About Clay
As the former founder and CEO of Diverse Technology Solutions (DTS), Clayton Hart kept his clients at the very pinnacle of the Information Technology age. Clayton's passion for operating a business and Information Technology developed at an early age building and selling computers out of his parents basement in the early 1990's. Founded in 1998, Diverse Technology Solutions Inc. became one of North America’s fastest growing Private Cloud Hosting providers. Clay navigated DTS through a variety of major IT industry changes, challenges and two recessions throughout his two decades of leadership and ownership. He successfully orchestrated the sale and his exit of the company to www.ntiva.com in March of 2019. Clay's exposure to hundreds of DTS clients provided a tremendous insight into complex business challenges, successes and failures. It is the exposure into those real world experiences that developed his vast business education and business acumen.
A national speaker, Clay has shared the stage and his experiences with some of the world’s top business leaders, delivering keynote presentations and CPE accredited continuing educational seminars to Fortune 1000 C-level executives. His speaking engagements include topics covering; Business financial management, successfully managing people and building a staff, aligning Information Technology with business financial goals, using IT as profit generator, business workflow, IT security and Cloud Hosting.
Clay has been featured in various business publications including Forbes, The Suit Magazine, CIO Review, Long Island Business News, New York Newsday, and Virtual Strategy Magazine discussing the future of cloud computing and the Information Technology industry. As former author of the DTS blog, Clay brought education, advice, tools and resources to help business owners make more fiscally responsible decisions on the appropriate direction of their Information Technology and business practices. Clay secured a publishing deal to co-author a chapter in a book with world renowned professional development expert Brian Tracy in 2015. The book is titled UNcommon: Common Sense but Uncommon Knowledge from today’s leading entrepreneurs and professionals to help you lead an extraordinary life of health, wealth and success.
Clay is active in his community and with charitable organizations including over 15 years as the Director of Community Service for the Islip Rotary and working with the Gift of Life.
Hobbies and Interests
Automobile Collector and Investor
A passion for automobiles began at a very young age. By high school Clay was building engines and working on classic cars and hot rods. Throughout the years he has bought sold and traded over 100 classic or modern day exotic cars. Today the collection consists of some of the rarest 997 Porsche's in the world managed through the Autos by Hart Collection. Find photos and fun facts about the collection on Instagram @autosbyhart.
A passion for automobiles began at a very young age. By high school Clay was building engines and working on classic cars and hot rods. Throughout the years he has bought sold and traded over 100 classic or modern day exotic cars. Today the collection consists of some of the rarest 997 Porsche's in the world managed through the Autos by Hart Collection. Find photos and fun facts about the collection on Instagram @autosbyhart.