25 YEARS
INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE
3
AGENCY ACQUISITIONS
1
AGENCY EXIT
15 YEARS
CEO OF OWN AGENCY
£12.5M
AGENCY TURNOVER
175
PEOPLE ACROSS 2 OFFICES
Knowledge and Experience
Gareth has 25 years experience in the marketing agency sector. Starting his career in client services, in 2002 he acquired a Yorkshire design agency in a management buyout.
As CEO, over the next 15 years he grew it into a £12.5 million, 175 person integrated agency. Working with the biggest names in UK retail, they won awards for their work and their investment in people.
Exiting his agency in 2017, Gareth now uses his extensive knowledge to enable other agency owners to realise their potential through mentoring, coaching and advising.
A finalist for Mentor of the Year, his book , STANDOUT OR DIE, was published in 2021.
He now helps established but static marketing agencies get growing again.
MENTORING
1-2-1 mentoring for sole agency owners running agencies that are MINIMUM: > 3 years trading > 4 employees> £300k annual revenue
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12 x 90 min ONLINE sessions
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YOUR AGENDA - You bring your problems, opportunities, ideas and issues. We'll solve and maxmiise them together.
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Ad hoc support via telephone/email/Slack in between meetings
COACHING
Bespoke coaching for upto 3 founders (same agency) running agencies that are MINIMUM: > 3 years trading > 8 employees> £600k annual revenue
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CLARITY + STRATEGY + ACCOUNTABILITY over 12 months ONLINE
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OUR AGENDA - Deep dive sessions and 3 year plan development coaching programme .
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Ad hoc support via telephone/email/Slack in between meetings
ADVISING
Board advisory for agency directors or senior leaders of agencies that are MINIMUM: > 3 years trading > 12 employees> £1.5M annual revenue
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Half Day in person or online monthly meetings
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BOARD AGENDA - Deep Dive + plan development followed by Chair or NED impact with focus on accountability and effectiveness
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Ad hoc support via telephone/email/Slack in between meetings
STANDOUT OR DIE
If you own a digital marketing agency, you’re in a fight for survival.
You operate in a saturated market. Your world is being disrupted by technology, wars, economic forces, and the after effects of a global pandemic. Your business model is heavily reliant on the skill and loyalty of people. Your services are in demand but competition is intense.
If you want to grow your agency, you really have only one choice: STANDOUT OR DIE.
Winner of the AXIOM Business Book Awards Silver Medal and 5 STAR rated on Amazon, STANDOUT OR DIE by Gareth Healey unpacks what it means – and what it takes – to become a STANDOUT agency.
The 7 step R.O.A.D.M.A.P. shows you how to make your agency more visible, desirable and valuable.
