Vector Marketing Success Story: Jaime Nespor

Former Vector sales rep Jaime Nespor has a resume that’s impressive at any age. Business savvy, sales skills and management experience all by the time she was 22 and all thanks to her two years selling CUTCO Cutlery through Vector Marketing.

It was that resume and the sales experience behind it that helped her land a job she said is usually reserved for people older than her – account executive for Baltimore Smart CEO magazine.

But to her it’s not just about a great-looking resume. Jaime said she places greater value in the skills she gained selling CUTCO in the Baltimore area.

“It’s not just about the resume, it’s about what I learned,” she said.

And what did she learn? Her list includes sales techniques, how to deal with people, team work, self confidence, independence, the power of a positive attitude, business savvy, poise and organizational skills.

“Before Vector I had no idea how to present myself or how to talk to people on a professional level,” she said. “I learned skills they don’t teach you in the classroom.”

As a business major at Towson University in Baltimore, Md., Jaime took a job with Vector Marketing as a CUTCO sales rep in 2001, the summer between her sophomore and junior years. During her time selling CUTCO she worked her way up to Branch Manager her second summer on the job then on to Sales Manager in the Division Office.

She describes her foray into management as “the most amazing experience of my life.”

As a Branch Manager of a small office in Salsibury, Md., she was required to find an office, negotiate a lease, hire a receptionist and train a sales staff. It was something she wouldn’t have had the chance to do had she worked a typical summer job.

“I just took all the training I got with (CUTCO) and went out there and started my own business from scratch,” she said. “It was definitely a growing experience.”

She reached the goals she set for herself and her office that summer and ranked fourth among branches in that division. That success propelled her into the division office as a Sales Manager.

Making CUTCO an even better experience was the support she received from her parents.

“Even if this amazing opportunity didn’t pay a cent, my father said the experience alone would still be worth it.”

Where would she be today if she hadn’t answered a Vector ad in a local Pennysaver? She can’t really say, but she does know she wouldn’t be as happy or successful.

“Selling CUTCO I learned skills I need for life. I wouldn’t be here without it, I can tell you that,” she said.