Hello,
I have experience with CC3000 and CC3200 - on the latter I wrote all software including embedded HTTP server with JSON API support, animation uploading (it was WiFi RGB LED strip driver) to a SD card and WiFi configuration. It even had a script interpreter so one could write simple animation scripts (like rainbow animations).
I saw another project with similar content, I suppose you're the author of that project. I recall the project mentioned a mobile phone app. I'm seeing how it could work using WiFi Direct functionality of the CC3200. However, only Android and Blackberry (and Windows Phone to some extent) have WiFi Direct support. I'm afraid that iOS devices, including iPhone would not work.
If you consider iOS devices then I'd recommend Bluetooth Low Energy (Bluetooth Smart) chips, although those will simultaneously support only few devices in a network. I need to know more about your requirements (mainly mobile phones needed to support).
On the design part, I can design and prototype the PCB and implement the software (+15 years of experience as a programmer). I can even contact manufacturing firm here in Poland and handle mass production. I have contacts, including electronics engineers, that will handle some work for me (prototyping, low series manufacturing and preparing for mass production).
Last month I was designing my own project, that includes embedded microprocessor, wireless transceiver chip, antenna, etc. so the topic is fresh for me.
Kind regards