Strategic Advisory for Scaling Founders

I scaled a business 2,000%
with 4 employees. Now I
help founders do the same.

Operational strategy, systemisation, and growth architecture for business owners ready to scale past $1M–$5M without the headcount, the chaos, or the guesswork.

Jon Hui — founder and business advisor
5 → 100
Truck fleet in 36 months
4 FTE
Same team since launch
26
Locations nationally
$32M → $195M
Book growth as bank owner
The problem

Most businesses don't have a growth problem. They have a structure problem.

You've proven the model. Revenue is growing. But the business still depends on you for everything — pricing decisions, staff management, client issues, daily operations.

Hiring more people hasn't solved it. It's added cost, complexity, and management overhead. Margins stay flat while workload compounds.

The core issue isn't effort or talent. It's architecture. Without documented systems, clear accountability structures, and technology working in your favour, growth becomes a liability instead of an asset.

01

The owner is the operating system

Every decision, escalation, and exception routes through you. The business cannot function for a single week without your involvement.

02

Revenue rises, margin doesn't

Each dollar of new revenue costs more to deliver. Headcount grows faster than profit. You're scaling costs, not value.

03

No replicable system exists

Operations live in people's heads, not in documented processes. Expansion to a second location or new service line feels like starting from scratch.

04

Strategy has no implementation partner

You've attended the conferences and read the books. What's missing is someone who has done it — and will stay in the room until it's done.

The approach

Advisory from an operator,
not an observer.

This is not motivational coaching. It is structured, implementation-focused advisory built on two decades of building, scaling, and systemising businesses across financial services, logistics, leasing, and sales.

I built Easy Truck Rental from a 5-truck operation to 100 trucks across 26 locations in 36 months — with the same 4 full-time staff we started with. Year-on-year growth of 250%.

That result was not accidental. It was the product of three deliberate investments: technology and integrated AI that automates, systems that replicate, and a brand architecture that extends into new revenue lines without new overhead.

Today, AI is not a bolt-on in my businesses — it's embedded into operations. I've built and continue to refine custom AI systems that handle decision-making, data analysis, and operational execution that would otherwise require additional staff. The knowledge base grows daily. The analytical depth compounds.

Each brand extension — removals, deliveries, driver hire, rent-to-own — added 40%+ in revenue. Not through more people. Through better structure and smarter technology.

Before that, I spent a decade as an owner-operator of a Bank of Queensland franchise, growing it from $32M to $195M in loan book size. I've led national sales teams of 50+ across multiple branches. I've launched offshore operations. I've built tech platforms from zero.

I work with founders as a strategic partner. We identify the structural constraints holding your business at its current level — and systematically remove them, with AI accelerating every phase of that transformation.

Jon Hui
Operating principle
The ultimate system is one where data makes the decisions, AI executes the operations, and the owner's involvement becomes optional. That's not a future aspiration — it's what I'm building now, and what I help my clients build.
Jon Hui — Managing Director, Easy Group
Track record

Results from businesses I've built and led.

Every metric below is from my own operations. Not client claims. Not projections. Verified outcomes from companies I've owned, managed, and scaled.

2,000%
Fleet growth
Grew Easy Truck Rental from 5 trucks to 100+ in 36 months. Expanded from 1 location to 26 nationally, with operations launching in 3 states by 2026.
4 FTE
Operational efficiency
Maintained the same 4-person team across the entire growth period. Technology and systems — not headcount — drove every expansion.
+40%
Per brand extension
Each new service line — removals, deliveries, driver hire, rent-to-own — added 40%+ incremental revenue to the Easy Group with minimal marginal cost.
$32M → $195M
Bank franchise growth
As owner-manager of a Bank of Queensland franchise for nearly a decade. Grew the book 510% through disciplined client acquisition and operational excellence.
Career trajectory
2022 – Present
CEO & Founder
Easy Truck Rental / Easy Group
2018 – 2019
National Sales Director
Alpha Companies
2015 – 2018
Sales Manager
SilverChef (165% avg. of target)
2004 – 2014
Franchise Owner
Bank of Queensland
Jon Hui with the Easy Truck Rental fleet

Jon Hui (left) with part of the Easy Truck Rental fleet — scaled from 5 to 100+ trucks across 26 locations.

Augmented intelligence

AI isn't a feature I recommend.
It's how I operate.

Most advisors talk about AI. I've built it into the operating system of my own businesses — and I bring that same capability to yours.

This is not about chatbots or a glorified answering service. My approach to AI is fully integrated and augmented — embedded into operations, decision-making, and execution at every level.

Within my own businesses, I've built and continue to refine custom AI systems with a growing knowledge base that deepens daily. The result is an analytical layer that doesn't just report on data — it references it, learns from it, and increasingly drives the decisions themselves.

The endgame is planned personal obsolescence. A business where data-referenced decision-making is so refined that the owner's involvement transitions from essential to optional. I'm building this now. The scope of what AI handles expands every week.

As part of every engagement, I conduct a deep dive into your business stress points and effectiveness gaps to identify where augmented AI can make immediate, measurable advances — not in theory, but in practice, built and deployed within your operation.

Operational AI integration

Custom AI systems built into your workflows — not layered on top. Automating decisions, responses, and processes that currently require your time.

Compounding knowledge base

An AI layer that grows smarter with every transaction, interaction, and data point. The longer it runs, the less you need to intervene.

Data-driven decision making

Transitioning from gut-feel to data-referenced decisions. AI analyses patterns across your operation and surfaces insights that would take a team of analysts to produce.

Planned owner obsolescence

The ultimate objective: a business that runs on systems and intelligence, not on your personal bandwidth. Each AI implementation reduces your operational footprint.

What others say

People who've worked alongside Jon.

From direct reports to clients to industry peers — consistent themes emerge: operational rigour, genuine leadership, and results that speak for themselves.

Jon showed us what real leadership looks like — he led by example, celebrated wins loudly, and was the first to back you when things got tough. He taught our team how to get the best out of people and build managers, not just employees. I learnt more from him than anyone I've worked with. Any business would be fortunate to have him.
Lisa Harvey Automotive Service — formerly Alpha Companies
Jon is an exceptional leader and savvy strategist. In a few short minutes he can hear you out, bring forth golden nuggets from decades of business acumen, and deliver a solid strategy that's easily implemented. I left every meeting grounded, clear, and exhilarated. When Jon is engaged with you, you know you have someone truly on your side.
Janice Skoreyko Business Consultant — Top 50 SUCCESS Woman of Influence
Jon is highly driven, respectful, and a connector. He does business well. His efficiency, tenacity, and ability to bring teams together to get results is outstanding. I would recommend Jon highly to anyone.
Janice Elsley Author, Leadership & Change Expert
What blows me away is Jon's knowledge of how to run an efficient, streamlined, process-driven business — one that focuses on the client's needs and delivers the right solutions. Internally, he knows how to get a team working towards one goal while still fulfilling each individual's own career ambitions.
Richard Comer Finance for Busy People — Automotive + Business + Personal
The team

The people behind the advisory.

A focused team with complementary expertise across operations, finance, technology, and AI — embedded in your business to deliver results.

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Process

A structured engagement, not an open-ended conversation.

Every engagement follows a disciplined three-phase methodology. Each phase produces measurable deliverables — not motivational platitudes.

01

Diagnose

A thorough assessment of your business architecture — revenue model, cost structure, team roles, technology stack, AI readiness, and operational bottlenecks.

  • Full operational audit
  • Revenue and margin analysis
  • Key-man risk identification
  • Technology and AI gap assessment
  • Stress point and effectiveness gap analysis
02

Design

Design the specific systems, AI integrations, and structures required to scale your operation without proportional headcount growth.

  • Growth systems blueprint
  • AI integration and automation roadmap
  • Brand extension strategy
  • Data-driven decision framework
03

Deliver

Hands-on execution alongside you. Weekly strategy sessions with defined milestones, AI system deployment, and direct accountability until the system is performing.

  • Weekly 1:1 strategy sessions
  • Bespoke AI solutions built and deployed
  • Performance tracking and data analysis
  • Ongoing refinement and knowledge base growth
Engagement options

Two ways to work together.

Both formats deliver structured outcomes. The right choice depends on the complexity of your business and the speed of change you require.

Group
Founder Collective
A small, curated group of non-competing founders working through the same growth methodology. Structured sessions with peer accountability.

What's included

  • Operational self-assessment framework
  • Fortnightly group strategy sessions
  • Systems, automation, and AI playbooks
  • Peer accountability structure
  • Monthly 1:1 check-in
Express Interest

The first session commitment

Our initial consultation is a working session, not a sales pitch. If at the end of that conversation you don't have at least two actionable insights you can implement immediately — regardless of whether we work together — I'll consider that a failure on my part. I don't take on engagements where I can't see a clear path to measurable improvement. If I'm not the right fit, I'll tell you directly.

Next step

A 15-minute conversation to determine if there's a fit.

No obligation. No slide deck. A direct conversation about where your business is, what's constraining it, and whether my approach can move the needle.

Request a Consultation

I take on a limited number of advisory clients at any given time.