Gareth Healey

Gareth Healey is a marketing agency advisor based in the United Kingdom and the founder of Agents of Change, an advisory and AI consultancy serving independent marketing agencies. He is the author of STANDOUT or Die, winner of a Silver Medal at the 2022 Axiom Business Book Awards, and the creator of the STANDOUT Agency System, an eight-lever framework used by agency founders to diagnose and improve their businesses.

Gareth has over 30 years of experience in the marketing industry, including 15 years building, scaling and exiting his own £12.5 million agency, Gratterpalm (later CreativeRace), which he acquired in a 2002 management buyout and exited in 2017. He advises UK-based agency owners on scalability, profitability and sustainability – helping them grow stronger businesses, increase financial returns, and reduce founder dependency.

Advisory and AI Consultancy for Marketing Agencies

Gareth’s advisory work is delivered through Agents of Change, working one-to-one with independent marketing agency founders on positioning, profitability, operations and growth. Agents of Change also delivers AI consultancy for agencies through co-founder Callum Healey.

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STANDOUT or Die

Published in November 2021, STANDOUT or Die is a practical guide for marketing agency founders on building a structured, scalable and founder-independent business.Winner of a Silver Medal at the 2022 Axiom Business Book Awards. Available in paperback, Kindle and audiobook.

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