Changing Lives Selling Knives

Mike Abramowitz is without question the greatest District Manager in the Cutco/Vector Marketing organization today. He won 2 Silver Cups in 2019 and 3 more in 2020, as the #1 DM office in New Business and Total Business, and the #1 District Team with over $2.4 million in sales. His successful career has been a testament to the power of ambition, willingness to work, and the ability to choose a positive response to all of life's challenges. Mike is also an active philanthropist who has been honored with the company's prestigious Marty Domitrovich Triple Crown of Service award for his important contributions to his Tampa Bay communities and others. A 16+ year veteran with the company, Mike is of course a member of the Cutco/Vector Hall of Fame.

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Christopher Lochhead is a dyslexic paperboy from Montreal, Canada, who failed out of school at 18, started a company, and went on to become a legendary 3-time Chief Marketing Officer in Silicon Valley. After selling his last company for $4.5 billion, Christopher "retired" to his home in Santa Cruz to pursue passions like surfing, martial arts, and spending time with his wife and their pet chickens. He continues to share his expertise in marketing and category creation through his "Lochhead on Marketing" podcast, and his chart-topping "Follow Your Different" podcast brings insightful guests and authentic dialogue to his audience. Christopher is an unapologetic promoter of start-ups, legendary marketing, category design, and life design.

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Chad Vordenberge is the Kentucky-Ohio Division Manager for Cutco/Vector Marketing, headquartered in Cincinnati. In his nearly 15 years with the company, Chad has produced over $20 million in sales, qualifying him for the Cutco/Vector Hall of Fame. Throughout his life and career, Chad has been deliberate about honoring the lessons of the past. He's meticulous in his efforts to learn, and he fosters an environment that encourages others to become independent learners themselves. Chad is thoughtful, introspective, creative, and innovative. He brings these, and so many more qualities to the people under his guidance.

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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, and he continues to guide and inspire entrepreneurs and business leaders to this day. Isaac and his wife Angie now run Courageous Parenting, with the mission of equipping Christian parents with resources to impact their family legacies.

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Eric Salzwedel is a graduate from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh with a Bachelor's degree in Human Services & Leadership. Throughout college he sold Cutco, was a 2x Branch Manager, and became a District Manager after graduating. Eric's passion for giving to others dates back to his childhood days and played a major role in his time with Cutco/Vector, where he was honored with the prestigious Marty Domitrovich Triple Crown of Service Award. He stepped away from Vector to pursue his desire to work in the non-profit sector. His passion for helping others and giving back is evident from his charity events and volunteer work on a local, state, national, and international level. He is now the owner of Intentional Purpose Consulting, which works with companies, organizations, and individuals on their charitable giving and community outreach.

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Kevin Donahue has coached and been coached by many great individuals throughout his life and career. He's also an informed and shrewd sports fan with an innate understanding of what great coaches do. Throughout his Hall of Fame career with Vector Marketing & Cutco, Kevin has produced over $23 million in sales. The Los Angeles Division has grown every year under his guidance and his Pasadena Pilot Office has consistently ranked among the company's top offices with over $2 million in sales annually. Kevin understands the difference between a coach and a boss, and he offers great insights into how to provide leadership through coaching.

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Paige Weber is the Somerset (NJ) District Manager with the Cutco/Vector Marketing sales organization. In just her first full year as a DM with the company, Paige shattered all standards for new managers, with over $1.5 million in sales. She was the Silver Cup Champion among First Full Year DMs, and she even finished an astonishing 2nd in the company among ALL District Managers. She's at it again in 2021, with a company-leading total of over $277,000 through the first 8 weeks of the year.

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Ryan Casey is an expert in sales and sales management. As a Hall of Fame Division Manager with Cutco/Vector, Ryan was known for his skills in developing successful individuals and teams. He's now a franchisee and sales trainer for Orangetheory Fitness, where he operates 2 successful locations in the Seattle area. When the pandemic halted Ryan's business throughout 2020, he pivoted to offering coaching in the skills of sales management for other franchisees and small business owners. Ryan understands the fundamentals of successful selling, and is adept at teaching others. His insights are full of value for anyone in sales or anyone who leads others.

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Tina-Marie Cooper-Minar stands as one of the top-producing District Managers in Cutco/Vector history with over $16 million in career sales. Her early influences in the business include company legends such as Marty Domitrovich, Tim McCreadie, Chris Heigel, Jeff Bry and others. Tina-Marie has overcome numerous personal and professional challenges over the years, and she approaches it all with a tremendous spirit of optimism. Her combination of attitude, work ethic, and skill development has made her into a tremendous role model and major winner in business and in life.

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John Israel is the founder and Chief Gratitude officer of Mr. Thank You, a consulting firm focused on client and employee retention. His work has been featured on ABC News, Fox News, and Good Morning America. As a Hall of Fame Cutco sales rep, John built a loyal customer base, and his learnings became the basis of his principles of "success through relationships." In October 2016, John's love of people led him to start a personal social experiment on human connection that became a world wide movement, a book and a TEDx talk: The Mr. Thank You Project. John is on a journey to elevate the level of gratitude on the planet. A proud Gonzaga Bulldog, John now lives in Plano TX with his wife and 3 children.

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