J. Bryant
Founder & Executive Director
Bryant & Co. Foundation · The Living Ground
Bryant & Co. Foundation · The Living Ground
Our Founder
Built from
the ground up.
Literally.
J. Bryant is not a farmer. She is a developer, a builder, and an architect of systems designed to outlast any one person. She has spent her career walking into rooms she was not invited to and leaving with the keys.
The Living Ground is not her first act. It is the convergence of all of them.
20+
Years Building
3
Major Markets
6
Entities Founded
10
Bicoastal Years
1
Vision
The Journey
Every stop was
part of the blueprint.
Origin
Bay Area, CA
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Age 13 to 18
Stuttgart, Germany
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2004 to 2011
Los Angeles, CA
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2011 to 2026
New York City, NY
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2016 to 2026
Bicoastal
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January 2025
Los Angeles, CA
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2026 to Present
Paso Robles, CA
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What She Brings
One builder.
Several disciplines.
Real Estate Developer
Brokerage, development, and investment across the most competitive markets in the country.
Nonprofit Leader
Decades of nonprofit leadership from homeless shelter operations to large-scale disaster relief.
Media Producer
Executive producing a docuseries capturing the build in real time. Millions of organic impressions before the anchor property has closed.
Global Builder
Active farm extensions on three continents and a replicable model designed to scale anywhere in the world.
Yes, I know exactly what “dirt” means. That is the entire point.
— J. Bryant
Ready to Build With Us
This is the
foundation.
The Living Ground is in active development. Board positions, partnership opportunities, and philanthropic investment are open now. The people who show up at this stage shape everything that follows.