Two pieces of good news


Two pieces of good news this week.

First: we just started recording new podcast episodes. That means fresh content is coming as early as next month!

Second: our next Knowledge Share guest is Ben Bartolone, and he's joining us on October 21st to talk about outbound.

We know, we know. Outbound. The thing most agency owners dread.

But Ben has a way of making it feel not just doable, but something you might actually enjoy. Big promise. He delivers.

That gives you a few weeks to catch up on past episodes or Knowledge Shares before everything picks up again.

β€œThe biggest light bulb for me is, what kind of agency do you want to be? The intentionality, for some reason, escaped me until your presentation. So thank you!” -- previous Knowledge Share attendee

Who We're Partnering With

Most agencies grow one client at a time. Some grow by buying another agency, and add a team, a client base and new capabilities in one move. Agency M&A Liftoff (Nov 4-6, Dallas) is three days on how agency owners buy growth, evaluate deals, finance them responsibly and build enterprise value.

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Who are we?

Hi, we're Peter and Sei-Wook, co-founders of Barrel Holdings, a portfolio of agency businesses. We also run AgencyHabits, a resource for agency operators featuring lessons learned from our various agency businesses.

Thanks for being a subscriber. If you or anyone you know is interested in selling their agency business, please check out what types of agencies we're looking for and email hi@barrel-holdings.com.

Also: Peter posts a lot of agency content on LinkedIn, give him a follow!

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