Patrick Kelly

Patrick Kelly graduated from the University of Michigan with a BA in English and from University College, Galway, Ireland with a MPhil in Irish Studies. His career has been dictated by an early interest in advertising and marketing sparked by working on the marketing teams of various theater productions while a student at Michigan. He parlayed this interest into a career as an advertising account executive with advertising agencies in Ohio and Colorado where he learned project management skills working in the print and video mediums. In 1998 Kelly moved to the client side of the business, eventually becoming the Product Brand Manager for Hunter Douglas Duette and Applause Honeycomb Shades. There he managed all aspects of the marketing for these major fashion brands including: advertising, audio visual, photography, print, and writing. While succeeding in business, Kelly has kept his hand in the creative arts with a perverse interest in language. A lifelong writer, he helped to create many of the advertising messages and technical documentation that shaped these brands. He speaks three languages and is currently studying his fourth. He has won awards for public speaking and oration, and has studied interpersonal communications styles and facilitation. A non-professional actor since childhood, he has appeared in numerous community pieces and has studied improvisational acting techniques.