Author Archives: Gerard McLean

About Gerard McLean

Hello. This will almost always be a boring space. You can best learn about who I am by reading my blog posts more in depth. If you have a more burning desire to know more about me, you should first see a doctor. Or at least read my story. It will tell you all you need to know to make wild assumptions of me that are probably not true.

Here is your bag of parts, sir

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Gerard McLean

At some point in time during the past couple of years, vendors quit selling “solutions” and are now selling bags of parts. They have an app to do this part and a web site to do this. Their Windows-PC software … Continue reading →

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Four skills every college graduate needs

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Gerard McLean

I was shooting the breeze with a college professor friend of mine the other day because his son is getting married this coming June. We were musing over where the time goes and the topic turned to “kids today” as … Continue reading →

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Standing out in a large crowd

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Gerard McLean

Last Christmas, a friend of mine who lives in New York City sent me a box of cookies from Levain Bakery. If you have never had a cookie from them, go right now and get one.. or two. I’ll wait. … Continue reading →

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I wanna get on Oprah

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Gerard McLean

I know that Oprah is off the air, but work with me a bit on the metaphor. If you are a writer, you want to get on Oprah and your book will sell. If you are a CPG manufacturer, you … Continue reading →

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The last buggy whip maker

Posted on March 4, 2012 by Gerard McLean

I plopped down on the well-worn couch he had in his office on one of my regular hang-out visits. He was a local business guy I’ve been friends with for over a decade. It was always a good way to … Continue reading →

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