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The Vector Impact is an initiative by Vector Marketing. An emerging body of research shows a growing gap between employers' expectations and how young people are showing up in the workplace. Yet nearly all of the advice comes from more seasoned “career experts”—who, while knowledgeable, often lack understanding of the unique challenges facing young professionals today. Some of the advice works, but some just doesn’t. Vector Marketing, the sales arm of CUTCO, is committed to closing this gap. The Vector Impact was founded in 2018 to teach young people skills for life through actionable content you can immediately apply. Looking for flexible work and meaningful experience?

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WORD ON THE STREET IS

"My communication skills have improved drastically since I’ve been with Vector, which is so important for an artist or creator because you have to know how to communicate with clients, your team, your director, etc., effectively."

Elia Allen

Assistant Manager
"I'm a single father and Marine Corps Veteran who transitioned out of the service to spend more time with my daughter…It’s easy to make excuses, but if you take a step back and start with why, you’re doing something. Doing the work is the only choice."

Ray Salvador

Cutco Sales Representative
"The experiences I’ll gain working side by side with my division manager will tremendously help prepare me to run my own district to a much higher scale then just anyone going out to run an office!"

Allison Green

Pilot Sales Manager
"I think a lot of young people don’t have goals, people skills, time management skills, or the ability to effectively connect with someone they’ve never met. I want to help people develop in the same ways that Vector helped me when I first started."

Christian Brown

Pilot Sales Manager
"I made my dream a reality when I took a huge leap of faith and decided to drop out of college to become a district manager. I had a lot of people doubt me at first saying, ‘What if you fail?’ I remember thinking…I’m not going to. I took over as the Pilot Sales Manager for my division and could not be happier with my decision."

Hannah Gross

District Manager
"Yes I had doubts. I came from a small school, a family who wasn’t super connected and had no sales experience. But I made it to half a million in career sales because I wanted to prove that the people who believed in me were right."

Orland Gonzalez

Cutco Sales Professsional
"I’m studying psychology and philosophy to potentially be a psychologist. Or take it a bit farther and go to law school. I was extremely shy growing up and Vector has helped me become more sure of myself in a social setting."

Briana O’Donnell

Assistant Manager
"The Vector opportunity is unmatched in terms of potential, people, and culture. With Vector, I’ve been able to pay my own way through school, open two offices before I’ve even graduated college, travel multiple times a year, and most importantly—from someone who is not a ‘natural born leader’—learn people skills that allow me to achieve anything I want."

Jacob Shelton

Sr. Field Sales Manager
"I really learned a lot about emotional management through Cutco. I can’t change how others feel, but I can control my mindset—so that’s what I did. I worked my butt off that first summer and started making enough money to put myself through college. Now, I have a great support system that I was able to build through my gained confidence."

Katarina Holecek

Cutco Sales Representative
"I started with Vector in 2017 and I heard about the job from a friend of a friend. It was REALLY exciting because I knew this type of work would help me measurably improve myself. The environment is super supportive and some of the best advice I’ve ever received was from people I’ve met at our conferences."

Pete Ofeciar

District Manager
"Every person you meet is so positive and motivated. Hard work and effort is a standard. People are always willing to teach you because, at the end of the day, we are all working towards becoming the best versions of ourselves. I have experienced a ton of growth personally, professionally, and financially. I don’t have any regrets."

Anusha Patel

District Manager
"I’m from a really small town, south of Puerto Rico, and people thought I was limited. My mom and dad didn’t like the idea of me getting a job because they thought it would break the main focus of me going back to college. Like every parent who wants to protect their son from what they don’t understand—and Vector is a job like no other—they eventually saw the decisions I was making and how I was growing."

Gioshuan Rocha

District Manager
"My dream is to be a private practice owner. I need to be able to sell my philosophies and methods of practice to therapists and clinicians I want to hire. To interview, hire, train, and develop my employees. To pitch ideas to investors, sponsors, and future clients. That is exactly what I’ve learned at Vector."

Claire Thompson

Sales Manager
"This was never meant to be something I planned on doing for longer than three months. It was meant to get me through the summer and earn some extra cash before school. I learned really quickly that there was a different culture here. I started to see the impact and the value that it brought other people and I wanted to be a part of that."

Alexander Sylvester

District Manager
"I just remember what one of my mentors in the business (Robert Alcantra) told me once—'nervous means you care.' After reminding myself of this, I remind myself of my why’s and look over my list of why I want to be a DM (district manager)!"

Marlena Booth

Pilot Sales Manager
"The cool thing about this job is that we can create any lifestyle we really want—we just need to be intentional about it and create it by design."

Jeremy Blough

Division Manager
“I’ve learned that connecting with people and showing them you care about them goes a long way. It helps them feel like I’m trying to work with them to find out what’s best. I've learned that it’s important to know where to start with each customer.”

Mikayla Flake

Assistant Manager
“I started with Vector two months ago! It's been really flexible with my college schedule. I also love how there’s so much opportunity and growth within the company. I’e also met and worked with some great people.”

Lilly Herring

Manager in Training
“I’m always competing with myself to do better on the next appointment than I did on the last one. Working in sales [while being a student athlete] has also helped with teamwork skills and bonding with my manager and other reps from my office.”

Rylan Crockett

Cutco Sales Professional
“Vector really opens up opportunities within our personal lives and gives us the freedom to work from home on our own schedule. [The culture] is designed to help us get the most out of this experience.”

Yaxiris Cordero

Assistant Manager