"We hired Mary Kay for a variety of compensation and benefits projects, including a 401(k) vendor transition, cost studies for life insurance and long term disability plans, and salary surveys. These were projects our very small benefits staff wouldn’t have been able to do on our own. Mary Kay helped keep us moving forward by serving as an extension of our team, which freed us to focus on daily activities."

"Mary Kay was recommended to us by one of our Board members. She proved to be responsive and easy to work with – both important attributes for a consultant. Her work and sensitivity to the subject matter allowed our review of staff salaries to be conducted in a highly professional manner and laid the groundwork for future decision-making."

"With 600 employees and 280 job titles, we knew it was time to revamp our job descriptions, assess our pay ranges, and develop policy guidelines to use going forward. We called Mary Kay to help. She was very thorough with each step. If I fell off target, she stayed on top of the project and kept it on schedule. She did a wonderful job of presenting her findings, addressing issues and making recommendations to our senior management. We are now in the process of building her recommendations into our HRIS system."

"Human resource consultants who specialize in areas other than compensation told me, 'If you can’t afford one of the big name consulting firms, hire Mary Kay.' With her depth of knowledge, it was easy for her to provide us with the required compensation audit and recommendations. I was most impressed with her ability to clearly communicate such a complex and emotionally-charged topic in a way that made it easy for all our managers to understand."

"Mary Kay had a significant impact on our organization. We engaged her in multiple projects, including a 401(k) plan conversion; implementation of automatic enrollment in the 401(k) plan; health care plan administration, and third party administration negotiation and management, because we couldn’t afford to have someone with her level of expertise on staff. She was very dedicated and took ownership in her work. Nothing fell between the cracks. She was our savior in many ways. "

"We engaged Mary Kay to evaluate, design and implement a pay per visit program for our home health professionals. This involved researching applicable regulations, collecting data from other home health agencies/sources and designing a compensation program. In addition we asked Mary Kay to hold employee focus group sessions as we prepared for a change in the way employees would be compensated. Mary Kay was an excellent facilitator."

"Three companies merged to form Careguide, and I became the head of Human Resources. Faced with consolidating benefits programs, job descriptions and pay structures from three different companies, I knew I needed outside help. Mary Kay taught a class I took at IUPUI, so I knew she had the necessary expertise. For a reasonable expenditure, she helped us complete all our projects and she educated our small staff on the nuances of compensation and benefits."

"Mary Kay conducted compensation studies for three of our executives. Her report was delivered on time and within budget. The information she presented was credible and defendable."

"Our project was a compensation study for all 48 employees – which included some positions that are unusual for a not-for-profit. Mary Kay was helpful, economical and fast. With her data, we could easily identify where we were and where we weren’t in line with the market. She provided us with ranges we could keep updated, helped us articulate our compensation philosophy on paper, and left us with a protocol we could follow going forward."