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Episode #599 - 5 Years On: What Happens When You Choose Control Over Chaos? - with Greg Baldwin — ScaleUp Radio Episode #599

Episode #599 - 5 Years On: What Happens When You Choose Control Over Chaos? - with Greg Baldwin

Episode #599 29 Apr 2026

Show notes

Hi there and welcome back to another edition of ScaleUp Radio, the podcast brought to you by Smart90, inspired by the Entrepreneurial ScaleUp System and designed to make navigating our ScaleUp journeys that little bit easier by learning from others' experiences.

I’m Kevin Brent and in today's episode I’m joined by Greg Baldwin, Managing Director of Highway Traffic Management.

Now this is a special one; because we’re revisiting Greg’s journey five years on to see what’s actually happened since our last conversation. And it’s a fascinating look at what real scaling looks like in practice.

From rapid 65% growth to deliberately slowing things down, Greg shares why choosing control over speed has been critical to building a stronger, more sustainable business.

One standout message really hit home for me:
“We realised growth was putting too much pressure on the business and the people; so we chose control over speed.”

We also talk about leadership through personal loss, how to protect culture as you scale, and why starting simple with data beats jumping straight into technology.

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Greg can be found here:

linkedin.com/in/greg-baldwin-75497990

https://htmltd.co.uk/

greg.baldwin@htmltd.co.uk

 

Resources:

The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod - https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-miracle-morning-updated-and-expanded-edition-the-6-habits-that-will-transform-your-life-before-8am-hal-elrod/7737402?ean=9781399816052&next=t

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