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.
Jordan Curtis started selling Cutco on January 28, 2023. In just about 11 months, he sold $215,298 to win the Silver Cup as the #1 new (Rising Star) sales representative in the company, more than dou…
Ben Lee is a young leader with a true passion for excellence. In high school, he was a captain on 2 California State Champion football teams. He started selling Cutco in 2019, and was #1 in sales amo…
Will Jenkins has spent the past 15 years of his career building businesses and cultivating sales talent. Will leveraged his Cutco/Vector management experience to develop expertise in scaling a custom…
Creating a great organizational culture is at the forefront of any leader’s mind. It’s the one key factor that affects everything else, so it’s critical to craft and shape and develop. Shelby (Wildgu…
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 9 years, while …
Jon Gordon is one of the most prolific and best-known business and personal development authors in the world today. The author of 28 books, most notably “The Energy Bus”, Jon has inspired readers and…
Jon Berghoff epitomizes the “changing lives” theme of this podcast as well as anyone we’ve ever featured. As a Cutco rep, Jon raised the bar of possibility for the entire company through his spectacu…
Tyler Strauss was Cutco/Vector Marketing’s Silver Cup winner in the Branch Manager race in the Summer of 2022. He’s now a District Manager in Nebraska, and is leading the company in New Business Sale…
Tina-Marie Cooper-Minar has been one of the top-producing District Managers in Cutco/Vector history with over $19 million in career sales. Her early influences in the business include company legends…
Stephen Hunt was the Silver Cup Champion in the New District Manager category in Cutco/Vector Marketing for 2023. He started in the business in 2019 and ran the #6 Branch in the company in 2022. He w…
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 goal…
Stefanos Sifandos is a trained educator and relationship expert with a background in behavioral science and social psychology. He is passionate about leading people closer to their highest potential …
Robert B. McGuinness is the CEO & Founder of Soul Venturer, a company that helps corporate professionals navigate a smooth transition from just a career into their calling. Robert shares a unique met…
Chantel Waterbury is a life-long entrepreneur whose drive and tenacity have enabled her to support herself since she was just 13 years old. She started with Cutco/Vector Marketing in the Summer of 19…
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 he…
Steve Sims has been described as “The Real Life Wizard of Oz” for his remarkable ability to make things happen. He’s the visionary founder of the world’s first luxury concierge service, delivering wo…
Adam Sobieski is one of the top all-time sales professionals in the 75-year history of Cutco. Through building the company’s Closing Gift Consultant (CGC) program, Adam was able to win 2 National Cha…
Jackie Snyder is an Entrepreneur, Business Development Executive and Recruiting Leader with 20+ years experience. She serves as a Mindset & Success Coach for aspiring women entrepreneurs and Fraction…
John Dankanich is the Chief Technologist at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center. His primary role is to foster relationships and guide investments for technology development for NASA’s future mission n…
Alex Funk is living his dream life, and it’s all by design. He takes the time to identify all of his dreams, both big and small. Then he intentionally crafts them into his plans for each new year. He…