An agency,
venture studio
and accelerator.
We turn technological change into specialist agencies—combining scarce expertise with systematic growth and exceptional delivery.
Explore our companies ↗Deep expertise.
Built into every agency.
Specialist companies built around distinct market opportunities, with shared systems for growth and delivery.
Full-Service LinkedIn Agency
TikTok Shop Agency
Full-Service Reddit Agency
vektor10
Agentic Commerce & GEO Agency
NOT YOUR
DAD’S MEDIA®
Street Interview & Performance Creative Agency
Great agencies don’t
happen by accident.
A shared foundation.
Independent companies.
VantaFive launches and scales specialist marketing services companies. We pair experienced operators with emerging market demand—and give them the systems, capital, and support to build.
Each company owns its discipline. The studio brings the infrastructure that makes great work repeatable: hiring, client service, growth, and operations.
Read the VantaFive manifesto ↗Specialist by design
Deep expertise in a clear market. A service customers have a compelling reason to buy.
Led by operators
Founders who know the work and own the company’s delivery, relationships, and culture.
Built as a system
Shared operating practices that support consistent work, stronger teams, and repeatable growth.
Notes from
the work.
All articles ↗Nine habits for building an agency that lasts
John Ghiorso’s nine operating habits for agency founders: protect margins, build repeatable growth, strengthen delivery, retain clients, and invest in people.
Agency founders should do more free work
Give prospects a meaningful sample of your agency’s service before the sales call. John Ghiorso explains why real work builds confidence and reciprocity.
The coming boom in micro agencies
John Ghiorso’s outlook on micro agencies: small, specialized teams using AI to build businesses with far more revenue per employee.
Built once.
Building again.
After building and selling Orca Pacific, John started VantaFive to bring the next generation of specialist agencies to life.
Meet John ↗What’s next?
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