Building a business isn’t easy, and few people know that better than Clayton Carmack. On this episode of The Crude Truth, Clayton shares his journey from growing up in the oil and gas world to building a multimillion-dollar company, facing major setbacks, and eventually shifting his focus to helping other business owners succeed.

He talks about the lessons he’s learned on scaling a business, avoiding common financial traps, and finding smarter ways to support employees like bringing affordable health insurance to small companies. Clayton also opens up about how his faith shaped his outlook and gave him a new sense of purpose. It’s an honest, down-to-earth conversation about business, resilience, and serving others.

Highlights of the Podcast

00:00 - Introduction

01:37 - Guest Introduction

04:35 - Background Story

05:00 - Clayton became an entrepreneur and never looked back, starting with $35K to $10M

07:34 - Business Growth Lessons with Heartache and Pitfalls, Clayton learned the hard way

09:55 - Sometimes the original company employees may not remain on reaching the next level of company success, Companies that get stuck in the past

10:45 - Surviving a company stuck in the past and making changes as quickly as possible

11:03 - Mentorship and Coaching

14:06 - Corporate Credit & Financing

16:48 - Health Insurance Solutions

23:21 - Diversification & Balance

28:16 - Faith Journey

33:25 - Biblical Foundation

37:41 - Living to Serve

40:53 - Closing Reflections