What Creative Alliance Group does

Creative Alliance Group is a privately held construction consulting firm headquartered in Encinitas, California, specializing in construction partnering and stakeholder alignment services for the building industry. Founded and led by Principal Leonard Steinberg, a licensed former general contractor with more than 35 years of field experience, the firm delivers a proprietary Construction Partnering Program comprising six integrated modules: project research and customization, initial stakeholder workshops, project-specific scorecards and surveys, follow-up workshops, close-out workshops, and a Project Performance and Monthly Scorecard Program. Services are billed on a project-by-project, quote-based professional services engagement model rather than through subscriptions or standardized products.

The firm serves primarily public-sector and infrastructure clients, including departments of transportation, airports, water and sewer agencies, public safety facilities, educational institutions, military installations, and a broad secondary mix of energy, healthcare, residential, hospitality, industrial, and land development projects across more than 17 construction verticals. Customer acquisition is dominated by a 97%+ client referral rate, supplemented by direct outreach, approved facilitator list status with dozens of local, state, federal, and international agencies, and Principal-led speaking and board participation at industry associations.

The firm is small, with 11-50 employees and a named leadership team of three (Principal, Contract Administrator/Office Manager, and Data Analyst). It has operated for more than 15 years, holds multiple industry awards including CMAA Project of the Year, ACEC, APWA, ENR, and Caltrans recognitions, and reports no external funding, parent company, subsidiaries, or M&A activity. Technology is limited to internal proprietary workshop and scorecard methodologies; no APIs, mobile apps, or AI/ML capabilities are offered.

Name

Creative Alliance Group

Legal name

Creative Alliance Group

Website

https://creativealliancegroup.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Creative Alliance Group is a privately held Encinitas, California construction consulting firm that delivers a proprietary Construction Partnering Program of stakeholder alignment workshops and project scorecards for public-sector and infrastructure clients across 17+ construction verticals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Construction Consulting Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (541330)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Construction Engineering & Constructability Consulting (BPAHAIAN)

Keywords

• Construction partnering services
• Stakeholder alignment consulting
• Project management facilitation
• Permitting zoning services
• Construction dispute resolution

Headquarters

HQ city

Encinitas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Construction Partnering Consulting Services: Professional consulting services for construction partnering and stakeholder alignment. The company provides customized programs including facilitated workshops, stakeholder interviews, project research, and ongoing maintenance programs. Revenue appears to be generated through project-based consulting engagements rather than recurring subscriptions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Creative Alliance Group provides construction partnering and consulting services to the construction industry. The company delivers a proprietary Construction Partnering Program featuring custom-built workshop methodologies, stakeholder alignment frameworks, and project-specific scorecards for projects ranging from under $10M to multi-billion dollar mega-projects across public, commercial, and infrastructure sectors.

Product overview

Creative Alliance Group offers a single, unified Construction Partnering Program with six integrated modules that work together as a comprehensive consulting service. The core program begins with Program Customization (project research and stakeholder identification), followed by Customized Initial Construction Partnering Workshops to establish alignment. The Project Specific Scorecards and Surveys module provides ongoing performance tracking, while Custom Built Follow Up Workshops maintain momentum. The program concludes with Customized Close Out Workshops for lessons learned. The Project Performance and Monthly Scorecard Program supports data-driven insights throughout. Unlike generic partnering firms, all deliverables are custom-designed for each project and client, avoiding pre-used templates.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Construction Partnering Program A proprietary construction partnering program providing customized top-down integrated workshop strategies, agendas, and formats designed for successful design, construction, and commissioning of projects across all sectors. Focuses on stakeholder alignment, dispute avoidance, and operational effectiveness.
• Permitting & Zoning Consulting Permitting and zoning consulting services for construction projects, including stakeholder identification, specification review, and coordination with regulatory agencies.
• Strategic Political Relationships Consulting Strategic political relationships consulting for construction industry clients requiring alignment with public stakeholders, agencies, and political entities.

Quantifiable outcome

• Client referral rate exceeding 97%
• +2 more outcomes

Segments12 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Turner & Townsend: Global program management and construction consultancy serving infrastructure, real estate, and natural resources clients. Comparable in delivering owner-side advisory and stakeholder management on large public infrastructure programs where Creative Alliance provides partnering services.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting firm with a construction management practice serving transportation, environmental, and public-sector clients. Comparable in serving the same public-infrastructure buyer base and providing program/construction management services on mega-projects.
• WSP: Engineering and professional services consultancy with a strong transportation, property, and environment practice serving public-sector owner-agencies. Comparable as a broad incumbent that competes for advisory scopes on public infrastructure where partnering/facilitation is required.
• Mott MacDonald: Global engineering, management, and development consultancy serving transportation, water, environment, and energy clients. Comparable as an incumbent consultant providing owner-side project advisory on public infrastructure programs overlapping Creative Alliance's core verticals.
• Hill International (Global Infrastructure Solutions Inc.): Large construction management and consulting firm providing owner project management, construction claims, and PMO services to public infrastructure clients. Comparable because it serves similar government/transportation owner-agencies on mega-projects and competes for owner-side advisory budgets.
• Jacobs Solutions: Engineering, technical, scientific, and consulting services firm serving critical infrastructure for public-sector clients. Comparable because it provides owner-side program management and stakeholder alignment on large transportation and environmental programs.

Others

• ConsensusDocs: Coalition of construction industry associations producing standard contract documents and supporting partnering best practices. Comparable as an adjacent ecosystem participant that promotes construction partnering and stakeholder alignment as core practice areas.
• Dispute Resolution Board Foundation (DRBF): Nonprofit promoting dispute resolution boards and partnering practices on infrastructure projects worldwide. Comparable as an adjacent organization serving the same construction-owner ecosystem and often invoked alongside construction partnering programs.

Direct peers

• Partnering Institute: Nonprofit membership organization dedicated to advancing construction partnering practices. Most direct peer to Creative Alliance Group as both operate in the construction partnering/stakeholder alignment space, training and certifying partnering facilitators for public and private projects.
• Strategic Partnerships Inc. Government affairs and strategic consulting firm assisting clients with public-sector procurement and political relationships. Comparable to Creative Alliance's 'Strategic Political Relationships' discipline and overlapping permitting/zoning/government-stakeholder scope.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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