Our Mutual Friend

Design leadership for companies at an inflection point.

We work directly with visionary teams to define what the future could look like, and then bring that vision to life.

The Blueprint

2 weeks

Two weeks to define priorities, align strategy, and set an actionable roadmap. For teams ready to get clear and move fast in the right direction.

Studio Engagement

2+ months

A strategic design partnership, embedding senior leadership, key talent, and the focus to ship. For teams ready to work toward launch.

Advisory Leadership

Ongoing

A senior design voice in strategic decisions and a sharp eye on execution. For founders and leaders who want perspective and partnership.

Portraits of collaborators

Our Mutual Friend is led by Lia Napolitano. She brings experience designing products used by hundreds of millions of people, including Siri at Apple, the first Oculus Quest at Meta, and special projects at Airbnb and Lyft. As VP Design at Caffeine, she led product and brand design from launch through 60M+ MAU.

Our team offers senior design leadership and expert-level craft across product strategy, product and brand design, design culture, fundraising, and launch. Alongside our work with companies, we partner selectively with creative institutions exploring new technologies and human experience.

If you're at an inflection point, we'd love to hear about it.

Let's talk

Booking Fall 2026