Changing Lives Selling Knives

Ken Coleman is one of the most iconic leaders in the Silicon Valley technology industry. First, he became one of the top Executives at Hewlett-Packard, ultimately responsible for world-wide staffing. Then, at Activision, he helped revolutionize the video game industry and brought a breakthrough product to the market, the game Pitfall. Most notably, Ken was a major player as Executive Vice-President in building Silicon Graphics Inc. from a $10 million company into a $3.5 billion market giant, where Ken was responsible for over 4000 employees in 37 countries. He has led or influenced multiple other companies over the past 20 years as he has primarily served as a mentor and advisor to many prominent Silicon Valley leaders. He has been the recipient of numerous honors, both professionally and personally. Through his skills in connecting with and leading others, Ken Coleman has built an everlasting legacy of life-changing influence in the world.

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Chris George is the Founder, President & CEO of CMG Financial, a privately held mortgage bank headquartered in California, and conducting business in all 50 states. CMG has over 2000 employees and is on track to record a volume of over $35 billion in 2021. Chris is one of the most notable leaders in the mortgage industry, having served as the Chairman of the Mortgage Bankers Association. He has also testified before Congress and met with key leaders on issues affecting the housing industry. Chris sold Cutco 40 years ago, and his original manager was current Cutco/Vector West CEO Bruce Goodman! Today, Chris lives on a 1000+ acre ranch overlooking the San Francisco Bay Area. He aspires to leave a legacy through his family, his business, and his charitable CMG Foundation.

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Kuvaal Patel is the West Los Angeles District Manager for the Cutco/Vector Marketing sales organization, and also serves as Assistant Division Manager in the Southland Division. He is a remarkable example of achievement, success, and impact at a young age. Despite significant learning differences, Kuvaal has been able to become one of the best students you'll ever encounter, both academically and in his business life. He graduated from college in 3 years at age 20, and has quickly developed into one of the top achieving leaders in Vector. Through any challenge he's faced, Kuvaal has learned that we can all create our own reality. He shares how in this inspiring conversation.

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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 testament to her yearning for something more in her life, believing in herself, having the courage to chase her dream, and her commitment to doing whatever it takes to succeed. Hers is a story that will entertain, educate, and inspire you to chase the dreams in your life that might actually be more possible than you ever thought before.

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Shelby Wildgust Brandt has spent her entire life on an entrepreneurial journey of discovery, learning about herself, others, business, and life. She learned about fearlessness, independence, confidence, and leadership as a child, even before selling Cutco. Perfectly suited for the opportunity to work with Cutco/Vector, she excelled as both a sales rep and Branch Manager. Since returning to Vector after a one-year hiatus in Corporate America, she has leveraged her talents and wisdom to assist in the development of many young leaders throughout the company. Her current role as Program Development Manager enables her to bring her best energy to impact others to develop their own cloak of confidence.

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Cathy Christen is the current Division Manager of Cutco/Vector's Gulf Coast Division, headquartered in Houston, TX. She is a 9-time National Champion in Office or District sales, and a member of the company's Hall of Fame. She also runs multiple other businesses in several industries, and she mentors entrepreneurs across multiple markets to succeed in their business and life. Cathy is the best-selling author of "Life As A Masterpiece," and is in-demand as a keynote speaker. A 19-year veteran in the Cutco/Vector business, Cathy is one of the company's most dynamic and powerful leaders.

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Logan Franke is the Motor City Division Manager for the Cutco/Vector Marketing sales organization. A graduate of the Kelley School of Business at the University of Indiana, Logan has been on a fast track to success in his business and in life. He brings acumen, enthusiasm, and a drive to succeed as model traits for the people around him. Logan was a 2-time Branch Manager in college who advanced from District to Division Manager in less than 5 years. He just surpassed his $10 million milestone with Cutco/Vector.

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Michael Arrieta has had exponential success in his relatively short career. As a Cutco sales rep, he was the #1 new sales rep in the company during his first year. He became one of the top college-student sales reps in the history of the company before graduating from the University of Alabama. Michael's first corporate experience was with Wyse, a company which was purchased by Dell, where he was able to leverage his experience, effort, and results to advance to Chief of Staff in a short period of time. He got onto the radar of legendary Silicon Valley entrepreneur Keith Krach, and eventually moved to a role as Keith's Chief of Staff in the early days of DocuSign. Michael was truly one of the key players in DocuSign's meteoric rise to market dominance, and he advanced as far as Global VP before departing from the company recently. He was even named to Forbes "30 Under 30" in 2016. Now, he has started his own holding company, Garden City, for the purpose of buying and transforming service businesses all across the Southeastern U.S., bringing them new culture, improved technology, and increasing opportunities and benefits for their working-class employees. Michael is also the co-Founder of New Story, a non-profit whose mission is to end global homelessness. This guy is an absolute superstar in business and in life.

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This episode features 2 prior guests on the podcast, Colton Horn and Matt Jarvis, with updated details on their entrepreneurial journeys. Colton was Cutco/Vector's Silver Cup Branch Manager in 2019, and was featured in Episode #37. Now graduated from Northwestern University, Colton has co-Founded Breinfuel, which is a scientifically-derived beverage that helps top achievers create all-day focus. Matt was a Canadian Field Sales Manager who went on to a career in professional poker that was highlighted by his appearance at the 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event Final Table. He founded CashLive to give people that Final Table experience in a simple and fun mobile game that can be played in about 15 minutes. Matt was the featured guest in Episode #132. Both of them have real-life challenges and great wins to share from the entrepreneur's roller coaster, along with the compelling future vision for their companies.

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Evan Keller is one of the brightest stars in the Cutco/Vector Marketing universe. An 18-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 record in 2014. He was promoted to South Coast Division Manager that year, and his Division has been among the top Divisions in the company every year under his guidance. Evan has been married to his wife, Annie, for 10 years, and they have 3 young children. Evan succeeds at everything he does, and is the ultimate role model for so many others in his circles of influence.

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