Hustle, Blessings and Rock & Roll: Creating Opportunity Through Relationships with Monty Clayton

About this episode

Jason Bader interviews Monty Clayton about his impactful career in the fastener industry and the importance of creating opportunities through relationships.

If you're in the distribution business, you're in the business of creating opportunities. Charles "Monty" Clayton is a classic example of that adage. He has played a significant role in shaping the southwest's fastener industry since the late-80s. Now, Monty is enjoying a third act fueled by the connections he's embraced along the way. Jason finally caught up with Monty to discuss his legendary career and the art of always putting yourself in a position to say "yes!" CONNECT WITH JASON LinkedIn CONNECT WITH MONTY LinkedIn Pneu Fastener Advisors *** For full show notes and services visit: https://www.distributionteam.com Distribution Talk is produced by The Distribution Team , a consulting services firm dedicated to helping wholesale distribution clients remove barriers to profitability, generate wealth, and achieve personal goals. This episode was edited by The Creative Impostor Studios Special thanks to our sponsors for this episode: Profit2, helping distributors charge the right price; and INxSQL Distribution Software , an integrated distribution ERP software designed for the wholesale and distribution industry.

People in this episode

Host: Jason

Guest: Charles "Monty" Clayton

Topics covered

• distribution
• opportunity
• relationships
• fastener industry
• career

Keywords

• networking
• business growth
• yes mentality

Mentioned in this episode

Products: INxSQL Distribution Software, Pneu Fastener Advisors

Books & works: Hustle, Blessings and Rock & Roll: Creating Opportunity Through Relationships with Monty Clayton

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