Data Consulting
For Environmental & Social Impact
Mission
Empower organizations that prioritize people and planet to leverage data in making strategic actions that amplify positive social and environmental impact.
Data Services
Quality Assessment
If you have existing data you plan to use, the best place to start is assessing its quality.
Bad data can lead to costly mistakes, missed opportunities, and lost trust with your supporters.
High-quality data empowers you to make smarter decisions, tell your story with confidence, and measure your success accurately.
In just 1-2 months, we’ll evaluate your data and provide you with a straightforward report outlining clear, actionable solutions.
This essential first step will set you on the path to using your data effectively to support your goals and achieve greater impact.
Data Strategy Design
If you do not have existing data you plan to use, we’ll start by collaborating on a data strategy to enable your goals.
Without a clear data strategy, it’s difficult to make informed decisions, track progress, build relationships, or communicate your impact effectively.
A tailored data strategy will empower your organization to use data in smarter, more efficient ways that drive growth and success.
Over the next 2-12 months, we’ll work together to design a strategy specific to your needs.
You’ll receive a comprehensive blueprint, and I’ll assist with the initial setup to ensure your team is positioned to succeed.
Data You Can Trust
If your existing data needs cleaning, we'll collaborate to transform messy data into a useful asset that empowers you to make informed actions and increase your impact.
Quality Data = Quality Insights
Inaccurate, disorganized, or incomplete data can slow progress, hinder your ability to make informed decisions, and make it difficult to measure success.
Over the next 1-6 months, we’ll clean and optimize your data, ensuring it supports your goals.
You’ll also receive a customized plan for maintaining data quality moving forward for long-term success.
Analysis & Storytelling
If you want to translate your data into strategic actions and communicate your impact, Analysis & Storytelling will help you extract valuable insights and present them in a way that resonates with your audience.
Data Analysis supports strategic decisions, trend spotting, and building stronger relationships.
Without clear, engaging storytelling, your data may go unnoticed, even when it has the potential to drive meaningful action.
Over the next 1-3 months, we’ll collaborate to analyze your data and translate the findings.
You'll receive a polished, compelling report that tells the story of the results and you can confidently share with your supporters.
Customized Data Services
Don't see what you need? Let me know how I can help!
We can collaborate on designing a data project that meets your needs.
Who is Octopus Pond Consulting?
Hello and welcome!
I am Ariel Chamberlain, and I have spent over a decade working with data. I am passionate about supporting people and our planet, and I created Octopus Pond Consulting to align my work with those values. I’m here to help you turn your data challenges into actionable solutions, including ensuring a foundation of data quality, improving data processes, building data strategies, and analyzing and translating your data into useful insights.
Let’s work together to unlock the potential of data to achieve your goals and increase your impact!
Ariel Chamberlain
Founder, CEO, and Data Analyst
Check out the About page for more details and my guiding Values.
What clients say...
“Ariel has been hugely helpful in breaking down complex, analytical problems, especially related to data structuring and analysis. Our team easily saved tens of hours from process improvements and by uncovering issues as early as possible due to their effort.
Overall, I have been consistently impressed with Ariel's creativity and courage in trying new approaches to solve problems of all kinds, and I cannot recommend them enough.”
Kyle Brauer (Pencil, CEO)
“Ariel was an invaluable asset to our team in the early days of Pencil Energy doing a bit of everything from policy tracking to data analysis.
Ariel consistently demonstrated an understanding of complex energy policy, extracting insights from the dataset on incentives we’d compiled and helping it grow. Their meticulous approach ensured that our team was always well-informed about updates, industry trends, and unique cases.
Beyond their technical skills, Ariel impressed us with their proactive nature, teamwork, and positivity. They consistently took ownership of projects and collaborated effectively with the product and engineering teams.
It has been an absolute pleasure working with them, and I highly recommend Ariel for any role that requires a combination of analytical capacity, attention to detail, and of course, a passion for the earth’s climate.”
Kevin Takashi Cohen (Pencil, Product Manager)
Next steps
Ready to explore working with me?
Then, I’ll reach out to schedule a call to discuss your goals and needs.
Wondering where to start?
Answer a few questions using the Data Services Quiz or Flow Chart on my page for