"Tom helped me see franchise ownership in a completely different light. He wasn't trying to sell me anything — he was genuinely educating me. That made all the difference in the decision I made."
30+ Years. One Advisor.
The Story Behind
The Story Behind
HuntJack Consulting
Tom Sheffield didn't start HuntJack from a consulting textbook. He started it from 30+ years of corporate leadership — from the factory floor to the boardroom — and a belief that business owners deserve better guidance than the industry was offering.
President's Award
Winner
Winner
Tom's Story
From Blue-Collar Beginnings to Global Leadership
"I've held nearly every role a company has to offer — from the bottom up. That's not a resume line. It's what makes my advice different."
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.
📍 Tampa, FL — Serving USA
🏆 President's Award Recipient
⭐ 30+ Years Experience
🤝 500+ Clients Served
🎓 Founded HuntJack 2018
Career History
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
President's Award — The Entrepreneur's Source
After founding HuntJack Consulting in 2018, Tom earned the President's Award from The Entrepreneur's Source — reserved for the top performers in franchise coaching. This recognition reflects the quality of Tom's client outcomes, not just his sales volume. Clients make better decisions when working with Tom. That's what the award recognizes.
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.
How Tom Thinks
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.
Educate First
Tom's job isn't to hand you an answer — it's to build your understanding of the problem so you can make confident decisions, with or without him in the room. Education creates independence. Independence creates lasting results.
Always Direct Access
You hired Tom. You get Tom. There is no junior consultant waiting to take over, no account manager as a buffer, no delegation after the kickoff call. Every session, every strategy, every hard conversation — that's Tom directly.
No Agenda But Yours
Tom doesn't earn commissions on recommendations. He doesn't have a "preferred" franchise brand or a partner firm to refer you to. His only financial interest is in you getting clear, making a good decision, and succeeding. That's the whole thing.
Customized, Not Canned
Tom doesn't own a playbook that gets opened for every new client. Your industry, your team dynamics, your personal risk tolerance, your goals — all of it shapes the engagement. No two HuntJack clients get the same strategy because no two clients have the same situation.
Honest, Even When It's Hard
Tom will tell you what he actually thinks — including when he thinks you're wrong, when the franchise isn't right for you, or when the business problem is leadership, not operations. Candor is part of the service. You're not paying for validation.
Real Accountability
Strategy without follow-through isn't worth the slide deck it's printed on. Tom stays in the engagement — tracking progress, asking the hard accountability questions, and adjusting course when the market changes or the plan hits reality.
President's Award — The Entrepreneur's Source
The President's Award is given to top-performing franchise coaches in The Entrepreneur's Source network — reserved for those whose clients demonstrate the best outcomes. Tom earned it not by placing the most clients into franchises, but by ensuring the clients he worked with made decisions they didn't regret. In an industry full of brokers with commissions to earn, that distinction matters.
500+
Clients served
USA-wide
Is Tom the Right Fit?
Who Tom Works Best With — and Who He Doesn't
Tom is direct about this — not every client relationship is the right one. Here's an honest look at when HuntJack is the right call, and when it might not be.
✅ Great Fit for Tom
- Small to mid-sized business owners who want strategy, not just a report
- Executives who want a coach who's led real teams, not just studied them
- Aspiring franchise owners who want education before they sign anything
- Leaders who want honest feedback, even when it challenges their assumptions
- Clients who value direct access and one-on-one depth over firm prestige
- Anyone tired of advice that sounds smart but doesn't work in practice
🔲 Probably Not the Right Fit
- Large enterprises needing a full consulting team with dedicated deliverables
- Clients looking for someone to validate a decision they've already made
- Anyone who wants a passive advisor — not an engaged, accountability-focused coach
- Franchise buyers who want to be sold on a brand rather than educated on the decision
- Leaders who aren't open to hearing hard truths about their own role in a problem
Tom's Approach
Four Pillars That Drive Every Engagement
Whether Tom is doing management consulting, leadership coaching, or franchise guidance, these four principles shape every conversation and every recommendation.
Listen Before Diagnosing
Tom doesn't arrive with a solution. He arrives with questions. The first phase of every engagement is deep listening — understanding the real problem, not the stated one. Most business problems are diagnosed wrong in the first five minutes.
Build Understanding, Not Dependency
The goal of Tom's coaching is to make you a better decision-maker — not to create a dependency on his guidance. He explains the "why" behind every recommendation so you can apply the thinking independently going forward.
Calibrate to Your Reality
Every recommendation Tom makes is filtered through your specific constraints — your budget, your team, your market, your personal goals. The right answer for one client might be the wrong answer for another. Generic advice is useless advice.
Stay Accountable Through Execution
Tom's engagement doesn't end at the strategy session. He tracks execution, checks in on progress, and adjusts the plan when the situation changes. Strategy and execution are the same job — they only look different on paper.
The best consultants don't give you a fish. They don't even teach you to fish. They teach you how to think about the river — so you can feed yourself for the rest of your life.
Tom Sheffield
Founder, HuntJack Consulting Client Voices
What Clients Say About Working With Tom
"Working with Tom was different from any consulting I'd experienced. He challenged the way I was thinking, not just the tactics I was using. Six months later, my team is stronger and our revenue reflects it."
"Tom's leadership coaching cut through the noise. He speaks from experience, not theory. I finally felt like I was getting advice from someone who actually knew what it was like to be in the room when the pressure is on."
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