Changing Lives Selling Knives

Fischer Yan is on a rapid ascent up the ladder of professional success. She spent one Summer as a Cutco/Vector rep before heading off to school at Dartmouth College. While in college, Fischer started the Dartmouth chapter of the non-profit She's the First, supporting girls and women in their quests to achieve more in life. After graduating from Dartmouth, she took a position as a Marketing Manager...

Bryan Hurlman has become of the most consistently excellent performers in the Cutco/Vector Marketing organization. A 13-year veteran of the business, Bryan became a District Manager at the age of 19. From humble beginnings, and through several peaks and valleys, Bryan has now risen to the pinnacle of success with the company. He has won nine National Championship Silver Cups in his management care...

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 fu...

David Powders, Kenzie Rigney, and Vince Reyes are all important leaders in the Western Region of Vector Marketing / Cutco and are superfans of the Changing Lives podcast.  This episode is a retrospective look back on the episodes of 2019, spotlighting some of the best episodes and key ideas that were mentioned throughout the year.  We hope this helps you to reinforce the most important concepts th...

Stephen Torres has had an incredible path of success, achievement, and impact in his life. He spent 12+ years in the Cutco/Vector organization, where he became the first District Manager in company history to achieve $10 million in sales and be inducted into the company's Hall of Fame. After his years with Cutco, he advanced his formal education with a degree from UC-Berkeley and an MBA from Corne...

Curtis Jaques is one of the most influential leaders in the Cutco personal sales arena. Since 2006, Curtis has had a preposterous run of finishing 1st or 2nd in Cutco sales every year! He has consistently found the next level in his annual sales, from his first year over $100,000 back in 2005 to closing in on ONE MILLION in personal sales in 2019!!! A four-time National Champion, Curtis has direct...

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 now helped over 8000 clients grow their businesses, even if they have no sales experience. Tasha worked with Cutco/Vector in sales and management for...

Albert Dileonardo has been an important part of the soul of the Vector Family for the past 41 years, since his days running the 3rd sales office in Vector Marketing history to his years as the CEO and President of Vector East. After graduating from Temple University, Al became a District Manager in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. He later advanced to Division Manager, then Zone/Regional Executive, winnin...

For over 30 years, Dan Casetta has consumed, digested, and pondered insights and advice from experts in many fields from all across the world. He has shared and discussed this advice with audiences ranging from college student sales reps with Vector to high-level Executives, both in and out of the Vector/Cutco organization. During this time, some of the insights offered by others have rubbed Dan i...

Evan Keller is one of the brightest stars in the Cutco/Vector Marketing universe. A 16-year veteran with the company, Evan was one of the company's top student sales reps during his years at Marquette University, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude with degrees in Finance and Marketing. As a New District Manager, Evan was #1 in the company his first year, and his office broke the all-time company r...

John Israel is teaching people how to change their lives by changing their conversations. It all starts with being genuinely thankful for our experience of life. John shares how curiosity and appreciation lead to empathy and compassion, and how this cycle enables us to connect with anyone, build better relationships, and improve the entire experience of life for ourselves and for those around us....

Vonny Fast is the #1 all-time Cutco rep in Canada, and #5 overall in Cutco's 70-year history. As one of the key pioneers of the Closing Gift Consultant program, she was the first CGC to reach $1 million in gift sales. She has been featured as the opening speaker at Cutco's North American rep conference. Vonny attributes her success to a desire to bring value, a strong belief that business is all a...

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...

Kate Vasey is currently the DC Metro Division Manager for the Cutco/Vector Marketing sales organization, headquartered in Rockville, MD. A 17-year veteran with the company, Kate advanced rapidly into a Division Manager position after graduating from college and excelling as a District Manager. Responsible for over $34 million in Cutco sales, Kate is a member of the company's Hall of Fame. She was...

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. Recently, Br...

Bruce Goodman is a true leader of leaders.  During his 40-year career with the Cutco/Vector Marketing sales organization, Bruce has played an instrumental role in the development of countless top executives and powerful leaders throughout the company.  Put simply, people aspire to be like Bruce.  He is man of great intelligence, profound skills of influence, and exceptional character.  Currently t...

Most people would consider family to be a top priority in their life. Yet few people specifically invest time and energy into working on their skills as parents and/or spouses. Jon Vroman started Front Row Dads with the mission to help family men with businesses come together to discuss and learn about issues facing them in fatherhood. In this conversation, Jon and three Front Row Dads discuss som...

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 32-year veteran with the company, John has produced nine figures of Cutco sales throughout his career. He has been married to Monica — his 6th grade s...

Lauren Gibbs won an Olympic Silver Medal at the 2018 games in South Korea! This moment was the high-point experience of a journey that has taken Lauren from growing up in Los Angeles to star high-school athlete to Brown University volleyball player to Cutco rep and manager to the corporate world and eventually to becoming a 30 year-old rookie in the world of bobsled. Lauren's amazing journey is a...

Kyle Lopes is the first Cutco rep to reach $1 million in Cutco sales while still a full-time college student. He started his Cutco career in the San Jose sales office, then continued to advance while pursuing his hockey dreams for a couple of years. Eventually, Kyle enrolled at West Valley College in the Silicon Valley and became a serious Cutco Sales Professional around classes. He has been the #...

Isaac Tolpin is a high-performance culture expert. As a Division Manager in the Pacific Northwest with the Cutco/Vector Marketing sales organization, he built the most successful and highest-performing team in the 70-year history of the company, establishing all-time sales records that haven't even been approached since. Isaac left the company to establish his own coaching and consulting business,...

Larry Manley is the current Carolina Division Manager for Cutco/Vector Marketing, headquartered in Raleigh, NC. From humble beginnings in life, and through the early days of his career, Larry has become one of the most legendary figures in company history. A 31-year veteran with Vector, Larry has played a major role in the development of FIVE other Division Managers, and he was the recent recipien...

Kenny Coleman is one of the finest "connectors" you might ever have a chance to meet. His path in life started as one of the only African-American kids in a predominantly white enclave in Silicon Valley, where he had to learn to navigate certain challenges to connect with others. In high school and college, he became a football star and vocal leader on teams from Gunn High School to Utah State Uni...

Brett Wiggins is the current Michiana Division Manager (covering Indiana & Western Michigan) of the Cutco/Vector Marketing sales organization. As one of the pillars of the company's Midwest Region, Brett is rapidly becoming one of the most influential leaders in the company. He leads a rapidly growing organization, volunteers his time to impact youth at his church, and devotes time to his family l...

Dr. Jacqueline Stavros has a passion for working with others to create positive change. She is a professor of Business and IT at Lawrence Technological University, and is recognized for her creation of SOAR, a positive approach to strategic change. The foundation of her work is Appreciative Inquiry, one of the most widely-used approaches for positive change. Jackie has worked in over 30 countries...