Changing Lives Selling Knives

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 pa...

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 dec...

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 Lubbo...

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...

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 Cu...

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 Le...

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 appreci...

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...

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...

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 ta...

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...

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 full-service offerings. Carey has won numerous local, national, and international awards for his entertainment and event production, and is best known to the Cutco/Vector family for providing his fine sup...

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 using their skills and their influence to change the world for the better. For the milestone one-hundredth episode, the guest was our host himself, Dan Casetta, being interviewed by Jon Berghoff, who...

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 successful periods as a District Manager, in which he produced well over $4 million in team sales, Danny committed to the Cutco Sales Professional role in 2013. He has grown his production from about $200K in...

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 of the most exceptional leaders you could ever meet, and he balances his work with an amazing personal life. In his youth, Jaymison might not have been headed towards such a great place. But through s...

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 one of the 4 agreements, which is "Don't Make Assumptions." Find the courage to ask questions and to express what you really want. Communicate with others as clearly as you can to avoid misunderstanding...

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 crown brought about a far more significant inner transformation. Shannon has since used her platform to impact children and adults all over North America and beyond with technologies for mental and phys...

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 Hall of Fame before moving on to new ventures. Brad founded EasyPay Direct, a payment platform which has served over 30,000 businesses. He also hosts the podcast "Beyond A Million" and runs adventure tr...

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 million in sales and is a member of the company's Hall of Fame. Throughout his career, Phil has been inspired by strong reasons, starting with building a family while he was still a college-student sal...

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 & Seth have been top achievers in the Keller-Williams real estate organization, and have been widely recognized for excellence in leadership and entrepreneurship. Alyce believes that being a Mom is the mos...

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 Michigan. At age 26, he became the youngest Regional Executive in company history. Over the years, he directly influenced and developed 4 future Region Executives on his way to becoming Cutco's Senior Vice-P...

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 happen, develop an ability to choose empowering meanings for those occurrences, and then choose actions that move them in the direction of their visions in life. Dan Casetta has spent many years illuminat...

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, starting out by selling over $50,000 in his first 4 weeks. As a manager, Ben was a part of the team that established a one-week Cutco sales record in 2009 that stood for over a decade, and he won the Nat...

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's Hall of Fame with $15.8 million in career sales. One of Michael's enduring strengths is that he is a fearless communicator. He establishes strong personal connections, asks deep questions, and loves...

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 for personal and professional success, including self-awareness, emotional intelligence, altruistic leadership, and a whole lot more. Trent experienced success as a sales rep and manager with Vector C...