Blackrock Consulting

What Blackrock Consulting does

Blackrock Consulting is a St. Louis-based, majority-woman-owned professional services firm founded in December 2017 that delivers government relations/public affairs, sustainability advisory, and strategic planning services to a regional client base. Its offering spans three integrated practice areas: public policy and lobbying support, sustainability and ESG program design, and organizational/strategic planning engagements. The firm operates as a private LLC with a small team (1–10 employees, with approximately six named professionals identified) and counts among its clients a mix of large corporations (Anheuser-Busch InBev), nonprofit advocacy organizations (ACLU of Missouri, NARAL Missouri, Action St. Louis), and civic/academic institutions (Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri Botanical Garden EarthWays Center, earthday365).

The business model is project-based professional services, monetized through consulting retainers and short-to-mid-term engagements rather than licensed technology or volume-based fees. The firm pursues public positioning differentiation via B Corp certification (achieved December 2021) and has participated in the Green Business Challenge and Grow Solar St. Louis initiatives, suggesting that sustainability credentials are both a service line and a marketing asset. The team is composed of former public-sector officials (e.g., a former Assistant City Counselor co-founder) and credentialed policy professionals, indicating that the value proposition is principally expertise- and relationship-driven rather than technology- or IP-driven.

Revenue mechanics are typical of boutique consultancies: hourly or project fees, anchor-client reliance, and reliance on local reputation. There is no disclosed pricing model, packaged product, or recurring SaaS component; nor is there evidence of external funding or material balance-sheet information in the source data. Given the absence of disclosed financials and the small team size, revenue scale is best characterized as sub-$5M with low confidence.

Name

Blackrock Consulting

Legal name

Blackrock Consulting, LLC

Website

https://blackrockconsulting.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Blackrock Consulting is a St. Louis-based, majority-woman-owned boutique consulting firm providing government relations, sustainability, and strategic planning services to corporations, nonprofits, and civic institutions in the St. Louis region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Sector & Policy Consulting (BPAHACAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sustainability & ESG Consulting (BPAHACAK), Strategy & Corporate Development Consulting (BPAHACAA), Organization Design & Operating Model Consulting (BPAHAGAB)

Keywords

• Public policy consulting
• Government relations services
• Sustainability consulting
• Strategic planning services
• Community engagement consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

St Louis

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Blackrock Consulting generates revenue through professional consulting engagements across three primary service areas: Government Relations and Public Policy, Sustainability and Systems-focused Solutions, and Strategic Planning and Capacity-building. Revenue is project-based, with the company providing program development and management capacity for organizations over defined project periods.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Blackrock Consulting is a St. Louis-based professional consulting firm that delivers services across three primary areas: Government Relations and Public Policy navigation (helping clients work with local governmental bureaucracy and political relationships), Sustainability and Systems-focused Solutions (creative problem-solving for sustainability, built environment, and community stakeholder engagement), and Strategic Planning and Capacity-building (organizational priority-setting, grant-writing, and fundraising support). The firm also operates specialized programs including the Grow Solar St. Louis residential solar group-buy initiative and provides B Corp certification consulting.

Product overview

Blackrock Consulting is a St. Louis-based consulting firm offering three core service lines: Government Relations and Public Policy Services (helping clients navigate local governmental bureaucracy and political relationships), Sustainability and Systems-focused Solutions (creative problem-solving for sustainability, built environment, and community engagement), and Strategic Planning and Capacity-building (organizational priority-setting and growth planning). Beyond core consulting, the firm manages several sustainability-focused programs including Grow Solar St. Louis (a residential solar group-buy program), Green Business Challenge support, Missouri Green Schools curriculum development, environmental justice training, and B Corp certification consulting. The firm operates as an Innovation Collaborative of consultants serving premier clients in the St. Louis metropolitan area.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Government Relations and Public Policy Services Consulting services to help clients navigate local governmental bureaucracy and complex political relationships in the St. Louis region, delivered by former City of St. Louis Mayoral staffers, a former member of the St. Louis City Counselor's Office, and policy experts serving on various local boards and commissions.
• Sustainability and Systems-focused Solutions Creative problem-solving consulting for businesses, local government agencies, and organizations focused on sustainability, the built environment, social determinants of health, and community stakeholder engagement, including program development and management capacity.
• Strategic Planning and Capacity-building Consulting services to help organizations set priorities, focus energy and resources, establish staff goals, assess and adjust direction, articulate organizational goals, and plan next steps, including grant-writing and fundraising support.
• Grow Solar St. Louis STL's first residential rooftop solar group-buy and educational program, coordinated by Blackrock Consulting in partnership with Missouri Botanical Garden's EarthWays Center, Washington University, and Midwest Renewable Energy Association. Added 424 kilowatts of renewable energy across 71 homes and educated over 640 individuals through Power Hour presentations.
• Missouri Green Schools Curriculum Development Creation of curriculum and trainings for the Missouri Green Schools program, delivered in partnership with the Missouri Energy Education Association (MEEA), which administers the Missouri Green Schools certification program.
• B Corp Certification Consulting Guided support through the B Corp certification process, including assessment of business practices, Greenhouse Gas Inventory development, sustainability goal-setting, and social and environmental impact tracking.
• Environmental Justice Training

Quantifiable outcome

• 424 kilowatts of clean, renewable energy added to the St. Louis region through Grow Solar St. Louis program
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Missouri Botanical Garden EarthWays CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEarthWays Center contracted Blackrock Consulting to coordinate the Grow Solar St. Louis program. Blackrock was responsible for scheduling and presenting at Power Hour educational sessions, reaching over 640 individuals about solar energy. The partnership leveraged Blackrock's community engagement expertise combined with EarthWays Center's sustainability mission.
• Washington University in St. LouiscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWashington University partnered with Blackrock Consulting on the Grow Solar St. Louis program. The university also hosts Blackrock's sustainability team lead who teaches Foundations and Practice of Sustainability there. Partnership focuses on promoting sustainable communities and solar energy awareness.
• Midwest Renewable Energy AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with Blackrock Consulting on the Grow Solar St. Louis program. The association has helped over 12 Midwestern cities generate over 11,000 kilowatts of power on 1,500 properties through solar group-buy programs. Blackrock implemented their solarize program model in St. Louis.
• earthday365coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing partnership with earthday365, a local sustainability-focused non-profit. Blackrock has facilitated environmental justice trainings for earthday365's board, helped with the Green Dining Alliance program, and performed employee service days. Lisa Cagle serves as Past-President of the Board for earthday365.
• US Green Building Council Missouri Gateway ChapterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBlackrock has facilitated environmental justice trainings for the USGBC Missouri Gateway Chapter's board. Team members are involved with the Green Schools committee for USGBC Missouri Gateway.
• StraightUp SolarminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorStraightUp Solar served as the contractor for the Grow Solar St. Louis program. Their experts presented the technical side of solar at each Power Hour and walked attendees through case studies of typical home installation processes. Both companies are B Corp certified.
• Missouri Energy Education Association (MEEA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBlackrock Consulting created curriculum and trainings for Missouri Green Schools program in partnership with MEEA, which administers the Missouri Green Schools certification program.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Mehlman Consulting: Mehlman Consulting is a bipartisan public affairs and government-relations firm providing strategic advisory, lobbying, and policy support; comparable in operating as a focused government-relations advisory for organizations needing political and regulatory navigation.
• Subject Matter: Subject Matter is a strategic advisory and public affairs firm providing public policy, communications, and management consulting to nonprofits, foundations, and progressive-aligned organizations, closely mirroring Blackrock's mix of policy and capacity-building advisory services for advocacy clients.
• Edison Energy: Edison Energy is a sustainability advisory consultancy helping organizations procure and deploy clean energy, decarbonization, and ESG strategies, overlapping directly with Blackrock's Grow Solar St. Louis and B Corp certification advisory services.
• StraightUp Solar: StraightUp Solar is a St. Louis-based B Corp that partnered with Blackrock on the Grow Solar St. Louis program, operates in the same regional market, and shares the company's sustainability credentials; overlap exists in community-facing clean-energy program delivery rather than direct consulting competition.
• Mercury: Mercury is a public affairs and strategic communications firm that, like Blackrock, blends policy navigation, strategic communications, and campaign-style execution for clients navigating political and regulatory environments; comparable in delivering integrated policy and advocacy work for mission-driven and corporate clients.
• Atlas Public Policy: Atlas Public Policy is a research and advisory firm focused on clean energy and climate policy analysis for nonprofits, governments, and industry stakeholders, directly comparable to Blackrock's combination of public policy and renewable energy advisory offerings.

Emerging players

• GreenBiz Group: GreenBiz Group provides sustainability resources, events, and advisory insights for corporate sustainability practitioners, overlapping with Blackrock's sustainability education and capacity-building work for organizations pursuing ESG and B Corp-style outcomes.

Broad incumbents

• Deloitte Sustainability Services: Deloitte's Sustainability Services is a large incumbent offering ESG strategy, climate advisory, and policy support across industries; relevant as a comparison point for the enterprise end of the same ESG and policy advisory market Blackrock serves in the St. Louis region.
• ERM (Environmental Resources Management): ERM is a large global sustainability and environmental consulting firm serving corporate and public-sector clients, providing a broader-incumbent comparison point for Blackrock's sustainability and built-environment advisory practice.

Others

• B Lab Global: B Lab Global is the nonprofit that issues B Corp certification, which Blackrock earned in December 2021; B Lab is an ecosystem enabler whose standards directly shape Blackrock's sustainability value proposition and consulting service offering.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/BlackrockConsultingLLC
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/blackrock-consulting-llc

Compliance2 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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