Consultant
Mary K. Thomas is an energetic and highly successful businesswoman currently living in Ocala, FL. Born in Baltimore and raised in Miami, Mary moved to Ocala to become involved in the horse business. Many of her accomplishments rise from her work in the staffing and equine industries.
When she moved to Ocala, Mary was interested in becoming a farm manager, but ended up starting a staffing agency for farms, now called Equistaff. Her specialized equine staffing agency started on a shoestring budget and is now a highly successful and diverse business; it was also the first equine staffing company in the United States. Equistaff is now available online at www.equistaff.com, winner of a technological innovation award in 2000. Equistaff was the Marion County Equine Business of the Year in 2007 & 2008. To keep up with ever-changing technology www.equistaff.com was redesigned in 2013 and has thousands of members from all over the world.
As a member of the American Staffing Association, Florida Staffing Association and a Certified Staffing Professional, Mary K. Thomas has started several extremely successful staffing firms in Florida. Now a national firm, she recruits nationwide with satellite offices in Ohio, Michigan, and Tennessee. Find out more at www.fasttrackse.com.  Awarded the Top Producing Firm in 2002, Mary won the Florida Back to Work Contract in 2009-2010. Fasttrack has doubled in size in three years and most recently opened a Jacksonville, Florida location. Mary is a former Vice President of the Florida Staffing Association and former President of the Marion County Staffing Association.  Fasttrack is a Florida certified MBE as well as a member of multiple Chamber of Commerce Associations in North Central Florida.
Most recently, Mary has founded MKT Talent, where she applies her experience as a certified life coach and career counselor. The mission of this company is to guide people as they strive toward becoming their personal best. Mary is a member of the South East Handwriting Association and her services include handwriting analysis. Find out more at www.mkttalent.com.
This accomplished businesswoman received her BS Human Services from St. Leo University. She is a member of the Marion County Chamber of Commerce and was Marion County Business Person of the Year in 2008. Mary K. Thomas is available as a consultant for small business start-ups and staffing projects as well as life coaching and handwriting analysis.
With a passion for ballroom dancing, Mary opened a studio and now is the owner of Dance Dance Dance, a studio that supports ballroom and other  types of dancing. Learn about lessons and coaching at dancedancedance.biz.
Mary K. Thomas is available for consulting projects, contact jobs@maryk.com.