Changing Lives Selling Knives

Mike Muriel is the Central Region Manager for Cutco/Vector Marketing, responsible for an area encompassing parts of 16 states. Having been with the company since 1992, Mike is a multiple-time National Champion, member of the Cutco/Vector Hall of Fame, and has inspired the entire company through his strong, driven leadership. Mike has had several transformative experiences that shaped his life and career, and now he helps countless others to experience the transformation into becoming the best version of themselves. Mike has 2 boys, and lives just outside of Chicago.

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Dr. Kelly Flanagan is an author, speaker, coach, and psychologist who enjoys walking with people through the three essentials of a truly satisfying life—worthiness, belonging, and purpose. His writing has been featured in Reader's Digest, Huffington Post, and The 5 Love Languages, and he has appeared on the TODAY Show. He is the author of Loveable and True Companions, and his first novel, The Unhiding of Elijah Campbell, was released in October 2022, and is the subject that we unpack in this authentic and profound conversation.

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Scott Dennis is the Eastern Region Manager for Cutco / Vector Marketing. Since his start with the company in 1990, Scott has been one of the most prolific achievers at every level in the organization. While attending the University of Notre Dame, he was one of the top college-student sales reps in the company. He was National Champion Branch Manager, set all-time records as a District Manager, and advanced to Division Manager, then Region Executive. He's married with 4 kids, and has been an amazing example of all-around excellence, both professionally and personally.

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Kyle Smith is the Sales Promotion Manager for the Central Region of the Cutco/Vector Marketing sales organization. His history with the company dates back to 2002, while he was a student at the University of Illinois. As an SPM, Kyle's greatest strength is believing in people, and he leverages this strength to foster strong connections and help others to make the best of their opportunity with Vector.

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Earl Kelly is the Northeast Region Manager for the Cutco/Vector Marketing organization. A veteran with the company since 1989, he has served in an Executive leadership role in three different Regions, and is a member of the company's Hall of Fame. He is widely considered to be one of Vector's finest examples of all-around leadership, both professionally and personally. Earl graduated from the Wharton School of Business at University of Pennsylvania, and is married with three children.

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Dushka Zapata is a long-time Silicon Valley Communications Executive who has evolved into a passionate and poignant writer, with 15 books including "Please Don't Blame Love" and "For All I Know", which are discussed in this podcast. Dushka's ability to write about the Human Experience is sweeping over Quora with over 263 million content views. Her unique approach to productivity, creativity, and well-being is based on her own life experiences, and she shares her discoveries in the hopes of helping others suffer less and live better lives. What Dushka offers the world is truly life-changing, and today we bring you a distinctive conversation about relationships.

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Chelsea Rodriguez is one of the top sales performers in the Cutco/Vector Marketing organization. She is in her 15th year with the company, having started while going to college at the University of Alabama. Over the past 7 years, Chelsea has been a consistent top-performer, and in 2022, she took it to a new level, becoming just the 9th person in company history to exceed $1 million in sales in a single year. Now over $5.8 million in career sales — #15 in Cutco history — she's a member of the company's Hall of Fame. Chelsea leads and inspires legions of others to show up and become the best version of themselves. She lives in the Dallas TX area with her husband, Roger.

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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 have made him an amazing role model for thousands of people over his 30+ year career with the company. Jeff offers numerous insights on leading an organization the right way.

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Dustin Marx is the Founder & CEO of Stellar, a fast-growing B2B marketplace connecting rental properties with skilled labor in order to resolve home maintenance issues with less hassle. Dustin's roots in business go back to when he started selling Cutco with Vector Marketing in 1999. He graduated from Indiana University with a degree in Finance and pursued a first career as a Vector District Manager. He ran the company's Gulf Coast Division from 2006 to 2013 and became one of the most prolific Division Managers in the history of the company. Since leaving Vector, he has brought his successful leadership philosophies and growth strategies to Stellar. The company just secured a $20 million Series B round of funding and is poised for continued growth and success in the years ahead under Dustin's leadership.

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Josh Goodman has experienced an incredible roller coaster ride in his entrepreneurial journey. After several years with Cutco/Vector as a rep and manager, Josh embarked on a quest to find his ideal path in business. There were successes and failures, and eventually, a personal experience led him to found his own company, now known as PourMyBev (formerly PourMyBeer). His company solves a bottleneck that Josh personally experienced in the hospitality industry with an innovative self-pour technology that allows customers to pour their own drinks and pay by the ounce. Josh's company has experience tremendous growth and success in the last 7 years, as they have installed over 10,000 self-pour taps in 440 locations throughout 23 countries. Josh's company has won the INC 5000 three years in a row and he's been featured on CNBC, Entrepreneur Magazine, and Bloomberg. He also sold a portion of his company to Coca-Cola EuroPacific Partners 2 years ago to expand their presence with non-alcoholic beverages. Josh recently released a book about his life and career called "Tap The Big Idea."

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