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Changing Lives Selling Knives

This is Changing Lives Selling Knives — a podcast that shares transformational life and business lessons from highly successful entrepreneurs and business leaders. All the guests on this podcast have two things in common. First, they’re all changing lives today through their work and their influence. Second, they all got their start in business by selling Cutco knives with Vector Marketing. This podcast was created to share inspiring stories from Cutco’s most prominent alumni and current leaders. On this show, you’ll meet successful entrepreneurs, best-selling authors, superstar business executives, and transformational leaders from many walks of life. The lessons of the Cutco/Vector experience are numerous, are compelling, and are REAL-WORLD concepts for business and life. Through hearing real-life stories and hands-on experiences, you’ll gain insights that can help you in whatever it is that you do in life. Press play to learn how you apply these life-changing lessons.

Episodes

410: Dominic Rogers - Doing The Right Things Right

Dominic Rogers began his career with Cutco in 1991 as a Systems Intern. He was promoted several times before ultimately advancing to Director of IT in 2005. He also became a company Vice-President in 2020, and is a key part of CEO Jim Stitt’s inner circle. The Cutco/Vector business runs through a complex system of platforms that are robust and secure due in large part to Dominic’s strategy and leadership. Dominic understands and believes in the Cutco mission, culture, and values, and his persona...

Jun 20, 202340 minEp. 410

409: John Ruhlin - Flashback Friday

John Ruhlin is the world’s leading authority in maximizing customer loyalty through radical generosity. He is the Founder and author of Giftology, and has been featured in Forbes, Fox News, Fast Company, Inc., and the New York Times. While becoming the #1 sales rep in the 70+ year history of Cutco, with over $14 million in personal sales, John pioneered the idea of using generosity to gain access to elite clients and generate thousands of referrals. This idea has evolved into the creation of the...

Jun 16, 202315 minEp. 409

408: John Edwin - My Path to Personal and Professional Success

John Edwin is an ideal example of personal and professional success. He built one of the top personal training businesses on the East Coast, where he thrived for many years. Later, he started real estate investing and has built a massive portfolio that has provided him with total financial freedom. He’s also been married to his High School sweetheart for 22 years, and they have 3 children. John’s path to success is one that anyone can follow. For the complete show notes and access to all episode...

Jun 08, 202353 minEp. 408

407: Bryan Hurlman - Flashback Friday

Bryan Hurlman has become one of the most consistently excellent performers in the Cutco/Vector Marketing organization. A veteran of the business since 2007, Bryan became a District Manager at the age of 19. From humble beginnings, and through several peaks and valleys, Bryan has risen to the pinnacle of success with the company. Now serving as the Division Manager for the Virginia Division, he has won nine National Championship Silver Cups in his management career. A member of the company’s Hall...

Jun 02, 202314 minEp. 407

406: Dr. Stefanie Boyer - Expert Advice For Students

Dr. Stefanie Boyer is a published author, TedX speaker, and Marketing Professor at Bryant University where she teaches selling and sales management at the undergraduate and graduate levels. She’s also the Co-Founder of RNMKRS, a virtual platform for training and assessing sales talent, through which she hosts a virtual sales competition with student competitors from around the world. Dr. Boyer was the recipient of the prestigious American Marketing Association Sales Educator of the Year award. I...

May 24, 202349 minEp. 406

405: Drew Frank - Flashback Friday

Drew Frank is the Rocky Mountain Division Manager for Cutco/Vector Marketing, headquartered in Denver CO. He is widely considered to be the all-time greatest field manager in company history, having won 13 Silver Cups in his Office and 10 more in his Division. With over $90 million in total career sales, Drew is a member of the Cutco/Vector Hall of Fame. He is one of the most sought-after speakers at company events nationwide, and his influence has been felt in every corner of the company. In an...

May 19, 202316 minEp. 405

404: Grant Baldwin - Powerful Public Speaking

As founder and CEO of The Speaker Lab, Grant Baldwin has helped thousands of people build successful and sustainable speaking businesses. Over the last 15 years, Grant has become a sought-after speaker, podcaster, author, and accomplished entrepreneur. Featured on the Inc. 5000 list, Forbes, Inc. Entrepreneur, and The Huffington Post , he has committed his expertise and insight to equip others to share their meaningful message with the masses. His leadership and dedication to creating a one-of-a...

May 12, 202347 minEp. 404

403: Andrew Bosworth - Flashback Friday

Andrew Bosworth is one of the top Executives at Meta/Facebook today. He sold Cutco for two Summers while in college at Harvard, achieving College All-American status and becoming an Assistant Manager. After a short time at Microsoft, Boz joined Facebook in early 2006 and became their Director of Engineering. While in this role, Boz invented Newsfeed, Messenger, and Groups. A true member of Mark Zuckerberg’s inner circle, Boz has advanced through several diverse VP roles with the company. Today h...

May 05, 202314 minEp. 403

402: Bret Barrie - Promoted: The Proven Path to Career Advancement

Bret Barrie has been a consistent peak performer in business and in life. As a sales rep with the Cutco/Vector Marketing sales organization, Bret was the company’s #1 college student sales rep and achieved Hall of Fame status in his short 6-year career with the company. Bret then ventured into the medical device sales industry, where he has been a superstar in sales and in management. He currently serves as the National Director of Corporate Accounts at Urgo Medical North America. He’s the autho...

Apr 26, 202358 minEp. 402

401: Mike Muriel - Flashback Friday

Mike Muriel is the Central Region Manager for Cutco/Vector Marketing, responsible for an area encompassing parts of 16 states. Having been with the company since 1992, Mike is a multiple-time National Champion, member of the Cutco/Vector Hall of Fame, and has inspired the entire company through his strong, driven leadership. Mike has had several transformative experiences that shaped his life and career, and now he helps countless others to experience the transformation into becoming the best ve...

Apr 21, 202315 minEp. 401

400: Dr. Kelly Flanagan - Unhiding

Dr. Kelly Flanagan is an author, speaker, coach, and psychologist who enjoys walking with people through the three essentials of a truly satisfying life—worthiness, belonging, and purpose. His writing has been featured in Reader's Digest, Huffington Post, and The 5 Love Languages, and he has appeared on the TODAY Show. He is the author of Loveable and True Companions, and his first novel, The Unhiding of Elijah Campbell, was released in October 2022, and is the subject that we unpack in this aut...

Apr 12, 20231 hr 20 minEp. 400

399: Scott Dennis - Flashback Friday

Scott Dennis is the Eastern Region Manager for Cutco / Vector Marketing. Since his start with the company in 1990, Scott has been one of the most prolific achievers at every level in the organization. While attending the University of Notre Dame, he was one of the top college-student sales reps in the company. He was National Champion Branch Manager, set all-time records as a District Manager, and advanced to Division Manager, then Region Executive. He’s married with 4 kids, and has been an amaz...

Apr 07, 202315 minEp. 399

398: Kyle Smith - What Follows From Belief

Kyle Smith is the Sales Promotion Manager for the Central Region of the Cutco/Vector Marketing sales organization. His history with the company dates back to 2002, while he was a student at the University of Illinois. As an SPM, Kyle’s greatest strength is believing in people, and he leverages this strength to foster strong connections and help others to make the best of their opportunity with Vector. For the complete show notes and access to all episodes, visit ChangingLivesPodcast.com...

Mar 29, 202342 minEp. 398

397: Earl Kelly - Flashback Friday

Earl Kelly is the Northeast Region Manager for the Cutco/Vector Marketing organization. A veteran with the company since 1989, he has served in an Executive leadership role in three different Regions, and is a member of the company’s Hall of Fame. He is widely considered to be one of Vector’s finest examples of all-around leadership, both professionally and personally. Earl graduated from the Wharton School of Business at University of Pennsylvania, and is married with three children. For the co...

Mar 24, 202314 minEp. 397

396: Dushka Zapata - Dushka On Relationships

Dushka Zapata is a long-time Silicon Valley Communications Executive who has evolved into a passionate and poignant writer, with 15 books including “Please Don’t Blame Love” and “For All I Know”, which are discussed in this podcast. Dushka’s ability to write about the Human Experience is sweeping over Quora with over 263 million content views. Her unique approach to productivity, creativity, and well-being is based on her own life experiences, and she shares her discoveries in the hopes of helpi...

Mar 15, 202358 minEp. 396

395: Chelsea Rodriguez - Flashback Friday

Chelsea Rodriguez is one of the top sales performers in the Cutco/Vector Marketing organization. She is in her 15th year with the company, having started while going to college at the University of Alabama. Over the past 7 years, Chelsea has been a consistent top-performer, and in 2022, she took it to a new level, becoming just the 9th person in company history to exceed $1 million in sales in a single year. Now over $5.8 million in career sales — #15 in Cutco history — she’s a member of the com...

Mar 10, 202314 minEp. 395

394: Jeff Bry - Flashback Friday

Jeff Bry is the Midwest Region Manager for the Cutco/Vector Marketing organization. A member of the Cutco/Vector Hall of Fame, Jeff is widely considered to be one of the most emulatable leaders throughout the entire company. His combination of internal characteristics, outward professionalism, and excellent results have made him an amazing role model for thousands of people over his 30+ year career with the company. Jeff offers numerous insights on leading an organization the right way. For the ...

Mar 03, 202313 minEp. 394

393: Dustin Marx - The Entrepreneur Journey

Dustin Marx is the Founder & CEO of Stellar, a fast-growing B2B marketplace connecting rental properties with skilled labor in order to resolve home maintenance issues with less hassle. Dustin’s roots in business go back to when he started selling Cutco with Vector Marketing in 1999. He graduated from Indiana University with a degree in Finance and pursued a first career as a Vector District Manager. He ran the company’s Gulf Coast Division from 2006 to 2013 and became one of the most prolif...

Feb 28, 202356 minEp. 393

392: Josh Goodman - Flashback Friday

Josh Goodman has experienced an incredible roller coaster ride in his entrepreneurial journey. After several years with Cutco/Vector as a rep and manager, Josh embarked on a quest to find his ideal path in business. There were successes and failures, and eventually, a personal experience led him to found his own company, now known as PourMyBev (formerly PourMyBeer). His company solves a bottleneck that Josh personally experienced in the hospitality industry with an innovative self-pour technolog...

Feb 24, 202315 minEp. 392

391: Dan Casetta - How Are You Giving Back?

Those of us who are fortunate to have so much in life have a responsibility to the world to share our good fortune with others. This creates a culture and environment of everyone looking to build the greater good. It makes the world more abundant for everyone. In this short solo episode, CLSK Host Dan Casetta shares some causes that are worthy of support from this community, and recognizes some past guests who are doing good in the world. For the complete show notes and access to all episodes, v...

Feb 22, 202323 minEp. 391

390: Angie Macdougall - Flashback Friday

Angie Macdougall is the National Sales Manager for Cutco/Vector in Canada. As one of the company’s most consistently excellent achievers, she reached Hall of Fame status, while balancing the challenge of having two children. She is also an accomplished triathlete, having completed events of the Ironman distance. Throughout her life and career, Angie has faced numerous defining moments, and the decisions she has made in those moments have built into the amazing all-around success that she has enj...

Feb 17, 202317 minEp. 390

389: Gerardo Luera - Flashback Friday

Gerardo Luera is one of the fastest rising stars in the management ranks of the Cutco/Vector Marketing sales organization. He started selling Cutco in the Summer of 2019, advancing to become a top performing Branch Manager in 2020. In 2021, Gerardo balanced finishing college at Oklahoma Christian University with getting married in May and opening a Branch again, this time in his hometown of Lubbock TX. Overcoming a slow start and large deficit in sales, Gerardo’s Branch team finished the Summer ...

Feb 10, 202314 minEp. 389

388: Anthony Hayes Jr. - The Tide Is Rising

Anthony Hayes Jr. started with Cutco/Vector Marketing in June 2015 in Newport Beach, CA. He has a strong personal sales background, including 2 campaigns as a College All-American. He also ran 2 National Top 20 Branch Teams before becoming a District Manager in May 2018. As a DM, Anthony has been one of the top performers in the Western Region. He has produced over $6 million in career sales, and has developed a strong group of Branch and District Managers, while having a significant impact thro...

Feb 07, 202351 minEp. 388

387: Rob Robincheck - Flashback Friday

Rob Robincheck is an elite Cutco Sales Professional who started with the company back in 1997. He achieved All-American status in 12 consecutive campaigns during college, and was one of the original pioneers of the company’s Events Program. After reaching the company’s Hall of Fame sales level, he stepped away from the business and ventured into Corporate America for over a decade, returning to Cutco and making a full-time commitment as a CSP in 2018. In the past 5 years, Rob has rocketed up the...

Feb 03, 202315 minEp. 387

386: Daniel Wright - The Quest To Be A Champion

Daniel Wright has been one of the most consistently excellent performers in the management ranks of Cutco/Vector Marketing over the past 4 years. He has finished Top 5 in his competitive category all 4 years as a District Manager. He earned an opportunity to move to his hometown of Huntsville, Alabama, and in 2022, Daniel and his team competed in a close battle for the Silver Cup in the Premier League category, taking the #1 spot in the month of December. Daniel’s leadership has also contributed...

Jan 24, 202352 minEp. 386

385: David Roy - Flashback Friday

David Roy is one of the most engaging and inspiring leaders in the Cutco/Vector Marketing sales organization. David was a champion manager who was on his way up the advancement ladder in Vector before leaving to pursue another opportunity. But it wasn’t long before David was back in Vector, living his true mission in life. He possesses great enthusiasm and conviction that comes from a deep appreciation of his opportunity and a strong desire to show up energy rich for everyone around him. David i...

Jan 20, 202314 minEp. 385

384: Alex Sylvester - Doing The Work

Alex Sylvester is one of the fastest rising stars in the Cutco/Vector Marketing sales organization. He started in the company in 2019 in Virginia Beach VA, and advanced to become a District Manager in May 2021. Alex was the #2 New DM in the company in 2021, and #1 in the Rising Star (First Full Year) category in 2022! Alex has a track record of exemplary leadership, both before and during his time with Vector, and he is doing the work to build on that legacy as a District Manager. For the comple...

Jan 17, 202344 minEp. 384

383: Loyd Reagan - Flashback Friday

Loyd Reagan is the Region Manager for Cutco/Vector’s Southwest Region, the #1 Region in the company for the last 9 consecutive years. Throughout his life and career, Loyd has encountered some incredibly difficult challenges, and he has always risen up to conquer them and win. He’s a winner in business, one of the greatest champions the Cutco world has ever seen. He’s also a winner in life, with a beautiful family — including his wife Tammy and 5 children — and an amazing lifestyle. Put simply, L...

Jan 13, 202317 minEp. 383

382: Austin Oberbillig - Creating A Talent Hotbed

Austin Oberbillig is the Bellevue District Manager for the Cutco/Vector Marketing sales organization, and also serves as Assistant Division Manager for the Washington/Alaska Division. Austin’s life has been transformed through the Vector Opportunity, and this has inspired him to become the spark for personal transformation in others on his team now. Over the past few years, Austin has created a talent hotbed in Bellevue WA that has turned out top achievers in both the Branch Manager and Cutco Sa...

Jan 10, 20231 hr 1 minEp. 382

381: Alex Hayden - Flashback Friday

Alex Hayden has served many people in sharing insights for both mental and physical wellbeing. In his own life, he has overcome depression, addiction, tragedy, and obesity, and in the process, discovered his mission and inspiration to help others. Alex has changed many lives through his passionate heart for people, authentic encouragement, and loving accountability. He currently serves others as a stress alchemist and fulfillment facilitator at Liberating Man. For the complete show notes and acc...

Jan 06, 202314 minEp. 381
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