About Kristy Thornton

Kristy often ranks within the top sellers in the Dallas area. She cares about building strong business relationships and her clients' successes. Kristy is also a published author.

Kristy has 24+ years of business management experience with demonstrated expertise in guiding business owners, entrepreneurs, and investors in identifying new opportunities and supporting the sale, purchase, and growth of new business operations. She has successfully owned, operated, and sold 8 businesses of her own over the past two decades. She is a true management professional with a career history in supporting the development and execution of highly efficient business operations. 

Kristy demonstrates expertise in working one-on-one with business owners to identify new opportunities and support the sale and/or purchase of new resources. She is adept at serving as a liaison between the seller and buyer, evaluating client needs and creating tailored solutions to achieve defined goals. She is an expert at managing program expectations and is quite skilled at building strong business relationships that expand the customers clientele base and generate record breaking revenues. 

Kristy creatively solves complex problems, negotiates the best-possible deal for each client, buyer, and seller alike. She can identify market conditions and quickly adapt strategies. Her greatest strength lies in her ability to understand and manage her client’s needs throughout the process while building long term relationships to ensure future success!

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Mission Statement

To create long lasting relationships by providing innovative solutions that result in exceptional outcomes for the buyer and seller alike. 

Vision

To lead the business brokerage and real estate industries with excellence, an outstanding reputation, and to create long lasting and strong partnerships.

Reviews
Finally I have a commercial/business agent that I can refer my friends/clients to, with complete confidence. Thank you Kristy for doing an outstanding job and making me look good in the eyes of my client!
Tom Calvaneso
Kristy had such neat ideas…she presented things I would have never thought of! She is extremely good at her job. If I could have added anything it would have been…MORE TIME. I wanted to learn so much more from Kristy.
Lorna, Smart Start Inc.
Kristy Thornton is truly the most outstanding business broker in Dallas! I was recommended to her, and I couldn't be more grateful. I connected her with a friend exploring business opportunities ... and her expertise impressed us all.
Jacques B., eXp Realty
I feel like the transaction and process was flawless, due to Kristy's positive attitude, work ethic, professionalism, and humility. Thank you, thank you for helping me move into my retirement with a comfortable nest egg.
COUNTRY DAY MONTESSORI SCHOOL
...[Kristy] worked tirelessly providing more info and rebuttals to buyers on why their offer was too low. In less than a year we completed the sale of the day care within the asking price range. [She is] the first person I will call the next time...
Mike Dolan, Investor - Austin, TX
Kristy took the time to understand the market as it stands today - the shifting regulations, the post-pandemic realities, the staffing landscape, and the financial pressures shaping the childcare industry.
Inez Bloomingdale, Miss Bloomingdale's Academy
Well Kristy, we finally got this thing crossed the finish line, I want to thank you for all your help and your friendship. Vivica and I are sitting our favorite wine bar having a glass of wine contemplating wha tit is like to be unemployed.
Robert Stock, Owner of Greenbelt Business Park/Construction Company/Renowned Chef
Her passion for working with and assisting competent, hardworking caregivers and quality facilities is infectious, as is her tremendous work ethic. The assistance that she has provided to me and my clients has truly been invaluable.
Howard J. Klatsky
Kristy Thornton and her team at Texas Empire Properties with Keller Williams are your solution for Business Brokerage and Commercial Real Estate. They are true experts in helping their clients achieve their goals.
Theresa Flood
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