Vector Marketing Success Story:
Jim Novitsky
Within every good entrepreneur lies discipline, a desire to succeed
and a passion for the product. For Jim Novitsky learning those truths
started when he sold CUTCO Cutlery in college and living them continued
through his successful ventures all the way into early retirement.
The 40-something former entrepreneur said that the goal-setting,
discipline, time-management, budgeting and communication skills
he learned during his time as a CUTCO sales rep are critical in
today’s challenging business environment. As a sales rep,
learning opportunities are found in everything from efficiently
scheduling appointments to sitting down with people you don’t
know and presenting a product, he said.
“At a young age, sales reps learn skills to succeed and
carry them through life,” he said. “It determines who
you are, what you do and how you do it.”
Jim sold CUTCO through Vector
Marketing for 1½ years while a student at Michigan State
laying the foundation for a career in sales. After leaving CUTCO
he continued his career in sales. He rose in the ranks from sales
rep to National Sales Manager at which point he began his own sales
and distribution company. Later he would sell his company opting
for an unusually early retirement.
Now Jim enjoys his 40s void of the usual work-week routine. He
lives a comfortable lifestyle with plenty of time to spend with
his young children and wife. He believes that the skills he began
to develop selling CUTCO were the same skills that now allow him
this financial freedom.
Having the opportunity to sell a product he believed in and learning
the value of investing in a quality product like CUTCO also contributed
to his success, Jim said. He saw first hand that while the up-front
cost of a quality product is greater the investment over time is
cost effective. This knowledge played a key role in his success
in sales.
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