Business Coach Gary Keating: Honoured with the Great British Franchisee Award
By: Gary Keating
Date: 17 / 08 / 2023
Date: 17 / 08 / 2023
Gary Keating, ActionCOACH Bristol Franchise Director, has recently been honoured with the prestigious Great British Franchisee Award, recognising his exceptional work in helping businesses thrive. This national accolade celebrates franchisees who demonstrate outstanding results, innovative leadership, and a lasting impact on their communities, all qualities that define Gary’s approach to business coaching.
What makes Gary’s story particularly compelling is how it connects to a wider audience: he and some of his clients feature in the Amazon Prime documentary “Business As Unusual”, showcasing real business transformations to viewers across the UK and beyond. This exposure not only highlights his coaching expertise but also demonstrates the tangible, real-world results of his work.

The Great British Franchisee Award recognises franchisees who go above and beyond in driving growth, delivering measurable client outcomes, and contributing positively to their local communities. Gary earned this award through years of dedication to his clients, helping them scale businesses, improve profitability, and create sustainable operations. His coaching goes beyond strategy, it inspires confidence, accountability, and long-term success in business owners.
According to Ian Christelow, Co-Founder of ActionCOACH UK:
“Gary’s support to his clients and the wider ActionCOACH network is exceptional. He applies proven coaching strategies while fostering a culture of growth, purpose, and measurable impact. He’s a true example of leadership in action.”
This recognition reinforces Gary’s status as one of the UK’s most credible and effective business coaches, trusted by business owners who want more than just advice, they want results.
Gary’s coaching philosophy is simple yet powerful: success is measured by the success of his clients. Since launching in 2015, he has helped business owners not only grow their companies but also improve their lives, develop strong leadership teams, and expand into new markets. Beyond individual businesses, Gary actively contributes to the economic and social development of Bristol and surrounding areas, demonstrating the broader community impact that Google and readers alike recognise.
His work has created measurable change, from helping clients systemise operations to guiding them through franchising their own businesses, turning local enterprises into sustainable growth stories.
The Amazon Prime documentary “Business As Unusual” provides an intimate look at Gary’s approach, showing audiences how his coaching transforms real businesses. By combining strategic frameworks with hands-on guidance, Gary enables business owners to overcome challenges, embrace innovation, and achieve growth they never thought possible.
This national spotlight underscores his expertise and reinforces his credibility as a trusted business coach in the UK, while simultaneously inspiring other entrepreneurs and demonstrating the tangible benefits of professional coaching.

Released at the end of 2022, all five episodes of Business As Unusual are live on Amazon’s Prime Video. Starring clients of the world’s number one business coaching firm.
Business owners seeking an award winning, high impact business coach choose Gary because he delivers measurable results, real-world experience, and a commitment to community. His coaching is not just about improving the bottom line, it’s about building sustainable, values-driven businesses that make a lasting difference.
With recognition from national awards and exposure on Amazon Prime, Gary Keating exemplifies what it means to be a credible, results driven, and community focused business coach. His clients see transformation not only in revenue and operations but in the confidence, capability, and long-term vision of their businesses.
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