Changing Lives Selling Knives

Jeff Gamboa is currently the Division Manager of two Divisions in the Cutco/Vector organization, spanning much of the state of Florida, plus Puerto Rico. He's a 22-year veteran with the company and member of the company's Hall of Fame. He coined the term "VectorTrained" to represent the wide range of skills and competencies that people gain through selling Cutco, participating in Vector's Leadership Academy program, and advancing into leadership positions with the company. Jeff has been one of the company's most prolific developers of talent, and his strategies and programs are emulated by many other leaders throughout Vector today.

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John Israel is known simply as Mr. Thank You these days. After a stellar 16-year career as a Hall of Fame Cutco sales rep, influential manager, and coach or mentor to many other successful sales reps, John has embarked on a new journey to elevate the level of gratitude on the planet. This began with his "Year Of The Thank You," continued with the release of his book "The Mr. Thank You Project," and has culminated with John launching his new career as a motivational speaker, teaching others how to understand and leverage the ROI of Radical Appreciation in their lives and businesses. A proud Gonzaga Bulldog, John now lives in Plano TX with his wife, Monica, their 2 young boys, and a third child on the way.

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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 17-year veteran in the Cutco/Vector business, Cathy is one of the company's most dynamic and powerful leaders.

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Known as "The Sales Doctor," Ramez Helou is the Founder & CEO of The Academy For Sales Excellence, headquartered in the amazing city of Dubai. Ramez has trained over 100,000 salespeople in at least 30 countries on 5 different continents over his illustrious career. He spent 15 years with Cutco/Vector, advancing up to the position of Division Manager, and another 6 years with Unilever where he developed their sales organization all across Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. For the past nine years, Ramez has been pursuing his passion in speaking and training sales teams all over the world, especially those involved in complex B2B selling. He is also an adjunct Professor of "Sales, Leadership, and Management Skills" to MBA and Executive MBA students at Hult Business School, and he is fluent in Arabic, French, English, and Spanish.

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Brad Britton is the current Southland Division Manager of the Cutco/Vector organization, headquartered in Anaheim, CA. His career with the company dates back to 1988, when he started as a sales rep in Texas. His path led him to Oklahoma and then California, where he was a National Champion District Manager in Sacramento in 1993. He became one of the top-producing Division Managers in the company, and ultimately took on the role of Regional Executive in the Western Region from 1999 through 2005. Brad left the Cutco/Vector business for nine years at that point, returning in 2014 to lead the Southland Division and spread his influence throughout the entire company through programs like the Cutco Cares World Impact Initiative, which he started. A true legend in the company, Brad has been directly responsible for at least $260 million in Cutco sales, and has indirectly influenced hundreds of millions more in sales.

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Jeremy Reisig is a Hall of Fame Cutco sales rep who was #1 in the company in personal sales in 2002. He has pursued his passion for bringing inspirational music to the world as "Brotha James." As a facilitator of group genius, he combines his skill for speaking and hosting events centered around personal development with the energy, fun, and positivity of his music. He is the Co-Founder of Fambundance, an organization where entrepreneurial families develop the tools, network, and experiences to carry family legacies forward.

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The host for Changing Lives Selling Knives is also the Western Region Manager for Cutco/Vector Marketing. Dan is a 7-time National Champion manager in Cutco/Vector, and has developed at least 12 other National Champions at various positions in the business. He has been known for building powerful and dynamic team cultures and helping many others to do so. This episode details the epic story of Dan's summer Branch Office back in 1991, and some quick lessons that arose from that experience.

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Jennifer Gluckow is a renowned national sales and sales management expert. She's the best-selling author of "Sales in a New York Minute," CEO & Founder of her own sales training organization, and hosts the very popular "Sell or Die" podcast with Jeffrey Gitomer. Jen has made it in New York City, and her mission is to help you make it anywhere.

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Jeff Bry is the Midwest Region Manager for the Cutco/Vector Marketing organization. A member of the Cutco/Vector Hall of Fame, Jeff is widely considered to be one of the most emulatable leaders throughout the entire company. His combination of internal characteristics, outward professionalism, and excellent results has made Jeff an amazing role model for thousands of people over his 30-year career with the company. He's a proud Michigan State Spartan and lives near Detroit with his wife and 2 kids.

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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 life in the Front Row," and he explains the facets of that in this interview. 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. Jon is well-known as one of the all-time most respected and admired Cutco/Vector alums.

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