ABOUT US
How We Help Your Business
We help you be data-driven the easy way.
We help small businesses that want to grow and be data-driven about it, but don't have the resources internally (or the budget for a full-time analyst).
We also help consultants and coaches become true advisors to their clients (with the help of custom dashboards and monthly insights), not just number reporters.
See more on our Fractional Analyst and White-label Dashboard offerings.
Why We Do It
After years in the corporate world, we realized that we weren't making enough impact on individual people and needed to change that.
Helping and working with people is what drives us. We work with people first, then numbers. Building a relationship with you is step one; making sense of your data, goals, and strategy come next.
We put our "big business" skills to use for small businesses - we want to, first, understand your goals. Data for the sake of data is useless! Data for the sake of strategy is gold.
Then we want to help you visualize your performance in dashboards so you can see the story of your data unfold immediately.
And, of course, most importantly, we want to help you make the right, analytical, data-driven decisions so we give you some quantifiably good insights and recommendations.
We aren't going to tell you how to run your business, we just want to help you run it better.
Our Value Story
When you left the house as a kid, most people were always told be safe, make good choices, text me when you get there.
My mom, who's one of the most influential people in my life, beyond the normal parent, always focused on “make good choices”. So that’s what I tried to do.
Every time I left the house from age 5 til I was 25 and she passed away.
I've made it my life's mission but I wasn't immediately sure how to make it a business... then I realized that "making good choices" in business means "making data-driven decisions".
I also realized that there is a real skill, and very real value from being able to help small businesses understand their numbers, visualize them, gain insights from them, and make better decisions. Turns out, my team and I are really good at that!
If you can see your numbers, you can understand your performance.
If you can understand your performance, you can gain insights from it.
If you gain insights from it, you'll make better decisions, faster.
If you make better decisions, faster, your company will be stronger than you could have ever imagined.
Most people have goals. We give them the tools to make sure those goals actually get hit.
Be data-driven the easy way.
- Jack, founder of Pineapple Consulting Firm
Why Are We "Pineapple" Consulting Firm?
Well, we don't consult pineapples... so this is a pretty fair question.
So "Why Pineapple?" Aside from the fact that "Pineapple Jack" (our founder) honestly just really loves pineapples and beaches, there is actually a correlation between us and the fruit!
We embrace a hospitality-centered approach.
Pineapples are a symbol of hospitality. When you get a new neighbor, traditionally, you're supposed to give them a pineapple as a welcome to the neighborhood.
Pineapples also represent vacation to us. Our goal is to help small business owners save enough time and/or money to actually be able to take a vacation. One where they can focus on the beach and what drink they're ordering next.
Sipping a pina colada out of a pineapple on a beach... ahhh.
Meet The Team
Jack Tompkins
Owner & Founder
Favorite Pineapple Food: Pineapple Pizza
Favorite Pineapple Drink: Pina Colada
Jack (or more commonly referred to as "Pineapple Jack") genuinely enjoys data and making it usable for everyone!
He's the founder of Pineapple Consulting Firm in Charlotte, where he's built or overseen hundreds of dashboards that help small businesses finally make sense of their numbers and build data-driven strategies.
As one of the early "Fractional Analysts", Jack brings his clients' data to life with storytelling visuals and a sense of humor that makes analytics actually fun.
Jack is the CEO of Pineapple Consulting Firm and host of Scrappy but Successful and in conversations with him, you'll immediately be able to tell he genuinely enjoys everything he does in this entrepreneurial life!
When he's not working with his team, building dashboards, giving speeches or podcasting to help people DIY-it, he can be found working on the next AI tool for his company.
Corey France
Business Intelligence Analyst
Favorite Pineapple Food: Pineapple Fried Rice
Favorite Pineapple Drink: Hotel Nacional
Hey, I'm Corey! I've been working in the data world for nearly a decade, spanning industries like education and sales, helping teams make sense of their data through analytical solutions.
I was incredibly fortunate to join Pineapple as a BI Analyst, where every client presents a new adventure. I love tackling unique data puzzles daily by treating problems like a pineapple—cutting through a tough exterior to reveal the valuable insights inside with analyses and visualizations.
I'm lucky to work alongside some of the most intelligent and sincere people I know, making every day just a little bit sweeter.
Harsh Patel
Business Intelligence Analyst
Favorite Pineapple Food: Grilled pineapple with spices
Favorite Pineapple Drink: Pineapple Rum Punch
Hi I'm Harsh! With a business analytics background and experience in marketing analytics as well as other industries, I help businesses make data driven decisions!
After leaving Publicis Media Groupe, I was very fortunate to find myself at Pineapple Consulting Firm where I have the opportunity to help various clients with their data as a BI analyst. Data will always have a story to tell and I love putting the pieces together to tell an impactful one. Whether it's building dashboards, identifying anomalies, or consulting clients on how to make sense of their data, I’m passionate about turning numbers into clarity and strategy.
I am very fortunate to work alongside the friendliest and talented team members, making the work I already enjoy doing even better.
Just Fun Pineapple Facts
I bet you were wondering what a "fun facts" dashboard would look like...we got you!
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