
Business Specific Coaching with Sustainability Practices Built In
Berkshire & Surrey
If you're a business owner or leader or a company based in Berkshire & Surrey, here's how I can help:
Delivered through business specific coaching, workshops or advisory support, tailored to your needs.
Inspired by Koch & Nieuwenhuizen’s Simply Strategy: The Shortest Route to the Best Strategy I can help you:
Diagnose Your Business:
✔ Define the different parts of your business where you need to do things differently and things to improve
✔ Show you in detail where you make the most profits, cash and why
✔ Review your business model and productise offerings through a sustainability lens
✔ Help you understand the customer perspective and why people buy from your competition
✔ Conduct sustainability and ESG assessments to identify risks and opportunities
✔ Provide financial reporting visibility, transparency systems and reporting
Make Your Strategy & Plans Stick:
✔ Work out which products and services can be improved upon, created or exited
✔ Identify new market and audience segments for growth
✔ Show you resources and capability requirements
✔ Build you and your team’s knowledge with better understanding of the role and practices of sustainability in business (Net Zero, Supply Chain, Regulations, ESG, Risk, Governance, Marketing, Operations, Cost Savings)
✔ Business improvement through clarity and action
Hello, I'm Gavin
Based on the Surrey-Berkshire border and working across the UK, I help £1m–£15m B2B service and brand-driven businesses strengthen business performance, build structured operations and integrate sustainability into commercial strategy.
I’ve led organisations through tough markets, digital disruption and major change in Commercial Director and Marketing Director roles at BBC Worldwide and Universal Pictures, as well as MD roles in SME B2B businesses. My approach is practical, honest and focused on results that stick.
I help business leaders:
Strengthen business performance
Embed sustainable business practices
Improve business value and exit readiness
Get business clarity, sustainably simplified
Credentials & Experience
25+ years in media and marketing leadership roles including BBC Worldwide, Universal Pictures and severeal Media and Marketing Companies
MBA • FCIM • Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership • BSI Net Zero Certified • Corporate Governance Institute Best Practice in ESG • Carbon Literacy Facilitator
Frequently Asked Questions
What is business specific coaching with sustainability practices built in?
I help business owners, leaders and companies strengthen their business performance using the Simply Strategy approach. I work with you to diagnose your business, showing you where you really make profits, understanding customer perspectives, improving your business model and identifying what needs to change. Then I help make your strategy stick by applying The Curve Coaching Model, working out which products and services to improve or exit, finding new market opportunities, and building your team's capabilities. Throughout this process, I integrate sustainability practices where they add commercial value - whether that's through cost savings, new market opportunities, or competitive advantage. It's business coaching first, with sustainability knowledge built in where it strengthens your business.
Who do you work with in Berkshire and Surrey?
I work with business owners, leadership teams and comapnies across Berkshire and Surrey, including Reading, Bracknell, Guildford, Woking, and surrounding areas. My clients are typically companies that need clarity on where they make profits, want to improve their business model, or need to integrate sustainability practices effectively.
What is the Simply Strategy approach?
Based on Koch & Nieuwenhuizen's "Simply Strategy: The Shortest Route to the Best Strategy," I help you diagnose your business challenges and make your strategy stick through two key phases: understanding where you really make money and why customers choose competitors, then implementing practical changes that deliver results.
How do you deliver your services?
I offer three flexible delivery methods tailored to your needs: one-to-one business coaching sessions, interactive workshops for your leadership team, and ongoing advisory support as you implement changes.
What does a sustainability and ESG assessment involve?
I conduct practical assessments to identify risks and opportunities in your business, review your business model through a sustainability lens and help you understand Net Zero, supply chain sustainability, regulations and ESG requirements. All focused on commercial benefits. It starts with a quick company-wide survey which takes no more than 10 minutes to complete. It always uncovers some great nuggets of inisght.
How long does it take to see results?
Most clients see clarity and initial improvements within the first few sessions. The full process of diagnosing challenges and implementing sustainable changes typically takes 3-6 months, depending on your specific needs and goals.
Do you only work with businesses that are already focused on sustainability?
Not at all. Many of my clients start with traditional business challenges. Unclear profits, operational issues, or competitive pressures. I show them how sustainability practices can actually solve these problems while creating new opportunities.
What's included in making strategy and plans stick?
This includes working out which products and services to improve or exit, identifying new market segments, building your team's knowledge of sustainable business practices, and ensuring you have the resources and capabilities to execute your strategy successfully.
Ready to Get Started?
Book a free 45-minute discovery call to discuss your business and sustainability goals and find the right programme for your business.
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gavin@gavinmiller.co
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07884 000 848