Interviews and profiles from the VantaFive chapter. Dates reflect the original publication; plans and company details reflect the time of each conversation.

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Agency Acquisitions & Exits

August 14, 2026Video / podcast · 49 min

John Ghiorso Sold His Amazon Agency to S4 Capital — Then Started Building Again

John joins Peter Lang to connect the lessons of selling Orca Pacific with his decision to build again through VantaFive. The conversation explores how technology creates openings for specialist agencies, why the studio starts businesses rather than acquiring them, and how an exit changes a founder’s priorities.

VantaFive model
Agency exits
Market selection
Build vs. buy

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The Impatient Entrepreneur

November 26, 2025Podcast · 39 min

Reinventing Agencies with John Ghiorso

John discusses the return to entrepreneurship that led to VantaFive and the value of pairing specialist operators with a clear market opportunity. He also explains how continuous learning, AI-assisted research, and shared lessons across agencies inform his decisions about what to build next.

VantaFive model
Operator selection
AI-assisted learning
New agency opportunities

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How to Scale an 8 Figure Agency

August 18, 2025Podcast

How to Scale an Agency to $5M+ Without Burning Out — Lessons from John Ghiorso of Vanta 5

John and Jordan Ross discuss the systems an agency needs as it grows beyond its founder’s personal capacity. Drawing on the VantaFive approach, the episode covers choosing a market, developing repeatable delivery, creating consistent demand, and giving the founder room to lead.

Agency scaling
Delivery systems
Lead generation
Founder independence

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Digital Shelf Insider

August 11, 2025Video / podcast · 18 min

How Can Brands Make It Big On TikTok Shop? | Ft. John Ghiorso, Co-Founder and CEO, VantaFive

John explains why TikTok Shop calls for its own operating approach, combining content, creators, and commerce execution. The conversation examines the work behind sustainable growth on the platform and why repeated creative testing matters more than betting on a single viral hit.

TikTok Shop
Social commerce
Creator partnerships
Creative testing

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The Business Credit and Financing Show

August 10, 2025Video / podcast · 30 min

John Ghiorso: The Fast Track Process to Scale Your Business Quickly

John talks with Ty Crandall about building a repeatable approach to growth as VantaFive launches specialist marketing businesses. The discussion covers choosing suitable acquisition channels, using LinkedIn and outbound outreach, and creating a focused audience for an agency’s services.

Growth systems
LinkedIn
Outbound
Niche audiences

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The Shaun Sharabi Show

July 21, 2025Podcast · 58 min

#09 John Ghiorso: Co-Founder & CEO of VantaFive

John traces the move from building an Amazon agency to starting VantaFive after his exit. With Shaun Sharabi, he explores how new opportunities in LinkedIn, AI, and TikTok Shop shape the studio’s approach to launching specialist marketing businesses.

VantaFive model
Post-exit entrepreneurship
LinkedIn
AI
TikTok Shop

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Brand Builders

June 23, 2025Podcast · 80 min

How I’m Building A $100M Agency Holding Company | John Ghiorso

A detailed conversation about how VantaFive is designed to launch and grow specialist agencies. John discusses the studio’s financial model, pricing, operator hiring, equity splits, and the choice between building and buying businesses. It offers a broad introduction to the decisions behind the studio model.

Agency economics
Equity splits
Operator hiring
Pricing
Build vs. buy

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Hampton

March 27, 2025Written interview

He Launches a New Agency Every 90 Days

Hampton profiles the thinking behind VantaFive and John’s plan to make launching specialist agencies a repeatable process. The interview covers CEO recruitment, shared back-office support, finding demand created by technology, and applying lessons from earlier operating mistakes to new companies.

VantaFive model
Agency launches
CEO recruitment
Shared operations
Market selection

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Confessions of a B2B Entrepreneur

November 28, 2024Podcast · 30 min

Building 5 Agencies In 2 Years with John Ghiorso of Orca Pacific

An early conversation from the period when John was setting out to build multiple specialist agencies after Orca Pacific. With Tom Hunt, he examines agency focus, the move to recurring retainers, and building a growth team. The episode also considers why turning an agency’s internal technology into a separate product can distract from serving clients.

Specialization
Growth teams
Retainer models
Service vs. software

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Agency Builders

November 26, 2024Podcast · 48 minPublic transcript

The 2 Keys to Scaling (Based on a Successful Exit) w/ John Ghiorso

John explains which lessons from Orca Pacific he is applying as he begins building a group of new agencies. The interview focuses on developing both delivery and growth systems, then gets specific about client satisfaction, scope control, pricing, and margins. A public transcript makes it easy to revisit the operating details.

Delivery systems
Growth systems
Client retention
Scope control
Pricing

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