Spearheaded by a visionary leader and CEO, Rob Rosenberger, Blackdragon is the largest and fastest-growing bid and proposal (B&P) company in the federal industry. Mr. Rosenberger is a dynamic and seasoned professional. He has a proven track record of building connections, managing difficult projects, creating marketing tactics, and inspiring his team to excel. Academically, Mr. Rosenberger earned a BBA from the prestigious Texas A&M University and an MBA from the University of Baltimore.
The Genesis of Blackdragon
Mr. Rosenberger’s extensive expertise in the federal contracting industry pushed him to establish Blackdragon. Throughout his corporate journey, he found multiple inefficiencies in the conventional bid and proposal processes that often led to missed opportunities for both companies and freelancers.
The federal contracting industry is inherently risk-averse and reluctant to change, making it ripe for disruption. Mr. Rosenberger identified the potential for a more dynamic and efficient approach and introduced Blackdragon, a platform that leverages the gig economy to connect companies with top-tier talent for their bid and proposal needs.
The key inspiration behind Blackdragon’s inception was to bridge the gap between companies looking for specialized expertise and professionals looking for flexible, project-based work. The vision was to form a marketplace where talent could be matched with projects based on specific skills and requirements, optimize the bid and proposal process, and increase win rates for contractors.
Blackdragon: The Company Preface
Blackdragon is an international alliance of networked subject-matter experts operating worldwide. They are also known as “Dragons.” Aside from being a community of entrepreneurial-minded professionals, it also works as a family. These experts proactively utilize the Blackdragon platform for employment opportunities, showcasing a distinct and independent approach to professional growth.
The platform enables Dragons to self-assemble into ‘dream teams’ tailored for upcoming projects prior to selecting the best-fitting client with the highest probability of success. These teams include skilled professionals who complement each other’s strengths, ensuring that each project is approached with the highest level of expertise and innovation. Once these teams are formed, they take a proactive stance by reaching out to prospective clients. This proactive outreach, powered by predictive analytics, ensures that the teams are always at the forefront of securing new opportunities and driving success for the clients.
Blackdragon has flourished over the years to become the leading consulting firm for independent subject matter experts, combining the benefits of the gig economy, talent economy, and knowledge economy.
Given the continuous growth of the gig economy, Blackdragon’s unique “talent on-demand” service provides corporate clients with access to critical resources by harnessing the power of their proprietary digital platform-a crowdsourcing marketplace. The platform functions like a gig economy for particular tasks but focuses on the relevant experience, familiarity, and knowledge for each job.
Excellent Service Portfolio
Blackdragon’s “talent on-demand” services entail consulting, advisory, lobbying, and advisory support from experts. It specializes in serving companies that interact with or depend on the government (federal and state) to grow their businesses. Its key offerings include:
- Government Relations and Affairs: The company helps clients tackle the complexities of interacting with federal and state governments.
- Public Policy and Legislative Affairs: It provides strategic guidance on policy and legislative issues.
- Corporate Affairs and Public Relations: The team works to enhance client reputation and manage public perception.
- Crisis Planning and Management: They create plans to deal with crises and mitigate risks.
- Communications and Media Support: They also create solid messages and manage media relations.
- Business Strategy and Corporate Management: The expert team advises businesses on strategy and management to drive growth.
- Interim Executives and Fractional C-Suite Leaders: Bridging leadership gaps with seasoned professionals.
An Edge Over the Peers
Blackdragon partners with bidder clients in a risk-sharing approach to help them win targeted contracts. Blackdragon’s commitment to partnering with clients extends beyond traditional service offerings.
We strive to create a collaborative environment where both parties are equally invested in the outcome by embedding ourselves within the client’s bid strategy and aligning our success with theirs,” the visionary leader said. This distinctive approach not only drives higher success rates but also fosters long-term relationships built on trust and mutual success.
Free Company Background
Mercenaries are soldiers who fight in exchange for a gain or material compensation. Looking back in history, such military forces have been used very successfully for thousands of years in Ancient Greece, Egypt, and the Roman Empire. A Free Company refers to a late medieval army of highly skilled mercenaries acting in unison for a common purpose independently of any government, and thus “free.”
Blackdragon Is a Modern Day ‘Free Company’
Just like modern armies for hire have greatly emerged as formidable solutions for their government clients in recent years, Blackdragon is a new breed of the Free Company serving the federal bidder community dependent on winning new contracts for its survival. Gone are the days of big investments in advanced training and maintaining expensive deep benches of overhead talent. It is now more cost effective to hire the right expertise in bite-sized portions than to create and carry their operating costs. As the gig economy continues to grow, scores of expert industry craftsmen shaped and seasoned over decades of traditional employment are breaking ranks with conventional jobs seeking to capitalize on their unique value. Blackdragon is a federated coalition of superbly trained extraordinarily sophisticated, and remarkably experienced business professionals all working together in a united spirit on behalf of our clients.
Mr. Rosenberger’s Leadership Approach: At a Glance
Visionary thinking and collaborative engagement are the two key factors behind Mr. Rosenberger’s leadership style. After establishing Blackdragon, he focused on the significance of inspiring and empowering his team to innovate. Over the years, Mr. Rosenberger’s leadership style has evolved and become more adaptive and responsive to the evolving needs of the industry. This evolution entails encouraging the team to think outside the box and take calculated risks, keeping lines of communication open, and being adaptable and quick to seize new possibilities and obstacles.
At the Frontline of the Tech Evolution
Technology plays a crucial role in operating and growing a company. Some of the emerging technologies, such as blockchain, advanced AI, and augmented reality, are set to revolutionize the gig economy. Blackdragon is all set to integrate these technologies into its operations. It is exploring blockchain for secure and transparent contract management and payment systems. The company also focused on advanced AI to improve predictive analytics and matchmaking, augmented reality (AR) for immersive training, and collaboration technologies to improve remote work experiences.
The Expert and Dedicated Team at Blackdragon
The Blackdragon team comprises well-known US intelligence community officials, former agency heads, and commanding officers of prominent military units. They belong to top-ranking consulting firms, boutiques and specialty firms, and Fortune’s 50 most admired companies. Some of them are authors, patent-holding technologists, engineers, designers, graphic illustrators from the likes of National Geographic Magazine and The Economist, Silicon Valley disruptors, former decorated jet fighter pilots, leaders of elite special forces, and public figureheads often appearing as expert contributors on national TV news networks. This includes specialists from state legislatures and governorships across the US.
The Future Outlook
In the future, Mr. Rosenberger’s envisions solidifying the company’s position as the leading platform for gig economy and talent-on-demand services. Two major changes to the professional US workforce underscore the relevance and necessity of Blackdragon’s pioneering approach:
- The Gig Economy Boom: The Gig Economy has been steadily booming over the last decade. With over a third of U.S. workers now freelancers or independent workers, the Gig Economy is on track to encompass more than half of the American workforce by 2027. Experts predict this trend will continue to increase.
- AI in Recruitment: AI is changing the job market, recruiting, and the hiring process. And this is only the beginning.
Blackdragon, for the first time in history, is forging partnerships with many national “jobs.com” leading employment websites, online job boards, and hiring apps in addition to numerous major colleges and universities. This innovative approach ensures real-time access to a vast pool of job-seeking professionals with diverse skills and backgrounds, providing rapid and powerful recruitment solutions.
