BSG

What BSG does

BSG LLC is a Virginia-based, founder-owned security risk management consultancy founded in 2001 by Gary Oliver, providing bespoke protective, advisory, and operational services to multinational corporations, government agencies (notably USAID and DFID), NGOs, media organizations, high-net-worth individuals, and royal families. The company delivers an integrated portfolio of nine core service lines: Business Risk Management; Risk Management Plans and Policies; the Six Week Security Management Plan (a fixed-price packaged engagement); Operational Support and Life Support Solutions; Crisis Response and Management; Executive Accompaniment; Project Through-Life Solutions (24/7 helpline plus embedded Global Security Officers); Training and Education (hostile environment, pre-deployment, first aid, counter kidnap); and Intelligence Sourcing via a curated network of 344+ private industry experts. Underlying capabilities combine credentialed human capital (ex-military, law enforcement, and commercial security Directors and Consultants) with field-proprietary assets including Android-enabled tracking applications, satellite phones, and electronic sweep teams — there is no proprietary software platform and no disclosed AI/ML components.

The business model is professional services with a mix of managed-services retainers, fixed-price packages, subscription/recurring through-life engagements, and pay-as-you-go training delivery, all quote-based with no publicly disclosed pricing. BSG has operated across 50+ countries spanning the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and South/Central Asia, with personnel delivering solutions in some of the most challenging operating environments globally. The go-to-market motion is enterprise field sales — Directors and Managing Director Gary Oliver personally manage client relationships and deployments — supplemented by consultation intake via [email protected] and a 24-hour crisis intake via [email protected]. Marketing is conducted primarily through earned media (CNBC Closing Bell, Boston Globe), a joint-venue training partnership with Strategic Operations (STOPS) established in 2012, and organic social channels (LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube). The company remains privately held with no institutional capital, no disclosed revenue, and a headcount in the 11–50 range.

Name

BSG

Legal name

BSG LLC

Website

https://bsg-llc.us

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

BSG LLC is a Virginia-based, founder-owned security risk management consultancy delivering bespoke protective services, hostile environment training, crisis response, intelligence sourcing, and executive accompaniment to Fortune 500 corporations, government agencies, NGOs, media organizations, and high-net-worth individuals across 50+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Security Risk Management Services

NAICS

Investigation and Security Services (5616), Security Guards and Patrol Services (561612), Investigation and Personal Background Check Services (561611)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Business Continuity & Operational Resilience (BCM/OR) (HDADAIAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Business Continuity Planning & Program Management (BCP) (BPAEALAD)

Keywords

• Security risk management
• Executive protection services
• Hostile environment training
• Crisis response consulting
• Competitive intelligence sourcing

Headquarters

HQ city

Herndon

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, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Crisis Response Retainer Services: BSG provides Individual or Response Teams held for a retainer fee, ready to deploy at an agreed notice with day rate and duration terms. Provides immediate deployment of risk and security management professionals with no administrative delays.
2. Six Week Security Management Package: Fixed-price package for Security Management Plan delivery combining written deliverables and physical activities over 6 weeks. Designed to be cost-effective for organizations that didn't build security costs into proposals.
3. Project Through-Life Solutions: Ongoing 24/7 support for duration of projects including Global Security Officer embedding, 24 Hour Global Helpline provisioning, and crisis response team standby. Bespoke cost-effective risk and security solutions.
4. Executive Accompaniment Services: Protection services for executives, families, political leaders, and high net worth individuals. Includes protection officers, electronic sweep teams, paramedics, drivers, explosive detection teams, and residential/event risk assessments.
5. Training Services: Hostile environment training, pre-deployment training, counter kidnap training, first aid, crisis management training. Delivered as 1, 3, and 5 day sessions, or train-the-trainer format. Can be delivered domestically or at project sites worldwide.
6. Business Risk Management Consulting: Deployment of experienced Business Risk Managers for short-term or long-term embedded positions supporting clients in challenging environments. Includes plan creation, due diligence, site surveys, intelligence reporting, and training delivery.
7. Intelligence Sourcing Services: Competitive intelligence reporting, tactical intelligence, situation reports, due diligence/leadership profiles, corporate investigative reporting, and counter-intelligence training leveraging 344+ private industry experts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

BSG is a Virginia-based security consultancy that provides bespoke risk management, executive protection, and operational support services for organizations and individuals operating in high-risk and hostile environments worldwide. Core offerings include Business Risk Management, Risk Management Plans and Policies, the Six Week Security Management Plan, Operational Support, Crisis Response and Management, Executive Accompaniment, Project Through-Life Solutions (24/7 helpline and embedded security officers), Training and Education, and Intelligence Sourcing via a global network of 344+ industry experts.

Product overview

BSG is a Virginia-based security risk management consultancy offering a portfolio of integrated services rather than a single unified software product. The core offerings include Business Risk Management, Risk Management Plans and Policies, the Six Week Security Management Plan (a modular fixed-price package combining written deliverables with physical activities), Operational Support, Crisis Response and Management, Executive Accompaniment, Project Through-Life Solutions (including 24/7 Global Helpline and embedded security officers), Training and Education, and Intelligence Sourcing. These services are delivered by experienced security professionals and can be customized and combined to meet client requirements across various industries including oil and gas, construction, defense, aerospace, pharmaceuticals, and the development sector.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Business Risk Management

Quantifiable outcome

• Terrorist Attacks, Kidnap for Ransom, Political Exposure, Health and Medical Issues, Common Criminal Threats, Earthquake, Road Traffic Accidents, Violent Crime, Extortion, Hurricanes, Political Unrest, Civil War, Arrest and Detention Overseas
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Strategic Operations (STOPS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 October 2012BSG and Strategic Operations developed a joint venture to provide Hostile Environment Training for journalists of a major international news network at STOPS' 20-acre facility in San Diego, California. STOPS specializes in Hyper-Realistic training environments for military, law enforcement and homeland security using Hollywood battlefield special effects, combat wound effects, and role players. The partnership combined BSG's security risk management expertise with STOPS' hyper-realistic training capabilities.
• Center for Community SolutionsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 October 2012San Diego non-profit group that provided sexual assault awareness and crisis management advice as part of the hostile environment training program for journalists. Contributed pertinent and timely advice to the training curriculum.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• International SOS: Global medical and security assistance company supporting travelers and NGOs in remote/hostile environments with 24/7 helplines, evacuation, and security advisories — overlaps with BSG's Through-Life support, crisis response, and training.
• Pinkerton: Corporate security and investigations firm offering executive protection, threat intelligence, background checks, and embedded risk consultants — directly comparable across BSG's core service lines.
• AKE International: Specialist security risk management firm focused on challenging environments, providing risk assessments, embedded consultants, training, and crisis response — directly comparable niche security consultancy.
• Kroll: Provider of security consulting, corporate investigations, due diligence, intelligence, and cyber risk services to enterprises worldwide — overlaps strongly with BSG's risk management, intelligence sourcing, and executive protection offerings.
• Crisis24 (Gardaworld): Crisis management and security services including embedded security, executive protection, intelligence, and 24/7 global assistance — competes head-to-head with BSG on enterprise crisis response and through-life support.
• Olive Group: International security risk consultancy providing security management, training, and protective services in high-risk markets — comparable niche security risk firm with similar offerings and customer profiles.
• Control Risks: Global risk consultancy delivering political and security risk analysis, crisis response, protective services, and embedded security support to multinationals — directly comparable in offering mix, client base, and global delivery model.
• S-RM: Global intelligence and security consultancy providing political risk, due diligence, crisis response, and security consulting — closely matched business model and client type to BSG.

Broad incumbents

• FTI Consulting (Risk & Investigations): Global advisory firm with a Risk & Investigations practice covering due diligence, intelligence, and security consulting for corporations — partial overlap on risk and intelligence work but embedded within a much larger professional services platform.
• Allied Universal: Large-scale security services provider offering manned guarding, executive protection, and risk consulting across thousands of locations — broader incumbent with overlapping capabilities but differing scale and delivery model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/BSG_LLC
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/bsgllcva
• Facebookfacebook.com/bsg.llc.va
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bsg-llc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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