Brandon Brown Sold $10 Million in Cutco and Graduated Debt-Free

Brandon Brown (00:00) biggest surprise that I had how much of impact leaving Cutco had on my return. I came back with a lot of gratitude just being a part of culture of Vector and the culture of Cutco. And also, I was able to just fine-tune my skills. And so I think maturity-wise, the growth that I had, I was able to come back. stronger and more determined than I had ever before. Hi, my name is Brandon Brown. I'm from Hermosa Beach, California. Over the years of selling Cutco - it's been about 18 years - I've sold about just shy of $10 million Cutco products, and have had a great experience over that So I have a few different layers in my business. The first one is federal. I work with the federal program, which is essentially where we go to military bases and sell Cutco, either domestically, or we also do international. And so I'm one of the coordinators. I focus on the Asia Pacific region. So we'll go to Hawaii, Guam, Japan, and sell to the military there. So that's one of my main I also work in events where we do trade shows. then I also have focus on service events, which is essentially a service where we offer free sharpening, free repair, and also an opportunity to place an order or build one's collection. I started selling Cutco in 2007. I was 18 years old, and I sold Cutco while I was in college, essentially for about 5 years. Graduated debt-free, and that was an amazing experience. After I graduated with my degree in finance, I thought to myself, there might be other opportunities that are better. I felt like I had maximized my time within Vector and within Cutco. And so... I left for a couple years and dabbled around with other sales organizations, but inevitably back Vector in And the main reason why I came back was... the culture within Cutco was unparalleled. It's just a community of people that really care about each other, very supportive, very willing to share their insights so others can grow and up level. And then of course, having just an amazing product, something that I could feel good about selling it to my friends, my family, and strangers, knowing that I could see them 5, 10, 15, 20 years later, and would trust that they would have a great experience. I think my learning curve in the real world was compounded being a part of Cutco and Vector in my early years. Learning time management skills, learning sales skills, learning how to handle challenges and adversity. feel that my time, you know, in my early years gave me a competitive advantage when I left... before I came back. lot of opportunity And asking yourself, did really give the opportunity a fair chance? Did you really play out 100% And if the answer is "no," then I would invite that person or challenge that person to see what would be possible if you did. Whatever was an opportunity, you know, 5 years ago, 10 years ago is drastically different now, and in the best way possible. We're a company full of people that are constantly challenging the status quo, constantly wanting to improve and up level. And I would think most people would want to be a part of something like that.