Josh Thayer

About Josh Thayer

I didn’t come from wealth, connections, or privilege—just a tiny working-class town in Northern NY. That upbringing gave me grit, perspective, and a relentless drive to create my own success through hard work, optimism, and a refusal to quit.Since 2007, I’ve been building a career around helping others do the same.I started with Vector Marketing selling Cutco Cutlery in college, quickly becoming one of the top reps in the country and helping lead our team to a national championship. I was promoted into management, where I went on to break regional and divisional sales records as both a Branch and Pilot Manager.In 2011, I became District Manager of the Buffalo office—and since then, I’ve recruited, trained, and led thousands of young adults through a student work program that builds real-world skills in sales, leadership, and personal growth. Our team has generated over $10 million in sales, ranking us among the top 3 all-time in Empire Division history.That journey led to my induction into the Vector Marketing Hall of Fame, an honor reserved for the most elite leaders in company history.Along the way, I’ve been invited to speak at universities, high schools, business conferences, podcasts, and leadership summits. I’ve proudly mentored hundreds of interns and helped launch countless careers.My personal mission is simple: Be a world-class husband and coach. My professional mission is to help students grow into the best version of themselves—so their future self is proud of the foundation they built with us.At Vector, we don’t just offer flexible work—we build 5-Star Graduates.

Experience

1. Executive District Manager

   Vector Marketing

   May 2008 — Present · Buffalo/Niagara, NY, US

   Advertise, Recruit, train, and develop sales representatives through ongoing workshops, team meetings, both virtually and in office-Handle all finances and profit/loss of independent organization-Interviewed and screened over potential applicants-Trained over sales representatives-Motivate and communicate with sales team on a daily basis-Planned, conducted, and executed over 500 team meetings-Public speaking: over hours of public speaking to people of all ages in different settings-college, office, conferences-Broke Branch office sales record in St. Lawrence County in 2008-Top 10 sales office in national rising star league in 20••••10-Broke all time Empire Division Office Sales Record in 20••••11,#1 in office sales In midwest region,#6 Nationally in Premier League#1 sales per representative ranking in Midwest region in 2012 and 2013 out of over 100 offices. 2013-Broke all time North Buffalo summer and yearly team sales records- 20••••19 #1 District sales team in New York State-2018/2019 -#2/3 district office sales team in Midwest Region- 2018 -surpassed 5 million dollars in sales to enter Vector Marketing\'s coveted \"Court of Honor\"-Only manager to break 3 different territory sales records in division\'s history dating back to 1985-Developed 30 branch and District Managers to help expand Empire Division to be #1 in all of Vector East(highest in empire division)-Developed #1 new sales rep in 3 of first 6 years as district manager-developed 30+ representatives to achieve highest level sales promotion in company(field sales manager): most in Empire division during career

Education

• Buffalo State University

  History and Social Studies Education, Coaching

  2005 — 2008

Skills

• Training
• New Business Development
• Building Relationships
• Market Research
• Advertising
• Recruiting
• Microsoft Excel
• Lead Generation
• Marketing Strategy
• Marketing Communications
• Interviews
• Leadership Development
• Marketing
• Microsoft Office
• Sales
• Sales Presentations
• Social Networking
• Team Leadership
• Leadership
• Sales Management
• Public Speaking
• Interviewing
• Social Media
• Negotiation
• B2b
• Team Building
• Coaching
• Hiring
• Business Planning
• Cold Calling
• Direct Sales
• Strategic Planning
• Time Management
• Entrepreneurship
• Employee Training