Changing Lives Selling Knives

Mark Bullard is the Southern Rock Division Manager for the Cutco/Vector Marketing sales organization. Headquartered in Memphis TN, his Division encompasses parts of 5 Southern states. By making it a top priority to invest time and resources into his people, Mark has created a legacy of powerful relationships over his 23 years in the Vector business. He's responsible for over $47 million in Cutco sales, and is a member of the company's Hall of Fame. Mark's stories and lessons will inspire you to examine the ways in which you are prioritizing and building the relationships in your business and in your personal life.

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Chris Nicoud is one of the most successful District Managers in the history of the Cutco/Vector Marketing sales organization. Having produced over $16 million in sales, he's a member of the company's Hall of Fame. Chris' great strength as a leader is his ability to show up authentically in all of his interactions. By fully engaging his own unique abilities and talents, Chris has been able to grow in self-confidence and perform at his best both professionally and personally. He's a tremendous role model for how others can tap into who they really are in order to be the best they can be in daily life, with more success and fulfillment.

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Nadine McGowan was a successful leader in the Cutco/Vector Marketing sales organization, ultimately reaching the role of Indiana Division Manager. On a mission trip to Africa, Nadine came to realize that by pouring into the women of a community, we could truly impact the next generation and shift the whole culture. She founded Purposeful Living, Inc., as a non-profit to invite women to find and live their purpose. Nadine's organization is changing the lives of over 2000 women in the Indianapolis area, and by extension, creating a ripple effect that extends well beyond.

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Mark Mastrandrea (AKA Mark Brazil) is the Co-Founder and CEO of the well-known digital art company, Ikonick. Mark sold Cutco in the Summer of 2004 while attending the University of Delaware. He started Ikonick in 2016 with his partner, Jeff Cole. Mark's story is one of grit, determination, persistence, self-growth, focused effort, and now massive success. In reality, Ikonick is not an "art company," but instead is inspiring and motivating people through images, quotes, and stories, and the company truly reflects the DNA of its founders.

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Jake Meiser is the Buckeye (OH) Division Manager for the Cutco/Vector Marketing sales organization. Now 15 years into his career with the company, Jake has produced over $24 million in sales and is a member of the company's Hall of Fame. From his background playing competitive soccer and throughout his Vector career, Jake has been known as someone with a powerful internal drive to succeed, coupled with a strong work ethic. Through consistent effort and a winner's mindset, Jake has been able to achieve great success, and has helped many others to do the same. He has many great insights on how to think like a winner.

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Steven Williams is the Territory Sales Manager for Mississippi & Louisiana for Olympus Corporation of the Americas, a leader in the Medical Device industry. He also plays a role as a National Field Sales Trainer for the company. Steven honed his sales and leadership skills during a 6-year stint with Cutco/Vector Marketing, serving as both a top sales rep and a District Manager, during and after his college years at Mississippi State University. Now he is rapidly climbing in his industry, while balancing family life including his wife and 4 young children.

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Jeff Teresi is among the Top 25 sales reps in the history of the Cutco Cutlery /Vector Marketing sales organization, and is 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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Roman Malik is one of the all-time greatest legends in the Cutco business. He started selling Wear-Ever Cookware under ALCOA in 1952, and joined Cutco when the 2 businesses later merged. He was a Champion sales rep and influential manager who helped build the Northern California sales organization into a perennial National Championship team. He's been married for 67 years and has raised 3 successful children. And he's built a financial empire including 13 properties throughout California, Hawaii, and Northern Nevada. There are many who count him as one of their greatest role models and mentors in business and in life.

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Tony Carlston is a true pioneer in Cutco history. He started with the company as a sales rep in 1998, and quickly turned into one of the top reps in the company. After a short stint in a management position, he decided to pursue full-time sales as a Cutco Sales Professional. After hearing the legendary John Ruhlin talk about the concept of business gifting with Cutco, Tony hatched his ideas for the Cutco Closing Gifts program, targeted primarily at realtors, and he quickly rose to the top of the charts as the #1 sales rep in all of Cutco in 2006 & 2007. Today, Tony is teamed up with Adam Sobieski to develop and teach this program to reps all throughout the company, and the program is approaching a quarter billion dollars in revenue. Tony also runs several other businesses out of his Vancouver WA headquarters, where he employs about 35 people.

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Lori and Fred Snyder both sold Cutco and have gone on to highly successful lives and careers after their experience with Vector Marketing. Lori advanced to District Manager and even served as Sales Promotion Manager for the Midwest Region. Now she's a coach and speaker who runs a faith-based podcast called Created To Thrive. Fred's short experience selling Cutco was truly transformative, and provided him with the tools and confidence to build a lucrative career in the home-building industry, where he currently serves as the Vice-President at a $2 billion company. Lori and Fred live in St. Petersburg, FL.

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