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I’m Granger Forson and you’ll find me at www.bizsmart-gloucestershire.co.uk or on LinkedIn. In this inspiring episode of ScaleUp Radio, I’m joined by Hugh Taylor, CEO of Roadnight Taylor. His story is a masterclass in transformation, determination, and the power of experimentation.
Hugh shares the remarkable journey behind Roadnight Taylor’s shift from a struggling generalist consultancy to a globally respected Independent Specialist Grid Consultancy, now recognised in the top 0.1 percent worldwide for client value perception and enjoying 100 percent team retention over six years.
What stands out is the extraordinary turnaround that began with a change in mindset. Hugh talks openly about the early years of intense struggle, working hand-to-mouth and facing burnout before discovering key ideas in books such as Good to Great by Jim Collins and Bounce by Matthew Syed. Those insights triggered bold decisions, including letting go of 80 percent of clients, doubling fees through an auction model, and going deeply niche to become world-leading experts.
Today, Hugh leads a thriving, joyful, four-day-week, self-managing team, working with major global names such as Amazon and Octopus Energy, helping eliminate barriers to the grid connections needed to decarbonise society and support the growth of renewable energy infrastructure.
If you’re scaling a business, this conversation is packed with wisdom around focus, courage, culture, generating cash, and the joy that comes from building a business that works beautifully for everyone involved.
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Resources:
Good to Great by Jim Collins - https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/good-to-great-collins-jim/5255326?ean=9780712676090&next=t
Seth Godin podcasts - https://seths.blog/podcasts/
Rory Sutherland podcasts - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4DKv6WcFK61l32wXf1S0zv
Humanocracy by Gary Hamel - https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/humanocracy-revised-and-updated-creating-organizations-as-amazing-as-the-people-inside-them-gary-hamel/7557026?ean=9781647826376&next=t
Bounce by Matthew Syed - https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/bounce-the-myth-of-talent-and-the-power-of-practice-matthew-syed/3584775?ean=9780007350544&next=t
Turning The Flywheel by Jim Collins - https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/turning-the-flywheel-a-monograph-to-accompany-good-to-great-jim-collins/c94b83eccba67932?ean=9781847942555&next=t
Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned by Joel Lehman - https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/why-greatness-cannot-be-planned-the-myth-of-the-objective-joel-lehman/323aa2a67c9e23e3?ean=9783319155234&next=t