What Templar Baker Group does

Templar Baker Group (TBG), doing business as TBG Political Consulting and TBG, is a privately held, full-service political consulting firm founded in March 2015 by Bobby Schostak and headquartered at 124 W Allegan, Suite 650, Lansing, Michigan. The firm operates an enterprise field sales motion, delivering services through direct, confidential consulting engagements across three integrated practice areas: Political Strategy (campaign management, grassroots activation, voter contact), Fundraising (donor prospecting, event planning, relationship building, strategic planning), and Business Development (government navigation, relationship management, network development, growth strategy). Its core customer segments are political candidates and campaigns, corporate and business clients seeking government-relations support, and non-profit and advocacy organizations. Revenue is generated through custom, quote-based professional services engagements on a multi-year contract basis, with no publicly disclosed pricing.

The firm differentiates itself through a bench of senior political operatives with Republican Party credentials, including a former Michigan Republican Party Chairman (Schostak), a former RNC Regional Political Director and Michigan Republican Party Executive Director (Kim Jorns), and individuals who held senior fundraising roles on the Trump presidential campaign, the John McCain presidential campaign, and the Republican Governors Association. The team references a network of over 600,000 GOP donors nationally and claims team-level track records of raising over $212 million for presidential campaigns and managing $35 million+ party budgets. Technology positioning is limited to a "data-driven strategy" claim combining campaign experience with data science capabilities; there is no disclosed proprietary platform, AI/ML system, API, or app product.

The business model is fundamentally relationship-driven and referral-based, with marketing conducted primarily through the firm's professional network, testimonials from named clients (Soave Enterprises; Americans for Peace, Prosperity and Security), and a newsletter. There are no disclosed funding rounds, no parent company, no institutional investors, and no subsidiaries. Operating geographies span Michigan and the broader United States, with senior staff carrying national-level campaign experience. The founder additionally maintains a partnership in MadDog Technologies (MDT), a separate cloud-software venture with Compuware founder Pete Karmanos; this is described as a strategic relationship but is not a TBG-owned entity or product.

Name

Templar Baker Group

Legal name

Templar Baker Group

Website

https://templarbaker.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Political Consulting Services

NAICS

Political Organizations (813940), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Think Tanks, Policy Research & Public Policy Institutes (BPAGAFAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Faith-Based Advocacy & Public Policy Organizations (BPAGAJAK), Governance & Board Effectiveness Advisory (BPAHAFAC)

Keywords

• Political consulting services
• Campaign management consulting
• Political fundraising services
• Grassroots advocacy campaigns
• Government relations consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Lansing

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

Revenue model

1. Political Consulting Services: Professional consulting services for political campaigns, advocacy organizations, and business clients seeking to navigate government relations and political processes. Revenue is generated through strategic consulting engagements with political candidates, corporations, non-profits, and advocacy groups.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Templar Baker Group is a full-service political consulting firm delivering strategic campaign management, fundraising, and business development services to political candidates, advocacy organizations, corporations, and non-profits. The firm combines data-driven political strategy with decades of campaign experience to support campaign operations, donor development, grassroots activation, voter contact programs, and government navigation.

Product overview

Templar Baker Group (TBG) is a full-service political consulting firm offering a unified portfolio of strategic consulting services rather than a software platform. The company provides three integrated service lines: Political Strategy (campaign management, grassroots activation, voter contact), Fundraising (donor prospecting, events, relationship building), and Business Development (government relations, network development, growth strategies). These services are delivered through a team of experienced political professionals who combine campaign experience with data-driven approaches.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Political Strategy Services Data-driven political strategy consulting including campaign management, grassroots activation, and strategic voter contact services for political candidates, advocacy groups, and organizations seeking to win elections or influence policy.
• Fundraising Services Comprehensive fundraising solutions including donor prospecting, event planning, relationship building, and strategic planning for political campaigns, PACs, and non-profit organizations seeking to maximize donor development and major gift fundraising.
• Business Development Services Government navigation, relationship management, network development, and growth strategy consulting for corporate and non-profit clients seeking to build strategic relationships with government stakeholders and political influencers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Team members have collectively raised over $212 Million for presidential campaigns and managed $35 million+ budget cycles
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• MadDog Technologies (MDT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMadDog Technologies is a developer and funder of cloud-based solutions based in Birmingham, MI. Founder Bobby Schostak is a partner in MDT, which represents a strategic relationship between Templar Baker Group leadership and the technology company's innovation initiatives. MDT develops groundbreaking and disruptive cloud-based solutions.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Jamestown Associates: Top-tier Republican media and political consulting firm focused on television advertising and campaign strategy for GOP candidates. Overlaps with TBG's political strategy service line for federal and statewide races.
• Targeted Victory: Republican-aligned political and fundraising consulting firm offering campaign strategy, digital, and direct-response services. Directly comparable to TBG in client base (GOP campaigns, advocacy groups) and service mix (fundraising, voter contact, grassroots).
• Navigators Global: Republican government-relations and lobbying firm where TBG Senior Advisor Susan Nelson previously worked. Directly comparable to TBG's corporate business-development and government-navigation service line.
• Axiom Strategies: National Republican political consulting firm specializing in direct mail, fundraising, and campaign management for federal, state, and local GOP candidates. Closely mirrors TBG's full-service Republican campaign and fundraising offering.
• FP1 Strategies: Republican political fundraising and consulting firm (founded by Jack Reed) serving presidential, congressional, and state-level candidates. Directly competes with TBG in national GOP fundraising work and donor development.
• Black Rock Group: Republican fundraising and political consulting firm (led by Marc Lotter) serving campaigns, PACs, and conservative organizations. Direct fundraising-and-strategy peer to TBG's national development practice.
• Majority Strategies: Republican direct-mail and political consulting firm serving campaigns, PACs, and conservative causes nationwide. Comparable to TBG in providing integrated campaign services to GOP clients across cycles.

Emerging players

• Bully Pulpit Interactive: Democratic-aligned digital and political strategy agency serving campaigns, advocacy groups, and brands. Comparable operating model (data-driven, full-service political communications) to TBG, though on the opposing party side.
• C&R Research (Capitol Decisions / The Ferrari Group): Republican-aligned polling and political consulting firms that, like TBG, sell campaign research and strategic advisory services to GOP candidates and committees. Overlap is in the strategy/research portion of TBG's portfolio.

Others

• Soave Enterprises / Astute Government Relations peers: Boutique Republican-aligned government-relations and public-affairs firms (e.g., Strategic National, S-3 Group). Adjacent to TBG's corporate-government-relations service and overlap with the Soave Enterprises-style corporate client base in Michigan.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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