Breakout Studio

What Breakout Studio does

Breakout Studio is a privately held, full-service creative agency founded in 2013 (variously reported as 2014) and operating as Breakout Studio LLC under Utah registration, with working presence in Chicago and a remote-first delivery model. The firm was founded by seasoned investment professionals who previously worked with large agencies branding alternatives and private equity firms, and it explicitly positions itself around financial-services domain knowledge (PE firms, hedge funds, real estate investors, and alternative asset managers) as its anchor vertical. Services span the full brand lifecycle: brand strategy and value proposition definition, visual identity systems, copywriting and messaging, website design and development, marketing collateral, packaging design, event branding, animation, and video production. It also operates a merchandise sub-brand, Breakout Merch (Rec League), which handles custom swag and branded merchandise production with e-commerce storefront management. There is no proprietary technology platform; offerings are professional creative services delivered by an in-house team of strategists, designers, writers, developers, SEO specialists, and merchandise operators, supplemented by domain-specific SEO and UX research expertise.

The agency's client base is enterprise-skewed, with an unusually concentrated exposure to financial services — including Angelo Gordon, P10 Holdings, Cressey & Company, Ironwood Partners, Walton Street Capital, AlpInvest, Red Arts Capital, Access Holdings, RidgeLake Partners, Evoke Advisors, RCP Advisors, Greenbacker, and Integrum. It has extended into technology (Forethought, Techcyte, LinkUp, Mavens, ReportAll), consumer goods (Del Toro, Build-A-Bear, Interior Define, Oars + Alps, Repurpose), healthcare (Elium Health, The Heartfelt Group), energy (Invenergy, World Kinect), sales training (ASLAN), and sports/entertainment (X Games, Youth Inc.). Revenue is generated through project-based and retainer-based engagements priced via custom quotes, with new business acquired primarily through direct website inquiries, direct sales outreach, referrals, and a content/thought-leadership motion. The firm is bootstrapped (no funding rounds disclosed), small (1–10 employees per firmographic data), and led by CEO Zach Labrum, with named practice leads covering strategy/content, creative direction, SEO, and merchandise.

Technology is explicitly not the product: the firm's core technology field is "Not applicable — Breakout Studio is a creative services firm, not a technology product company." There are no APIs, SDKs, or disclosed integrations, and AI/ML capability is limited to standard SEO and analytics tooling rather than proprietary models or data assets. The principal strategic assets are domain specialization (financial services), an in-house full-stack creative bench enabled by remote delivery, and third-party design recognition — including GDUSA Digital Design Showcase awards in 2022 (Forethought, Elium Health) and 2023 (LinkUp, Techcyte).

Name

Breakout Studio

Legal name

Breakout Studio LLC

Website

https://breakout.studio

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Breakout Studio is a remote, full-service creative agency providing brand strategy, visual identity, web design, copywriting, and marketing collateral. It primarily serves private equity, hedge fund, and alternative-asset clients, with expanding work in technology, healthcare, consumer goods, and energy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Creative Agency Services

NAICS

Advertising Agencies (541810), Motion Picture and Video Production (51211)

SIC

Services-Advertising (7310), Services-Advertising Agencies (7311)

akta.pro primary industry

Integrated Full-Service Creative Agencies (MPAAAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Content Production (Video, Design, Copy, Studio) (BPAFAAAF)

Keywords

• Creative agency services
• Brand strategy design
• Visual identity development
• Web design development
• Marketing collateral production

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Creative Agency Services: Breakout Studio generates revenue by providing paid creative and marketing services to enterprise and mid-market clients. Services include brand strategy, visual identity, website design and development, writing and messaging, packaging, marketing collateral, event branding, and video production. Revenue is project-based or retainer-based engagements with B2B clients across multiple verticals.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Breakout Studio is a full-service creative agency that designs, writes, builds, transforms, and launches brands for enterprise and mid-market clients. Its core offerings include brand strategy, visual identity design, web design and development, copywriting and messaging, marketing collateral, packaging, event branding, custom merchandise/swag (via the Rec League sub-brand), animation, video production, and SEO. Engagements are delivered as project-based or retainer-based professional services.

Product overview

Breakout Studio is a full-scale creative agency that operates as a single service offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The company provides comprehensive branding, design, and marketing services including brand strategy, visual identity development, copywriting, web design and development, marketing collateral, packaging, event branding, merchandise design, animation, and video production. The core offering is professional creative services delivered through collaborative client partnerships. Rec League serves as a specialized sub-brand focused on custom merchandise and swag production with e-commerce capabilities. All services are delivered through experienced creative teams rather than self-service software products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Breakout Merch: A custom branded merchandise division of Breakout Studio that offers swag, merchandise design, production, and e-commerce storefront management.

Products and services

• Brand Strategy Services Strategic engagements defining client value proposition, competitive positioning, and brand voice development to establish industry authority. Sold as a standalone creative service to enterprise and mid-market clients.

Named customers34 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Tony Finau FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Since 2021, Breakout Studio has provided brand and marketing support for the Tony Finau Foundation's annual Golf Classic, raising funds to help children discover, develop, and achieve their goals in and out of the classroom. Services include event signage, range dividers, cup inserts, ball markers, and branded merchandise.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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