The best in the business – local Bristol coach receives national award
Bristol-based business coach, Gary Keating, was named a winner of the Great British Franchisee Awards this week in recognition of his ongoing success at his ActionCOACH Bristol firm. The accolade considers areas such as business growth, staff retainment, business experience, customer satisfaction, community involvement, and inspired leadership to determine worthy franchisees across the UK.
ActionCOACH franchise partners support businesses across the UK in their exclusive territories, offering coaching services to help clients unlock their business potential.
“Despite winning the award, it’s not about me – my team and our clients are what make our business coaching firm what it is. We measure our success by our client’s success - since our launch in 2015, we have seen our clients franchise their businesses, win awards for their work and massively increase their profits. Our mission is to change the fate of business owners throughout Bristol and the surrounding area, and this award is validation that we’re succeeding.”
The judges of the Great British Franchisee Awards explained that Gary Keating had innovatively structured ActionCOACH Bristol for sustained growth. They stated that not only is Gary a great ambassador to the business coaching community, but he is just as invested in his clients and the wider Bristol community as he is in his own team. The judges concluded that finding someone like Gary, who is constantly exceeding targets and demonstrating excellent leadership qualities, is exactly what they were looking for when granting a Great British Franchisee Award.
Gary is not stopping there with his exciting win as he continues to help local businesspeople to flourish. In 2022 alone, Gary and his team helped to create 1,200 jobs in the Bristol area through business coaching, predicting a turnover in excess of £1.8 million for this financial year. In addition to his recent win, Gary regularly places in the top 3 coaches globally. One local business owner who has particularly benefitted from Gary’s coaching is Mike Pugh, CEO of Maplebrook Wills.
“Since starting our coaching with Gary in August 2016 we have increased turnover by over 100%,” says Mike. “Gary has helped eliminate the chaos in our business and we now work from a commercial space, have full time employees, and have franchisees throughout England and Wales. Our future sees us stronger and more engaged for growth than we ever thought possible – we have now taken our business overseas and have experienced sustained growth despite this significant shakeup in our business. Gary has profoundly changed our lives and we are excited to see what opportunities our business relationship will hold.”
To learn more about ActionCOACH Bristol or to register for a free business growth seminar, please visit bristol.actioncoach.co.uk