Our Vision
"We don’t aspire to be the biggest placement agency serving the military, but we do aspire to be great! We aim to be a provider of outstanding career transition services for selected military officers. We want to be recognized for our ability to match top-quality talent with leading corporations, and for our commitment to helping military officers achieve success in their new career."
Jim Costello has over 30 years of leadership experience. He began his career in 1990 in the United States Army. As an Infantry Officer, Jim learned many leadership lessons both in peacetime and in war. After 5 years of distinguished service, Jim transitioned to the corporate world as a management trainee with a global bank.
Over the years, Jim held many roles and managed many teams in the USA and in 2008 relocated to Hong Kong where he held country, region, and global roles for the bank. Jim worked in many areas of financial services - Mortgage, Credit Card, Investments, and Insurance. Jim ran HSBC’s Hong Kong life insurance business and was the CEO of HSBC’s life insurance company in China. He retired from HSBC after 25 years, and in 2018 he founded Ready Group. Jim has gained invaluable experience and a robust professional network and is now focused on giving back and helping our service members transition to civilian life.
Jim Costello
Founder and CEO