The Legend Begins...

Scott Jones, General Manager and owner of IT Leaders, was born and raised on a small farm in Northern NSW. With excellent scholastic results but no desire to study, Scott moved to the Gold Coast and worked in sales until he landed an IT contract with an R&D company, allowing him to develop his business skills.

In this position, Scott became aware of the frustration small businesses experienced trying to access reliable IT help. "To me, this spelled opportunity. With computers becoming the backbone of the SME marketplace, my vision was to build skilled teams of IT staff and provide excellent service at an affordable price."

With $10,000 saved from his contracting role, he started IT Leaders, employed his first staff member, and rented a warehouse in Ashmore. Over the next 2 years the business grew quickly, with Scott putting in massive hours to ensure that he never lost a client.  "I worked 100 hour weeks, grabbed naps when I could, and developed business systems and growth strategies in my 'spare' time.

"I sold everything I owned to fund growth. Motorbike, guitars, furniture - if it wasn't bolted down, or essential for the business, it went.  At one stage I lived on rolled oats and fruit because it was cheap and nutritious, and slept in the loft of my warehouse. But I loved what I was doing, and believed in the vision."

IT Leaders grew 310% in its second year, and has maintained an annual growth of over 60% since. Scott attributes this to simple principles. "I grew up in a place where a man's word was everything, hard work got the job done, and people worked together for win-win outcomes.
 
Today IT Leaders operates from two business locations and has 1000 business clients in South East QLD and Northern NSW; its growth appears boundless.

The vision of IT Leaders has shifted now from simply deploying and maintaining IT infrastructure,
to also finding new and innovative ways to prove value by improving client business productivity.

"My secret to success is an elite team of geniuses and a strong ethical approach as the cornerstone of everything I do, in and out of business."  {Scott Jones}

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