Changing Lives Selling Knives

Jeremy Bell is the Oregon Division Manager for the Cutco/Vector Marketing sales organization. A 20-year veteran with the company, Jeremy has produced over $36 million in sales, and is a member of the Cutco/Vector Hall of Fame. As a District Manager, Jeremy became known as one of the company's most prolific developers of top talent, as he leveraged his tremendous ability to attract and connect with great people. Throughout most of his career, he has had to balance work and family, and he's a wonderful example of a "family man with a business." He has a model family life AND he runs a successful sales Division. In this conversation, Jeremy shares his successes and challenges, and how he makes it all work.

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Geoff Woods is the Vice President of The ONE Thing and the host of The ONE Thing podcast which is in the top 5% of all podcasts in the world. After hearing the Jim Rohn quote that "You are the average of the 5 people you spend the most time with," Geoff set out on a mission to surround himself with high level CEOs and successful entrepreneurs. Fast forward, Geoff went from employee to entrepreneur, launching a company with Gary Keller & Jay Papasan, the co-authors of the best selling book The ONE Thing. Geoff has been featured in Entrepreneur.com, and is on a mission to help people better invest their time and achieve extraordinary results.

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Helen Brown is the Academic Outreach Manager for Vector Marketing / Cutco. Her career with the company dates back to 1991, and she was one of the company's top sales performers in the 1990s, eventually moving into a role as a District Manager in Pennsylvania and Massachusetts. When the company created the position of Campus Relations Manager in 2001, Helen was the first person selected to represent the Northeast Region. This role evolved into a National position which led into the role she plays today. Helen is highly influential inside Vector through her role, and also outside Vector through her involvement in organizations such as the National Association of Colleges & Employers, DECA, and Pi Sigma Epsilon. She has her finger on the pulse of what it takes for college students to set themselves up for future success.

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John Oberg is a highly-skilled business leader focused on helping professionals build more meaningful relationships to achieve exceptional business results. For the past 12 years, John has been a mentor, advisor, consultant, and coach to hundreds of organizations across the spectrum of size and scope, even including the U.S Military. John brings a strong educational background (MBA, and currently pursuing his Doctorate) combined with many years of hands-on leadership experience to help organizations solve problems that impede management performance and revenue scalability. John's insights can help you and your organization create meaningful growth through better professional relationships.

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Jeff Teresi is the #15 all-time sales rep in the Cutco Cutlery / Vector Marketing sales organization, and also a published author and aspiring public speaker. But there's a real twist to his story, in that Jeff battles with Asperger syndrome. Being on the Autism spectrum can be a monumental challenge for anyone in any role, and is magnified by Jeff's choice of sales and public speaking as his vocation in life. But Jeff looks at this difficulty differently, and that has made all the difference. As you'll hear in this conversation, Jeff communicates with well-chosen words that will speak to your heart. Get ready to be moved to see beyond your perceived weakness and instead be present to the beauty of your uniqueness.

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Katie Lance is the Founder & CEO of Katie Lance Consulting, where she specializes in social media, tech trends, video marketing, and content strategy. After a successful 10-year run with Cutco/Vector, Katie got into a career in marketing, branding, and social media strategy, then started her own business in 2012. In striving to stay on top of the social media wave, Katie has developed her expertise and is teaching others about how to build their personal brand. Social Media is the greatest tool for building that brand, attracting business, and extending your influence. Katie Lance shares numerous actionable ideas to help you #GetSocialSmart.

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Greg Cothran has become one of the finest young leaders in the Cutco/Vector Marketing sales organization. He was a Champion District Manager in his first full year in that position, and he now runs the NJ/NY Division for the company, where he has developed several other champions in the business. On standard personality measures, Greg is a profound introvert, and many people assume that this personality type does not mesh well with high-level leadership. On the contrary, introverts have as much leadership potential as extraverts. By learning about oneself, finding and applying your strengths, and surrounding yourself with others who can complement what you offer, anyone can bring out the best of their own leadership ability. Greg Cothran is an understated, yet powerful leader who can help inspire anyone to uncover and leverage their own leadership ability.

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Jon Vroman is an award-winning National speaker, and author of an amazing book, "The Front Row Factor." He founded the Front Row Foundation, a non-profit organization that helps people with life-threatening illnesses experience the event of their dreams from the front row. His experiences in leading that organization have led him to develop a clear understanding of how to live a "Front Row Life" by making the most of our moments and helping others to do the same. More recently, Jon is the Founder of Front Row Dads, a group of entrepreneurial men from all over North America, who collaborate around the goal of being better fathers, husbands, and men of influence in their communities, and he's working now on launching Front Row Moms. Jon is well-known as one of the all-time most respected and admired Cutco/Vector alums.

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Ben Jackson is the Coastal Division Manager for the Cutco/Vector Marketing sales organization, centered in the Southeastern U.S. His 13-year career with the company has already been marked by tremendous success, including a National Championship as a New District Manager in 2012 and pioneering leadership in Vector's Eastern Region. Ben has an incredible personal story involving his older brother, Brett, and his own experiences in playing high-level baseball through high school. Ben's experiences and insights can you help you change your life by altering your perspective on challenges and adversity.

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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 still stands to this day, and he won the National Champion's Silver Cup in his first full year as a District Manager. Ben is known for being able to bring the best out of individuals and teams. His students include an A-List of top achievers currently in Vector, plus teams from major companies such as Salesforce and Square. Ben's mission is to help sales leaders manifest their most authentic expression that creates extraordinary results and their highest level of impact.

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