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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

320: Eric Gillman - Eric Rides For Hope

Eric Gillman is an Elite Cutco Sales Professional who has accumulated over $3.3 million in personal sales, and was over $500K in 2021. Eric is taking a special journey from Miami to San Diego on his bicycle in support of Angel Wings International and the free medical clinic that they have built and run in Haiti. Eric is striving to build hope in Haiti and throughout all of his communities by inspiring others through his own personal example. To get access to all episodes and free resources, visi...

Mar 22, 202245 minEp. 320

319: Dave Powders - Flashback Friday

Dave Powders is the Bay Area Division Manager for Cutco/Vector Marketing. A veteran of over 23 years with the company, Dave is responsible for over $59 million in sales, and is a long-time member of the Cutco/Vector Hall of Fame. Dave has had a unique opportunity to establish meaningful relationships in 3 different Regions of the company, and to learn from key mentors all across the country. Now, as a mentor to many others, Dave sets an impeccable example of achievement in business, strong perso...

Mar 18, 202213 minEp. 319

318: Nik Leindecker - Fundamentals For All-Around Success

Nik Leindecker has been one of the most consistent top performers in the District Manager ranks in Cutco/Vector Marketing in recent years. His Anoka County (MN) team was #1 in the company’s Elite League category as of the recording of this episode. Nik was also appointed to be the Assistant Division Manager in the North Star Division in 2020, working closely with Dane Espegard. He’s a graduate of the University of Minnesota, and has now produced over $7 million in Cutco sales. To get access to a...

Mar 15, 202254 minEp. 318

317: Anthony Garcia - Flashback Friday

Anthony Garcia is an expert in sales training, recruiting, goal-achievement, and motivating salespeople to peak performance. As a 20+ year veteran of sales and sales leadership, Anthony has achieved top accolades in the Cutco/Vector Marketing sales organization, in business-to-business sales in the payroll industry, and in the challenging medical sales industry. In his book, Catapulting Commissions, Anthony provides strategies to sales professionals for maximum goal execution. As host of his own...

Mar 11, 202216 minEp. 317

316: David Siegel - Building Community

David Siegel is the CEO of Meetup, the largest platform for finding and building local communities. He has 25 years of experience as a technology and digital media executive leading organizations through innovative product development, rapid revenue growth, and digital traffic acceleration. Prior to joining Meetup, David was CEO of Investopedia and before that, President of Seeking Alpha. David holds a BA in Philosophy, Politics & Economics and an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania. He ...

Mar 08, 202255 minEp. 316

315: Amiee & Josh Mueller - Flashback Friday

Amiee & Josh Mueller have teamed up to create a formidable “power couple” in the Cutco/Vector Marketing sales organization. In his 20+ year career with the company, Josh has risen to become the #3 all-time sales rep in the history of Cutco, with over $7.5 million in career personal sales and three National Championships. Aimee has been influential in the company in multiple roles, and more notably, has elevated herself from very challenging circumstances in her early life to become a best-se...

Mar 04, 202215 minEp. 315

314: Tim O'Keefe - People-Centric Leadership

Tim O’Keefe is the Chief Operating Officer for Cutco Corporation. His path through the company has been an inspirational journey from working on the factory floor to spending time in customer service, helping set up several international operations, and then significant time in labor relations and human resources. Through it all, Tim has learned and applied the principles of people-centric leadership. Now, as COO, Tim is the key link between the Olean-based administrative team and the field-base...

Mar 01, 202248 minEp. 314

313: Matt King - Flashback Friday

Matt King knows how to build a winning team. As a leader in Vector/Cutco, he advanced from District to Division Manager in less than 2 years, then built his Division into a National Champion in another 3 years. A juggernaut competitor during his Vector career, Matt produced a staggering $90 million in Cutco sales and was inducted into the company’s Hall of Fame. Matt left Vector to found his own company, and in a few short years, he has already scaled that company to remarkable levels. He unders...

Feb 25, 202214 minEp. 313

312: Gerard Restaino - Credit Tips & Hacks To Build Assets

Gerard J. Restaino is a serial entrepreneur who has spent years developing expertise in the areas of personal and business credit. After his time as a Cutco/Vector sales rep, Branch Manager, and Division Office Manager in the Southern Tide Division with Brian Stephenson, he decided that accumulating real estate investments was the path he wanted to follow to financial freedom. He has put his learnings into action to purchase 7 properties so far, using mostly other people’s money. His playbook ca...

Feb 22, 202252 minEp. 312

311: Joe Cardillo - Flashback Friday

Joe Cardillo considers himself “the luckiest man in Vector” because of all of the amazing connections that he has developed through his work experiences. He was born in Canada, but started with Vector/Cutco while in college in Michigan. He became a part of the Canadian start-up team for Cutco, then developed into the long-time head of the company’s Canadian operations, now General Manager. He is widely-known as one of the all-time greatest leaders in the company’s history, and has been an amazin...

Feb 18, 202214 minEp. 311

310: Ethen Campbell - Growing Up With Cutco

Ethen Campbell won the Silver Cup as the #1 New District Manager in the Cutco/Vector Marketing sales organization in 2021. As the son of Hall of Fame Division Manager, Stacy Campbell, Ethen grew up with Cutco. He was Vector-Trained from birth, and can provide a truly unique perspective on what it was like to grow up in a Vector family. He has succeeded as a sales rep, Division Office Manager, Branch Manager, and DM, and he’s excited to lead a group of new young leaders in the Lone Star Division ...

Feb 15, 202254 minEp. 310

309: Jamie Bianchini - Flashback Friday

Jamie Bianchini is an Adventurer, Entrepreneur, Author, and Philanthropist. As a Cutco/Vector Marketing representative in the early 1990s, Jamie advanced as far as Branch Manager, while attending college at the University of Southern California. After college, Jamie embarked on a series of business ventures, but struggled to gain traction as something was missing from his life. He decided to go on the ultimate adventure, an epic 8-year journey around the world on a bicycle. The bicycle itself wa...

Feb 11, 202215 minEp. 309

308: Matt Graves - Following Through On Commitments

Matt Graves is the #18 all-time sales rep in the 70+ year history of the Cutco/Vector Marketing sales organization. During his college years, he was the #1 student sales rep in Cutco, and in 2021, he won the Silver Cup as Cutco/Vector’s National Champion sales professional in the Premier League category. Through his experiences in sales and also as a professional body-builder, Matt has honed an elite level of discipline and the ability to follow through on the commitments he makes, both to other...

Feb 09, 202251 minEp. 308

307: John Carpenter - Flashback Friday

John Carpenter is one of the most universally admired leaders in the Cutco/Vector Marketing sales organization. He was the company’s #1 sales rep in his first year, and has been the long-time leader of the Texoma Division, headquartered in Dallas. A veteran with the company since 1987, John has produced well over $100 million of Cutco sales throughout his career, and is a member of the company’s Hall of Fame. He has been married to Monica — his 6th grade sweetheart — since 1985 and has 2 kids, b...

Feb 04, 202215 minEp. 307

306: Ryan Supplee - Developing A Championship Team

Ryan Supplee and his Bucks County (PA) sales team won the Silver Cup as National Champions in Cutco/Vector’s Premier League for managers in 2021, and his story can be an inspiration for anyone. Ryan received great mentorship on his path to becoming a District Manager in Vector. Now, paying that forward by showing up the right way for the people around him, Ryan has developed a new wave of top talent and is setting a powerful leadership example for his Division, his Region, and the company. He wa...

Feb 02, 202254 minEp. 306

305: Tasha Saran Smith - Flashback Friday

Tasha Saran Smith is the Founder & CEO of Emerge Sales Training, a company that provides sales and leadership coaching to network marketing leaders. From scratch, Tasha created a 7-figure revenue coaching business within her first 2 years. Emerge has helped thousands of clients grow their businesses, even if they have no sales experience. Tasha worked with Cutco/Vector in sales and management for a few years in the early 2000s. She graduated from UC-San Diego with a degree in Political Scien...

Jan 28, 202214 minEp. 305

304: Brian Carter - Amplified Impact Through Multiple Leadership Roles

Brian Carter has one of the most unique roles in the Cutco/Vector Marketing sales organization. He’s the Events Coordinator for the Texoma/Great Plains teams and Assistant Division Manager in the Texoma Division. His Highland Park team just won the Silver Cup as the #1 District office in Vector, and Brian contributed $350K in personal sales. He impacts both sales reps and managers at a very high level, leading through both influence and personal example. Brian has produced over $12.5 million in ...

Jan 25, 202251 minEp. 304

303: John Kane - Flashback Friday

The Cutco Sales Professional (CSP) position has experienced an incredible transformation over the past 20 years or so. At the forefront of this evolution has been Cutco’s Director of Sales Development, John Kane. In his role, John has overseen the development of numerous new ways to sell Cutco, the combination of which has led to incredible growth in the field of professional selling at Cutco. Today, the role of CSP is a lucrative and fulfilling opportunity that continues to grow and evolve year...

Jan 21, 202214 minEp. 303

302: A Tribute To Kip Mangira with Guest Host Jeff Bry

Kip Mangira was a Cutco Sales Professional in Vector Marketing’s Midwest Region. He was born on September 2nd, 1995, in Akron, Ohio, with Osteogenesis imperfecta (brittle-bone disease), which confined him to a wheelchair for his entire life. Still, he had an indomitable spirit, and was not afraid to take on the challenge of selling Cutco Cutlery, starting in 2013. He won numerous awards for his exemplary work ethic and sales success. Known for his generosity and compassion, Kip became of the mos...

Jan 19, 202252 minEp. 302

301: Ryan Trembler - Flashback Friday

Ryan Trembler is the Northern New England Division Manager for Cutco/Vector Marketing. As is the case for most people, his career has passed through several distinct stages as he has advanced with the company and evolved as a leader. Ryan has learned the habits and mindsets necessary to continue to progress as responsibilities increase and challenges get larger. Through it all, he has become one of the top producing managers in the history of the company, and a member of the Cutco/Vector Hall of...

Jan 14, 202216 minEp. 301

300: Special 300th Episode! A Conversation With Hal Elrod & Jon Berghoff

Hal Elrod and Jon Berghoff are the 2 most popular guests in the history of this podcast. Both of them are changing lives in such profound ways throughout the world. As the author of The Miracle Morning book series and The Miracle Equation, Hal has influenced millions of followers around the world to live better lives. As the founder & CEO of XChange, Jon is having an exponential impact on the world by teaching leaders a new way to guide their teams and facilitate group interactions. In this ...

Jan 14, 20221 hr 15 minEp. 300

299: Geoff Woods - Flashback Friday

Geoff Woods is the co-Founder and President of ProducKtive, a training company and community that’s based on the iconic, best-selling book, The ONE Thing. Geoff is an expert in the areas of habit formation, goal-setting, and productivity. He hosts The ONE Thing podcast, which is in the top 5% of all podcasts in the world. He has been featured in Entrepreneur.com, and is on a mission to help people better invest their time and achieve extraordinary results. To get access to all episodes and free ...

Jan 07, 202216 minEp. 299

298: Andy Tse - Quantum Growth: How A $900 Million Real Estate Sales Business Was Built

Andy Tse is one of the top-producing real estate sales professionals in the entire United States. Working with Intero Real Estate Services, Andy and his team, the Tse Group, produced an astounding $920 million in sales in 2021. Throughout his 20-year career in real estate sales, Andy has been able to experience consistent growth through ongoing learning and disciplined activity. His growth curve was gradual at first, and has steepened into quantum growth over the past few years. Andy shares expe...

Jan 05, 20221 hr 2 minEp. 298

297: Dan Casetta - Flashback Friday

A New Year is a perfect opportunity to reflect on the year gone by, and also to decide what you want in the year ahead. There’s a natural motivation to make the changes necessary to achieve your goals. Dan Casetta has spent his entire professional life coaching others on the process of goal-setting and goal-achievement. In this podcast episode, Dan shares 4 changes that you can make in order to fully manifest a “New You” in the New Year. To get access to all episodes and free resources, visit Ch...

Dec 31, 202126 minEp. 297

296: Dan Casetta - Building Confidence

Confidence is a common thread among all successful people. The high expectations that result from confidence are a major key to massive success. Dan Casetta has experienced the different stages of building confidence, and has spent the vast majority of his career helping countless others to build their own confidence and develop high expectations. In this solo episode, Dan shares seven key ways in which successful people grow their confidence, and he presents some powerful questions for self-ref...

Dec 28, 202125 minEp. 296

295: Mike McCarthy - Family Values Playbook

Mike McCarthy is a husband, a father and a serial entrepreneur who has played a major role in the growth and expansion of Keller Williams to become the #1 Real Estate Company in the world. He leads over 9000 real estate agents as the Regional Operating Partner for the Greater Pennsylvania Region. He is also the co-founder of the elite Mastermind groups GoBundance and FamBundance. Mike and his wife Lindsay co-authored The Miracle Morning for Parents and Families with Hal Elrod, and now they have ...

Dec 21, 20211 hr 16 minEp. 295

294: John Oberg - Flashback Friday

John Oberg is a highly-skilled business leader focused on helping professionals build more meaningful relationships to achieve exceptional business results. For the past 13 years, John has been a mentor, advisor, consultant, and coach to hundreds of organizations across the spectrum of size and scope, even including the U.S Military. John brings a strong educational background (MBA, and currently pursuing his Doctorate) combined with many years of hands-on leadership experience to help organizat...

Dec 17, 202114 minEp. 294

293: Danielle Posa - Personal & Workplace Wellbeing

Danielle Posa is deeply passionate about the subject of wellbeing — what it means to live a full and meaningful life. As a workplace wellbeing advocate and advisor, she works with organizations to help them develop comprehensive, long-term wellbeing strategies. She has worked with the best thought leaders in this space, including being personally mentored by Deepak Chopra, and notably, she is a cancer survivor. Prior to starting her own business, Danielle was a management consultant for Gallup. ...

Dec 14, 202151 minEp. 293

292: Dedric Polite - Flashback Friday

Dedric Polite grew up in the Roxbury neighborhood of inner-city Boston. From an early age, education was his way up in life. After being identified as a promising student, Dedric advanced to attend Amherst College, and he augmented his education through his Cutco/Vector experience. After graduating from college, Dedric spent some time in Corporate America while learning and preparing himself for a career in real estate investing. Today, he runs multiple businesses centered around real estate and...

Dec 10, 202114 minEp. 292

291: Amir Habash - Finding Your Edge

Amir Habash is a young leader who has learned to walk his own path in life. He became a Cutco/Vector District Manager at 18 years old, and has achieved consistent growth over the past 6 years, while accumulating over $7 million in Cutco sales. With significant influence from 2 of the top leaders in the company, Amir has been able to combine talent, work ethic, and the mindset of a champion to become the best version of himself and find his edge. He’s now the Assistant Division Manager in Vector’...

Dec 07, 202151 minEp. 291
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