What The Blinder Group does

The Blinder Group is a Tampa, Florida-based private media advisory firm that delivers selective consulting engagements to local media companies and their executives. Founded and led by Mike Blinder, with a stated headcount of 1-10 employees, the firm focuses on revenue strategy, sales transformation, and media-business change management. It does not sell a software product or proprietary technology platform; its offering is bespoke senior-level advisory delivered primarily by the founder, with no AI/ML, API, or SDK surface documented.

The service portfolio is organized around three practice areas: Revenue Strategy Consulting (clarifying offers, sales models, and growth paths), Media Transformation Advisory (guiding leaders through technology, audience, and business-model shifts), and Sales Organization Development (building capable revenue teams). Mike Blinder is the sole principal and primary operator and also serves as Publisher of E&P Magazine and host of E&P Reports, providing additional industry visibility that feeds into the firm's pipeline.

The Blinder Group monetizes through custom-quoted advisory engagements delivered directly to clients, with no intermediated distribution, resellers, or digital storefront. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; engagements are described as intentionally limited in volume. Marketing and lead generation rely on the corporate site (blindergroup.com), Mike Blinder's personal brand site (MikeBlinder.com), the E&P Magazine and E&P Reports podcast-video presence, and direct email outreach via [email protected]. The firm reports cumulative outcomes of 10,000+ media professionals trained and $100M+ in client revenue helped generate over its operating history. Ownership is founder-only with no external investors, no parent company, no subsidiaries, and no disclosed funding.

Name

The Blinder Group

Legal name

The Blinder Group

Website

https://blindergroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Blinder Group is a Tampa-based, founder-operated media advisory firm that delivers selective consulting engagements to local media companies and media executives on revenue strategy, sales transformation, and business-model change.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Media Consulting Services

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Organization Design & Change Management Consulting (BPAHACAD)

Keywords

• Media consulting services
• Revenue strategy advisory
• Sales transformation consulting
• Media business transformation
• Executive advisory services

Headquarters

HQ city

Tampa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Strategic Advisory Services: Selective strategic advisory engagements for media company leaders, offering experienced perspective on revenue strategy, sales transformation, and business decisions. Engagements are tailored to specific challenges and are limited in number.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Blinder Group provides selective, tailored strategic advisory services to media company leaders, delivered personally by founder Mike Blinder. Engagements focus on revenue strategy, sales transformation, and guiding media companies through technology, audience, and business-model change. The firm takes on a limited number of engagements and does not offer standardized programs, software platforms, or packaged consulting deliverables.

Product overview

The Blinder Group operates as a selective media advisory firm offering personalized consulting services rather than a unified software product. The core offering is the 'Selective Media Advisory' engagement, which Mike Blinder tailors to each client's specific challenges. This core service encompasses three main advisory modules: Revenue Strategy Consulting (focused on sales models and growth), Media Transformation Advisory (addressing technology and business-model change), and Sales Organization Development (building capable revenue teams). The firm does not offer a software platform or SaaS product—all engagements are senior-level advisory relationships focused on strategic guidance rather than technology implementation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Selective Media Advisory Selective, tailored strategic advisory engagement for media company leaders covering revenue strategy, sales transformation, new-product and market positioning, leadership conversations, strategic planning, and media-business transformation. Mike Blinder takes on a limited number of engagements and tailors each to the specific challenge of the client, offering senior-level perspective rather than a standardized consulting program.

Quantifiable outcome

• $100M+ in new revenue generated for local media companies
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

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Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• Accenture: Accenture's Communications, Media & Technology practice delivers large-scale media transformation and revenue strategy engagements. Comparable at the level of media-business transformation advisory, but with technology implementation and global scale The Blinder Group does not offer.
• Deloitte (TMT): Deloitte's Technology, Media & Telecommunications practice serves media companies on strategy, transformation, and operational change. Comparable as a broad incumbent advisory player targeting media executives, though at materially larger scale and scope.
• Bain & Company: Bain & Company advises media and technology clients on strategy, operations, and transformation. Comparable as a broad incumbent management consultancy with media expertise competing for executive-level attention in the same buyer persona.
• McKinsey & Company: McKinsey operates a global Media & Entertainment practice serving large media and telecom clients on strategy and transformation. It is comparable as a top-tier management consultancy with a media focus, but at a vastly larger scale and breadth than The Blinder Group's local-media niche.
• Boston Consulting Group: BCG's Media & Entertainment practice serves global media companies on transformation, revenue strategy, and digital change. It competes for senior-level advisory mandates with media executives and overlaps conceptually with The Blinder Group's transformation advisory work.

Direct peers

• BIA Advisory Services: BIA Advisory Services provides valuations, consulting, and advisory services to local broadcasters and media companies. It is highly comparable in customer base (local media), service type (advisory/consulting), and revenue-strategy focus.
• Kagan (S&P Global Market Intelligence): Kagan, now part of S&P Global Market Intelligence, provides research, advisory, and consulting services to the media and telecom industries, including revenue strategy and market intelligence. It overlaps with The Blinder Group in media industry advisory and target customer.
• Borrell Associates: Borrell Associates is a research and advisory firm focused specifically on local media advertising revenue and digital disruption. Like The Blinder Group, it serves local media companies on revenue strategy and transformation, making it the closest direct peer in the same niche.

Others

• INMA (International News Media Association): INMA is a global news media industry association providing research, conferences, and best-practice guidance to local and national news publishers. It is adjacent rather than directly competitive: it serves the same buyer base on revenue and audience transformation through peer learning and research rather than paid advisory.
• E&P Magazine: E&P Magazine is the trade publication where Mike Blinder serves as Publisher. It is an adjacent media-industry information provider serving the same local-media buyer base as The Blinder Group, and represents a content/distribution channel closely tied to the firm's advisory work.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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