by Scott MacGregor | Oct 1, 2016 | Uncategorized
As a life long Minnesota Vikings fan every fall I vacillate between convincing myself my Vikes will finally win a Super Bowl and knowing they will likely break my heart once again. Seeing our up and coming star quarterback Teddy Bridgewater go down on a non-contact...
by Scott MacGregor | Aug 1, 2016 | Uncategorized
Networking has a bad rap because done the wrong way it’s stressful, tedious and doesn’t produce great results. Going into a room full of strangers with a pocketful of business cards and your “pitch” ready to go is a recipe for disappointment....
by Scott MacGregor | Jul 20, 2016 | Uncategorized
As many people may know SomethingNew was created in response to over a decade of less than stellar experiences that I encountered building a national sales force, marketing department and customer service organization. I’m using a pretty big brush to paint an...
by Scott MacGregor | May 30, 2016 | Uncategorized
My dad owned his own business, a gas station, when I was growing up long before I had ever heard the word entrepreneur. I started working there when I was about 9 or 10 years old and did just about everything from pumping gas and checking oil to cleaning bathrooms,...
by Scott MacGregor | May 26, 2016 | Uncategorized
20 years of being a hiring manager, 17 as a VP of Sales & Marketing, left me with a pretty good sample of the recruiting world and suffice it to say, that with rare exception (you know who you are) they sucked. Why? Read More