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.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 40 minutes
- Episodes
- 440
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2024
380: Carey Smolensky - Living With Passion
Carey Smolensky is the Founder & President of CSP Worldwide, a family of companies including Event Production, Entertainment, Facilitation, Branded Merchandise, and continuing to evolve into more ful…
379: Flashback Friday - Dan Casetta and Jon Berghoff
Changing Lives Selling Knives is a podcast about all the inspiring stories of people who learned the basics of sales, leadership, and business through working with Cutco/Vector Marketing, and are now…
378: Danny Guerrido - Success and Contribution
Danny Guerrido is one of the most impactful sales reps in the 70+ year history of Cutco. He joined Vector as a sales rep in December 1998 and advanced into management by Summer 2000. After 2 successf…
377: Jaymison Jones - Flashback Friday
Jaymison Jones is the NorCal Division Manager for the Cutco/Vector Marketing sales organization. He’s been with the company since 2003 and is responsible for over $38 million in sales. He’s truly one…
376: Dan Casetta - Don't Do This
The Four Agreements is one of the most impactful books ever written. The agreements themselves are deceptively simple, yet incredibly profound. This short solo episode shares some quick thoughts on o…
375: Shannon Smadella - Flashback Friday
Shannon Smadella was a successful manager with Cutco/Vector Canada before moving on to pursue other interests. Named Miss Canada in 2009, the outer transformation Shannon underwent in pursuing this c…
374: Brad Weimert - BYOB: Beyond Your Own Baseline
Brad Weimert is an entrepreneur, adventurer, and endurance athlete. As a Cutco sales rep, he quickly advanced to become the company’s #1 sales rep in 2001, and he was inducted into the Cutco/Vector H…
373: Phil Bohlender - Flashback Friday
Phil Bohlender is the Intermountain Division Manager for the Cutco/Vector sales organization, headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah. A veteran with the company since 1994, Phil has produced over $38 …
372: Alyce Dailey - The Magic Mom
Alyce Dailey is a coach, speaker, entrepreneur, community builder, and the ultimate Girl Mom raising 4 adventurous daughters, while running multiple businesses alongside her husband, Seth. Alyce & Se…
371: Amar Dave - Flashback Friday
Amar Dave has been one of the most impactful leaders in the 70+ year history of Cutco. Early in his career, he was the company’s #1 District Manager while still in college at the University of Michig…
370: Dan Casetta - The Winner's Mindset
One of the greatest lessons of the Cutco/Vector Marketing experience is learning how to think. Through lessons, observation, and practice, people gain insights into how to process the things that hap…
369: Ben Schemper - Flashback Friday
Ben Schemper is the Founder & CEO of Abundant, a coaching organization that helps sales leaders uncover the path to their greatest possibility. Ben was previously a top achiever with Cutco/Vector, st…
368: Michael Dobson - Fearless Communication
Michael Dobson is one of the top all-time District Managers in the Cutco/Vector Marketing sales organization. He has been a consistent performer over the past 16 years, and is a member of the company…
367: Trent Booth - Flashback Friday
As Cutco/Vector’s Training & Leadership Development Manager, Trent Booth is the tip of the spear in bringing a culture of personal growth to Vector’s leadership team. He shares some critical concepts…
366: Katie Heaney - Work To Live
Katie Heaney is one of the most successful sales reps in the 70+ year history of Cutco. While producing over $4.4 million in career personal sales, it’s clear that Katie’s priorities are her family a…
365: Flashback Friday - Pillars of the Cutco/Vector Culture
The Cutco/Vector Marketing sales organization has become well-known for having an extremely unique and powerful combination of cultural elements that lead to extraordinary retention of top talent and…
364: Steve Pokrzyk - The Spirit of the Cutco/Vector Business
Steve Pokrzyk is the Director of Marketing at Cutco Corporation, having served in this role since 2007. His time with the company actually dates back to 1986 when he started as a sales rep in Buffalo…
363: Andrew Smallwood - Flashback Friday
Andrew Smallwood is the Director of Sales for Second Nature, a young company that is already at the top of its industry. Over recent years, Andrew has been able to develop a reputation as a tremendou…
362: Dr. Barry Posner - The Leadership Challenge
Dr. Barry Posner is the Accolti Endowed Professor of Leadership at the Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University, where he has served as the Dean of the School for the last 12 years. Dr. Po…
361: Mark Bullard - Flashback Friday
Mark Bullard is the Southern Rock Division Manager for the Cutco/Vector Marketing sales organization. Headquartered in Memphis TN, his Division encompasses parts of 5 Southern states. By making it a …