Experience Matters. Perspective Matters More.
Thirty-plus years across frontline operations, leadership, business ownership and consulting taught me something important: lasting change rarely comes from simply telling people what to do.
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From Blue-Collar Beginnings to Global Leadership
Moving through different levels and departments of organizations gave me the opportunity to experience business from multiple perspectives—the employee doing the work, the manager accountable for the team, the trusted advisor, and the leader responsible for results.
Tom Sheffield's career didn't start in a corner office. It started on the ground — in operational roles that required him to understand how businesses actually work, not just how they look on a strategy deck. Over three decades, he worked his way through senior leadership positions at the state, national, and global level, gaining firsthand experience in every discipline a business consultant needs to advise on.
That range matters. When Tom works with a client on team structure, he's drawing on experience managing teams himself — not frameworks he learned in graduate school. When he coaches executives on leadership under pressure, it's because he's been the executive in the room when the stakes were real. When he guides franchise candidates through their discovery process, he knows what it means to evaluate a business model with money, time, and livelihood on the line.
In 2018, Tom founded HuntJack Consulting in Tampa, FL. The name is a personal one — rooted in family and identity, not marketing. The mission was direct: bring serious corporate experience to the people who needed it most — small and medium business owners, aspiring entrepreneurs, and executives who wanted a coach who'd actually been there.
Since then, Tom has served 500+ clients across the USA through management consulting, executive leadership coaching, and franchise coaching. He earned the President's Award from The Entrepreneur's Source — recognition given to the top performers in franchise coaching. But Tom will tell you the number that means more than any award is the percentage of clients who leave with a decision they're actually confident in. That's the point.
30 Years in the Making
Tom's advice is grounded in experience accumulated across decades, industries, and organizational levels. Here's what built the advisor you're getting.
Early Career
Ground-Level Operations
Tom began his career in operational roles — hands-on work that required understanding how businesses function from the inside out, not from 40,000 feet. This foundation never left him. It's why his consulting feels grounded rather than theoretical.
Mid-Career Growth
State-Level Senior Leadership
Rising into senior management at the state level, Tom developed the strategic thinking, team leadership, and organizational management skills that define his consulting approach today. He learned that leadership is less about authority and more about accountability — of self and others.
National & Global Scope
Senior Positions Across National and Global Organizations
Tom's career reached national and global levels — overseeing complex operations, managing large organizations, and navigating the strategic challenges that only appear at scale. This experience gives Tom a perspective on business problems that most local consultants simply don't have.
Recognition
Recognition Throughout My Career
I have received multiple awards and recognition for leadership, performance and client impact throughout my corporate and consulting career, including recognition from The Entrepreneur’s Source.
Today
HuntJack Consulting — Tampa, FL & Nationwide
500+ clients served. Three disciplines: management consulting, executive leadership coaching, and franchise coaching. One advisor: Tom Sheffield — every client, every session, every conversation. Based in Tampa, serving the USA, built on the belief that every business owner deserves a guide who's actually been where they're trying to go.
The Principles Behind Every Engagement
These aren't marketing copy. They're commitments Tom makes to every client — and the reason those clients recommend him to others.
Listen Before Diagnosing
Understand the situation before forming conclusions.
Ask Before Assuming
Better questions often reveal possibilities that assumptions hide.
Make the Thinking Visible
Putting ideas, perspectives and priorities where they can be seen makes them easier to understand and work through.
Prioritize Before Acting
Not everything can—or should—be addressed at once.
Build Capability, Not Dependency
The objective is to leave people and organizations better equipped to think and act without depending on a consultant.
Be Candid When It Matters
A good thinking partner should be supportive, but also willing to challenge assumptions and surface difficult issues.
Who Tom Works Best With
HuntJack is a particularly strong fit for people who:
A Strong Fit for HuntJack
- Are willing to challenge their assumptions
- Want to participate in discovering solutions
- Value an experienced outside perspective
- Are willing to translate insight into action
- Want stronger internal capability rather than long-term consultant dependency
Ready to Talk With Tom?
30 minutes. No pitch, no pressure, no invoice. Just an honest conversation with someone who's spent 30+ years solving the kinds of problems you're dealing with right now. Most clients leave with more clarity than they've had in months.
Same-day appointments available · M–F 9 AM–5 PM EST · Tampa, FL · Serving the USA