built to take companies from where they are to where they should be.
Jimmy
Khounlavong
Brand & Product
Strategy
Nearly two decades at Nike across billion-dollar business lines, global product portfolios, and athlete brand partnerships at the highest level of cultural visibility. Career built at the intersection of brand strategy, product development, and commercial execution. Durable brands are built when product, storytelling, and distribution move in alignment. Focused on brand and product strategy where the objective is endurance, not attention.
Alex
Prince
Capital &
Investment
Over two decades in institutional asset management, investment banking, and private markets. Career built across Merrill Lynch, Highmark Capital Management, and Bailard before founding Prince Capital. Operated inside the infrastructure that allocates institutional capital before stepping to the other side to build, structure, and deploy it directly. Understands how capital gets allocated, deployed, and what happens after it lands.
Jesse
Fowler
Execution &
Development
Two decades across construction, real estate development, hospitality, and consumer brands. Career foundation built where budgets, schedules, investor expectations, and execution converge with zero margin for ambiguity. Track record spans capital formation, revenue strategy, executive advisory, and organizational leadership. First-principles reasoning measured by stewardship and long-term compounding of outcomes.
Robby
Prochnow
Technology &
AI Architecture
Fifteen years inside Fortune 500 organizations including Insight, GoDaddy, TD SYNNEX, and Avnet, holding general manager roles spanning engineering, sales, go-to-market, and full P&L. Founded Zen Aegis to solve what he kept watching fail: organizations that buy AI, run pilots, and generate zero measurable ROI. Builds the intelligence infrastructure that makes the Common Ground playbook execute. The systems layer behind the strategy.
Nick
Scavio
General
Counsel
Fifteen years across corporate law, real estate transactions, and entity structuring with over $100M in completed transactions. The legal architecture behind every entity in the Common Ground ecosystem. Career built where contracts, compliance, and capital intersect, ensuring every deal, partnership, and venture is structured to protect and compound.
Brand & Media
Positioning, narrative, and identity systems, plus the content and media platforms that carry them. What makes you different has to be felt at every touchpoint. We build brands that command respect and platforms that earn attention rather than chase it.
Capital Strategy
Capital strategy, deal structuring, and institutional distribution. The bridge between vision and bankable propositions. We've been on both sides of the table.
Development & Go-to-Market
Ground-up development and the go-to-market engine behind it. Adaptive reuse, boutique residential, and 55+ communities, plus the pipeline and revenue systems that make growth repeatable. We build what we'd invest in ourselves.
AI & Intelligent Systems
Agentic systems, intelligent automation, and AI governance. We don't run pilots. We build and operate production AI infrastructure that delivers measurable ROI. The intelligence layer behind every venture, deployed and maintained until results are real.
Legal Architecture
Entity structuring, compliance, and transactional counsel across all verticals. The legal infrastructure that protects every deal, partnership, and venture in the ecosystem.
Built alongside you,
from the ground up.
We believe great design is a result of clarity, collaboration, and craft. Our process is built to move fast without cutting corners.
Let's TalkDiscover
We listen. Deep understanding of your business, challenges, and where you want to go. No prescriptions until we understand the full picture.
Assess
We distill insights into a clear direction. Strategy, structure, and the right people mapped against your gaps. Foundations established to guide the work forward.
Integrate
We embed. Our principals step into defined roles with clear accountability. Not advisory from the sidelines. Real operational leadership inside your company.
Execute
We build. Measurable outcomes, disciplined timelines, compounding returns. Every element prepared for implementation with clarity, consistency, and attention to detail.
Partners + Press.
Lïef Development + Construction
ActiveDesign-forward development with high standards and strong partners.
Real Estate · Principal
2023
Nike
LegacyBrand, Product & Merchandising strategy for Key Cities, North America & the globe.
Brand · Advisor
2020
Ritz-Carlton
LegacyDevelopment advisory for luxury hospitality properties and branded residences.
Hospitality · Advisor
2025
PGA Tour
LegacyStrategic advisory on brand partnerships and experiential activations.
Brand · Advisor
2023
Bridgepoint Aviation
ActivePrivate aviation advisory and charter management.
Ventures · Advisor
2025
Fluidmapper
ActiveBrand and GTM strategy for 3D fluid measurement and reactor optimization platform.
Brand · Advisor
2025
Lip Loi Creative
ActiveBrand, narrative, and go-to-market work that helps founders win.
Ventures · Principal
2019
Prince Capital
ActivePrivate capital strategy across real estate and hospitality.
Ventures · Principal
2023
Drive For The Dream
ConceptA story-led media project built for real distribution.
Media · Principal
2025
Alice Mushrooms
ActiveFunctional mushroom consumer brand redefining everyday wellness.
Investments · Investor
2020
Jasper Properties
ActiveBoutique property management serving the Phoenix and Biltmore corridor.
Real Estate · Principal
2024
Xtrata
ActiveInnovative construction technology for faster, smarter & safer builds.
Brand · Advisor
2025
Chronicle News
ConceptIndependent media venture built for the next generation of local news.
Ventures · Principal
2026
HighTide Capital Group
ActiveLower-middle-market private equity roll-ups in home services and digital media.
Ventures · Principal
2025
Kinetic ML
ConceptMachine learning infrastructure for enterprise-scale applications.
Ventures · Advisor
2025
Oakley
LegacyBrand positioning and retail experience advisory for a global performance icon.
Brand · Advisor
2025
APEXX AI
ActivePractical AI systems that drive real growth. Not hype.
Ventures · Principal
2024
The Negotiated Apology
LegacyNarrative-driven media brand exploring conflict, culture, and resolution.
Media · Advisor
2024
No Caller ID
LegacyCreative direction & GTM strategy to help one of their clients position for growth.
Brand · Advisor
2022
Plunge Studio
ConceptWellness-forward contrast studio concept designed for modern urban lifestyles.
Hospitality · Principal
2022
Tellus Design + Build
Exited14 years. $22M revenue. $300M+ in completed projects. SoCal's sustainability pioneer.
Real Estate · Principal
2020
AXT - Axe Throwing
ExitedExperiential entertainment venue. Featured in the LA Daily News.
Hospitality · Investor
2020
Greensleeves Steakhouse
ExitedClassic American steakhouse with a refined, neighborhood-driven identity.
Hospitality · Investor
2020
Ink Games
ActiveGaming and entertainment technology powering next-gen interactive experiences.
Investments · Investor
2020
LACMA
LegacyStrategic advisory for one of the West Coast's premier cultural institutions.
Brand · Advisor
2018
Romulus Entertainment
ActivePrincipal-led production and financing company for original film and television content.
Ventures · Advisor
2016
HGTV
LegacySeries development focused on sustainable community building and green construction.
Real Estate · Advisor
2016As Featured In
Questions we get asked.
Answers to common questions about our model, our process, and how we work.
Contact Us1. What kind of companies do you work with?
Companies doing $10M+ that have hit a ceiling they can't diagnose. You have revenue, you have a team, but growth has stalled or the next phase needs capabilities you don't have in-house. We work best when the problems are interconnected, when brand, capital, execution, legal, and AI all need to move at once and nobody on your team owns the full picture. Earlier than that? Companies under $10M are a fit for APEXX, our AI agency inside Common Ground that runs the same playbook at your scale.
2. How is Common Ground different from a consulting firm?
Consultants leave you with a deck. We leave you with results. Our principals take real roles inside your company with defined accountability, and we build the AI infrastructure that keeps the work running after we're in. The strategies we bring are shaped by building and operating our own companies. Our portfolio is not a pitch. It is proof that the thinking works.
3. What does a typical engagement look like?
There is no typical. One principal or three. Six months or two years. It depends on where the gaps are. We match the right people to them, build the systems to support them, and tie everything to outcomes you can measure. If it is not working, you will know. And so will we.
4. What industries do you operate in?
Our portfolio spans real estate, AI, professional services, sports and entertainment, hospitality, and consumer brands. Not because we chase industries, but because the pattern is the same. Growth stalls when brand, capital, execution, and technology are not moving together. That is where the model works best.
5. What if we already have a leadership team?
Good. We are not here to replace anyone. We fill the gaps your team knows exist but hasn't been able to hire for. The CFO who needs capital strategy. The CEO who needs someone to own the brand. The founder who needs legal architecture they can scale on, or the AI systems they know they need but can't staff. We plug in where it matters most.
Let's find
common ground.
Whether you're scaling a business, structuring a deal, or building a brand, we'd love to hear from you.