About the Company
For over sixteen years, Thomas Services has assembled teams of educated, well-trained professionals to work with large gaming enterprises and state governmental entities.
Company Management
Maurice Thomas started Thomas Services in 1993 and in doing so he fulfilled his dream of being an entrepreneur. Since then, Maurice has managed to acquire lottery vending machine contracts with the Georgia Lottery Corporation, the District of Columbia and through the formation of another business, Tennessee Vending Services, he also worked with the Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation.
The Power of Partnership
Over the years, Thomas Services has benefitted greatly from partnering with larger gaming companies and working as a subcontractor to various state lotteries. In that same vein, the Company is very open to forging similar alliances with local small businesses in the communities it serves.
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The Power of Partnership
Over the years, Thomas Services has benefitted greatly from partnering with larger gaming companies and working as a subcontractor to various state lotteries. In that same vein, the Company is very open to forging similar alliances with local small businesses in the communities it serves
Tennessee Vending Services
In 2004, Maurice Thomas seized the opportunity to expand the company's reach by pursuing an opportunity with the newly formed Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation. He created a unique, strategic partnership which combined: (1) his extensive experience working with state lotteries; (2) the presence of a highly respected, local business professional and (3) another business professional with extensive operational and management experience in the food services industry. Tennessee Vending Services LLC was created. Mr. Thomas became the majority owner and Manager and the company provided its services to the Tennessee Lottery from its inception until early 2009.
Roland L. Jones turned an unexpected opportunity with McDonald's Corporation into a 25-year career as the first African-American in the company's corporate structure and later as a franchisee. He was a cutting-edge leader in McDonald's and continues to be a pioneer of business diversity in America. He was the leading founder of the National Black McDonald's Operators Association. He is also the noted author of Standing Up & Standing Out, the first inside look at the struggles and ultimate triumph of real pioneers of diversity. He is a motivational speaker and business consultant and lives in Nashville.
PJ Benton is a female pioneer of both Corporate America and in the world of entrepreneurialism. After more than a decade of success at Southern Bell Telephone, Ms. Benton embarked on her entrepreneurial journey that resulted in her becoming one of the first African-American female franchisees for McDonald's Corporation. There, she developed her franchise development and operational management expertise over eight years and two franchises. Since those days, she has gone on to become a franchisee for such notable organizations as Pizza Hut, Frankly Gourmet, OutBack Steakhouse, Cinnabon, Sbarro and many others. She was the recipient of the McDonald's Outstanding Store Award and was also recognized for her success by receiving such other honors as the A.G. Gaston National Business League Award. She is an honors graduate of Florida A&M University.
Live & Learn
Mr. Thomas developed and formed similar partner alliances in the States of North Carolina (North Carolina Vending Services LLC) and Arkansas (Arkansas Services Group LLC) in pursuit of opportunities with those state lotteries. Although unsuccessful in both attempts, the company remains committed to its goals of forging such local alliances whenever it is practical.
Thomas Services is a strong believer in the "Power of Partnership".