Our team is a collective of seasoned professionals with expertise in sustainable development, project finance, and infrastructure solutions. Together, we combine insight, innovation, and collaboration to deliver exceptional results for every project.
Cardiff Capital Collab (CCC) specializes in mid to large-scale action sports hospitality developments, with a strong focus on the emerging wave park niche. For more than a decade, Cardiff Capital has been actively involved as a developer, advisor, and consultant, helping bring visionary projects to life. The Collab was created to streamline the development process by uniting the right expertise, capital, and strategic partners.
Cardiff Capital Collab (CCC) specializes in mid to large-scale action sports hospitality developments, with a strong focus on the emerging wave park niche. For more than a decade, Cardiff Capital has been actively involved as a developer, advisor, and consultant, helping bring visionary projects to life. The Collab was created to streamline the development process by uniting the right expertise, capital, and strategic partners. This approach ensures that projects are not only more cohesive but also have a higher probability of long-term success.
With deep experience spanning economics, securities, and real estate, paired with an authentic passion for action sports—from surfing and skating to snowboarding, basketball, and tennis—CCC bridges the gap between financial rigor and cultural relevance. Rooted in a lifestyle shaped by Southern California’s action sports scene, the company is dedicated to building the next generation of world-class action sports resorts, powered by cuttingedge wave park technology. At Cardiff Capital Collab, we support your vision and help you make your own wave!
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Managing Partner at Cardiff Capital Collab
Steve Baron and his team have spent over 35 years in various aspects of real estate development and construction management. In 1984, Steve started Baron Construction and Development, a full-service general contracting firm in Marin County, California.
Brooks is the Founding Partner of Cardiff Capital Collab and Cardiff Capital Partners. CCP has been pursuing large scale actions sports hospitality developments in the wave park niche for the past ten years as a developer, advisor, and consultant.
Managing Partner at Cardiff Capital Collab
Jay’s 35 years in the geothermal industry have brought him the labels of Visionary and Game-changer in the adoption and deployment of thermal energy exchange. As a global geothermal expert, Jay focuses on feasibility and design for thermal energy networks and supporting activities involving geothermal exchange implementation, aquifer related feasibility and special permitting such as utility‐scale.
Managing Partner at Cardiff Capital Collab
Rodney Smith is Managing Member of Cardiff Capital Collab LLC, President of Stratecon Inc (www.stratwater.com), an economics and strategic planning consulting firm specializing in the economics, finance, and policy of water resources and President of Baja Norte Water Resources, LLC, developer of bi-national water projects.
Our focus is on partnering with real estate developers on mid- to large-scale ventures, helping them meet critical energy and water infrastructure needs — essential components for resilient, future-ready communities. By combining strategic insight, technical capability, and a commitment to sustainability, we ensure that every project we support is positioned for long-term success in an evolving development landscape. At Cardiff Capital Collab, our mission is simple: to collaborate, innovate, and create lasting value for our partners, communities, and the environment.
Innovative water solutions for recreation, wellbeing, and efficient design.
Advisory and infrastructure planning for hotels, resorts, and mixed-use developments.
Strategic guidance across all phases of sustainable real estate and infrastructure development.
