[Featured Podcast] Building an Agency Holding Company w/ Peter Kang

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    Corey Quinn

    Founder, Deep Specialization™

    Discover how Peter turned client overload into a strategic portfolio by launching Barrel Holdings serving Shopify and Webflow clients through specialization.

    Peter didn’t plan to start a holding company.

    But when he and his partner hit a strategic wall, too many non-ideal clients eating up resources, they took an unconventional path.

    One of their team members stepped up and said: “Let me take these clients and build something.”

    That something became a thriving new agency. And that agency became the first piece of Barrel Holdings, a multi-agency portfolio now serving Shopify and Webflow clients at scale.

    In this featured episode, Peter shares how he:

    • Pruned his client base without burning revenue

    • Leveraged platform partners (like Shopify) to drive consistent growth

    • Built multiple agencies in-house under a single holding company

    • Learned to align leadership incentives for long-term success

    🎧 Listen to the Featured Episode

    There’s no flash. Just 20 years of agency wisdom distilled into one story.

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    Founder, Deep Specialization™

    Corey helps founder-led agencies scale through Deep Specialization™ and programmatic M&A. Former CMO of Scorpion ($20M to $200M). Author of "Anyone, Not Everyone."

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    • You value clarity over complexity
    • You’re open to advanced growth levers, including acquisitions
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