fastenal

Since its founding in 1967 Fastenal has grown from a small fastener store in Winona, Minnesota, into a multibillion-dollar global organization. How did a small town “nuts and bolts” shop become one of the world's most dynamic growth companies? Whenever asked, company founder Bob Kierlin attributes Fastenal's success to the company's high-quality employees and their commitment to a common goal: Growth Through Customer Service.

What I learned from reading The Power of Fastenal People by Robert Kierlin.  

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Other books mentioned in this episode: 

Les Schwab Pride In Performance: Keep It Going! by Les Schwab.

Sam Walton: Made In America by Sam Walton.

All I Want To Know Is Where I'm Going To Die So I'll Never Go There: Buffett & Munger – A Study in Simplicity and Uncommon, Common Sense by Peter Bevelin.

Bloomberg by Michael Bloomberg.

Born of This Land: My Life Story by Chung Ju-yung.

The Bugatti Story by L’Ebe Bugatti.

Sol Price: Retail Revolutionary by Robert Price. 

How To Make A Few Billion Dollars by Brad Jacobs.

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Joseph Solheid - Director of Safety Sales with Fastenal shares best practices that his team has observed throughout America. These unique solutions may help you survive and thrive through these challenging times.

Topics included:

• How to keep employees safe and productive.
• Unique solutions to solve tough problems in the global supply chain.
• Success stories from across the country.

About Fastenal:

Today, Fastenal is many things to many different customers: an expert consultant, a logistics company, a technology provider, and more generally, a distributor of wide-ranging industrial and construction products. These aspects of our service share a common foundation: great people, close to our customers.

Follow Joseph on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/jsolheidqssp/ 

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