About Scout Advisors
Built on Truth. Guided by Stewardship.
We value organizations where strategy is grounded in truth, not activity. We believe that growth should create margin — for people, for purpose, and for generosity. We are committed to ethical leadership, the stewardship of resources, and building businesses that serve as a lasting legacy for the people inside them.
Our Team
The People Behind the Partnership
Jon DeLine
Founder & Strategic Lead
Jon is a former owner and CEO of Beta Fueling Systems, where he built a customer-driven growth strategy, assembled a high-performing team, deployed growth capital into operations, doubled recurring revenue, and increased profitability by over 600%.
He later negotiated acquisitions structured to pay back within three years and is CM&AA-accredited in buy-side M&A.
As CEO Coach to Columbia Forest Products (2,100-employee ESOP), Jon has aligned Boards and executive teams around customer-driven strategic initiatives, measurable KPIs, and acquisition-driven growth architecture.
He previously worked at Danaher helping develop growth tools to deploy innovation across operating companies to increase core growth by over 2%.
Debbie DeLine
Operational Excellence Lead
Debbie brings 30 years of operational excellence experience, including lean manufacturing deployment, ERP systems implementation, and technology-enabled standard work design.
At Beta Fueling Systems, she reduced lead times by over 50%, lowered labor costs, and helped drive the 600%+ profitability improvement.
A plus I Technology
AI & Technology Lead
An award-winning AI developer with Silicon Valley-caliber expertise in applying technology to solve real-world B2B distribution challenges. Our Technology Lead translates AI strategy into measurable operational ROI.
Existing Engagements & Partnerships
Location
Greensboro, NC
Serving clients nationwide